English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-ballad.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

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

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

1. A slow romantic pop music|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, w:Gilbert and Sullivan|Gilbert & Sullivan, s:The_Mikado|The Mikado
:A wandering minstrel I �
:A thing of shreds and patches,
:Of ballads, songs and snatches,

Translations
trans-top|love song or poem that tells a story
Albanian: baladë
Finnish: t-|fi|balladi
German: Ballade f
Hebrew: ����|�ָּ�ָ�ָ� (balada) f
trans-mid
Russian: баллада
trans-bottom

trans-top|slow romantic pop song
Albanian: baladë
Finnish: t-|fi|balladi
German: Ballade f
trans-mid
Spanish: balada f
trans-bottom

fr:ballad
io:ballad
pl:ballad
fi:ballad
sv:ballad
te:ballad
vi:ballad
zh:ballad

• 2008-01-01 16:59 - Zeitlupe - /* Translations */ +de

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