Great Regulars: The Dirge was popularised by a number

of folk groups in the 1960s, notably The Young Tradition and Pentangle. There are many versions of the lyrics: mine draws on several of the more idiomatic, preserving much of the dialect spelling and re-creating the orality of the original.

A Lyke-Wake Dirge

This ae neet, this ae neet,

from Carol Rumens: The Guardian: Books blog: Poem of the week

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