Elegy vs. Dirge
Elegynoun
A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.
Elegynoun
(music) A composition of mournful character.
Elegynoun
A mournful or plaintive poem; a funereal song; a poem of lamentation.
Elegynoun
a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
Elegy
In English literature, an elegy is a poem of serious reflection, usually a lament for the dead. However, "for all of its pervasiveness ...
Dirgenoun
A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.
Dirgenoun
(informal) A song or piece of music that is considered too slow, bland or boring.
Dirgeverb
To sing dirges
Dirgenoun
A piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; a funeral hymn.
Dirgenoun
a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
Dirgenoun
a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite.
Dirgenoun
a mournful song, piece of music, or sound
Dirgenoun
a song or piece of music that is considered too slow, miserable, or boring
Dirge
A dirge is a somber song or lament expressing mourning or grief, such as would be appropriate for performance at a funeral. The English word dirge is derived from the Latin Dirige, Domine, Deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam (), the first words of the first antiphon in the Matins of the Office for the Dead, created on basis of Psalms 5:8 (5:9 in Vulgate).
