All 4 Uses
lament
in
A Grace Given in Sorrow, translated by Fitzgerald
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- Then Iris at his bidding ran on the rainy winds to bear the word of Zeus, until she came to Priam's house and heard voices in lamentation.†
*lamentation = passionate expression of grief or sorrow
- Now she lamented: "You've been torn from life, my husband, in young manhood, and you leave me empty in our hall.†
lamented = expressed grief or regret
- Hekabe lifted her lamenting voice among them: "Hektor, dearest of sons to me, in life you had the favor of the immortal gods, and they have cared for you in death as well.†
lamenting = expressing grief or regret
- Then it was Helen's turn to make lament: "Dear Hektor, dearest brother to me by far!†
lament = express grief or regret
Definitions:
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(1)
(lament) to express grief or regret
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Although lament typically refers to a feeling or simple vocal expression, it can refer to a vocal expression as complex as a sad song or poem. It can even refer to sad, but non-vocal music -- as when Tennessee Williams references background music in A Streetcar Named Desire.