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ballad
[bal-uhd]
noun
any light, simple song, especially one of sentimental or romantic character, having two or more stanzas all sung to the same melody.
a simple narrative poem of folk origin, composed in short stanzas and adapted for singing.
any poem written in similar style.
the music for a ballad.
a sentimental or romantic popular song.
ballad
/ ˈæə /
noun
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
a narrative poem in short stanzas of popular origin, originally sung to a repeated tune
a slow sentimental song, esp a pop song
ballad
1A simple narrative song, or a narrative poem suitable for singing. The ballad usually has a short stanza, such as:
There are twelve months in all the year,
As I hear many men say,
But the merriest month in all the year
Is the merry month of May.
ballad
2A simple narrative song, or, alternatively, a narrative poem suitable for singing. (See under “Conventions of Written English.”)
Other 51Թ Forms
- balladic adjective
- balladlike adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ballad1
Example Sentences
OK, few more for you: One thing you guys have sort of crept up to but not quite done yet is a full-on ballad.
But the big attraction was the bonus tracks, including the unabridged, 10-minute version of her break-up ballad All Too Well - described by Variety magazine as the "holy grail" of the star's back catalogue.
The soundtrack swoons with the ’60s pop ballad “I Will Follow Him.”
Invoking modern-day references, like sending Instagram DMs and going to Disneyland, he puts his own spin on the traditional serenade, a ballad one typically sings below the windowsill of their lover.
It took some real mettle to then perform her ballad “Nobody Gets Me” midair.
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