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Description: A translation of 'Drunken Sailor' into Toki Pona. Other versions exist. This version was inspired by and is based on jan Ke Tami's version, which can be found on lipu.pona.la.

Tags: music folk song translation sea shanty

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Original: Drunken Sailor

Notes: pipi lete Josi might have helped a little, but I don't remember.

jan lape la

jan Lisente
Jul 27, 2025

jan lape la, mi pali e seme ?
jan lape la, mi pali e seme ?
jan lape la, mi pali e seme ?
lon open suno sin

o telo e sijelo ona
o telo e sijelo ona
o telo e sijelo ona
lon open suno sin

[toki sike]
tomo o tawa telo
tomo o tawa telo
tomo o tawa telo
lon open suno sin

o sitelen lon sinpin ona
o sitelen lon sinpin ona
o sitelen lon sinpin ona
lon open suno sin

[toki sike]
tomo o tawa telo
tomo o tawa telo
tomo o tawa telo
lon open suno sin

o k’jetesantakalu e ona
o k’jetesantakalu e ona
o k’jetesantakalu e ona
lon open suno sin

[toki sike]
tomo o tawa telo
tomo o tawa telo
tomo o tawa telo
lon open suno sin

o kalama lon kute ona
o kalama lon kute ona
o kalama lon kute ona
lon open suno sin

[toki sike]
tomo o tawa telo
tomo o tawa telo
tomo o tawa telo
lon open suno sin

o suno tawa lukin ona
o suno tawa lukin ona
o suno tawa lukin ona
lon open suno sin

[toki sike]
tomo o tawa telo
tomo o tawa telo
tomo o tawa telo
lon open suno sin

o jaki ala e jan lape
o jaki ala e jan lape
o jaki ala e jan lape
lon open suno sin

jan lape la, o pali e ni
jan lape la, o pali e ni
jan lape la, o pali e ni
lon open suno sin