The Bride's Burial is an English Broadside ballad that dates back to the beginning of the 17th century that is best known by its opening verse, "Come mourn, come mourn with me/ you loyal lovers all.
[citation needed] Most often set to the tune of "The Lady's Fall" or "The Ladies' Fall," The Bride's Burial follows a husband's mourning for his recently deceased wife.
The ballad ends with a burial recognizing the Bride's virginity, and asks the reader to remember the frailty of life and love.
[citation needed] The ballad is most often assembled in octaves with various rhyme schemes.
"[3] "The Bride's Burial" has been rendered into both woodcuts—found on many of the ballads[4]—and also a painting by George Adolphus Storey in 1859, which is now held at the Tate Gallery though not on display for the public.