John Pond Ordway's composition "Dreaming of Home and Mother" (1868) was a very popular sentimental song of the Civil War era, and continues to be played; it is popular in East Asia in translated versions. In 1907, a Japanese version with lyrics entitled 旅愁 (Loneliness in Travel) by Kyukei Indou 犬童球渓was published in a middle school song book and became popular immediately. Having heard the song while studying at Tokyo Fine Arts and Music School, Li Shutong 李叔同 translated it to Chinese with title of 送別 (Farewell) in 1915.
