ballad

Noun
  1. A narrative song with a recurrent refrain (synset 107063753)
    is a type of: song, vocal - a short musical composition with words
    subtypes: minstrelsy - ballads sung by minstrels
    same as: lay
  2. A narrative poem of popular origin (synset 106389921)
    is a type of: poem, verse form - a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
    subtypes: 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
    same as: lay

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