Motif
funeral song praising the dead and voicing survivors' grief
funeral_song_praising_the_dead_and_voicing_survivors_grief
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
micronesian
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The Island of Stone Money: Uap of the Carolines CHAPTER V / SONGS AND INCANTATIONS / SONGS AND INCANTATIONS / SONGS AND INCANTATIONS; lines 1524-1566 confidence: high
The narrator asks for a women's song; the women are shy but induce two young girls to sing a duet said to be sung at funerals, describing the deceased's good qualities and the survivors' grief.
The duet is said to be sung at funerals and to describe the deceased's good qualities and the survivors' grief.
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