lyric song; sentimental ballad
A song that expresses personal emotions or lyrical sentiment, often in a poetic or romantic style.
She sang a beautiful lyric song.
This album contains many lyric songs.
抒情歌 describes any lyrical, emotional song in general, while バラード specifically refers to slow ballad-style songs, often in pop or rock.
Standard kanji spelling; 抒情 means 'lyricism' or 'expressing emotion'.
Variant spelling using 叙情; both are used, but 抒情歌 is more common.
Compound of 抒情 (lyricism, expression of emotion) and 歌 (song). The variant 叙情歌 uses the character 叙 (to relate, narrate) instead of 抒 (to express).