“Jan Pona” is a single by Sapaa, made to accompany Jan Misali’s Tokirap that they produced in honor of the 20th anniversary of a minimalist constructed language, Toki Pona. In this song, Sapaa goes over some fond memories with a friend over a sample of Jan Misali’s Youtube review of Toki Pona.
[Intro: Jan Misali]
Real quick, before the episode starts
I'd like to
[Chorus: Jan Misali]
Jan pona, pona, pona
Jan pona, a good person
Jan pona, pona, pona
Jan pona, a good person
Jan pona, pon-pon-pona
Jan pona, a good person
Jan pona, pona, pona
Jan pona, a good person
Jan pona, pona, pona
Jan pona, a good person
Jan pona, pona, pona
Jan pona, a good person
Jan pona, pon-pon-pona
Jan pona, a good person
Jan pona, pona, pona
Jan pona, a good person
Jan pona, pona, pona
Jan pona, a good person
Jan pona, pona, pona
Jan pona, a good person
Jan pona, pon-pon-pona
Jan pona, a good person
Jan pona, pona, pona
Jan pona, a good person
[Verse 1: Sapaa]
I think we met in 2017
We were young, staying up
Thinking 'bout what we would be
And you always stuck to your philosophies
Talk to me, show me things
I had never even seen
A language with 130 words
Give or take, you were saying
I was sure it was a prank
But one day you just turned to me and said
[Pre-Chorus: Jan Misali]
It's no Sеcretsh that Toki Pona is my favorite language
[Chorus: Jan Misali]
Jan pona, pona, pona
Jan pona, a good pеrson
Jan pona, pona, pona
Jan pona, a good person
Jan pona, pon-pon-pona
Jan pona, a good person
Jan pona, pona, pona
Jan pona, a good person
Jan pona, pona, pona
Jan pona, a good person
Jan pona, pona, pona
Jan pona, a good person
Jan pona, pon-pon-pona
Jan pona, a good person
Jan pona, pona, pona
Jan pona, a good person
Jan pona, pona, pona
Jan pona, a good person
Jan pona, pona, pona
Jan pona, a good person
Jan pona, pon-pon-pona
Jan pona, a good person
Jan pona, pona, pona
Jan pona, a good person
[Refrain: Sapaa]
Happy anniversary, Toki Pona
You mean the world to me!
[Verse 2: Sapaa]
Eventually I got pretty good
Everything that was said in VC I understood
And doodling the symbols in my book
Was the way that I got through the toughest days of school
I wouldn't self-identify as "cool"
But at lunch, I was cool, 'cause I was talking to you
All these languages and everything you knew
All these epiglottal trills that you could do
All these inventories you knew through and through
All these little bits of trivia you had
You're the smartest person that I ever met
And all I ever needed was a friend
[Instrumental]