Motif
lost sweetheart lament
lost_sweetheart_lament
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.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
native american great lakes
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Chippewa Music RHYTHM OF FIRST MEASURE / RHYTHMIC UNIT / COMPARISON OF METRIC UNIT OF VOICE AND BRUM / — p — 0 — p — p-; lines 23779-23953 confidence: high
No. 157 is a love song titled “I Have Lost My Sweetheart,” sung by Ki^miwun and recorded without drum; the glossed words include “and still,” “I have lost,” and “my sweetheart.”
The love song title and glossed text state that the speaker has lost their sweetheart.
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Chippewa Music II RHYTHM OF FIRST MEASURE / RHYTHMIC UNIT / COMPARISON OF METRIC UNIT OF VOICE AND DRUM / BUEEAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY; lines 20177-20459 confidence: medium
"and still"; "I have lost"; "my sweetheart"
No. 157 is a love song whose translated text states that the speaker has lost a sweetheart.
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