Hiraeth

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hiraeth /hɪəraɪ̯θ/ is a Welsh word that has no direct English translation. The University of Wales, Lampeter attempts to define it as homesickness tinged with grief or sadness over the lost or departed. It is a mix of longing, yearning, nostalgia, wistfulness, or an earnest desire[1] for the Wales of the past.[2]

Hiraeth bears considerable similarities with the Portuguese concept of saudade (a key theme in Fado music), Galician morriña and Romanian dor.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.geiriadur.net/index.php?page=ateb&term=Hiraeth&direction=we&type=all&whichpart=exact
  2. ↑ http://people.emich.edu/jboynton/research/welsh.html

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.