threnody

• Substantiv, das ein Lied, einen Gesang oder ein Gedicht der Trauer bezeichnet, das zum Gedenken an einen Verstorbenen verfasst oder vorgetragen wird.

A noun referring to a song, hymn, or poem of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a deceased person.

1. Funeral song or lamentC2formal

   A song, hymn, or poem of mourning composed or performed in memory of a deceased person.

   Trauergesang

   • The choir sang a haunting threnody at the memorial service.
   • Ancient poets often composed threnodies for fallen heroes.
   • The composer's threnody for the victims of war moved the audience to tears.

   Synonymecoronachdirgeelegykeenlamentmonodyrequiem