Motif
Music that compels emotion and sleep
music_that_compels_emotion_and_sleep
A motif of the Enchanting Music and Sound Power family, within the sub-family Sleep and Emotional Enchantment. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
celtic (1) · celtic irish (1)
celtic
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Gods and Fighting Men BOOK TWO: LUGH OF THE LONG HAND. / CHAPTER I. THE COMING OF LUGH / CHAPTER II. THE SONS OF TUIREANN / CHAPTER III. THE GREAT BATTLE OF MAGH TUIREADH; lines 2510-2567 confidence: high
A harp-player performs crying, laughing, and sleepy tunes; the hosts fall asleep, and three figures go away through the Fomor.
The passage describes three tunes that make listeners cry, laugh, and fall asleep, enabling escape.
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celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men BOOK TWO: LUGH OF THE LONG HAND. / CHAPTER I. THE COMING OF LUGH / CHAPTER II. THE SONS OF TUIREANN / CHAPTER III. THE GREAT BATTLE OF MAGH TUIREADH; lines 2511-2568 confidence: high
The three harp tunes make listeners cry, laugh, and sleep; during the sleep, three people escape through the Fomor who would have harmed them.
The three tunes make listeners cry, laugh, and fall asleep, enabling escape.
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