1-> According to Du Bois, songs of pain “means pain means the struggle and resistance of slavery. It is a slave song that expresses the struggle, hope and fear of not being able to be free. Each of the songs tells a story. of slaves united states of several years ago. for them this song had an unbelievable meaning because they sang it while they were enslaved they sang it to the world with the hope of being freed. these songs were created with the purpose for the African slaves to that they expressed their deep sadness and confusion. These songs represent the pain and suffering they endured for generations. Although these songs symbolized a dark and depressing step, they also had the potential to be used for worship These songs have been passed down through the generations in generation to remind us of all the things they had to go through.

2-> Of all the songs of sadness, the most significant would be “Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen” this song touched my soul because despite not saying much in the song, you can feel the pain and the things for which they passed. The letters represent all the hard things that he had to endure and see during that time. All the suffering and pain that the African people went through and the melody adds to that effect. there are songs that rarely convey emotions to you, these is one of them.