Motif
loss of song and vitality when love withdraws
loss_of_song_and_vitality_when_love_withdraws
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Reunion, Messengers, and Tokens. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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sufi
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The Persian Mystics: Jalálu'd-dín Rúmí THY ROSE / THE BELOVED ALL IN ALL / SORROW QUENCHED IN THE BELOVED / THE MUSIC OF LOVE; lines 1485-1516 confidence: medium
“When the rose has faded and the garden is withered,” the nightingale’s song is no longer heard.
The faded rose, withered garden, silent nightingale, dead lover, and wingless bird all present loss of vitality when the Beloved’s or Love’s animating presence is absent.
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