He seldom speaks
I hardly talk
The unsaid words
Pile up and stock
The weight of thoughts
Is too much to bear
I look at him
To find him stare
He has no words
Nor do I
We try to be convivial
Oh! Do we try?
He shall never say it
And neither shall I
Some day he'll speak
'Least to say goodbye...
Mamihlapinatapai is derived from the Yaghan language of Tierra del Fuego, listed in The Guinness Book of World Records as the "most succinct word" and is one of the hardest words to translate. It refers to "a look shared by two people, each wishing that the other will offer something that they both desire but are unwilling to suggest or offer themselves."
'Least to say goodbye...
Mamihlapinatapai is derived from the Yaghan language of Tierra del Fuego, listed in The Guinness Book of World Records as the "most succinct word" and is one of the hardest words to translate. It refers to "a look shared by two people, each wishing that the other will offer something that they both desire but are unwilling to suggest or offer themselves."
I love this concept already.
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