Ballad and Legend

Ballad

Ballad noun - A short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment.

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Legend and ballad are semantically related in art topic. In some cases you can use "Legend" instead a noun "Ballad".

Nearby Words: balladry, ballade

Legend noun - An explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart.

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Ballad and legend are semantically related in art topic. Sometimes you can use "Ballad" instead a noun "Legend".

Nearby Word: legendary

old	old ballad	old legend
short	short ballad	short legend
complete	complete ballad	complete legend
original	original ballad	original legend
Other adjectives: medieval, romantic, popular, famous, well-known, traditional, fictional, occasional, comic.

There is also a legend commonly associated with the rock, popularized by Heinrich Heine's ballad "The Loreley" (1824).

Source: Myth / Lorelei
The truth is, there is no evidence that any such legend about the Loreley existed before Heinrich Heine's ballad.

Source: Myth / Lorelei
The legend of the star-crossed lovers Diarmuid and Deirdre in Irish mythology (below) was set to music by Irish folk-rockers the Horslips as the ballad Warm Sweet Breath of Love.

Source: Matchmaker Crush

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