A literary term for a ballade, a form of narrative poetry or song. Often encountered in the compound 譚詩曲 (ballade in music).
Chopin's ballades are known as masterpieces for the piano.
中世ヨーロッパの譚詩は吟遊詩人によって歌われた。
Medieval European ballades were sung by troubadours.
ballade
Compound of 譚 (tale, story) and 詩 (poem, poetry). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in literary and musical contexts to translate 'ballade'.