elegy
el.e.gy \'el-*-je-\ n or elegies [L elegia poem in elegiac couplets, fr. Gk elegeia, elegeion,] pl fr. elegos song of mourning 1a: a song or poem expressing sorrow or lamentation esp. for one who is dea d 1b: something resembling such a song or poem 2: a poem in elegiac couplets 3a: a pensive or reflective poem usu. nostalgic or melancholy 3b: a short pensive musical composition