Soogun bɛ sira di la, o bɛ sira bɛ la. O bɛ sira musaya la. A bɛ fɛ ye, bɛla bɛ fɛ ye. A bɛ hakili togo ye, a bɛ se ka fɛ. Kɛsɛmɛ ye bɛlɛ ye, a bɛ kɛ fɛlɛn kɛ. A bɛ wula, a bɛ kɛ ka fɛ.
Key Concepts
美丑
善恶
无为
对立统一
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 2, "Dugu ye kɛfɛli fɛ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/dyu/chapters/2/
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Dugu kɛsɛmɛ bɛ sira yɛrɛ ye, o waati la, bɛla bɛ sira ye. Kɛsɛmɛ bɛ sira di ye, o waati la, a bɛ sira bɛ ye. O ye fɛ, bɛla ye fɛ ye, o ye sira bɛ ye. Sira musaya ye, o ye sira hakili togo ye. Sira konoya ye, o ye sira fitini ye. Fɛ ye gɛmɛ fɛ, o bɛ gɛmɛ ye. Sira lɔgɔ ye, o bɛ lɔgɔ ye. O ye fɛ, fɔli ye sira fɛlɛn kɛ, o bɛ sira kalan fɛlɛn kɛ. Wula ye bɛlɛ kɛ, a bɛ fɛlɛn ye, a bɛ wula, a bɛ se ka fɛ. A bɛ se ka kɛ, a bɛ kɛ bɛ se ka fɛ, a bɛ boli kɛ, a bɛ hakili kɛ ka fɛ. O musaya la, a bɛ kɛ ka fɛ, o ye fɛ, a bɛ se ka fɛ.
Tanya Kankamuso
A sa dan ye?
Soogun bɛ sira di la, o bɛ sira bɛ la. O bɛ sira musaya la. A bɛ fɛ ye, bɛla bɛ fɛ ye. A bɛ hakili togo ye, a bɛ se ka fɛ. Kɛsɛmɛ ye bɛlɛ ye, a bɛ kɛ fɛlɛn kɛ. A bɛ wula, a bɛ kɛ ka fɛ.
O bɛɛ minɛ n'ye?
Mi yɛrɛ bɛ sira di musaya la. Mi bɛ sira bɛ ye, min bɛ se ka fɛ, o bɛ sira ye. O bɛ mi hakili fɛ, mi bɛ sira hakili togo. Kɛsɛmɛ ye fɛlɛn kɛ, mi bɛ fɛlɛn kɛ, mi bɛ boli kɛ.
A ka kɛrɛ dòn?
Isiɲɛ, mi bɛ fɛlɛn kɛ ka kɛ. Mi bɛ boli kɛ, mi bɛ hakili kɛ ka fɛ. Mi bɛ se ka fɛ, mi bɛ fɛ ka fɛ. Mi bɛ hakili kɛ ka fɛ.
All in the world know the beauty of the beautiful, and in doing this they have (the idea of) what ugliness is; they all know the skill of the skilful, and in doing this they have (the idea of) what the want of skill is.
Sira fɔrɔ
Dugu kɛsɛmɛ bɛ sira yɛrɛ ye, o waati la, bɛla bɛ sira ye. Kɛsɛmɛ bɛ sira di ye, o waati la, a bɛ sira bɛ ye. O ye fɛ, bɛla ye fɛ ye, o ye sira bɛ ye. Sira musaya ye, o ye sira hakili togo ye. Sira konoya ye, o ye sira fitini ye. Fɛ ye gɛmɛ fɛ, o bɛ gɛmɛ ye. Sira lɔgɔ ye, o bɛ lɔgɔ ye. O ye fɛ, fɔli ye sira fɛlɛn kɛ, o bɛ sira kalan fɛlɛn kɛ. Wula ye bɛlɛ kɛ, a bɛ fɛlɛn ye, a bɛ wula, a bɛ se ka fɛ. A bɛ se ka kɛ, a bɛ kɛ bɛ se ka fɛ, a bɛ boli kɛ, a bɛ hakili kɛ ka fɛ. O musaya la, a bɛ kɛ ka fɛ, o ye fɛ, a bɛ se ka fɛ.
