en_tn/sng/08/01.md

See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism

you were like my brother

The woman wishes that she could show her lover her affection in public as she could do her brother. She is not saying that a woman is allowed to make love with her brother. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)

you outside

"you in public"

I could kiss you

A woman would probably kiss her brother on his cheek in order to greet him.

would despise me

"would make me feel ashamed"