ballad
/ˈbæləd/noun
1- a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. Traditional ballads are typically of unknown authorship, having been passed on orally from one generation to the next as part of the folk culture.民谣, 叙事诗歌（传统叙事诗歌多为无名氏创作, 是通过口头世代相传的民俗文化）。
1.1
- a slow sentimental or romantic song抒情歌曲; 情歌。
词源
late 15th cent. （denoting a light， simple song）： from Old French balade, from Provençal balada 'dance， song to dance to'， from balar 'to dance'， from late Latin ballare （see BALL2）. The sense 'narrative poem' dates from the mid 18th cent.