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Original: Melissa by The Allman Brothers Band

Notes: jan Pije li toki e ni: '[These three lines are very poetic. Out of respect for the songwriter, I have chosen not to translate these lines because doing so would require an excessive manipulation of the songwriter's words.]'. mi lili e ni tawa '[...]'. mi poki tu tu e toki. mi weka e toki Inli tan.

Revival

jan Pije
Jun 24, 2007

nasin li kama li tawa. a.
jan tawa pi tomo ala li tawa poka telo weka tan poka telo ni.
ona li sona e jan mute li olin e jan ala.
ona li pilin ike. ona li musi.
taso ona li wile tawa ma tomo ona tan
jan Melisa suwi. a.

tomo tawa linja a. tomo lili ali li lukin sama. sama a.
jan ala li sona e nimi pi jan tawa ni.
ona li wile poka jan ante la jan li kute ala e kalama ona.
ona li lape la ona li jo ala e len pi pilin pona.
ona li lape la ona li pilin
pi jan Melisa suwi. a.

tenpo suno sin li lon.
ona li tawa sin.
suno li lon linja lawa ona.
sina lukin e ona la sina pilin e ni: ali li lili tawa ona.
jan tawa pi tomo ala o kama jo e ijo sina. o tawa. o tawa.

nasin o, sina weka ala weka e ona?
[…]
taso mi sona e ni: ona li jo ala e jan Melisa la ona li awen ala.
ona li jo ala e jan Melisa la ona li awen ala.