All 11 Uses
lament
in
The Epic of Gilgamesh
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- The gods heard their lament, the gods of heaven cried to the Lord of Uruk, to Anu the god of Uruk: 'A goddess made him, strong as a savage bull, none can withstand his arms.†
Book 1lament = express grief or regret
- When Anu had heard their lamentation the gods cried to Aruru, the goddess of creation, 'You made him, O Aruru, now create his equal; let it be as like him as his own reflection, his second self, stormy heart for stormy heart.†
Book 1lamentation = passionate expression of grief or sorrow
- You have loved the stallion magnificent in battle, and for him you decreed whip and spur and a thong, to gallop seven leagues by force and to muddy the water before he drinks; and for his mother Silili lamentations.†
Book 3lamentations = passionate expressions of grief or sorrow
- Over the thigh of the Bull of Heaven she set up lamentation.†
Book 3lamentation = passionate expression of grief or sorrow
- He has made the princes of the earth kiss your feet, and now all the people of Uruk lament and wail over you.†
Book 3lament = express grief or regret
- And Gilgamesh lamented, 'Now I will pray to the great gods, for my friend had an ominous dream.'†
Book 3lamented = expressed grief or regret
- The harlot who anointed you with fragrant ointment Laments for you now; The Women of the palace, who brought you a wife, A chosen ring of good advice.†
Book 3laments = expresses grief or regret
- Lament for you now.†
Book 3lament = express grief or regret
- Gilgamesh lamented; seven days and seven nights he wept for Enkidu,
Book 3 *lamented = expressed grief and sorrow passionately
- The people of the city, great and small, are not silent; they lift up the lament, all men of flesh and blood lift up the lament.†
Book 7lament = express grief or regret
- The people of the city, great and small, are not silent; they lift up the lament, all men of flesh and blood lift up the lament.†
Book 7
Definitions:
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(1)
(lament) to express grief or regret
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Although lament typically refers to a feeling or simple vocal expression, it can refer to a vocal expression as complex as a sad song or poem. It can even refer to sad, but non-vocal music -- as when Tennessee Williams references background music in A Streetcar Named Desire.