nena suli pi suli pona li lon ala - Ain't no mountain high enough
Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2019 10:35 am
toki! mi ante e kalama musi "Ain't no mountain high enough" li wile kama jo e pilin pi sina mute.
Hi! I tried to translate the song "Ain't no mountain high enough" in toki pona and I would like to know how you find it. I'm new in toki pona, so it may contain a lot of mistakes. The * I put in the translation are when I struggled the most and I am the least sure.
I didn't really care about the musicality, but more on the meaning.
nena suli pi suli pona li lon ala, tan jan Marvin Gaye en jan Tammi Terrel
o kute, jan lili o, nena suli pi suli pona li lon ala
Listen baby, ain't no mountain high
supa ma pi lili pona li lon ala, telo wawa suli pona li lon ala, jan lili o
Ain't no valley low, ain't no river wide enough baby
sina wile mi la sina li lon ma ali anu weka la
If you need me call me no matter where you are
o toki weka mi, o monsuta lili ala, jan lili o
No matter how far, don't worry baby
o toki weka e nimi mi la mi li kama lon wawa
Just call my name I'll be there in a hurry
sina wile ala monsuta lili
You don't have to worry
tan ni, o jan lili: nena suli pi suli pona li lon ala
'Cause baby there ain't no mountain high enough
supa ma pi lili pona li lon ala
Ain't no valley low enough
telo wawa pi suli pona li lon ala
Ain't no river wide enough
tawa ni: kama lon sina, jan lili o
To keep me from getting to you babe
o pilin tawa ni: tenpo suno pini la mi pana e lon pona* tawa sina
Remember the day I set you free
mi toki tawa sina e ni: tenpo ali la sina ken pilin pona tawa mi*, jan lili o
I told you you could always count on me darling
tenpo suno pani ni la mi pana e toki pi pakala ala*
From that day on, I made a vow
sina wile mi la mi li lon
I'll be there when you want me
kepeken nasin, kepeken nasin*
Some way, somehow
tan ni, o jan lili: nena suli pi suli pona li lon ala
'Cause baby there ain't no mountain high enough
supa ma pi lili pona li lon ala
Ain't no valley low enough
telo wawa pi suli pona li lon ala
Ain't no river wide enough
tawa ni: kama lon sina, jan lili o
To keep me from getting to you babe
a ala, jan lili
Oh no darling
kon anu telo sewi
No wind, no rain
anu tenpo lete lete li ken ala pake e mi, ala, ala, jan lili o
Or winters cold can stop me baby, na na baby
tan ni: sina...
'Cause you…
Hi! I tried to translate the song "Ain't no mountain high enough" in toki pona and I would like to know how you find it. I'm new in toki pona, so it may contain a lot of mistakes. The * I put in the translation are when I struggled the most and I am the least sure.
I didn't really care about the musicality, but more on the meaning.
nena suli pi suli pona li lon ala, tan jan Marvin Gaye en jan Tammi Terrel
o kute, jan lili o, nena suli pi suli pona li lon ala
Listen baby, ain't no mountain high
supa ma pi lili pona li lon ala, telo wawa suli pona li lon ala, jan lili o
Ain't no valley low, ain't no river wide enough baby
sina wile mi la sina li lon ma ali anu weka la
If you need me call me no matter where you are
o toki weka mi, o monsuta lili ala, jan lili o
No matter how far, don't worry baby
o toki weka e nimi mi la mi li kama lon wawa
Just call my name I'll be there in a hurry
sina wile ala monsuta lili
You don't have to worry
tan ni, o jan lili: nena suli pi suli pona li lon ala
'Cause baby there ain't no mountain high enough
supa ma pi lili pona li lon ala
Ain't no valley low enough
telo wawa pi suli pona li lon ala
Ain't no river wide enough
tawa ni: kama lon sina, jan lili o
To keep me from getting to you babe
o pilin tawa ni: tenpo suno pini la mi pana e lon pona* tawa sina
Remember the day I set you free
mi toki tawa sina e ni: tenpo ali la sina ken pilin pona tawa mi*, jan lili o
I told you you could always count on me darling
tenpo suno pani ni la mi pana e toki pi pakala ala*
From that day on, I made a vow
sina wile mi la mi li lon
I'll be there when you want me
kepeken nasin, kepeken nasin*
Some way, somehow
tan ni, o jan lili: nena suli pi suli pona li lon ala
'Cause baby there ain't no mountain high enough
supa ma pi lili pona li lon ala
Ain't no valley low enough
telo wawa pi suli pona li lon ala
Ain't no river wide enough
tawa ni: kama lon sina, jan lili o
To keep me from getting to you babe
a ala, jan lili
Oh no darling
kon anu telo sewi
No wind, no rain
anu tenpo lete lete li ken ala pake e mi, ala, ala, jan lili o
Or winters cold can stop me baby, na na baby
tan ni: sina...
'Cause you…