"Does dim gair yn Saesneg am "hiraeth". There is no word in English for hiraeth. Hiraeth is a Welsh word that has no direct English translation; an approximation would be the longing, or yearning for home.
Hiraeth is the sense of being so much a part of a place -- and the place, a part of you -- that you feel forever incomplete when separated from it.
Finding one's true spiritual home. If you ever do, you know the meaning of hiraeth - there is no comparable word in English - it describes the feeling that true 'home' feels like, wherever.
Hiraeth can meaning a longing for many things, not just a homeland. I think it can even be used to mean nostalgia for times past, as opposed to place.
2 comments:
What a spectacular name for your boat and blog! Truly perfect. Glad you've got the blog going -- such a handy tool for the traveler. Looking forward to reading more!
Larissa
Hiraeth is a longing that all feel for a return to the perfect justness of Eden. Hiraeth is only re-established in regeneration and completed in eternity.
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