folk ballad

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folk ballad - a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture folk song, folksong song, vocal - a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs" blues - a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes fado - a sad Portuguese folksong ethnic music, folk music, folk - the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community

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