jan pona li suno tan sewi
jan pona li kasi tan ma
ona li kalama waso, li telo tawa,
li seli sijelo, li toki pona
ona li wile sina
sina li wile ona;
ni li ale!
friends are as the sun from above
friends are as saplings from the earth
they are a bird-song, a stream of water,
a body’s warmth, a kind word
they are your desires
you are theirs;
and that is everything!