folk ballad

English Thesaurus

1. a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	song, vocal,
definition	:	a short musical composition with words (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	ethnic music, folk, folk music,
definition	:	the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	blues,
definition	:	a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	fado,
definition	:	a sad Portuguese folksong (noun.communication)