Definitions for balladˈbæl əd
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
bal•ladˈbæl əd(n.)
a simple song; air.
Category: Music and Dance
a simple narrative poem, esp. of folk origin, composed in short stanzas and adapted for singing.
Category: Literature
a slow romantic or sentimental popular song.
Category: Music and Dance
Origin of ballad:
1350–1400; ME balade < MF < OPr balada dance, dancing-song =bal(ar) to dance (< LL ballāre; see ball2) +-ada -ade1
bal•lad•icbəˈlæd ɪk(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
ballad, lay(noun)
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
ballad, lay(noun)
a narrative poem of popular origin
Wiktionary
ballad(Noun)
A long song or poem that tells a story.
The poet composed a ballad praising the heroic exploits of the fallen commander.
ballad(Noun)
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.
Webster Dictionary
Ballad(noun)
a popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; as, the ballad of Chevy Chase; esp., a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas
Ballad(verb)
to make or sing ballads
Ballad(verb)
to make mention of in ballads
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Ballad
a story in verse, composed with spirit, generally of patriotic interest, and sung originally to the harp.
Translations for ballad
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- balladeAfrikaans
- قَصيدَةٌ قَصَصِيَّةٌ شعبيّة غِنائِيّهArabic
- баладаBulgarian
- baladaPortuguese (BR)
- balada, písničkaCzech
- die BalladeGerman
- folkevise; balladeDanish
- μπαλάνταGreek
- baladaSpanish
- ballaadEstonian
- قطعه موسیقی بالادFarsi
- balladiFinnish
- romanceFrench
- בָּלָדָהHebrew
- सादा गानाHindi
- baladaCroatian
- balladaHungarian
- baladaIndonesian
- ballaðaIcelandic
- ballataItalian
- 民謡Japanese
- 발라드Korean
- baladė, sentimentali dainaLithuanian
- balādeLatvian
- baladaMalay
- balladeDutch
- ballade, folkeviseNorwegian
- balladaPolish
- قطعه موسیقی بالادPersian
- د موسيقی آله دهPashto
- baladaPortuguese
- baladă; romanţăRomanian
- балладаRussian
- populárna sentimentálna pieseňSlovak
- baladaSlovenian
- baladaSerbian
- balladSwedish
- เพลงช้าที่มีใจความบรรยายถึงความรักThai
- türküTurkish
- 民歌，抒情歌Chinese (Trad.)
- баладаUkrainian
- نغمہ ، بَیلےUrdu
- bài ca balatVietnamese
- 民谣，叙事曲Chinese (Simp.)
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