Mar 3
Earth My Body -- ma li mi
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toki Inli:
earth my body
water my blood
air my breath
and fire my spirit
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toki pona:
ma li mi
telo li mi
kon li mi
seli li mi
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toki pona (alternative translation):
ma li sijelo mi
telo li telo loje mi
kon li kon ute mi
seli li kon sewi mi
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Translator note:
I wanted to provide two varying translations: the first more close to the meaning of the song, while maintaining toki pona’s simplicity; the second, being a more literal translation of how the elements represent each part of the body. I decided to leave out the “en” as it’s not supposed to be a direct replacement for “and” the way we use it, and it would ruin the flow of the song if I added it to the last three lines.
musi:
