Mournful song
Crossword Clue and Answers
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Publications
- The Daily Mail Quick - Wednesday, 14 Jul 2021
- The Daily Mail Quick - Monday, 26 Oct 2020
- The Daily Mail Quick - Wednesday, 20 May 2020
- The Daily Mail Quick - Saturday, 19 Jan 2019
Crossword Answers
4 letters
EPOS
A body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme
FADO
A sad Portuguese folksong
EPIC
Very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture"
IDYL
A short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
LILT
A jaunty rhythm in music
LIED
A German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
KEEN
A funeral lament sung with loud wailing
MASS
(Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist
POEM
A composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
MOAN
An utterance expressing pain or disapproval
SIGH
A sound like a person sighing; "she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees"
NOEL
Period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
SONG
A distinctive or characteristic sound; "the song of bullets was in the air"; "the song of the wind"; "the wheels sang their song as the train rocketed ahead"
TAPS
(military) signal to turn the lights out
WEEP
Shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"
WAKE
A vigil held over a corpse the night before burial; "there's no weeping at an Irish wake"
5 letters
CANSO
BLUES
A type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
CAROL
A joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ)
CROON
Sing softly
CHANT
Recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer"
DITTY
A short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)
HAIKU
An epigrammatic Japanese verse form of three short lines
IDYLL
A short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
LYRIC
The text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language"
KNELL
The sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
MATIN
MISSA
MOURN
Feel sadness; "She is mourning her dead child"
RHYME
A piece of poetry
SLOKA
TANKA
A Tibetan religious painting on fabric
TENSO
VERSE
A piece of poetry
DIRGE
A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
ELEGY
A mournful poem; a lament for the dead
12 letters
PLASTERSAINT
A person (considered to be) without human failings; "he's no plaster saint"