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What are dirges.

      

a)What are dirges.

  

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Martin
a)These are songs that are often sung or performed at funeral or at memorial services.
-The singers mourn the dead person through the song.
-They are usually songs that conveys deep grief and sadness.
-The mood of the song is usually somber.
-The deceased is usually praised and their great deeds and ancestry are lauded.
-The songs carry a tone of resignation and acceptance of death as inevitable.
-Other songs are sung to console the relatives and friends of the deceased.
-Some songs are addressed directly to the dead person who is asked to explain his or her premature departure from the world.
marto answered the question on October 16, 2018 at 04:29


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