Dirge

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A dirge is a somber song 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. The original meaning of "dirge" in English referred to this office.

Examples of dirges include:

• Dies Iræ
• The Lyke-Wake Dirge
• "Quiet Please" radio drama theme
• Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire
• Just a Closer Walk With Thee
• In the Sweet By and By
• Bye and Bye
• "Dirge" by Bob Dylan
• "Dirge" by Death in Vegas
• "Dirge for November" by Opeth
• "Musical Death (A Dirge)" by Testament
• "O Death" Appalachian dirge
• "Piano Concerto No. 1 'Scorpion Fire'" A song from the game beatmania IIDX
• "Dirge Inferno" by Cradle of Filth
• "Dirge for the Planet" by Firelake
• "Fallen Heros"
• "Flee as a Bird to the Mountain"
• "Over in the Gloryland"
• "Westlawn Dirge"

[edit] See also

• Elegy
• Funeral march
• Jeremiad
• Lament
• Requiem
• Oppari