哀あい調ちょう

noun

plaintive tone; mournful melody; sad strain

Refers to a sorrowful or plaintive quality in music, voice, or literary tone. Often used in descriptions of songs, poems, or performances.

• 彼かの女じょの歌うた声ごえには哀あい調ちょうが漂ただよっていた。

  Her singing voice carried a mournful tone.

• この曲きょくの哀あい調ちょうが心こころにしみる。

  The plaintive melody of this piece touches the heart.