Motif
Exceptional music attracts royal attention
exceptional_music_attracts_royal_attention
A motif of the Enchanting Music and Sound Power family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamicate folklore
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The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 7561-7674 confidence: medium
The Persian asks for an instrument; Scheih Ibrahim gives her a lute; she plays and sings so well that the Caliph is enchanted and wants to enter to hear her play for him.
The Persian's lute playing and singing enchant the watching Caliph and motivate his attempt to enter and hear her directly.
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