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Who has shown you this distant way? Who has shown you this distant way?
This way to Saint Tome? The longing. The longing. The longing for this land of mine,..

iemanja
(56,496 posts)Nice song!
Saudade[a] (English: /saʊˈdɑːdə/;[2] plural saudades) is a word in Portuguese and Galician denoting an emotional state of melancholic or profoundly nostalgic longing for a beloved yet absent someone or something. It derives from the Latin word for solitude.[3] It is often associated with a repressed understanding that one might never encounter the object of longing ever again. It is a recollection of feelings, experiences, places, or events, often elusive, that cause a sense of separation from the exciting, pleasant, or joyous sensations they once caused. Duarte Nunes Leão defines saudade as, "Memory of something with a desire for it".[4] In Brazil, the day of saudade is officially celebrated on 30 January.[5][6] It is not a widely acknowledged day in Portugal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudade
HeartsCanHope
(1,202 posts)Thanks for the post!
ultralite001
(1,942 posts)Her music does not disappoint