I was cleaning out my tablet and found some unpublished TP poems. I thought I'd (finally) let them see the light of day...
pana e olin
mi pana e telo oko
mi jo e olin lon pilin mi
mi wile pana e olin
taso jan ala li kama jo e ni
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sina en mi
sina lukin tawa mi
mi lukin tawa sina
pilin pona li lon uta sina
pilin pona li lon uta mi
sina toki tawa mi
mi toki tawa sina
sina pana e telo seli tawa mi
mi pana e telo seli tawa sina
mi pilin e ni: mi pona tawa sina
mi sona e ni: sina pona tawa mi
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mi seme tawa sina?
mi lukin e sina
sina lukin ala e mi
pilin pona li lon uta mi tan sina
pilin pona li lon uta sina tan jan ante
mi toki tawa sina
sina toki tawa jan ante
mi wile e jan olin
sina wile e jan olin
mi wile olin e sina
sina wile ala olin e mi tan seme?
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telo oko pi mama mije
mi wile taso e ni:
sina kama sona
li kama suli pona
li pana pona tawa jan ante
li pilin pona.
jan lili mi o,
mi pana e telo oko
tan ni: kon sina li tawa
la sijelo sina li lon luka mi.
==========
meli ni li ike
mi ken lukin e sina
toki tawa meli olin sina
kin la mi ken lukin e sina
pilin e sijelo pi meli unpa sina
mi toki tawa sina
meli li pakala e jan pona pi mi mute
kon mi li wile toki
taso pilin mi li ken ala toki
==========
mi ike e mi
mi ike e mi
tan ni: wile mi li kama lon ala.
mi jan ala
lon ma ike.
mi pana e telo oko
tan ni: mi ken pana ala
e pona e olin
lon pilin mi.
mi ike e mi
li wile moli.
==========
sijelo pi olin
o pana e luka sina tawa mi
mi wile pilin e seli sina
o toki e mi tan olin sina
mi wile kute e kalama sina
o lukin tawa mi
mi wile lukin e pona lukin sina
o weka ala e mi
mi olin e sina
Forgotten Poems
Forgotten Poems
olin jan li ike la ni li pakala mute.
Kung ang mahalin ka ay bawal, ito'y napakasakit.
Kung ang mahalin ka ay bawal, ito'y napakasakit.
Re: Forgotten Poems
Thanks as always.
A couple of minor problem noted, with standard corrections (which may need more modification to fit poet requirements)
Three large problems (I think) whch may be several cases of one problem, how to attach a verb phrase to a noun : "I see you talking to your friends". tp can do 'mi lukin e ni: sina toki tawa jan pona' and 'mi lukin e sina. sina toki tawa jan pona' , Neither of these seems to get the sense of the smooth phrasing. mi lukin e sina pi toki pi tawa jan pona' may be closer but is getting long and complex for a simple idea. Any suggestions?
Forgotten Poems
Mon Sep 04, 2017 10:55 am
I was cleaning out my tablet and found some unpublished TP poems. I thought I'd (finally) let them see the light of day...
pana e olin
mi pana e telo oko
mi jo e olin lon pilin mi
mi wile pana e olin
taso jan ala li kama jo e ni
==========
sina en mi
sina lukin tawa mi
mi lukin tawa sina
pilin pona li lon uta sina
pilin pona li lon uta mi
sina toki tawa mi
mi toki tawa sina
sina pana e telo seli tawa mi
mi pana e telo seli tawa sina
mi pilin e ni: mi pona tawa sina
mi sona e ni: sina pona tawa mi
===========
mi seme tawa sina?
mi lukin e sina
sina lukin ala e mi
pilin pona li lon uta mi tan sina
pilin pona li lon uta sina tan jan ante
mi toki tawa sina
sina toki tawa jan ante
mi wile e jan olin
sina wile e jan olin
mi wile olin e sina
sina wile ala olin e mi tan seme?
==========
telo oko pi mama mije
mi wile taso e ni:
sina kama sona
li kama suli pona
li pana pona tawa jan ante
li pilin pona.
jan lili mi o,
mi pana e telo oko
tan ni: kon sina li tawa
la sijelo sina li lon luka mi.
==========
meli ni li ike
mi ken lukin e sina
toki tawa meli olin sina
kin la mi ken lukin e sina
pilin e sijelo pi meli unpa sina
mi toki tawa sina
meli li pakala e jan pona pi mi mute
kon mi li wile toki
taso pilin mi li ken ala toki
==========
mi ike e mi
mi ike e mi
tan ni: wile mi li kama lon ala.
mi jan ala
lon ma ike.
mi pana e telo oko
tan ni: mi ken pana ala
e pona e olin
lon pilin mi.
mi ike e mi
li wile moli.
==========
sijelo pi olin
o pana e luka sina tawa mi
mi wile pilin e seli sina
o toki e mi tan olin sina
mi wile kute e kalama sina
o lukin tawa mi
mi wile lukin e pona lukin sina
o weka ala e mi
mi olin e sina
[Giving love.
I shed tears.
I have love in my heart.
I want to give love.
But nobody comes to have it [ona].
You and me.
You look at me.
I look at you.
Good feelings ar in your mouth.
Good feelings are in my mouth.
You talk to me.
I talk to you.
You give me hot water.
I give you hot water.
I think that you like me.
I know that I like you.
What am I to you?
I look at you.
You don’t look at me.
Good feelings are in my mouth because of you.
Good feelings are in your mouth because of someone else.
I talk to you.
You talk to someone else.
I want a lover.
You want a lover.
I want to love you.
Why don’t you want to love me.
A mother’s tears.
I want only this [wile e ni taso]
That you learn
And grow up well
And bring good to others
And are happy.
My child,
I shed tears
Because, while your spirit moves,
Your body is in my hands.
This woman is bad.
I can see you
Talking to your girl friends [grammar doesn’t work here, not sure how to fix]
In addition, I can see you
Touching the body of your your female partner [same problem]
I speak to you
Woman ruins our friends [maybe some problem again]
My spirit wants to speak
But my heart cannot speak.
I make myself sick.
I make myself sick
Because my desires get nowhere.
I am a non-person
In a bad country.
I shed tears
Because I cannot give
Goodness and love
In my heart.
I make myself sick
And want to die.
Body of Love.
Give me your hand.
I want to feel your heat. [or ‘selo’ “skin”?]
Talk to me because of your love [‘toki tawa mi’]
I want to hear your voice.
Look at me,
I want to see your beauty.
Don’t throw me away.
I love you.]
A couple of minor problem noted, with standard corrections (which may need more modification to fit poet requirements)
Three large problems (I think) whch may be several cases of one problem, how to attach a verb phrase to a noun : "I see you talking to your friends". tp can do 'mi lukin e ni: sina toki tawa jan pona' and 'mi lukin e sina. sina toki tawa jan pona' , Neither of these seems to get the sense of the smooth phrasing. mi lukin e sina pi toki pi tawa jan pona' may be closer but is getting long and complex for a simple idea. Any suggestions?
Forgotten Poems
Mon Sep 04, 2017 10:55 am
I was cleaning out my tablet and found some unpublished TP poems. I thought I'd (finally) let them see the light of day...
pana e olin
mi pana e telo oko
mi jo e olin lon pilin mi
mi wile pana e olin
taso jan ala li kama jo e ni
==========
sina en mi
sina lukin tawa mi
mi lukin tawa sina
pilin pona li lon uta sina
pilin pona li lon uta mi
sina toki tawa mi
mi toki tawa sina
sina pana e telo seli tawa mi
mi pana e telo seli tawa sina
mi pilin e ni: mi pona tawa sina
mi sona e ni: sina pona tawa mi
===========
mi seme tawa sina?
mi lukin e sina
sina lukin ala e mi
pilin pona li lon uta mi tan sina
pilin pona li lon uta sina tan jan ante
mi toki tawa sina
sina toki tawa jan ante
mi wile e jan olin
sina wile e jan olin
mi wile olin e sina
sina wile ala olin e mi tan seme?
==========
telo oko pi mama mije
mi wile taso e ni:
sina kama sona
li kama suli pona
li pana pona tawa jan ante
li pilin pona.
jan lili mi o,
mi pana e telo oko
tan ni: kon sina li tawa
la sijelo sina li lon luka mi.
==========
meli ni li ike
mi ken lukin e sina
toki tawa meli olin sina
kin la mi ken lukin e sina
pilin e sijelo pi meli unpa sina
mi toki tawa sina
meli li pakala e jan pona pi mi mute
kon mi li wile toki
taso pilin mi li ken ala toki
==========
mi ike e mi
mi ike e mi
tan ni: wile mi li kama lon ala.
mi jan ala
lon ma ike.
mi pana e telo oko
tan ni: mi ken pana ala
e pona e olin
lon pilin mi.
mi ike e mi
li wile moli.
==========
sijelo pi olin
o pana e luka sina tawa mi
mi wile pilin e seli sina
o toki e mi tan olin sina
mi wile kute e kalama sina
o lukin tawa mi
mi wile lukin e pona lukin sina
o weka ala e mi
mi olin e sina
[Giving love.
I shed tears.
I have love in my heart.
I want to give love.
But nobody comes to have it [ona].
You and me.
You look at me.
I look at you.
Good feelings ar in your mouth.
Good feelings are in my mouth.
You talk to me.
I talk to you.
You give me hot water.
I give you hot water.
I think that you like me.
I know that I like you.
What am I to you?
I look at you.
You don’t look at me.
Good feelings are in my mouth because of you.
Good feelings are in your mouth because of someone else.
I talk to you.
You talk to someone else.
I want a lover.
You want a lover.
I want to love you.
Why don’t you want to love me.
A mother’s tears.
I want only this [wile e ni taso]
That you learn
And grow up well
And bring good to others
And are happy.
My child,
I shed tears
Because, while your spirit moves,
Your body is in my hands.
This woman is bad.
I can see you
Talking to your girl friends [grammar doesn’t work here, not sure how to fix]
In addition, I can see you
Touching the body of your your female partner [same problem]
I speak to you
Woman ruins our friends [maybe some problem again]
My spirit wants to speak
But my heart cannot speak.
I make myself sick.
I make myself sick
Because my desires get nowhere.
I am a non-person
In a bad country.
I shed tears
Because I cannot give
Goodness and love
In my heart.
I make myself sick
And want to die.
Body of Love.
Give me your hand.
I want to feel your heat. [or ‘selo’ “skin”?]
Talk to me because of your love [‘toki tawa mi’]
I want to hear your voice.
Look at me,
I want to see your beauty.
Don’t throw me away.
I love you.]