Motif
song reserved for the moment before death
song_reserved_for_the_moment_before_death
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Grief Imagery and Song. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE ROSE AND THE AMARANTH / THE MAN, THE HORSE, THE OX, AND THE DOG / THE WOLVES, THE SHEEP, AND THE RAM / THE SWAN; lines 4582-4606 confidence: high
The Swan is said to sing only once in its life, when it knows it is about to die.
The Swan is said to sing only once, when it knows it is about to die, and later sings as its end approaches.
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