"Complainte D'Un Matelot Mourant" is an instrumental song by The Avett Brothers that appears on their albums Mignonette and Live, Vol. 2.
The song flows directly from "A Gift for Melody Anne" and has no lyrics other than vocal "ohhhhs".
The song, which translates to "Lament of a Dying Sailor" from French, conceptually ties to the real-life story of the Mignonette which is the tale of sailors resorting to cannibalism at sea.
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Mignonette tracks[]
Mignonette
1. "Swept Away" (Sentimental Version)
2. "Nothing Short of Thankful"
3. "The New Love Song"
4. "At the Beach"
5. "Signs"
6. "Hard Worker"
7. "Letter to a Pretty Girl"
8. "Please Pardon Yourself"
9. "Pretty Girl at the Airport"
10. "Pretty Girl from Cedar Lane"
11. "Causey Commentary"
12. "One Line Wonder"
13. "The Day That Marvin Gaye Died"
14. "SSS"
15. "Swept Away"
16. "A Gift for Melody Anne"
17. "Complainte D'Un Matelot Mourant"
18. "Salvation Song"
19. "Signs" (Jim Avett version)
20. "Laser Pants"
Live, Vol. 2 tracks[]
Live, Vol. 2
1. "Pretty Girl from Annapolis"
2. "Love Like the Movies"
3. "Walking for You"
4. "Do You Love Him"
5. "I Killed Sally's Lover"
6. "Smoke in Our Lights"
7. "A Lot of Moving"
8. "November Blue"
9. "Wanted Man"
10. "Old Joe Clark"
11. "My Last Song to Jenny"
12. "The Traveling Song"
13. "Offering"
14. "A Gift for Melody Anne"
15. "Complainte D'Un Matelot Mourant"
16. "Pretty Girl From Raleigh"
17. "Please Pardon Yourself"