This is the 9853rd most frequent German word.
nostalgie
Nostalgie: A feeling of longing or wistfulness for the past.
Here, 'Nostalgie' is used as a noun to describe the feeling of longing for past times.
Die Nostalgie über die alten Zeiten erfüllt mein Herz.
The nostalgia of the old times fills my heart.
In this sentence, a derivative of 'Nostalgie'—'nostalgisches'—is used as an adjective to describe the song that evokes a sense of nostalgia.
Er hat ein nostalgisches Lied aus seiner Jugend gespielt.
He played a nostalgic song from his youth.
Here, 'Nostalgie' is metaphorically described as something that can 'arise,' thus personifying the feeling.