ballad

bal·lad  (bld)

n.

1.

a. A narrative poem, often of folk origin and intended to be sung, consisting of simple stanzas and usually having a refrain.

b. The music for such a poem.

2. A popular song especially of a romantic or sentimental nature.

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[Middle English balade, poem or song in stanza form, from Old French ballade, from Old Provençal balada, song sung while dancing, from balar, to dance, from Late Latin ballre, to dance; see ball².]

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bal·ladic (b-ldk, b-) adj.

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ballad [ˈbæləd]

n

1. (Music, other) a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

2. (Literature / Poetry) a narrative poem in short stanzas of popular origin, originally sung to a repeated tune

3. (Music / Pop Music) a slow sentimental song, esp a pop song

[from Old French balade, from Old Provençal balada song accompanying a dance, from balar to dance, from Late Latin ballāre; see ball²]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ballad - a narrative song with a recurrent refrain lay song, vocal - a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs" minstrelsy - ballads sung by minstrels
	2.	ballad - a narrative poem of popular origin lay poem, verse form - a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines Edda - either of two distinct works in Old Icelandic dating from the late 13th century and consisting of 34 mythological and heroic ballads composed between 800 and 1200; the primary source for Scandinavian mythology

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ballad

noun song, saga, ditty, folk song, canzone one of the most beautiful ballads he ever wrote

Translations

ballad [ˈbæləd] N → balada f; (Spanish) → romance m, corrido m (Mex)

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ballad [ˈbæləd] n (= song) → ballade f

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ballad

n (Mus, Liter) → Ballade f

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ballad [ˈbæləd] n → ballata

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ballad

n ballad [ˈbӕləd]

a simple, often sentimental, song Older people prefer ballads to pop music. ballade قَصيدَةٌ قَصَصِيَّةٌ شعبيّة غِنائِيّه балада balada, písnička folkevise; ballade die Ballade μπαλάντα balada ballaad قطعه موسیقی بالاد balladi romance בָּלָדָה सादा गाना balada ballada balada ballaða ballata 民謡 발라드 baladė, sentimentali daina balāde balada ballade ballade, folkevise ballada balada baladă; romanţă баллада populárna sentimentálna pieseň balada balada ballad เพลงช้าที่มีใจความบรรยายถึงความรัก türkü 民歌，抒情歌 балада نغمہ ، بَیلے bài ca balat 民谣；叙事曲