lied

Definitions of lied
  1. noun
    a short musical composition with words
    synonyms: cantus, gez., gezang, kerkgezang, kerkzang, liedje, popsong, song, zang
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    examples:
    magnificat
    (Luke) the canticle of the Virgin Mary (from Luke 1:46 beginning `Magnificat anima mea Dominum')
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    aria
    an elaborate song for solo voice
    draairichting
    a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
    barcarolle, gondellied
    a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers
    liedje
    a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)
    dodenmis, grafzang, lijkdicht, lijkmis, lijkzang, nenia, requiem, requiemmis, rouwmis, uitvaartmis
    a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
    drinklied
    a song celebrating the joys of drinking; sung at drinking parties
    volkslied
    a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
    berceuse, slaapdeuntje, slaapliedje, wiegelied, wiegeliedje
    a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep
    samenzang
    a song with two or more voice parts
    serenade, zanghulde
    a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman
    levenslied, smartlap
    a popular song concerned with disappointment in love
    spreekkoor
    a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone
    negro-spiritual, negrospiritual
    a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States
    kerstlied, leis
    joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
    cantus, gez., gezang, hymne, kerkgezang, kerkzang, lijflied, lofdicht, loflied, lofzang, ode, tussenzang, volkslied
    a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
    draagstoel
    a funeral lament sung with loud wailing
    lijflied, volkslied
    a song formally adopted as the anthem for a nation
    arietta, ariëtta
    a short aria
    zeemanslied
    a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors
    madrigaal
    an unaccompanied partsong for 2 or 3 voices; follows a strict poetic form
    kattemuziek, kattenmuziek, ketelmuziek
    a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
    type of:
    compositie, muziekje, muziekstuk, op., opus, stuk, toonzetting
    a musical work that has been created
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