poki lili lon nena poka
poki lili tan kiwen ko
poki lili lon nena poka
poki ale li sama lukin
ni li loje ni li kule
kasi li laso li jelo kin
poki ale li tan kiwen ko
poki pi sama lukin

jan li lon insa poki
li kama tawa tomo
sona li tawa poki
lili li kama sama
ni li jan pona en toki
ni li jan pi esun pali
ale li tan kiwen ko
ale li sama lukin

jan ale li musi pona
jan li jo e poki sama
e jan lili mute pona
ona li kama sona
tenpo seli la ona li
musi li tawa tomo sona
o' li tawa poki lili
li kama pi sama lukin

mije lili li tawa esun
li unpa li mute a
lon poki tan kiwen ko
ona li lukin sama
ni li kule kasi li loje
walo li laso li jelo
poki ale li tan kiwen ko
poki ale li sama lukin

This is a translation of Malvina Reynold's Little Boxes.

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