pan nanpa wan ("Pie in the Sky") - TOKI PONA SONG

[@givrally]

0:34 One thing I love about this line and the next is that "ma sewi" can be translated as heaven, but also as "sky". Therefore, the line can be used to mean both a promised but currently inaccessible relief ("Don't worry, when you die you'll go to heaven and get the best pie ever"), but also in a more malicious way that any kind of relief is impossible ("There's some pie up in the sky, if you can reach it it's gonna be the best pie ever"). This double meaning is only possible thanks to the unique way toki pona words are made.

[@HTask]

Ten things I love about this song: 1. The vocal phrasing 2. The chimes at 0:52 3. The cello and its melody at 1:20 and 2:32 4. A certain piano chord that appears throughout the verses 5. The arrangement, in general 6. The subject matter 7. The fact it's an IWW song ♥️ 8. The amazing piece of writing in the description 9. How it sounds at regular speed 10. How it sounds at 2x speed

[@furnaceheadgames9001]

I haven't tried it at different speeds

[@kklein]

this is actually an obscure reference to the third song on Madness's fifth album.

[@NoiseAndBells]

mfw people find out my entire youtube channel is actually an elaborate setup for an arbitrary code execution payload to warp me to the final room of existence so I can fight God himself Love your videos, by the way- wonderful to see you here

[@kklein]

@@NoiseAndBells damn well share the code with the rest of us when you find out how to SRM your way to God

[@Saymon-t2q]

hi g groß

[@thecoolkittensarecool]

this thread is the most hyper-neiche thing ever and I love it

[@KarenSDR]

This is a fabulous translation of the old song "The Preacher and the Slave" aka ""Pie in the Sky When You Die", from 1911, which was a parody of "In the Sweet Bye and Bye." Great job!

[@RedShadow3333]

Aha! I guessed the tune right! And now I know why it sounds like how I feel at church. 😅

[@pablomorralla3256]

absolutely love it

[@alison_withonel]

toki ni en kalama ni li pona a! ni li awen lon lawa mi 🎶

[@felixroux]

This song played in the suno pi toki pona livestream

[@helenaren]

YES! I didn’t know you’d learned Toki pona

[@HTask]

She knows 'em all

[@ItsRadeZ]

probably because "first bread" means pie in the sky now

[@givrally]

​​@@ItsRadeZThe two titles aren't necessarily equivalent with each other. "Pie in the Sky" sounds a lot better in english than "Bread #1", and "pan suwi lon ma sewi" is a bit long for a song title. It's kind of like the movie "Jaws" being shown in to french audiences as "The Teeth of the Sea". Not necessarily the same title, but one that is arguably more suited for that language. (Trust me on this, you don't want to fall into the rabbit hole of french movie titles)

[@mordoreanhalfling]

​@@givrallyAs a French I approve of this message, a movie called "Machoire" (the French word for a jaw) just sounds incredibly weird and way too silly for a horror movie X)

[@Theuncletoeticklingtoddler]

the fact that I have only learned toki pona like 2 hours ago and i can understand a good chunk of this-😭

[@Travis-pf1sj]

wow~ that's amazing

[@kalapona]

oh my god this song is so brilliant and adorable. ona li SUWI mute mute aaa... sina pali pi pona mute

[@little1133]

I just found this channel and thought it was just lojban and I was like, oh cool. Then I saw toki pona

[@aaroncushman512]

mi kama e sona pi toki pona. kalama musi ni li pana sona pi kute lon toki pona tawa mi. (Sorry for my terrible toki pona I am still very much learning) ( I think this translates to: I have been learning toki pona. this helped me to listen in toki pona.)

[@tomsilver]

kalama musi ni li suwi sama pan!

[@KvisTwig]

was not expecting this song but i love it!!

[@savaeyet]

1:54 It sounds so much fun, but in fact something terrible is being sung there.

[@RikimiKalyAkemiMiki]

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[@jumpingalex2798]

"Burn in hell"

[@MJRuda]

This is probably why my request for this song to be played at the end of year party got denied 😅

[@ultlang]

toki pona la, *ante toki* la, ken sina pi kalama pini nimi sama li suli mute a! o sona e ni: kalama musi sina li awen suwi mute mute a c:

[@NoiseAndBells]

pona tawa sina

[@RichConnerGMN]

sitelen sina li pona

[@fizzlepoplemonlime5600]

Why hello there ~Wayward Tides

[@RubCrash]

​@@RichConnerGMNthe li isn't supposed to be after mi or sina it's only after things that aren't mi or sina like for example mi olin mi mama. mi mama li olin mi (I love my mom. My mom mom loves me)

[@cm222]

@@RubCrash In this case, the word "sina" is modifying another word, so you still you "li". The only time you don't use "li" is when it's just "mi" or "sina" on their own. You also have the word order wrong in your example, it should be "mi olin e mama mi. mama mi li olin e mi"

[@ByrdieFae]

An irreligious song in toki pona?? NICE 👍

[@HTask]

More than irreligious, this is a revolutionary socialist anthem from back when the Left was cool

[@Andrew-x3w6i]

@@HTask that makes sense, I listened to this and immediately got anti-capitalist revolutionary vibes (especially with the “beyond the mountain” and the “pie in the sky” parts)

[@juggypockets]

this has got to be one of my favorite toki pona songs!

[@najunix]

jan ale li ken kama sona e nasin pi pali pan la jan ale li ken moku e pan suwi! jan pali ale o, o kama wan o utala e nasin mani e nasin jan lawa e nasin jan sewi ni! kalama musi sina li pana e pona mute tawa mi.

[@janMiko240]

mi wile ala toki ike, taso mi la nasin pi jan pali li ike tawa jan ale

[@felsenaxt6237]

a! pona suli! kalama musi li pona tawa mi!

[@The_TinesJathian]

so fun to see this on suno pi toki pona!

[@wynnexed]

wow this is absolutely brilliant, i will learn to sing to this. pona a, jan ilo kalama mute!

[@anapaulamendozadiaz8890]

This such a nice song :3

[@mapleMouse17]

Workers of the world unite!

[@theplanetmercury7487]

pona, pona, pona a! mi pilin e ni: tenpo pini la, jan sewi li toki e ni tawa sina. ni li ike a. taso kalama li pona. pona mute tawa sina

[@yam3946]

mi pilin ni kin a! musi ni li pona- taso mi wile pan suwi tawa jan ale lon ona :)

[@faudelgrey5047]

Wow this song freaking rocks

[@PhilipLaSnail]

This song represents our community pretty well ngl

[@shizuyuuki7883]

love this sm

[@林虤]

So beautiful and so cute

[@HTask]

Great cover of a great IWW song

[@The_TinesJathian]

that moment when you learn about the original song *after* you find the toki pona cover

[@janmusi]

@@The_TinesJathian bro same

[@carsonpiano1]

Kia bonega kanto!

[@jannesapa8360]

kalama sina li pona tawa mi a :)

[@water594]

ni li musi nanpa wan tawa mi :)

[@garycampbell5856]

Love it. Just LOVE it.!!!!!!

[@ookap-orsc]

Great

[@mathisselten2849]

I LOVE IT!!!

[@KittenPinkamations]

pona!

[@Donu_tLover]

ni li kalama pi pona mute a This is fire

[@mamusipipalisajelo5419]

pan a! suwi :>

[@rae6390]

mi li kute e kalama musi mute pi toki pona. taso, kalama musi ni li kalama nanpa wan tawa mi! tenpo mute la mi kama kute e ni, li kalama uta e ni. kalama ni li pona tawa mi. kon toki pi kalama musi ni li pona tawa mi kin. sina pali e kalama musi ni la, sina pana e pona mute tawa mi. tenpo kama mute la mi kalama uta e ni. pona tawa sina!

[@NoiseAndBells]

sina pona mute! mi wile pali e kalama musi sin pi toki pona lon tenpo kama :)

[@janLilin]

kalama ni li pona mute tawa mi a kipisi suli li pona suli kin. ale la ona li lon lawa mi a a

[@NoiseAndBells]

pona a! tenpo ale la kalama musi mi la mi wile e ni: kipisi li awen lon lawa ona >:)

[@justinbastelli3692]

i dont care that toki pona kinda sounds funny, this goes hard

[@michaelshort2388]

I want this as my ringtone! lol

[@garciamendozaangelemmanuel613]

a! kalama ni li suwi mute, li epiku mute a. ona li pona mute tawa mi.

[@SetsunaYesWeUTTPNo]

ni li pona a! (I like it)

[@DSMusicParodies]

Pona!

[@janisen07]

WHEN IS THIS GOING ON SPOTIFY

[@ethanstine426]

Musi pi suli❤

[@jumpingalex2798]

Pies for life

[@mrSeagull120]

kalami ni musi a. mi nasa. mi toki ni: kalama ni musi a.

[@octavylon9008]

.i .ui ti melbi mi lo ka sance ku to'emu'inai lo za'i mi nelci lo jbobau nesemau lo bangrtokipona

[@NoiseAndBells]

.ui zabna ki'e .i mi zo'u zabna fa lonu lo tinzga cu se pluka lemi zgike .u le jai bau sanga

[@Garfield_Minecraft]

Pls translate for me! I can speak only English and toki pona

[@NoiseAndBells]

@@Garfield_Minecraft Here you go. It's Lojban, if you're curious. OP: "This sounds beautiful to me despite the fact that I like Lojban more than Toki Pona." Me: "yay, that's awesome, thanks! I think it's great if listeners can enjoy my music regardless of the language it's sung in."

[@mujihartiatmodjo5951]

is this lojban?

[@goldenbough56]

JAN PETE SEEGER LI LON E KALAMA MUSI NI!! TENPO PINI LA MI KUTE E KALAMA MUSI PI JAN PETE SEEGER. SINA LON E KALAMA MUSI ONA KEPEKEN TOKI PONA LA SINA PONA MUTE TAWA MI!!

[@NoiseAndBells]

ni li pona tawa sina la mi pilin pona :) lon la, jan Joe Hill li jan pi kalama musi pi jan pali, li pali e kalama musi ni lon tenpo pini. taso, kin la jan ante mute li pali e wan sin pi kalama musi ni. jan Pete Seeger li wan, jan Utah Phillips li wan kin.

[@goldenbough56]

@@NoiseAndBells lon. tan ni la ona ali en sina li pona mute tawa mi. (tenpo pini la mi kute e kalama musi sina ali. kalama musi dansu co toldi en kalama musi Charma Anomali' li pona mute mute tawa mi. mi wile e ni: tenpo kama la mi kute e kalama musi sin tan sina. jan Noise and Bells o, thank you).

[@CouldBeMathijs]

epiku!

[@chesspiece4257]

ni li pona! tenpo kalama li pona a! ona li awen lon lawa mi XD

[@kekevids134]

what a laptop

[@CouldBeMathijs]

@@kekevids134 seme?

[@friesgaming487]

@@CouldBeMathijsthe auto translation says “what a laptop”

[@ytuberonyt]

kijete kijete kijetesantakalu

[@azamatn.8499]

👍👍👍

[@cinthiarosasromero5239]

Sina Musi musi!

[@trentthen642]

Kinda sounds like the beginning of the Doki Doki literature club theme

[@MJRuda]

toki toki literature club

[@newdmitrij201]

why does pie looks like it's in hey two style?

[@Elena-hu4wf]

Mi li olin e ni kalama pona mute

[@NoiseAndBells]

sina pona :)

[@Ksavero777.]

Sounds very nice but I'm not understanding the meaning of the lyrics 😅

[@NoiseAndBells]

It's based on a song by Joe Hill, and has a similar message. Besides the obvious anticapitalist themes, my version is specifically a critique of certain strains of Christianity which teach that because we are saved "by faith alone," one can live a virtuous life by merely professing faith in Christ, while turning a blind eye to the immense suffering of the world -- or even actively contributing to it.

[@The_TinesJathian]

do u mean what the song is about or the fact thats in a different language

[@teesteak]

"You monster"????

[@JohnSmith-qb3pt]

nasin seme kalama musi li jo tutu ale e sama nanpa ala mute a?

[@iseeyouu5597]

mi sona ala

[@kirby_tardigrade]

pona a!

[@noahyii1719]

pona mute a! mi olin e ni

[@Garfield_Minecraft]

kalama sina li suwi a But your grammar weird a little bit for me

[@HTask]

.i ko na xekce ry

[@junebugrobotics]

​@@HTasklojban lol

[@JohnSmith-qb3pt]

love the song but, wouldn't 'pie in the sky' be pan li lon ma waso.

[@amberwingthefairycat]

I believe that that’s intentional.

[@cheshire183]

"sky" usually translates to "sewi", so it'd be more like "pan suwi li lon sewi" - but regardless, the reason that "pan nanpa wan" is analogous to "pie in the sky" is because it has the same rhyme scheme.

[@amberwingthefairycat]

@@cheshire183 A lot of Tokiponians try to avoid just using the same set phrase for a thing. e.g., many dislike “jan pona” being taught to people as “friend” because a “jan pona” can still just be a “good person”.

[@JohnSmith-qb3pt]

ok

[@Fishiest]

mi sona mute e pilin ni,,,

[@plutothetutor1660]

pan lon kon

[@furnaceheadgames9001]

I feel like this song is a criticism of capitalism. Edit: thinking of it again, it's a criticism of feudalism

[@The_TinesJathian]

yeah its a IWW song i think

[@janSimiman]

musi a

[@janmusi]

100th

[@janmusi]

ok, I'm only commenting b/c there's 68 and it needs to be 69 so there

[@peopleskingdomofwolcottia]

Communist song in Toki Pona? Sounds about right.

[@NetarAlt]

It sounds fishy, The Mamluks 𝒹𝒾𝓈𝓁𝒾𝓀𝓮𝒹 the video

[@tancredi7106]

lon 🗿