Associations to the word «Dirge»

Wiktionary

DIRGE, noun. A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.

Dictionary definition

DIRGE, noun. A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras