Cesaria Evora - Sodade...

[iemanja]

1. Sodad must be the Sao Tomean equivalent of the Brazilian saudade

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