Dirge
A dirge is a somber song expressing mourning or grief, such as would be appropriate for performance at a funeral. A lament. 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
Examples of dirges include:
Cultural references
- "And we sang dirges in the dark the day the music died", from the album American Pie by Don McLean
- "Strike up a dirge" said by Frieza in Dragon Ball Z when he thought Goku was giving up.
- Dirge, album by Wormrot
- Dirge is the name of one of the seekers in the Transformers franchise. He is Referred to as one of the "Coneheads".
- Prohibition Dirge by Ennio Morricone from "Once Upon a Time in America" (Soundtrack)
- Final Fantasy game called Dirge of cerberus
- Dirge is the name of a character in Skyrim, he explains the reason behind it when asked, he can be found in the Thieves Guild, in the main hideout.
- The tenth Colossus in Shadow of the Colossus is called Dirge.
See also