![”A threnody is a song, hymn or poem of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person. The term originates from the Greek word threnoidia, from threnos ( ‘wailing’) + oide (‘ode’); ultimately, from the Proto-Indo-European root wed- (‘to speak’) that is also the precursor of such words as ‘ode’, ‘tragedy’, ‘comedy’, ‘parody’, ‘melody’ and ‘rhapsody’.” [Wikipedia]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxjywycWCP1r24ddao1_500.jpg)
”A threnody is a song, hymn or poem of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person. The term originates from the Greek word threnoidia, from threnos ( ‘wailing’) + oide (‘ode’); ultimately, from the Proto-Indo-European root wed- (‘to speak’) that is also the precursor of such words as ‘ode’, ‘tragedy’, ‘comedy’, ‘parody’, ‘melody’ and ‘rhapsody’.” [Wikipedia]
