chanson

Definitions of chanson
  1. noun
    a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)
    synonyms: petit air, rengaine
  2. noun
    a short musical composition with words
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    chanson religieuse
    religious music for singing
    petit air, rengaine
    a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)
    chant populaire
    a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
    chant, hymne national, motet
    a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
    hymne national
    a song formally adopted as the anthem for a nation
    chanson de marin
    a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors
    blues
    a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
    type of:
    composition, oeuvre
    a musical work that has been created
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