Saudade [Espanhol]

Longing [Spanish]

Saudade [Espanhol]

If you insist on knowingSi insistes en saber
what longing is,lo que es saudade,
You will have to firstTendrás que antes
know,de todo conocer,

Feel what it is to love,Sentir lo que es querer,
what tenderness is,lo que es ternura,
To hold dearTener por bien
a pure love,un puro amor,
To live!Vivir!

Then you will understandDespués comprenderás
what longing is.lo que es saudade.
After you haveDespués que hayas
lost that love.perdido aquel amor.

Longing is solitude, melancholy,Saudade es soledad, melancolia,
It is distance, it is remembering, suffering!Es lejanía, es recordar, sufrir!