Motif
Aging singer laments loss of voice
aging_singer_laments_loss_of_voice
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Lost Heroic Age. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 11875-12035 confidence: medium
The gray-beard says he once sang heroic legends across waters, valleys, mountains, fields, and forests with a voice compared to rivers, waters, snow-shoes, and a ship, but now his songs are discordant.
The gray-beard contrasts his former sweet, flowing songs with his present discordant singing.
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