"To love someone who does not love you is..." - Congolese Proverb

“To love someone who does not love you is like shaking a tree to make the dew drops fall.”

- Congoleselove

Meaning

Pursuing unreturned love is a futile effort that yields very little.

Congolese love songs often explore themes of unrequited devotion, using nature imagery from the rainforest to convey emotional futility.

Origin

Congolese

Language

Lingala

“Love without return is like a question without an answer.”

Berber

“The heart is not a knee that can be bent.”

Yoruba

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