Texas Girl at the funeral of her father - by Randy Newman
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:45 pm
mi li kama lukin ala lon kon. (or mi li weka lon kon)
mi tawa sike e tomo tawa telo kon.
mi pilin ni: tenpo ali la tomo tawa telo li weka.
mi awen sinpin wan.
o kalama musi uta e kalama musi pi pilin ike tawa jan pona.
o kalama musi uta e kalama musi pi pilin ike tawa mi.
o kalama musi uta e kalama musi pi pilin ike tawa jan pi tomo tawa telo.
jan li nasin mute tan telo suli.
mi awen sinpin wan lon ma supa.
suno li kama anpa.
telo li anpa.
mama mije o, tenpo kama la mi mute li tawa tomo tawa telo kon.
My attempt at translating lyrics of a Randy Newman song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzXODq41j6A
Comments / corrections please.
"Texas Girl at the funeral of her father" - Randy Newman
Here I am lost in the wind
'Round in circles sailing
Like a ship that never comes in
Standing by myself
Sing a sad song for a good man
Sing a sad song for me
Sing a sad song for the sailor
A thousand miles from the sea
Here I am alone on the plain
Sun's going down
It's starting to rain
Papa we'll go sailing
mi tawa sike e tomo tawa telo kon.
mi pilin ni: tenpo ali la tomo tawa telo li weka.
mi awen sinpin wan.
o kalama musi uta e kalama musi pi pilin ike tawa jan pona.
o kalama musi uta e kalama musi pi pilin ike tawa mi.
o kalama musi uta e kalama musi pi pilin ike tawa jan pi tomo tawa telo.
jan li nasin mute tan telo suli.
mi awen sinpin wan lon ma supa.
suno li kama anpa.
telo li anpa.
mama mije o, tenpo kama la mi mute li tawa tomo tawa telo kon.
My attempt at translating lyrics of a Randy Newman song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzXODq41j6A
Comments / corrections please.
"Texas Girl at the funeral of her father" - Randy Newman
Here I am lost in the wind
'Round in circles sailing
Like a ship that never comes in
Standing by myself
Sing a sad song for a good man
Sing a sad song for me
Sing a sad song for the sailor
A thousand miles from the sea
Here I am alone on the plain
Sun's going down
It's starting to rain
Papa we'll go sailing