All 6 Uses

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Nine Princes in Amber
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I was reciting "The Ballad of the Water-Crossers," and Random listened until I had finished and asked me, "It has often been said that you composed that.†
Chpt 4
"I doubt it," she said, "for the ballads of Corwin do touch upon the strings of the heart."†
Chpt 5 *
I'll give you a ballad one day.†
Chpt 5
Upon the couch, I gave her her ballad.†
Chpt 5
Have you written any new ballads?†
Chpt 8
But I wrote music, composed ballads, and he'd picked up a lute somewhere and had taught himself how to use it.†
Chpt 8

Definitions:

(1) (ballad)
a song (or poem) that tells a story or expresses strong feelings -- typically slow in tempo
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)