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ballad
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The Name of the Wind
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In doing this, let us pass over innumerable boring stories: the rise and fall of empires, sagas of heroism, ballads of tragic love.†
p. 53.1 *
Several people had collaborated to write "The Ballad of Ben, Brewer Supreme."†
p. 106.5
He played a ballad, then a light, quick drinking song, then a slow, sad melody in a language that I didn't recognize but suspected might be Yllish.†
p. 219.1
However, "Sir Savien" was a ballad, and the vocal part was a counter melody that ran against the timing of the lute.†
p. 360.4
If this were some heroic ballad, I would tell you how she clasped my hand firmly and pulled me to safety.†
p. 543.6

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)