I'd been sitting on this track for a while, slowly building up the lyrics for it. Might've put it out sooner were it not for the whole 7/8 bit, but I like how it turned out given that time. This one's a bit of a doozy to be putting out; the vocals part was very demanding, and lyrically there's only so much this leaves to the imagination lol. But hey, the jan Usawi project is nothing if not experimental, anti-perfectionist, and a little bit :florshed: sometimes.
lyrics
kepeken kalama suwi la sina toki e ni tawa mi: sina wile pilin wawa
mi ken ala wawa e sina la o pana tawa sina e pilin wawa
wile ni li pona tawa mi
telo loje en tel’oko laso
mi pilin ike tan ni: tenpo lon la sina ken ala toki
taso mi ken e sina la sina awen kalama
ni li kama suli
jan li kute la mi pakala
linja ni li wawa a
sina ken ala weka
tenpo pimeja ni la
sina kute, mi lawa
suno li tawa anpa li kama sin
mi pakala e sina, sina ken ala lukin
mi kiwen suwi pi pakala uta
ijo musi kule
sina utala e olin mi la
sina pilin ike
o alasa weka e tomo mi
tan suwi mi la sina ken ala wile e ni
mi kiwen suwi pi pakala uta
mi lanpan e tenpo
o awen insa e mi
a, sina wile e namako
kiwen uta sina li kama lupa
li kama pakala
la o pali sin
pilin suwi li suli tawa ni
mi toki ala e ni la sina awen sona
o weka e sona
mi wile kama lawa sin e sina pakala
sina pakala ala la
o weka e sona ni
mi ken lawa pakala e ale sina sama nasin Konami
insa mi li pakala
ona li wile e sina
insa sina pakala
li wile mute e mi a
(god, this is so dumb)
suno li tawa anpa li kama sin
mi pakala e sina, sina ken ala lukin
mi kiwen suwi pi pakala uta
ijo musi kule
sina utala e olin mi la
sina pilin ike
o alasa weka e tomo mi
tan suwi mi la sina ken ala wile e ni
mi kiwen suwi pi pakala uta
sina o moku la
ijo pona li kama sina
(sama seme?) sama unpa
credits
from utala ni (li) pona a,
released October 28, 2022
sitelen en toki tan jan Usawi. pali kalama tan jan Usawi kepeken ilo Eputan.