Years seem moments while man listens to song of bird

Motif

Years seem moments while man listens to song of bird.

Magic. · Magic powers and manifestations. · Manifestations of magic power. · Temporary magic characteristics. · Magic forgetfulness. · view the constellation · filed as D2011.1

Filed across the traditions

Welsh MacCulloch Celtic 104
Lithuanian Balys Index No. 472A*
Estonian Aarne FFC XXV No. 471*
Russian Andrejev Ukazatel' Skazochnik No. 471.
general **Hammerich Munken og Fuglen (København, 1933)
general *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 562
general *Herbert III 67
general Longfellow "The Golden Legend"
general Hartland Science 188f. Irish: Plummer clxxxvi, *Cross

Within the index

Filed under Years thought days. (Cf. F379.5.) Years spent in the other world or asleep seem as days because of magic forgetfulness.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Day seems moment while saint listens to music made by bird's wing Three days and three nights seem one hour as saint preaches. (Cf. Z71.1.1.)

Filed beside it

Two friars perceive no passing of time from Shrovetide till following Easter while they talk of Christ Years are as moments to creator

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Fairy music makes seven years seem like one day to mortal hearer. (Cf. D2011.1.)

Carried in tale types

The Monk and the Bird · ATU 471A 1 recorded variant

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