When I was young, my mother taught me this song. At that time, it was a Japanese song, so I didn't know the meaning at all and sang along to my mother's song. My mother was born in Korea during the Japanese colonial period. Japan was defeated, Korea was liberated in 1945 and the Korean War five years later. With Kim Il-sung's Invasion from North Korea, South Korea was devastated. The year after the war, my mother gave birth to me in 1954. Now I am over 70 years old.