Motif
lament for an absent beloved
lament_for_an_absent_beloved
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
armenian
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Armenian Legends and Poems LAMENT OVER THE HEROES FALLEN IN THE BATTLE OF AVARAIR / THE SONG OF THE STORK / FOLK SONG / YE MOUNTAIN BLUEBELLS; lines 1153-1176 confidence: high
The speaker says earth and sky are dark, mourns alone, and says, "My love is gone,—light of my eye."
The speaker mourns alone because their love has gone and has left them in pain.
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