Lonxe da terriña
Luar na Lubre Lyrics

The song "Lonxe da terriña" by Luar na Lubre expresses the deep longing and nostalgia for one's homeland, which is experienced by many people who have had to leave their country or region for various reasons. The lyrics are in Galician, a language spoken in the northwestern region of Spain, and convey the pain of being far away from the familiar sights, sounds, and people that make one feel at home.

The opening lines of the song, "Lonxe da terriña, lonxe do meu lar" (Far from the homeland, far from my home), set the tone for the rest of the lyrics, which express the singer's sadness and longing. The word "morriña," used in the second line, is a Galician term that has no direct equivalent in English, but it refers to a deep feeling of homesickness or nostalgia. The singer admits to feeling this emotion strongly, and expresses his or her anguish in the following lines: "que angústias me dan, non che nego a bonitura ceiño desta terriña ceiño da terra allea" (what anguish I feel, I don't deny the beauty of the landscapes here, but they are not the same as that of my land).

The second stanza of the song gives some specific examples of the sights and sounds that the singer misses, such as "chousas e searas" (cornfields and wheatfields) and "frores dises campos" (flowers of those fields). The final lines of the song express a desire to be taken back to the homeland by those who are going there: "os que vais pra ela, con vos me levai" (those who are going there, take me with you).