Complicated question: iPod nano/playlists from cloud

A little hard to explain but here goes...
I have an old iPod nano without internet capability.  If I get iTunes Match, I can pop in a CD & upload the tracks to my iMac.  They will then be available in the cloud.  I assume I can then delete the track from my iMac & still have access to it in the cloud for streaming.  Right?
Assuming that's right, if I have a playlist that I sync with my iPod, will it still work with tracks that I have in the cloud, but not physically on my computer.
Here's how I think it works:
I make a playlist from songs in the cloud synced with my iPod.
I connect the iPod.
iTunes will DL the songs onto my computer in order to transfer them to my iPod.
I disconnect the iPod.
I delete the tracks from my Computer.  (They're still in the cloud.)
The next time I connect & sync my iPod, will it lose the tracks that are in the cloud but not on my computer?  Will it re-DL them?
My goal is to have a large library to choose from for my iPod without keeping all those tracks physically on my iMac.

Hi
I suggest that you read this Make and keep a backup of your iTunes library, and only stream from the cloud.
The music needs to be on your hard drive to sync with the iPod nano. If you delete tracks from your hard drive, they will be removed fron the nano next time you sync.
Why do you need to stream music on your imac? Do you need to free up hard drive space?
Jim

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