Based on the Kupla song of the same name.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcHhTnHOzAk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcHhTnHOzAk

https://open.spotify.com/track/3O4JAH2p11ESPsU8AiTpWO?si=158dca41d2da412d

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Saudade

[sɐwˈðaðɨ]

Saudade is a word for a sad state of intense longing for someone or something that is absent. Saudade comes from Portuguese culture, and it is often expressed in its literature and music. Saudade is described as a kind of melancholy yearning.

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Though I be compelled to wander far

Pulled forward by my inward star

I'll spread across the world, and soar

To what lays in my dreams

Abroad

However far I choose to roam

The stars guide me back to what I've known

Lift me up, and carry me home

On zephyr wings

Saudade



Originally released on Chillhop Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4RFTlmwRi8&t=39s&pp=ygUSa3VwbGEgdGFpZ2EgbmF0aXZl

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Travis Taborek is a poet and writer based in Savannah, GA.

This collection is inspired by the laid-back, nostalgic beats of his favorite lofi hip-hop tracks, and cover themes like nostalgia, solitude, and the simple joys of life.

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