According to mythology, a swan will sing beautifully and mournfully just before it dies.

He sang mournfully of love and made us weep over it.

He made a couple of moves with the sword, and Jato sang mournfully through the air.

They just continued their song in sublime disregard of their young, who sang so mournfully below them.

A lone man sang mournfully at his table and women were few and cheerless.

"All right," the gypsy said and sang mournfully,

He fired once again, and the bullet sang mournfully off the fender of a parked car.

The story ends with Zelda mournfully singing the song from the past.

Then she sings mournfully over a recording of wind.

The Harley mournfully sang Meatloaf's "Bat out of Hell" as we cruised through the deserted streets.