Motif
Speaking tree lamenting human use and seasonal suffering
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A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Cosmic and Natural Mourning. 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 22275-22460 confidence: high
Wainamoinen wanders through the forest, hears a birch-tree wailing, approaches it, and asks why it is weeping.
The birch-tree speaks, describes repeated stripping, cutting, burning, and winter damage, and is addressed as sacred and brotherly by Wainamoinen.
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