I grew up listening to music that was not what is generally considered age-appropriate. (Guy Lombardo, Tom Lehrer, Peter Paul & Mary, for example.) Jimmy Buffett was one of them. This song always makes me think of heaven. Not my heaven, perhaps, but it’s definitely his heaven. And it gets me every time I listen to it:
Link to translation of the Tahitian lyrics (if you scroll up, all the lyrics are there). I hope that Jimmy one day finds this particular harbor, sheltered from the wind, where the children play on the shore each day, and all are safe within. And I hope we all find that little slice of heaven where we are safe and happy.
I needed this tonight: here it is for anyone else in need.
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1 catBonny // May 21, 2008 at 2:40 pm
I just have to say that I also love Jimmy Buffet, and I totally grew up listening to the music that my mom liked rather than what my classmates were listening to. This caused me to be a huge Billy Joel and Jimmy Buffet fan, and the funny this is that my mom doesn’t like either one of them anymore, but I still do.
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