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mun o pimeja pona

“Goodnight Moon” in Toki Pona. Listen here!

mi ante e toki ni tawa toki pona tan lipu “mun o, pimeja pona”

toki li tan jan Margaret Wise Brown

sitelen li lon ala li tan jan Clement Hurd


mun o, pimeja pona

lon tomo suli laso la

ilo toki li lon.

sike kon loje li lon.

sitelen ni li lon:

mani li tawa sewi lon sewi mun.

soweli suli mute li lon supa.

soweli ni li lon.

soweli suwi tu li lon.

len luka tu li lon.

musi tomo li lon.

soweli lili li lon.

ilo linja li lon.

ilo pi jaki ala li lon.

poki pi moku ko li lon.

jan majuna li toki lili e ni: “o kalama ala!”

jan ni li lon.

tomo o, pimeja pona

mun o, pimeja pona

mani lon sewi mun o, pimeja pona

suno en sike kon o, pimeja pona

soweli suli o, pimeja pona

supa o, pimeja pona

soweli suwi en len luka o, pimeja pona

ilo tenpo en len noka o, pimeja pona

tomo lili en soweli lili o, pimeja pona

ilo linja en ilo pi jaki ala o, pimeja pona

jan ala o, pimeja pona

poki ko o, pimeja pona

jan majuna li toki lili o, pimeja pona

mun suno o, pimeja pona

kon o, pimeja pona

kalama lon ma ale o, pimeja pona

toki Inli

Translation by @gregdan3

Written by Margaret Wise Brown

Pictures (not present) by Clement Hurd


Goodnight Moon

in the great green room

there was a telephone

and a red balloon

and a picture of-

the cow jumping over the moon.

and there were three little bears sitting on chairs

and two little kittens

and a pair of mittens

and a little toy house

and a young mouse

and a comb and a brush and a bowl full of mush

and a quiet old lady who was whispering “hush”

goodnight room

goodnight moon

goodnight cow jumping over the moon

goodnight light

and the red balloon

goodnight bears

goodnight chairs

goodnight kittens

and goodnight mittens

goodnight clocks

and goodnight socks

goodnight little house

and goodnight mouse

goodnight comb

and goodnight brush

goodnight nobody

goodnight mush

and goodnight to the old lady whispering “hush”

goodnight stars

goodnight air

goodnight noises everywhere