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Quand on a que l'amour (Jacques Brel)
translation into toki pona

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note:

I've used to extra words for this translation

sa < Swahili saa 'hour'
ajuta < Italian aiuta 'help'

and also the word monsuta
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ona li jo taso e olin la
ona li pana e ni
lon tenpo pi tawa suli
sama olin suli pi mi mute

ona li jo taso e olin la
olin mi o, sina en mi a
tawa kalama musi
lon sa ale en tenpo suno ali

ona li jo taso e olin la
tawa lon kepeken wile pona pi mi mute
kepeken mani en esun ala
taso wile e olin lon tenpo ale

ona li jo taso e olin la
tawa lon lon ijo pona
anu kepeken selo pi suno
selo e ike pi ma tomo monsuta

ona li jo taso e olin la
sama tan taso
sama kalama musi taso
sama ajuta taso

ona li jo taso e olin la
ona li len e tenpo suno nanpa wan
e jan pi mani ala
kepeken len pona

ona li jo taso e olin la
tawa pana sama toki sewi
tawa ike pi ma
sama jan kalama pona

ona li jo taso e olin la
ona li pana e jan ni:
jan ni li jo e utala taso ni:
ona li alasa e suno

ona li jo taso e olin la
tawa toki tawa ilo utala suli
kepeken ala ante pi kalama musi wan
tawa toki tawa jan pi ilo sike pi kalama musi

ona li jo taso e olin la
ona li pali e nasin
lon nasin pi nasin tu

tenpo ni la ona li jo e ala
taso e wawa olin
tenpo kama ni la mi mute li jo e luka mi
jan meli mi o, e ma ali

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