PUBLISHED: Jan 18, 2015
DESCRIPTION:
Written, sung, played and recorded live by Judy Bailey (15.-17.1.2015).
(c) DYBA Music
www.judybailey.com
Video by Patrick Depuhl.
Mix by Thilo Speckmann.
HOME
Made it to my horizon
Cross the border to survival
My arrival wasn’t all I thought it’d be
I need somewhere to settle down
To re-adjust my dreams for now
To lay my head so I can be at ease
Home, home, home
No matter where I wander
No matter where I roam
I’m searching for
Home, home, home
Still searching still longing for home
I took a chance in being here
I hope that chance is really there
I chose the risk and have to count the cost
But the aftertaste is bittersweet
Cause while gaining possibilities
The truth is there is so much I have lost
Home, home, home
No matter where I wander
No matter where I roam
I’m longing for
Home, home, home
Still searching still longing for home
Where I am wanted and my life has meaning
A place where I am known
Where I can be myself without much explaining
A place where I belong
Still searching
Still longing
Still dreaming
I’m still praying
Still hoping
Still waiting
Still searching
Still longing
For home
Home
Deutsche Übersetzung:
„ZU HAUSE“ – „HOME“
Ich kam an meinen Horizont
Über die Grenze ins Überleben
Meine Ankunft war nicht nur so, wie ich sie mir vorgestellt habe
Ich brauche irgendeinen Ort, an dem ich mich niederlassen kann,
Um meine Träume erst einmal neu einzustellen
Um meinem Kopf niederzulegen, damit ich zu Ruhe kommen kann
Zuhause, Zuhause, Zuhause
Egal wo ich umher wandere
Egal wo ich unterwegs bin
Ich bin auf der Suche nach Zuhause, Zuhause, Zuhause
Ich bin immer noch auf der Suche, ich habe immer noch Sehnsucht nach Zuhause
Ich habe es darauf ankommen lassen hierher zu kommen
Hoffentlich habe ich wirklich eine Chance
Ich habe mich für das Risiko entschieden und muss jetzt damit klar kommen
Aber der Nachgeschmack ist bittersüß
Denn obwohl mir neue Möglichkeiten eröffnet wurden
Habe ich in Wahrheit auch so viel verloren
Zuhause, Zuhause, Zuhause
Egal wo ich umher wandere
Egal wo ich unterwegs bin
Ich bin auf der Suche nach Zuhause, Zuhause, Zuhause
Ich bin immer noch auf der Suche, ich habe immer noch Sehnsucht nach Zuhause
Wo ich gewollt bin, und mein Leben einen Sinn hat
Ein Ort, an dem man mich kennt
An dem ich ich selbst sein kann, ohne mich viel erklären zu müssen
Ein Ort, wo ich hingehöre
Bin noch auf der Suche
Habe noch Sehnsucht
Träume noch
Ich bete noch
Hoffe noch
Warte noch
Bin noch auf der Suche
Habe noch Sehnsucht
Nach zu Hause
Zu Hause
Übersetzung: Patrick Depuhl
© Dyba Music
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HOME.
In the last days a lot was on Judy’s mind & heart.
We helped organize a celebration for refugees with the major and churches in the townhouse of our village. Sooo many people from the village came, made food, music and spoke with „our“ refugees – many for the first time! It was crowded. Loud. Wonderful. Judy wrote a new song the day before - inspired by the fest and sang it for the first time that night (16.1.2015): “Home.”
Another thing was on her heart all along: Luther her seven year older brother. He had cancer since some years and in the last weeks they spoke quite a bit. And Luther came home to their Mom’s house again some weeks ago. Judy had booked a flight to visit. Last week he got worse very quickly.
In the last days Judy spoke of the song “home” she was thinking of and told me that she could feel with the refugees being far from home. Not being able to be at special occasions. At births, and weddings and deaths … and their longing for their home and at the same time trying to find a new home.
This morning she left for Barbados just after 6.00 in the morning. Just before 11.00 her Mom called. Luther had just died, early Barbados morning. Tonight Judy will be home …
When she called from London - where she heard of everything when she stopped over - she ask me to share this song, we just recorded yesterday. It’s for all those forced to flee from their home. May they find a new one. And may Luther be expected in his new home as well.
Rest in peace brother.
Luther Bailey: 30.10.1961 - 18.1.2015
Peace.
Patrick