The title 'No Woman, No Cry', means 'Woman, don't cry'. The title alludes to telling a woman not to cry. The lyric has been misunderstood by those outside of Jamaica to mean something like "if there is no woman, there is no reason to cry", or having secret feelings towards women. The meaning of "No Woman, No Cry" has to do with keeping your head up through hard times. Some have wrongly assumed that the lyrics have a different meaning entirely, referring to keeping women out of your life to avoid crying, but this is not the case at all. As far as I can tell, this is a song encouraging his lover to not be held down by the poverty and suffering that surrounds people's lives in Trenchtown, Kingston, Jamaica. In Jamaican Patois (aka Jamaican English), "no" can also function as the imperative, when you tell someone to do or not do something. So he's saying "No, woman, don't cry." The phrase "No Woman, No Cry" suggests that when a man is alone and does not have a woman by his side, he has no reason to shed tears. It conveys the idea of finding strength in oneself and facing adversity with resilience. 3. Is "No Woman, No Cry" a love song? While "No Woman, No Cry" is often mistaken as a love song, its true meaning runs deeper. 'No Woman No Cry' bob marley in 1979 © Charles Steiner/Getty Images According to Smooth Radio, "those outside of Jamaica" have been misinterpreting "No Woman, No Cry" for decades. No Woman No Cry Lyrics: Jól mondta az anyukám / Mindig az volt a hibám / Hogy a szívem navigál / Nincs orvosság / Minden rosszabb nap után / Van egy jobb is, ami vár / Addig húzom az Earlier, the Health Ministry in Gaza gave the death toll as 70. The Israeli military had no immediate comment. As Christmas Eve fell, smoke rose over the besieged territory, while in the West Bank A US senator has said he is angry after an aide reportedly appeared in a sex tape recorded in a Senate hearing room. Ben Cardin said the staff member who has been linked to the clip was "no longer W7Ax.