The laments of Ingria represent a Balto-Finnic women's tradition hose other branches include the laments of the Karelian, Vespian and Setu peoples. Women have composed and performed laments in connections with death tries and wedding ceremonies. Laments were also used to bid farewell to boys conscripted into the army during the Czarist era. This volume contains nearly 700 lament texts recorded mostly in writing between 1841 and 1975, here presented in their original language with English translations and commentary. The book also includes samples of lament melodies.