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Description: A poem about two troublesome neighbors

Tags: poetry translation

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Sources: cezram.neocities.org

Original: Paweł i Gaweł by Aleksander Fredro

jan Pawe en jan Kawe

jan Esuwa
Sep 9, 2025

jan Pawe li lon sewi tomo. taso,
jan Kawe li lon anpa pi tomo ni.

jan Pawe li ike ala tawa jan.
jan Kawe li musi wawa mute a!
ona li alasa lon tomo ona
e soweli tu lon poka supa a.

ona li alasa, li tawa sike,
li kalama wawa pi ike mute.
jan Pawe li ken ala pilin pona;

ona li tawa jan Kawe, li wile:
“sina, o pona, o kalama ala
tan ni: sinpin li weka tan lupa mi.”
jan Kawe li toki: “jan Tome li ken
lon tomo a”.

mi o toki e seme a? jan Pawe
li tawa tomo, li len e lawa a.
jan Kawe li lape pona a. taso,
telo li kama tawa nena ona.
ona li kama tan lape, li tawa.

mu! pini. ona li lukin lon lupa
e seme? telo li lon ale tomo.

jan Pawe li lon supa a, li jo e
palisa. — “sina seme?” — “mi alasa
e kala.” — “taso, telo li tawa mi!”
jan Pawe li toki: “jan Tome li ken
lon tomo a”.

toki ni li pana e sona ni a:
jan li sama tawa sina.