Weltschmerz ist eigentlich, das ist ein Gefühl, was man, wie eigntlich wie eine Melancholie ist oder eine Traurigkeit, die man hat, die man aber nicht unbedingt auf sein jetziges privates Leben anwenden kann, also, man sieht die Ursache nicht weil man zu wenig Geld hat, oder weil man keine Wohnung hat oder weil man findet, dass man kacke aussieht, also nicht gut aussieht oder so, sondern man hat ein grundsätzliches Gefühl der Traurigkeit und Melancholie. link
Weltschmerz is actually, it's a feeling that's actually like a melancholy or sadness that you have, but that you can't necessarily apply to your current private life. you don't see the root cause as because you have too little money, or because you don't have an apartment, or because you find that you look crappy, that it doesn't look good or something, but rather you have a fundamental feeling of sadness and melancholy.
Weltschmerz bedeutet eingentlich, dass man keinen einzigen oder bestimmten Grund hat traurig zu sein, sondern einfach die ganze Last der Welt auf seinen Schultern trägt und furchtbar niedergeschlagen ist.. link
Weltschmerz actually means that you don't have one single or specific reason to be sad, rather simply carrying the whole weight of the world on your shoulders.
Es gibt keinen richtigen Grund eigentlich, man fühlt sich einfach traurig. link
there's actually no real reason, you simply feel sad.
Sheldon's explanation on the big bang (season 3, episode 11) :
the Germans have a term for what you're feeling.
Weltschmerz,
it means the depression that arises from comparing the world as it is to a hypothetical, idealized world.
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the Germans have always been a comforting people. 😂
I love seeing those serious "German"-look on their faces from some 'Easy German' episodes. Look at the face, how sincerely they're pondering the question! Especially the person who seems to listen to their friend, they look dead serious and I bet they're preparing their own answer without really listening to their friends 😂. But, actually, their such genuine sincerity sometimes comforts me for some reason, as Sheldon said. 🙂