funeral song

The dead was left to the silent night to cover, and the lonely poplar sang a soft funeral song over her.

Before we reached the burying-ground, the services began with a long-drawn funeral song, that came up to us in snatches.

After solemnly exposing his body under a silken pavilion, squadrons of Huns wheeled round, chanting a funeral song to his memory.

Then he bade Sporus begin to sing his funeral song, and begged some one to show him how to die.

The Greek word ἐλεγεία is of doubtful signification; it is usually interpreted as meaning a mournful or funeral song.