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Re:Twinge of Saudade: Biographies of Abba by tgv on Saturday January 04, 2025 @01:11PM (#42596512)
I think you're right that it's 'hygge'-like. Saudade is a common Portuguese word, and (as far as I know) not limited to loving people, but also open to wider nostalgia. It apparently stems from solitatem (solitude). That it would apply to ABBA's music seems to me the result of the artistic-intellectual tendency to re-interpret everything in the opposite direction.
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Re:Twinge of Saudade: Biographies of Abba by nolito on Saturday January 04, 2025 @01:53PM (#42596784)
"Hygge" - portuguese living in Denmark - is not related to "saudade". "Saudade" is as stated by others deep longing with a touch of depression and enjoying that. "Hygge" is something you do to have a good time - with yourself or others.
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Re:Twinge of Saudade: Biographies of Abba by kaycebasques on Saturday January 04, 2025 @03:23PM (#42597423)
When I mentioned "hygge" I did not mean to imply that they have the same meaning. I was referring to the fact that "hygge" has entered mainstream English culture, to the point where a lot of English speakers know what it means. I was wondering whether "saudade" now has a similar level of mainstream awareness.
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