ballata

[ buh-lah-tuh ]

noun

, plural bal·la·te [b, uh, -, lah, -tey].

1. a 14th-century Italian verse form composed of stanzas beginning and ending with a refrain, often set to music and accompanied by dancing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ballata¹

1755–65; < Italian < Old Provençal balada ballad

Example Sentences

Rossetti's translation of the ripresa and second stanza of the Ballata Perch'i' no spero di tornar giammai.

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It will be noticed that the Maggio is built, so far as rhymes go, on the same system as Poliziano's Ballata.

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The same lady is more directly celebrated in the next Ballata, where Poliziano calls her by her name, Ippolita.

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The next Ballata is less simple, but is composed with the same intention.

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It was this same ballata, which had grown very popular, that the sailor had sung before Miss Lydia.

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