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coronach

UK
/ˈkɒrənək/
US
/ˈkɔːrənɑːk/

Translations

coronachnoun
coronachs
pl
UK
/ˈkɒrənək/
US
/ˈkɔːrənɑːk/
complainte funèbreDans la tradition écossaise ou irlandaise.
The mourners gathered around the grave, their voices rising in a haunting coronach that echoed through the hills.
Les endeuillés se rassemblèrent autour de la tombe, leurs voix s’élevant en une complainte funèbre lancinante qui résonnait dans les collines.
Additional translations
lamentation funèbrePour un cri ou une déploration de deuil, sans chant formel.
Synonyms
lament
mourning song
funeral song
keen
lamentation
elegy
threnody
requiem
dirge

Definitions

coronachnoun
A traditional Scottish or Irish funeral song or lament.
The mourners gathered around the grave, their voices rising in a haunting coronach that echoed through the hills.
An outcry of mourning or wail of grief for the dead, apart from any formal song.
When the news of the laird’s fall reached the village, a long coronach went up from the assembled clansfolk.
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