Motif
lament after tragic death
lament_after_tragic_death
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Lament for the Fallen Warrior. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic irish
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Heroic Romances of Ireland INTRODUCTION / THE SICK-BED OF CUCHULAIN / THE EXILE OF THE SONS' OF USNACH / INTRODUCTION; lines 3883-3930 confidence: medium
A verse translation of Deirdre's final lament from the Glenn Masain version is added to compare it with the corresponding lament in the Leinster text.
The passage discusses Deirdre's final lament and the tragedy of Deirdre's death.
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