This is so beautiful, it's so strange when I hear this song all I can think of is when I truly felt at "home" and that was wherever my grandma was. She was my mother, my everything, and it day doesn't go by that I don't think of her. Miss you and love you so much grandma
Beautiful voice and lovely harp! Your rendition is perfect for this very old song written in October, 1822 by John Howard Payne, on a dreary day ( outside). John Payne was born in New York City on June 9, 1792. He eventually became an actor. He also wrote for NY papers and journals. After he had quit acting, but was still writing he featured "Home Sweet Home" in a play he wrote or adapted. After it was sung by Miss Ann Marie Tree, at Covent Gardens, in an operatic drama in 1823, it became the most popular song of that time. The tune came from what a British man, Sir Henry Bishop, wrote and labelled as a Sicilian National Melody because if was for that 1823 operatic drama called "Clari, the Maid of Milan". Clearly, Payne loved his home, his mother and the peace and security it represented - it has 3 stanzas but only the first and third are usually sung.
my grandmother gave me a doll that had music a looong time ago and i've besn searching what song it was since the doll broke, some months after my grandmother passed away. it was this song and i'm crying so hard rn
My grandmother was born in the late 1880s. I remember her in the 1960s, sitting in her own home, embroidering linens and singing this song. Your version is true to the spirit of that memory. Thank you.
This was posted right before I went home for Fall Break in my first year of college. I was feeling scared of being in a new place, overwhelmed with homework, and more than a little homesick. This gave me hope while waiting for those long days to pass before I could see my parents again. Five years later, this is still one of my favorites ever of your songs or covers.
Thank you so much! This makes me think of my childhood. My parents are moving to another state and it will be the very first time I spend the holidays without them close by. Even though I am married, have kids of my own, a home of my own. This song reminds of my first true home with my parents. There were sometimes tears, sometimes anger, but most of it was filled with laughter. Thank you for reminding me of that.
I can just imagine myself sitting in the medieval times watching you perform this. Not sure why, but it's a soothing thought. Life is too difficult nowadays. We need to be simpler.
Dearest Kate, you have once again stolen my heart. Home Sweet Home is sung with exquisite delicacy and beauty. The arrangement is simple, almost sparse, with the alto recorder taking the solo in the middle verse. This gorgeous song takes me to that "thin place" where I am reminded of things divine. Wonderful work Kate!!!!!!
Lovely Erutan, You truly are Kate the Great, being fellow a musician and visual artist. I stumbled across your youtube channel and sense then, you continue to inspire me to sing even more. Keep up the good work one of your newest fans.
Exquisite. Tears are running down my cheeks. The most beloved memory that I have is of my childhood home and this lovely music squeezes my heart and brings sweet memories back to me over the many years of all the love that was given and gotten there.
I can't hate any of the songs you upload here. your voice is simply beautiful and the music is gorgeously calming. Listening to you can make anyone's bad day turn around
Simple and straight from the heart...beautiful song and sweet dedication to your mom. I loved the beautiful imagery...especially the kitty in the window! Thanks for the singing blessing.
I fell in love with this song when I first heard it in a 1956 Japanese movie titled "The Burmese Harp". The movie is very beautiful and the song is sang in Japanese of course. I used to play the tune on my harmonica when I was young. For many years I was convinced that it was a Japanese song. I would have liked to find the English version but I didn't know the title, until I finally heard it, almost by chance, sang by the great opera soprano, Dame Joan Sutherland, on a video of her farewell performance. It made me very happy to finally find its original title and lyrics and learn about its history. Since then I have heard it sang by a few other opera singers. I like them all, but I also like very much this rendition.
This songs always brings tears to my eyes and makes think of happier, simpler times of long ago when my life was going pretty well. The words are true though. I've done my share of traveling and experienced many nice pleasures and palaces but it's always good to return home even though I live alone. However I really do look forward to traveling and seeing new things so go figure.
now, I am in a dorm of my school, today is my 5th day, I can't believe I cry when I heard this, literally suddenly feel the warmth of home, I miss home, this song is so powerful
Omg💔💔this song makes me cry I am really tired of this life just alone and waiting for someone to save me from sad I'm so lonely 💔 I want every thing to stop
There is no word to describe what i feel right now. I feel happy, sad, nostalgic at the same time. You're the first who made me feel like that. You are really exceptional.
OMG! sniff! sniff! Tears are coming in rivers! Just let me get control of myself................................................. Kate this is such a gorgeous cover of a beautiful old song. I love the simplicity of the arrangement. No doubt "Home Sweet Home" will become one of my alltime favorites. Thank you sweet Kate for another musical treasure!!!! total thumbs up! *****
So heartbreaking and sad song and wonderful cover, respect! 💔👍🙏 R.I.P. Setsuko from the anime Grave of the fireflies where i hear this song first in original 😢
Aww, Kate! I love the simple sound, it really does suit this song! Grave of the Fireflies is a wonderful film, and this is a beautiful piece, so congratulations on doing it justice
Thank you for this. I've been listening to your music all day (thanks for recommending, YT!) and it's all lovely, but this one just kind of kicked me in the gut. Sometimes the simpler arrangements are harder to sing, but you do it beautifully. Very thoughtful and emotive, without being falsely sentimental. I will be subscribing to your channel for when I need relaxing and moving music.
Didn't know the song before because I haven't seen "Grave of the Fireflies" yet. Nicely done Kate but hard to believe that it should be so difficult. It seems that you had no problems at all to sing it. Keep on going :-)
This is fantastic, as always! I really enjoy a simple song every now and then. You can really relax to this, it's very beautiful! Thank you for this! (:
I will forever love this. It helped my so many times like sleeping and giving thoughts about what i wanted in my future. To my surprise, it's a home for myself. Thank you kate ~
My first year at college, twelve hours away from my family... this song brings back sweet memories and tears to my eyes. Beautiful music, as always. Thanks, Kate! :)
Extremely touching! I love the way that you've compiled this all together and made it your own. :3 Please keep making music from your heart, just like you've done with this piece. Not only is it genuine, but it also conveys sentiments and emotions we all can connect to. The ability to do that shouldn't ever be let go of. Thanks for brightening my day!
So beautiful...I was moved so much that I felt like a five year old girl again waiting for mommy to get home from work. This was a masterpiece of true love. You did a wonderful job hon. And I'm grateful to of be able to hear it and that you provide us with a piece of your heart and soul.
I love your sweet and simple tracks JUST as much as I love your complex instrumental and harmony pieces. Being able to create both kinds of music so enchantingly is a gift. You are a gift, Kate. Just lovely~
Honestly, I believe that this is the best song I've ever heard from you, Kate. A beautifully simple piece that I fell in love with immediately. Thank you.
Ah, Grave of the Fireflies...that movie was horribly sad. :( The song, though, is beautiful, and you only multiply its beauty - thank you for recording this beautiful, beautiful song!
Once again a wonderful performance Kate, it has just as much emotion put in to it as your songs usually do, it's a very calm and mellow song, not something found often anymore, and something there needs to be more of. Thanks for doing your part to keep music good.
Truly, Miss Kate, yours is a voice that is God-given. The arrangement of the song may be a bit "plain", as you say, but that doesn't matter in the least as long as your amazing instrumental and voice talents are involved. This song was nothing short of beautiful, and I doubt there is a commenter here so far who has been able to listen to it only once. So, please keep on singing for us, Kate. I assure you that we will always be listening and feeling blessed by your angelic voice.
It sounds incredibly beautiful Kate ;w; I could sleep listening to your performance, I didn't know this song! Thanks for uploading such an elixir to my ears *_*
As to be expected everything that comes out of your mouth is angelic, another wonderful track and i think thats the reason so many of us love your work.
WOW!!!! This song is amazing! Like some some of the other commenters have posted, I love the images that you found that convey the sense of HOME that fits the beautiful music and the angelic quality of your voice. I hope to hear much more of that beautiful voice and amazing music.
Thank You! You have done such a wonderful job singing this... It has touched my heart and makes wish my Mother could have lived to hear your beautiful voice singing this song... she would have loved it... I know... Blessings to You, from the bottom of my heart! and Thank You always...
Kate you are one of the single best performers I've ever encountered, and am truly a fan of your works. You should link to a site where we can purchase full CD's of your works, as I'm certain many of us would happily buy them! Please keep up the amazing contributions you are making to the world!
Really beautiful, thank you! "As exile from home, splendor dazzles in vain; Oh, give me my lowly thatched cottage again. The birds singing gaily, who came at my call; Give me them and the the peace of mind, dearer than all. Home, home, sweet, sweet home, there's no place like home, there's no place like home."
So lovely! The style reminds me a lot of the traditional songs and hymns that Aled Jones often sings. Because of it's simplicity, it leans heavily on the abilities of the instrumentalist(s) and singer. And, well... I have yet to hear you disappoint!
December 31st of 1862 two armies met on the banks of Stones River in Middle Tennessee. They had already fought a hard and costly battle that day and settled in for a cold night. The bands played various tunes for either side then late into evening one of the Union bands began this gentle tune. Other regimental bands joined and soon bands on both sides of the river were playing Home Sweet Home. Men on both sides were singing, humming and weeping. No other songs played that night. Afterwards Commanders on both sides deemed it too forlorn to be played in their camps again. They feared the longing pull for home might cause their armies to dissolve. Oh that it had! This song truly does make the heart ache for home, peace and loved ones.
Absolutely wonderful job Kate; I am a big fan of yours and hope to puchase your CD soon. As far as the vocals are concerned, I think they turned out great; they capture the feel of the song perfectly in my opinion. One of my favorites for sure. Keep it up!
This is so beautiful, it's so strange when I hear this song all I can think of is when I truly felt at "home" and that was wherever my grandma was. She was my mother, my everything, and it day doesn't go by that I don't think of her. Miss you and love you so much grandma
Beautiful voice and lovely harp! Your rendition is perfect for this very old song written in October, 1822 by John Howard Payne, on a dreary day ( outside). John Payne was born in New York City on June 9, 1792. He eventually became an actor. He also wrote for NY papers and journals. After he had quit acting, but was still writing he featured "Home Sweet Home" in a play he wrote or adapted. After it was sung by Miss Ann Marie Tree, at Covent Gardens, in an operatic drama in 1823, it became the most popular song of that time. The tune came from what a British man, Sir Henry Bishop, wrote and labelled as a Sicilian National Melody because if was for that 1823 operatic drama called "Clari, the Maid of Milan". Clearly, Payne loved his home, his mother and the peace and security it represented - it has 3 stanzas but only the first and third are usually sung.
This song made me cry, such a beautiful song.... It reminded me of my Grandma who passed away last march....
This is one singer I miss so much 😭
is it bad that im nearly tearing right now.......
....and im still at my workplace, and its in the middle of the day..
Termewek mewek 😂
my grandmother gave me a doll that had music a looong time ago and i've besn searching what song it was since the doll broke, some months after my grandmother passed away. it was this song and i'm crying so hard rn
Beatriz Rech im sorry your grandmother passed way i also cry
I am sorry for your grandmother, she is so sweet to give you such an adorable doll...may she rest in peace.
💔💔omg
I'm so sorry for your grandmother
My grandmother was born in the late 1880s. I remember her in the 1960s, sitting in her own home, embroidering linens and singing this song. Your version is true to the spirit of that memory. Thank you.
This was posted right before I went home for Fall Break in my first year of college. I was feeling scared of being in a new place, overwhelmed with homework, and more than a little homesick. This gave me hope while waiting for those long days to pass before I could see my parents again.
Five years later, this is still one of my favorites ever of your songs or covers.
Grave of the Fireflies is one of the saddest movies ever. This definitely contributes to it :)
I'm crying in bed because this song is starting to remind me of my childhood in the 90s.
Anyone here in 2024? I found this like 3 years ago and i still listening to this very often and This singer deserves everything for this.❤❤❤
Wow, this is just pure beauty. And I love that you dedicated this to your mother. :)
Thank you so much! This makes me think of my childhood. My parents are moving to another state and it will be the very first time I spend the holidays without them close by. Even though I am married, have kids of my own, a home of my own. This song reminds of my first true home with my parents. There were sometimes tears, sometimes anger, but most of it was filled with laughter. Thank you for reminding me of that.
Absolutely beautiful!
this song make me feel better!
Are you army 😍😍??
You're an army?? me too! love u
I can just imagine myself sitting in the medieval times watching you perform this. Not sure why, but it's a soothing thought.
Life is too difficult nowadays. We need to be simpler.
Dearest Kate, you have once again stolen my heart. Home Sweet Home is sung with exquisite delicacy and beauty. The arrangement is simple, almost sparse, with the alto recorder taking the solo in the middle verse. This gorgeous song takes me to that "thin place" where I am reminded of things divine.
Wonderful work Kate!!!!!!
Lovely Erutan,
You truly are Kate the Great, being fellow a musician and visual artist.
I stumbled across your youtube channel and sense then, you continue to inspire me to sing even more.
Keep up the good work
one of your newest fans.
Very moving. Really there is no place like home. Thank you.
OMG! This song took me back to my childhood.. İ've been looking for it for years.. Thank you soo much 💖💞
💔💔💔
Exquisite. Tears are running down my cheeks. The most beloved memory that I have is of my childhood home and this lovely music squeezes my heart and brings sweet memories back to me over the many years of all the love that was given and gotten there.
It's all about BELIEVING the singer with the words they sing. I can honestly say I believe you with every word. Well done.
I can't hate any of the songs you upload here. your voice is simply beautiful and the music is gorgeously calming. Listening to you can make anyone's bad day turn around
Simple and straight from the heart...beautiful song and sweet dedication to your mom. I loved the beautiful imagery...especially the kitty in the window! Thanks for the singing blessing.
It is nice and kinda nostalgic. Your mom must be happy! Very nice ^_^
I fell in love with this song when I first heard it in a 1956 Japanese movie titled "The Burmese Harp". The movie is very beautiful and the song is sang in Japanese of course. I used to play the tune on my harmonica when I was young. For many years I was convinced that it was a Japanese song. I would have liked to find the English version but I didn't know the title, until I finally heard it, almost by chance, sang by the great opera soprano, Dame Joan Sutherland, on a video of her farewell performance. It made me very happy to finally find its original title and lyrics and learn about its history. Since then I have heard it sang by a few other opera singers. I like them all, but I also like very much this rendition.
This is a very lovely song. You dedicated this song to your mum too! Very sweet of you Kate :3 She must be so proud of you.
This songs always brings tears to my eyes and makes think of happier, simpler times of long ago when my life was going pretty well. The words are true though. I've done my share of traveling and experienced many nice pleasures and palaces but it's always good to return home even though I live alone. However I really do look forward to traveling and seeing new things so go figure.
now, I am in a dorm of my school, today is my 5th day, I can't believe I cry when I heard this, literally suddenly feel the warmth of home, I miss home, this song is so powerful
What a heart-stopper, if my mother were alive today, she would love this song.
Even thought I'm pretty sure I've never heard this song before, it gave me a sense of nostalgia. Please never stop making music.
Omg💔💔this song makes me cry
I am really tired of this life just alone and waiting for someone to save me from sad I'm so lonely 💔 I want every thing to stop
You're not alone. Don't stop, we all need each other right now.
@@ohsusanah4013 Oh, my God, how old this song is🥺 thank you for reminding me of it. It's been a long time
There is no word to describe what i feel right now. I feel happy, sad, nostalgic at the same time. You're the first who made me feel like that. You are really exceptional.
OMG! sniff! sniff! Tears are coming in rivers! Just let me get control of myself.................................................
Kate this is such a gorgeous cover of a beautiful old song. I love the simplicity of the arrangement. No doubt "Home Sweet Home" will become one of my alltime favorites. Thank you sweet Kate for another musical treasure!!!!
total thumbs up! *****
So heartbreaking and sad song and wonderful cover, respect! 💔👍🙏 R.I.P. Setsuko from the anime Grave of the fireflies where i hear this song first in original 😢
Aww, Kate! I love the simple sound, it really does suit this song! Grave of the Fireflies is a wonderful film, and this is a beautiful piece, so congratulations on doing it justice
a marvelous image and a beautiful song whose song i remember in the extraordinary AMELITA GALLI CURCI, the eternal!!!
Welcome back!
It's so nice to listen to your beautiful voice, whlile sitting in my home =D
I lost my grandfather this morning and I really needed something like this. Thank you so much!
I love your voice it calms me down
WhiteWolf_SV me too
Thank you for this. I've been listening to your music all day (thanks for recommending, YT!) and it's all lovely, but this one just kind of kicked me in the gut. Sometimes the simpler arrangements are harder to sing, but you do it beautifully. Very thoughtful and emotive, without being falsely sentimental. I will be subscribing to your channel for when I need relaxing and moving music.
They say that sometimes less is more and your arrangment of this song proves them right. Thanks for posting this one I greatly enjoyed it.
In tears right now. There isn't a place like home. Where all is fine and you can lay your head down woth your loved ones.
Didn't know the song before because I haven't seen "Grave of the Fireflies" yet. Nicely done Kate but hard to believe that it should be so difficult. It seems that you had no problems at all to sing it.
Keep on going :-)
This is fantastic, as always! I really enjoy a simple song every now and then. You can really relax to this, it's very beautiful! Thank you for this! (:
Beautiful as always Kate! Everytime I here you sing I get the shivers.
I will forever love this. It helped my so many times like sleeping and giving thoughts about what i wanted in my future. To my surprise, it's a home for myself. Thank you kate ~
My first year at college, twelve hours away from my family... this song brings back sweet memories and tears to my eyes. Beautiful music, as always. Thanks, Kate! :)
Truly deep inside, your voice is so beautifuulllll to sing this song! Just like "Take me to heavennn"
Yeah 😍😍💔💔❤❤and sad
Your vibrato is stunning, every time I get a lump in my throat
Extremely touching! I love the way that you've compiled this all together and made it your own. :3 Please keep making music from your heart, just like you've done with this piece. Not only is it genuine, but it also conveys sentiments and emotions we all can connect to. The ability to do that shouldn't ever be let go of.
Thanks for brightening my day!
So beautiful...I was moved so much that I felt like a five year old girl again waiting for mommy to get home from work. This was a masterpiece of true love. You did a wonderful job hon. And I'm grateful to of be able to hear it and that you provide us with a piece of your heart and soul.
Great job! It's very nostalgic if you watched a lot of cartoons growing up. Fantastic, Kate. :)
I love your sweet and simple tracks JUST as much as I love your complex instrumental and harmony pieces. Being able to create both kinds of music so enchantingly is a gift. You are a gift, Kate. Just lovely~
As another thing... and as much as I hate to take the limelight away from your mom, this is an excellent tribute to mothers everywhere.
Simply beautiful. I teared up a bit. Thanks for the upload!
Honestly, I believe that this is the best song I've ever heard from you, Kate. A beautifully simple piece that I fell in love with immediately. Thank you.
i first heared your music through my MLP friends with Come little Children MLP cover you have a beautiful voice. keep singing. and warming hearts.
I could listen to this forever
suddenly i remembered about grave of the fireflies 😭😭😭
Ah, Grave of the Fireflies...that movie was horribly sad. :(
The song, though, is beautiful, and you only multiply its beauty - thank you for recording this beautiful, beautiful song!
That's a very, very, very beautiful song !
And very, very, very beautifully sung......
Thank you, dear KATE !!!!! ⚘ 🌿 🥰
Once again a wonderful performance Kate, it has just as much emotion put in to it as your songs usually do, it's a very calm and mellow song, not something found often anymore, and something there needs to be more of. Thanks for doing your part to keep music good.
You´re mom can be so proud of you. Such a lovely daughter. Sweet.
You are trully gifted. Keep on singing. This song is very, very sad. I can never get through the movie with out crying. Well done!
Beautiful! (like all your work)
You've created one of the most peaceful corners of the Internet. Thank you.
Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful voice singing my favorite song.
I wasn't feeling well emotionally today, but this song lifted my spirits. Thank you Kate
Such a lovely voice you've got and I really like the simple arrangement.
Truly, Miss Kate, yours is a voice that is God-given.
The arrangement of the song may be a bit "plain", as you say, but that doesn't matter in the least as long as your amazing instrumental and voice talents are involved. This song was nothing short of beautiful, and I doubt there is a commenter here so far who has been able to listen to it only once.
So, please keep on singing for us, Kate. I assure you that we will always be listening and feeling blessed by your angelic voice.
Very sweet Kate. Your Mom is Blessed.
It sounds incredibly beautiful Kate ;w; I could sleep listening to your performance, I didn't know this song! Thanks for uploading such an elixir to my ears *_*
Absolutely amazing !! Wonderful
THIS SONG is chilldhood and makes me sooo emotional p_q
^_^ Another great video from you Kate!
And all those deviantartists are amazing *_*
OMG Kate, this is both very soothing and genuine! I really liked it! This just proves that you can master any type of music. You're awesome *_*
Very well done(: I think what you did was gorgeous, and I love the pictures you use to help show what the song means(:
As to be expected everything that comes out of your mouth is angelic, another wonderful track and i think thats the reason so many of us love your work.
I have made it an official assignment that all my students must listen to this beautiful song cover.
WOW! I know the "be it ever so humble" and the tune that goes with it, but i never knew there was a whole song. Awesome!
Miss you and love you, Kate🧡
WOW!!!! This song is amazing! Like some some of the other commenters have posted, I love the images that you found that convey the sense of HOME that fits the beautiful music and the angelic quality of your voice. I hope to hear much more of that beautiful voice and amazing music.
This version is so pure and powerful.And sad, now i need to hug my mom .
What a beautiful song you have created, and a great video too. Thank you for sharing such a lovely piece of music.
Lovely. Thank you for another wonderful upload Kate.
Thank You! You have done such a wonderful job singing this... It has touched my heart and makes wish my Mother could have lived to hear your beautiful voice singing this song... she would have loved it... I know... Blessings to You, from the bottom of my heart! and Thank You always...
Absolutely perfect. So reminiscent of Grave of the Fireflies. I've gotten the sheet music and I'm learning it right now.
Kate you are one of the single best performers I've ever encountered, and am truly a fan of your works. You should link to a site where we can purchase full CD's of your works, as I'm certain many of us would happily buy them! Please keep up the amazing contributions you are making to the world!
Really beautiful, thank you!
"As exile from home, splendor dazzles in vain;
Oh, give me my lowly thatched cottage again.
The birds singing gaily, who came at my call;
Give me them and the the peace of mind, dearer than all.
Home, home, sweet, sweet home, there's no place like home, there's no place like home."
Absolutely stunning.
Gaah! It's so pretty!! *0*
I love how you kept it so simple, while still so rich ^w^ It's so great hearing a new song from you
Loved it. I always look forward to your music. So beautiful is this piece. Thank you my dear
In a word....BEAUTIFUL. I shall treasure this song for the rest of my days.
So lovely! The style reminds me a lot of the traditional songs and hymns that Aled Jones often sings. Because of it's simplicity, it leans heavily on the abilities of the instrumentalist(s) and singer. And, well... I have yet to hear you disappoint!
If your intent was to lull us to sleep and dream of days of yore, you certainly did it. Well done and beautifully done.
OMG!!! So sweet!!! It reminded me of something my great grandpa tried to come up with but much more on tune. I miss him. He passed away last year.
I find this calming. An arrangement well done! :)
December 31st of 1862 two armies met on the banks of Stones River in Middle Tennessee. They had already fought a hard and costly battle that day and settled in for a cold night.
The bands played various tunes for either side then late into evening one of the Union bands began this gentle tune. Other regimental bands joined and soon bands on both sides of the river were playing Home Sweet Home. Men on both sides were singing, humming and weeping.
No other songs played that night. Afterwards Commanders on both sides deemed it too forlorn to be played in their camps again. They feared the longing pull for home might cause their armies to dissolve. Oh that it had!
This song truly does make the heart ache for home, peace and loved ones.
Absolutely wonderful job Kate; I am a big fan of yours and hope to puchase your CD soon. As far as the vocals are concerned, I think they turned out great; they capture the feel of the song perfectly in my opinion. One of my favorites for sure. Keep it up!
Oh wow what a lovely song :D I have not seen the movie yet though but you sang this song wonderfully. I love this ^^