elegy

• Ein Gedicht oder literarisches Werk, das Trauer, Schmerz oder Bedauern ausdrückt, meist für einen Verstorbenen; auch ein Klagelied oder eine wehmütige Dichtung.

A poem or piece of writing expressing sorrow, mourning, or lamentation, typically for someone who has died.

1. Poem of mourningC1formalart

   A poem or song written in sorrow for someone who has died.

   Elegie

   • The poet composed an elegy for his late friend.
   • She recited a moving elegy at the funeral.
   • The elegy captured the deep sense of loss felt by the community.

   Synonymedirgelamentmonodyrequiemthrenody