Do not be discouraged, do not be discouraged, my soul - "Divine verse" (Yagnitsa village of Cherepovets district, expedition recording)
Spiritual verses were originally performed during lent, since it seemed wrong to sing ordinary songs at this time. Spiritual poems were performed both in the family, and mainly by wandering singers - Kaliki transients (beggars and often blind).Then spiritual verses penetrated into the funeral and memorial rite and are mostly performed in it. In the XX century, the people's memorial service could not do without them.Spiritual verses are sung with a "covered", strict sound. Apparently, spatial and acoustic aspects are also taken into account here, since most of the memorial verses are performed at home, and not on the street.