valitusvirsi — meaning in English
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English meaning
- elegy noun A poem or piece of music written in mourning for someone who has died, or in a serious, reflective, sorrowful tone.
- lament verb To express deep sorrow or regret over something.
- lamentation noun The act of lamenting.
Senses
valitusvirsi is used for these senses in English:
- coronach (historical, Scotland, Ireland) A dirge or lamentation.
- elegy A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation. [from early 16th c.]
- jeremiad A long speech or prose work that bitterly laments the state of society and its morals, and often contains a prophecy of its coming downfall.
- lament A song expressing grief.
- lamentation A sorrowful cry; a lament.
lament — full definition
- verb To express deep sorrow or regret over something.
- noun An expression of grief or regret, sometimes in the form of a song or poem.