Dirge
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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 ("Direct my
way in your sight, O Lord my God"), the first words of the first antiphon
in the Matins
of the Office for the Dead, created on basis of Ps. 5,9. The original meaning of dirge
in English referred to this office.
The entire wiki link can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirge
A wiki link on the poem (A Dirge) by Shelly can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Dirge
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