ballade noun2 •A poem of one or more triplets of seven- or eight-line stanzas, each ending with the same line as refrain, and usually an envoi; more generally, any poem in stanzas of equal length. •Any of various genres of single-movement musical pieces having lyrical and narrative elements."Dead and gone!" as Andrew Lang re-echoes in a sweetly mournful ballade[… — 1915 formsballades
