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That gate-shut-panic makes us rush (oh-oh, we rush!) / To turn the page before the quiet hush (the quiet hush!)
schopenhauer Mono no aware is the Japanese awareness of the impermanence of all things and the gentle sadness it brings.
schopenhauer Sehnsucht is a German word for an intense, bittersweet yearning for an elusive, idealized home or state of being.
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Fado music: Lisbon's famous emotional music genre, known for expressing intense saudade, was added to UNESCO's Cultural Heritage list in 2011.
Pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune. This private, often shameful sentiment first appeared in English print in Richard Trench’s 1852 book.
In what year was Lisbon's emotional Fado music, which heavily features saudade, recognized by UNESCO?
Which German research institute has actively studied sehnsucht as a key human developmental drive?
What Portuguese word describes a deep, melancholic longing for an absent person or place?
The Welsh word hiraeth describes a nostalgic homesickness for what kind of place?
Which 18th-century German Romantic writer is closely associated with the bittersweet yearning of sehnsucht?
During which annual Japanese spring festival is the concept of mono no aware celebrated?
What Japanese term describes a gentle sadness caused by the awareness of impermanence?
Which ancient culture's lost lands are historically mourned through the Welsh concept of hiraeth?