dirge /ˈdɝʤ/
輓歌,哀悼歌
Dirge n. A piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; a funeral hymn.
The raven croaked, and hollow shrieks of owls
Sung dirges at her funeral. --Ford.
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dirge
n : a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a
memorial to a dead person [syn: coronach, lament, requiem,
threnody]