'Home Again (Refugee Song)' | Refugee song for children

‘Home Again (Refugee Song)’ was written in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and to the news reports about millions of people escaping to other countries.

The song is sung by a mother to her child.

In just a few words, ‘Home Again’ asks the question – how can you return home when your home either does not exist anymore or is just a temporary stay in a new country?

The music is soothing. The gently pulsing rhythm is calming and meditative.

My hope is that you will find this song a useful way to raise the topic of population displacement with children. If you work with refugee children, I hope it will help them understand that, whatever they might have been through, there is always a possibility to build a new home in a new place.

The song has three main chords and can easily be transcribed to suit your children’s voices.