ballata
[ buh-lah-tuh ]
noun,plural bal·la·te [buh-lah-tey]. /bəˈlɑ teɪ/.
a 14th-century Italian verse form composed of stanzas beginning and ending with a refrain, often set to music and accompanied by dancing.
Origin of ballata
11755–65; <Italian <Old Provençal baladaballad
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How to use ballata in a sentence
Rossetti's translation of the ripresa and second stanza of the ballata Perch'i' no spero di tornar giammai.
The Story of Florence | Edmund G. GardnerIt will be noticed that the Maggio is built, so far as rhymes go, on the same system as Poliziano's ballata.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series | John Addington SymondsThe same lady is more directly celebrated in the next ballata, where Poliziano calls her by her name, Ippolita.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series | John Addington SymondsThe next ballata is less simple, but is composed with the same intention.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series | John Addington SymondsIt was this same ballata, which had grown very popular, that the sailor had sung before Miss Lydia.
Columba | Prosper Merimee
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