Homesick Song
Longing and Love Across Borders: Aurora Jiguang's Homesick Journey
Lyrics
Being what you are and such a marvelous boy
Expressing admiration for someone and their positive qualities, possibly a boy.
The subtlety of your love is what I enjoy
Appreciating the subtle aspects of the person's love and finding joy in it.
Without you here I feel slightly bereft
Feeling a sense of loss or emptiness when the person is not present.
But you're back in the country that I left
Noting the person's return to the country that the speaker had left.
And to my little sister how I wish you were here
Expressing a desire for the presence of the speaker's little sister.
Without your constant contact I think I'd simply disappear
Highlighting the importance of constant communication with the sister to avoid feeling lost.
You and your love are always on my mind
Acknowledging that the person's love is always on the speaker's mind.
But your back with my brother in the place I left behind
Noting that the person is now with the speaker's brother in the speaker's place of origin.
And to my mother how I wish we could speak
Expressing a desire for communication with the mother and the impact of her support on the speaker's life.
Without your support my life often feels bleak
Describing life without the mother's support as often feeling bleak.
It's sad for me writing this because I know it's true
Expressing sadness in acknowledging the truth of the situation being described.
You'd rather have me back home, there with you
Recognizing that the mother would prefer the speaker to be back home with her.
And to my father I just really miss you
Expressing a deep longing and missing the father.
You've been my guiding light all the way through
Acknowledging the father as a guiding light throughout the speaker's life.
You're the nicest person I've ever known
Describing the father as the nicest person known to the speaker.
And I wish I could be with you back home
Expressing a wish to be with the father back home.
But just so you know I'm as happy as can be
Claiming to be happy but expressing that having the mentioned people present would be even better.
The only thing that would be better is if you were here with me
Stating that the only improvement to happiness would be the presence of the mentioned individuals.
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