The song is an homage to the nomadic Tuareg people of Northern Africa.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

The friend left these pictures as an homage to the painter.

那位朋友留下这些画,来表达对画家的敬意

耶鲁公开课 - 聆听音乐课程节选

So,he gets a carriage,he rents a carriage, and he goes around as a tourist, and he goes to Notre Dame, and he goes to Sainte-Chapelle, and he goes to pay homage at what they thought were the remains of his departed ancestors.

他有一辆马车,他租了一辆马车,他像游客一样四处转悠,他去了巴黎圣母院,还去了圣礼拜堂,向他已逝去祖先的遗体,致以敬意

耶鲁公开课 - 1871年后的法国课程节选

Even though it would be easy and it is ripe for the picking, we wanted to be more of an homage to that type of storytelling because I think it has a really powerful message.

VOA: standard.2010.05.27