klaaglied

Concepts

elegy

lament

lamentation

Synonyms

elegie

klaagzang

treurdicht

Translations

Elegie

Klagelied

elegia

mersiye

ελεγεία

élégie

elegía

ağıt

yas

رِثَاء

elegia

elegia

sagu

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈklaːx.lit/

Etymology

From klagen (“to mourn”) + lied (“song”), calque of German Klagelied. Originally only used as the title of Lamentations or a chapter thereof, introduced due to influence from Luther's Bible translation.