for me this song is a worldsong, not about people but about nations. It reminds me of dear englishman by sinead o connor in that way. This might not be at all what imogen meant with it, but i see it as a glorious lovesong from england(/europe?/the west?) to china (/asia?/ the east?), begging it not to change too fast, not to loose all those things that makes it special and that we love about it. I feel its about how wonderful that culture seems to us europeans and how much we adore it the way it is, and that it never needs to change.
I also feel that the song is a gentle warning, maybe about how sometimes cultures take after western culture too much, or is driven to progress too quickly so that it looses something in the process. The song sounds like it urges us to take care of our heritage and our tradition. Once its gone then its gone.
for me this song is a worldsong, not about people but about nations. It reminds me of dear englishman by sinead o connor in that way. This might not be at all what imogen meant with it, but i see it as a glorious lovesong from england(/europe?/the west?) to china (/asia?/ the east?), begging it not to change too fast, not to loose all those things that makes it special and that we love about it. I feel its about how wonderful that culture seems to us europeans and how much we adore it the way it is, and that it never needs to change.
I also feel that the song is a gentle warning, maybe about how sometimes cultures take after western culture too much, or is driven to progress too quickly so that it looses something in the process. The song sounds like it urges us to take care of our heritage and our tradition. Once its gone then its gone.