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For the Transformers character, see Dirge (Transformers)

For the Final Fantasy VII spinoff, see Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-

A dirge is a somber song expressing mourning or grief, such as would be appropriate for performance at a funeral. The English word "dirge" is derived from the Latin Dirige, Domine, Deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam ("Direct my way in your sight, O Lord my God") , the first words of the first antiphon in the Matins of the Office for the Dead. The original meaning of "dirge" in English referred to this office. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that French Wiktionary be merged into this article or section. ... Dirge is a Decepticon from the Transformers series and has appeared in the related comics, cartoons and Transformers:_The_Movie. ... Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII- ) is a Japanese third person shooter role-playing game which is a sequel to the popular 1997 video game Final Fantasy VII. It is also part of the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII series, a collection of video games and animated videos set within... [[ For other uses, see Song (disambiguation). ... Mourning is in the simplest sense synonymous with grief over the death of someone. ... A funeral during the Siege of Sarajevo in 1992 Grief is a multi-faceted response to loss. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Not to be confused with Entomology, the study of insects. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... This article is about the musical term. ... For the Anglican service of Mattins see Morning Prayer Matins is the early morning prayer service in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox liturgies of the canonical hours. ... The Office of the Dead is a prayer cycle of the Liturgy of the Hours in the Roman Catholic Church, said for the repose of the soul of a deceased. ...

Notable dirges include:

• The Lyke-Wake Dirge
• Dies Iræ
• "Quiet Please" radio drama theme
• Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire
• Ruby Tuesday by The Rolling Stones
• Dirge by Bob Dylan
• Cybergod by Nausea
• Dirge for November by Opeth
• "Cheerful Dirge" by Theatre of Tragedy
• Musical Death (A Dirge) by Testament

The Lyke-Wake Dirge is a traditional British song that tells a Christian tale (although the ideas and the imagery are pre-Christian) of the souls travel, and the hazards it faces, on its way from earth to Heaven. ... For the Polish death metal band Dies Irae, see Dies Irae (band). ... Quiet Please was an old-time radio horror program created by Wyllis Cooper, also known for creating Lights Out (radio show). ... Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire or the Lament for Art Ó Laoghaire is an Irish keen, or dirge written by his wife Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill. ... Ruby Tuesday is an American casual dining restaurant chain known for its salad bar (commonly using the slogan Awesome Food, Serious Salad Bar). It was founded in 1972 by five University of Tennessee students and is now headquartered in Maryville, Tennessee. ... Rolling Stones redirects here. ... Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941), is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician, and poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. ... For other uses, see Nausea (disambiguation). ... Opeth is a progressive death metal band from Sweden. ... The band Theatre of Tragedy Theatre of Tragedy is a Norwegian band from Stavanger, originally assembled in 1993 and best known for their earlier albums, which provided a great deal of influence to the gothic metal genre. ... The word Testament can mean more than one thing: Old Testament; contains and describes the written terms and conditions of the oral Old Covenant, between the patriarch Abram from Ur in Mesopotamia, renamed Abraham, and his descendants; and YHWH, the God of the Hebrew tribe; part of which was mediated...

See also

• Elegy
• Funeral march
• Jeremiad
• Lament
• Requiem
• Oppari

Dirge is also a bind on equip item in the game World of Warcraft. It is a popular item on the server of Azgalor, where it is repeatedly shouted in major cities trade channels. Elegy was originally used for a type of poetic metre (Elegiac metre), but is also used for a poem of mourning, from the Greek elegos, a reflection on the death of someone or on a sorrow generally. ... A funeral march is a march composed, usually in a minor key, in in a slow simple duple metre imitating the solemn pace of a funeral procession. ... A Jeremiad is a long literary work, usually in prose, but sometimes in poetry, that bitterly laments the state of society and its morals in a serious tone of sustained invective, and often contains a prophecy of its coming downfall. ... A lament or lamentation is a song or poem expressing grief, regret or mourning. ... The Requiem or Requiem Mass, also known formally (in Latin) as the Missa pro defunctis or Missa defunctorum, is a liturgical service of the Roman Catholic Church and, in a wholly different ritual form and texts, the Eastern Catholic Churches as well as the Anglican High Church and certain Lutheran... Oppari is a Tamil folk art of weeping songs performed primarily by professional female musicians, but also by professional male musicians from some Dalit communities in South India. ...