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The Welsh have a word for it: Hiraeth
‘Hiraeth’ - a homesickness for a place that never was. Pronounced he-reyeth, this Welsh word describes a type of homesickness, but for a home that you can't return to, or that never existed. A combination of longing, nostalgia and yearning. A feeling which doesn't always go away, even when you do return home.
My Masters dissertation on my counselling course, perhaps unsurprisingly given my own history, was concerned with the experiences of the transgender client. Specifically, what the much abused term ‘gender dysphoria’ is actually like to experience as a physical reality; a fundamental un-at-home-ness in one’s own body. Casting around for terms to encapsulate this experience I discovered ‘unheimlich’, the German word translated as ‘uncanny’ but literally meaning ‘un-homely’; and the wonderful Welsh word ‘Hiraeth’. A ‘combination of longing, nostalgia, and yearning, for a place that never was.’
Oh, yes.
Working through the implications of this concept subsequently proved useful, both to me personally, and, I like to think, to my trans clients.
Hilda provides the lead ‘guitar’ here, with Steel Guitar Pro on rhythm and Model 15 on bass. Ambience by Cascade, Velvet and Alteza.
Enjoy!
Comments
Mellower vibes than I was expecting from the description (which was fascinating and informative as usual), apart maybe from that part near the end where I thought you might have taken it to a darker place for a bit longer. Mostly though it felt like a homecoming, quite a nice one at that!
Wow. TIL. Linguistic lessons are always appreciated.
Did you know Portuguese (saudade) and Hungarian (elvágyódás) also have words for this bittersweet part of the human condition? 🙂
Yeah saudade is a beautiful word but I think its focus is more on the pleasurable aspect of the bittersweet yearning for the past. > @ervin said:
Well, the Welsh reference immediately piqued my interest (my other half is Welsh), but the music is (as usual) outstanding. All the longing and sadness, but also fragile and warm. Remarkable.
Gorgeous! Very familiar with this feeling. Describes perfectly the 30 first years of my life. Thank you for sharing.
The steel guitars give it a Drummond / Cauty chill out vibe, and that is a Good Thing™
Hey all, thanks for your attention, and your comments. Much appreciated! @ervin : thanks for those, I had not heard of the Hungarian word, but was vaguely aware of ’Saudade’ through the tradition of Portuguese songs somewhat analogous to the French ‘chanson’ tradition, of ‘smiling through the tears’, called Fado (‘fate’), which aims to nail that sense. This is a particularly beautiful example, I think:
Chasing down other alternatives led me to discover that there is in fact, a little known English word which does somewhat approximate the feeling:
“Desiderium… an ardent desire or longing, especially a feeling of loss or grief for something lost.”
So: Today I Learned too!
@Gavinski : yep, sorry for the mellowness. I’ll try to do something more abrasive next time
Yes more gentle than I was expecting as well, very nice 👍
Beautiful...
Not really a fan of the drone-y compositions but this one is pretty nice! I love the mood.