noun
ballade (classical poetry/music)
Refers to the medieval French poetic form or its musical setting, not the modern popular ballad.
from French
ショパンはピアノのためのバラードを4曲作曲した。
Chopin composed four ballades for piano.
Commonly used for slow, emotional pop songs or rock ballads.
彼女の新しいバラードはとても感動的だ。
Her new ballad is very moving.