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In literature, an elegy (from the Greek word for “lament”) is a mournful, melancholic or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song.

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12 In literature, an elegy (from the Greek word for “lament”) is a mournful, melancholic or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead. "Elegy" (sometimes spelled elégie) may denote a type of musical work, usually of a sad or somber nature. A well-known example is the Élégie, Op. 10, by Jules Massenet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezwvgug9n eo (Piano) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezwvgug9n eo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGXESZR0r fM (Cello) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGXESZR0r fM

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