It was tempting to focus on the originals, the most striking of which was a slow-moving, eerily beautiful elegy, "Darkness 9/11" (2002), composed with Gustavo Santaolalla.

But this synth duo's inspired way with a simple melody, romantic lyrics and Theo Hutchcraft's richly heartfelt vocals somehow build this electro-pop ballad into a truly beautiful elegy to lost love.

In the autumn of the latter year, at the Royal Denbigh Eisteddvod, a prize was adjudged to him for his beautiful Welsh elegy on the death of Bishop Heber.

Ó Maoilchiaráin's single known extant poem is Tugaid oinne, described by O'Reilly as "a beautiful elegy on the death of his son.

In Ms. Carson's eerie, elliptical, very beautiful elegy for a failed marriage, the husband represents beauty to be sure, but he also represents not truth but mendacity.

Partiality to his beautiful elegy, had perhaps allotted him a rank above his general merits.

To the Editor: "Ghosts of El Morocco" was a beautiful elegy for a bygone era.

Jewish legend relates that as he came near Jerusalem, overpowered by the sight of the Holy City, he sang his most beautiful elegy, the celebrated "Zionide" (Zion ha-lo Tish'ali).

"The Last Invocation," by Frank Bridge, Britten's teacher, is also hymnlike yet dark, like some grimly beautiful Anglican elegy.

Such are his painting, his sculpture and his readymades: an extremely beautiful elegy to freedom and the purity of feelings.