Definition
An Italian poetic and musical form of the 13th-14th centuries; a medieval Italian ballad or dance-song.
Etymology
From Italian 'ballata,' derived from 'ballare' (to dance). The form was popular among Italian poets like Dante and Petrarch and represents a key medieval verse genre.
Kelly Says
The 'ballata' is where modern song structure was born—these medieval Italian forms had choruses, refrains, and verses that anticipated everything from pop songs to Broadway musicals by 600+ years.
Translations
ARالعربية
بَالَادَة
ba-la-dah
CACatalà
balada
ba-la-dah
CSČeština
balada
ba-LAH-dah
DEDeutsch
Ballata
bah-LAH-tah
ELΕλληνικά
μπάλαδα
mpa-LAH-dah
ESEspañol
balada
bah-LAH-dah
FRFrançais
ballade
ba-laad
HUMagyar
ballada
ba-LAH-dah
IDBahasa Indonesia
balada
ba-LAH-dah
ITItaliano
ballata
ba-LAH-tah
MSBahasa Melayu
balada
ba-LAH-dah
NLNederlands
ballade
ba-laad
PLPolski
ballada
ba-LAH-dah
PTPortuguês
balada
bah-LAH-dah
RORomână
baladă
ba-LAH-dah
RUРусский
баллада
ballada
SWKiswahili
balada
ba-LAH-dah
TRTürkçe
balada
ba-LAH-dah
UKУкраїнська
балада
ba-lah-dah
VITiếng Việt
ballade
ba-laad