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coronach

/ˈkɒrənək/

/ˈkɔːrənɑːk/

coronachnoun

coronachs

/ˈkɒrənək/

/ˈkɔːrənɑːk/

Translations

The coronach echoed through the valley as the mourners gathered.

Плач эхом разносился по долине, когда собрались скорбящие.

Additional translations

погребальная песнь

плач по умершему

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

mourning song

funeral song