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A song so sad it makes funerals feel like the upbeat part.
means A slow, mournful piece of music or poem, typically performed at a funeral or to lament the dead.
from Shrunk from the Latin dirige, the first word of a funeral prayer meaning direct, O Lord — the whole hymn collapsed into one heavy syllable.
Verb formFuneral text opened with the imperative dirige.
Folk usageOnce meant any tediously slow, gloomy tune.
CousinRelated in spirit to threnody and elegy.