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Have you heard any boatmen’s songs? What kind of emotions do these songs usually express?

I have heard a few boatmen songs. These songs usually express emotions which wish to come back home. Men in the boat usually spend a large part of their lives in the sea. But they wish to come back home always. So there is a feeling of homesickness in all their songs.


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