Sehnsucht is the translation in German. It is translated from English to German. German is mostly spoken in the European countries.
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Such a longing for justice leaves us hoping for mercy.
The old man was yearning to see his son.
Hi-Sehnsucht was the driving notion behind much German romantic art, literature and music. There is no adequate translation, but people use "longing for the unattainable," or "yearning" or even "aspiration." The origins of the compound word, Sehnsucht, come from the German words for "longing" and "addiction" or "insatiable craving."
yearn,want,
Sucht means a disease or illness -- cognate, naturally, to English "sick". So Sehnsucht, which is usually translated as "longing", is a stronger word than that -- it means something like "sick with longing."
longing for someone or something is the same thing as pining or yearning for them.
Longing for is one
Wistful
Desiring, pining for.
Reminiscing
yearn
Yes the word longing can be a noun as in a deep desire for something. It is also the present participl of the verb long.