Question

from the poem wandering singers what do you mean by the laughter and beauty of women long dead?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

According to them, their lays (songs) are of cities whose lustre i.e. glory is shed i.e. gone. They also sing of laughter and beauty (i.e. cheerful life) of women who died long ago. ... And also, they sing of happy (joyful), simple and even sorrowful things which means they sing of past as well as of present

Answer 2

Answer:

In this stanza, the wandering singers tell us what they exactly sing about. According to them, their lays (songs) are of cities whose lustre i.e. glory is shed i.e. gone. They also sing of laughter and beauty (i.e. cheerful life) of women who died long ago.