Motif
Orphaned wanderer’s lament
orphaned_wanderer_s_lament
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Mourning Kin. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 18547-18733 confidence: high
Kullervo wanders through field, forest, Hisi-plains, and woodlands; at evening he rests on a forest hillock.
Kullervo wanders in forests and wild lands and laments being fatherless, motherless, homeless, and deprived of light and care.
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