Musicals As Untranslatable Words

musicals as untranslatable words

Anastasia:

hiraeth (Welsh): longing for something lost; a deep grief for a time, place, or feeling that one cannot return to.

The Band’s Visit:

mamihlapinatapei (Yagan): a wordless look two people share, both parties hoping for something to start, but neither willing to initiate it.

Dear Evan Hansen:

litost (Czech): a despairing regret at something that should not have happened or that one should not have done; defined by Milan Kundera as “a state of torment created by the sudden sight of one’s own misery.”

Falsettos:

mokita (Kivila): a painful truth that is not at all a secret, but that everyone agrees not to mention out of compassion.

Hamilton:

jijivisha (Hindi): an indomitable spirit; the intense will to live.

The Last Five Years:

razbliuto (Russian): a sentimental feeling towards the person one once loved, but no longer do. A neologism from the 1960s.

Les Misérables:

hüzün (Turkish): an often communal, collective experience of spiritual anguish rooted in worldly suffering; defined by Orhan Pamuk as “a state of mind that is ultimately as life-affirming as it is negating.”

Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812

yūgen (Japanese): an deep experience of the natural world defined by Benito Ortolani as "a profound, mysterious sense of the beauty of the universe…and the sad beauty of human suffering.”

Newsies:

Fernweh (German): literally “farsickness”; feeling homesick for a place you may have never been.

Next to Normal:

won (Korean): bitter reluctance to let go of an illusion or thing past.

Tuck Everlasting:

aware (Japanese): an empathy towards the bittersweetness of transcendent and transient beauty.

Waitress:

wabi-sabi (Japanese): the lonely beauty of imperfection. According to Richard Powell, wabi-sabi acknowledges the simple realities that “nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect.”

types of girls, historical figures edition

marie antoinette: sleigh rides in the snow, strawberries and cream, dresses the color of sugared macarons, masquerade balls, big glasses of milk before bedtime, glittery eyeshadow, sunsets, frilly lingerie simonetta vespucci: dewy skin, golden curls held back by diamond hair pins, berry-stained lips, the smell of paint, unwavering devotion, blush-pink linen dresses, feasts of italian food camille claudel: oversized sweaters, the feel of clay on your hands, messy ponytails held up by black velvet ribbons, tear-stained love letters, pictures of your boyfriend cluttering your vanity, impulsive declarations of love madame de pompadour: fancy pink ribbons in your hair, warm cups of cocoa, pastel kitten heels, long flower-scented soaks in the bathtub, heart-shaped beauty marks, powder puffs, bouquets of peonies, beribboned nightgowns in rose and lilac, coquettish glances caroline lamb: wearing your boyfriend’s clothes, bare legs, too much coffee, bouncy curls, walking in torrential rainstorms, secret makeout sessions, the smell of vanilla, lipstick marks on collars, sleeping with sonnets under your pillow, stalking your ex anne boleyn: old books with notes in the margins, red lips, elaborate christmas parties with lots of mistletoe, sexy (and expensive) lingerie from your fiance, dark chocolate, ornate balconies covered in roses, dramatic eye makeup beatrice d'este: porcelain skin, jewel-encrusted bows threaded throughout your hair, wearing a lot of glowy highlighter, vintage romance novels, elaborate breakfasts, pastry crumbs stuck to your lip gloss josephine bonaparte: perfume that smells like roses, pink tulle skirts, sugar cakes, stardust on your face, being pampered, silver ballet slippers, moonlit gardens marie duplessis: cashmere dressing gowns, rosy pink cheeks, going to the ballet, velvet hair bows, raspberry tea, bonbons and petit fours, sparkly headbands, midnight dates nell gwyn: opening nights at the theater, the lights of london, fruit-flavored candy, witty conversations, maypoles, wearing pearls in your hair, cluttered dressing rooms, pots of lip rouge, ice skating, christmas celebrations in the snow

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