Motif
animal-caused lone survivor lament
animal_caused_lone_survivor_lament
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american northwest coast
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Tlingit Myths and Texts FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES:; lines 23791-23924 confidence: medium
Song 71 is introduced as composed by a man whose friends were destroyed by a bear while he alone remained in the fort; the translation says a man like the speaker wanders in this world crying.
A man is the only one left in the fort after a bear destroys his friends, and his song describes a crying wanderer in this world.
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