ballad

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Noun

ballad (plural ballads)

1. A long song or poem that tells a story.

   The poet composed a ballad praising the heroic exploits of the fallen commander.

2. A slow romantic pop song.

   On Friday nights, the roller rink had a time-block called "Lovers' Lap" when they played nothing but ballads on the overhead speakers.

Quotations

• 1885, Gilbert & Sullivan, The Mikado

  A wandering minstrel I —

  A thing of shreds and patches,

  Of ballads, songs and snatches,

Translations

love song or poem that tells a story

Albanian: baladë (sq) Bulgarian: балада (bg) (baláda) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 民謠 (zh), 民谣 (zh) (mínyáo), 歌謠 (zh), 歌谣 (zh) (gēyáo), 短歌 (zh) (duǎngē) Esperanto: balado (eo) Finnish: balladi (fi) French: ballade (fr) f. German: Ballade (de) f. Hebrew: בָּלָדָה (he) (balada) f.

Indonesian: balada (id) Italian: ballata (it) f. Japanese: 民謡 (ja) (みんよう, min'yō), 歌謡 (ja) (かよう, kayō), バラード (ja) (barādo) Korean: 민요 (ko) (minyo) (民謠 (ko)) Norwegian: vise (no) Russian: баллада (ru) (balláda) f. Spanish: balada (es) f. Venetian: bałada f. Vietnamese: dân ca (vi) (民歌 (vi))

slow romantic pop song

Albanian: baladë (sq) Bulgarian: балада (bg) (baláda) f. Finnish: balladi (fi) German: Ballade (de) f.

Italian: ballata (it) f. Russian: баллада (ru) (balláda) f., романс (ru) (románs) m. Spanish: balada (es) f.