An elegy or mournful ballad, or the like.
A poem that expresses grief, not necessarily about death
a complaint addressed to God, by an individual or group, which includes an explicit request that God will intervene and rectify the problem which is the subject of the complaint
a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child"
regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"
a song of morning for the dead
a " song or poem expressing deep grief or mourning
See Dirge, Elegy, Epitaph, Monody
A mournful piece, either meant to be played at a funeral, or to commemorate a death.
Dirge; a slow mornful piece.
A cry of pain and grief; in the study of the Psalms, the lament, also called a complaint, is the literary type which expresses a cry of help, either of an individual or the community. See Chapter 14 Speech Forms and Chapter 14 Complaint.
A lament or lamentation is a song or poem expressing grief, regret or mourning. Many of the oldest and most lasting poems in human history have been laments. Laments are present in both the Iliad and the Odyssey, in the Hindu Vedas, and in ancient Near Eastern religious texts, including the Mesopotamian city laments such as the Lament for Ur and the Jewish Tanakh (or Old Testament).
"Lament" is the name of a song by British band, The Cure. There are two distinct versions of the song, one called "Lament (Flexipop)" from a single featured in a music magazine and "LaMent" from the compilation album, Japanese Whispers. Both versions are featured on the b-side and rarities collection, Join the Dots.
