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Definition of Ballad

Ballad 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. To make or sing ballads. To make mention of in ballads. Related Definitions: Adapted, As, Ballad, Chase, Chevy, For, In, Kind, Make, Mention, Narrative, Of, Or, Poem, Popular, Recitation, Romantic, Sentimental, Short, Sing, Singing, Stanzas, The, To

Ballad Quotations Old soldiers never die; they just fade away. And like the old soldier in that ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the sight to see that duty. Douglas MacArthur And like the old soldier in that ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the sight to see that duty. Douglas MacArthur Like the old soldier of the ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty. Goodbye. Douglas MacArthur I was kind of known as a ballad singer. People would send ballads. Some of them would go over my shoulder and float off the top of my head, and I just didn't feel anything. Then I would hear a song that would absolutely shake me. Rita Coolidge When I first heard that song, it was a ballad but it had a lot more. It felt like a gospel song when I first heard it and it just moved me. Deborah Cox

Ballad Translations ballad in French is ballade ballad in German is Ballade, Lied ballad in Hungarian is ballada ballad in Spanish is balada ballad in Swedish is folkvisa

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