Saudade = Portuguese & Galician: one of the most beautiful of all words, translatable or not, this word refers to the feeling of longing for something or someone that you love and which is lost. It comes with a heartache. Fado music, a type of mournful singing (sometimes referred to as ‘Portugese Blues’. Dutch: het Portugese levenslied), relates to saudade.
Header foto: Lisboa, Tasca onde se cantava o fado em 1930
T r a n s l a t e d:
Who shows the long path?
That path to San Tome?
Saudade for my land San Nicolau.
If I write that I not write,
If I forget that I not forget,
Untill the day I’ll return.
Saudade for my land San Nicolau.