song

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song

US /sɑːŋ/ 
UK /sɒŋ/ 

a piece of music with words that you sing
 

Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

folk songs

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

song

song S1 W2 /sɒŋ $ sɒːŋ/ noun
 [Language: Old English; Origin: sang]
 1. MUSIC WITH WORDS 
   a) [countable] a short piece of music with words that you sing:
   • We used to listen to pop songs on the radio.
   • They sat round with guitars, singing songs.
   b) [uncountable] songs in general:
   • The bravery of past warriors was celebrated in song.
 2. BIRDS  [uncountable and countable] the musical sounds made by birds and some other animals such as whales:
   • the song of the lark
 3. for a song very cheaply:
   • He bought the house for a song five years ago.
 4. a song and dance (about something) informal
   a) British English if you make a song and dance about something, you behave as if it was worse, more important, more difficult etc than it really is:
   • Suzy was there, making a song and dance about her aching feet.
   b) American English an explanation or excuse that is too long and complicated:
   • She gave us a long song and dance about why she was late. ⇨ swansong
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COLLOCATIONS■ verbs

   ▪ sing a songHe started singing a little song.
   ▪ play a song (=with singing and musical instruments)The band played a lot of their old songs.
   ▪ perform a song (=in public)He doesn’t like performing his songs live.
   ▪ write/compose a songDo they write their own songs?
   ▪ record a song (=onto a CD so that it can be sold)The song was first recorded in 1982.

■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + song

   ▪ good/greatThat’s a great song!
   ▪ newAre any of the songs on the album new?
   ▪ oldPeople always want to hear their old songs.
   ▪ a pop/folk songI love all those '60s pop songs.
   ▪ a popular song (=used mainly of songs written before the 1960s)a popular song from the 1930s
   ▪ a love songHe is releasing an album of love songs for Valentine’s Day.
   ▪ a protest songThey were singing old protest songs from the 1960s.
   ▪ a Beatles/REM etc songCan you play any Beatles songs?

■ phrases

   ▪ burst/break into song (=start singing)The crowd spontaneously burst into song.
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THESAURUS

   ▪ song a short piece of music with words that you sing: • We sang songs around the campfire. | • The song was written by John Lennon.
   ▪ track one of the songs on a CD or record: • Track three is my favourite one.
   ▪ number a song that forms part of a performance of several songs: • The show was brilliant, from the opening number to the end.
   ▪ tune the notes in a song, without the words: • I recognize the tune, but I can’t remember what it’s called.
   ▪ melody the main series of notes in a piece of music that has several parts which are played together: • The song has a simple melody and beautiful lyrics.
   ▪ verse a set of sentences that make up one part of a song: • She sang the first verse of ‘Amazing Grace’.
   ▪ chorus a set of sentences in a song that is repeated after each verse: • Most of the kids were able to join in the chorus.

■ types of song

   ▪ national anthem the official song of a country, which is sung or played on public occasions: • Before the match, everyone stood up to sing the national anthem.
   ▪ hymn /hɪm/ a religious song that is sung in a church: • What hymns did you choose for your wedding? | • At funerals people often sing the hymn ‘Abide with Me’.
   ▪ carol a traditional Christmas song: • We went around the houses, singing carols.
   ▪ folk song a traditional song from a particular area: • an old Mexican folk song
   ▪ ballad a long folk song which tells a story: • a traditional ballad about a man who is dreaming of his home in Ireland
   ▪ lullaby a slow quiet song sung to children to make them go to sleep: • She sat by the child’s bed, softly singing a lullaby.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

song

song[songsongs] [sɒŋ] [sɔːŋ]noun

 

1. countable a short piece of music with words that you sing

• a folk/love/pop, etc. song

• We sang a song together.

• She taught us the words of a French song.

see also  swansong

2. uncountable songs in general; music for singing

• The story is told through song and dance.

• Suddenly he burst into song (= started to sing).

• Their voices were raised in song.

see also  plainsong

3. uncountable, countable the musical sounds that birds make

• the song of the blackbird

more at sing from the same hymn/song sheet at  sing  v.

Idioms: for a song  on song  song and dance 

 

Word Origin:

Old English sang, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zang and German Sang, also to sing.

 

Thesaurus:

song noun C

• She sang her favourite song.

track • • tune • • melody • • theme • • number

a song/track/tune/melody/theme/number by sb

sing a song/tune/number

play a song/track/tune/melody/theme/number

record a song/track/theme

 

Collocations:

Music

Listening

listen to/enjoy/love/be into music/classical music/jazz/pop/hip-hop, etc.

listen to the radio/an MP3 player/a CD

put on/play a CD/a song/some music

turn down/up the music/radio/volume/bass

go to a concert/festival/gig/performance/recital

copy/burn/rip music/a CD/a DVD

download music/an album/a song/a demo/a video

Playing

play a musical instrument/the piano/percussion/a note/a riff/the melody/a concerto/a duet/by ear

sing an anthem/a ballad/a solo/an aria/the blues/in a choir/soprano/alto/tenor/bass/out of tune

hum a tune/a theme tune/a lullaby

accompany a singer/choir

strum a chord/guitar

Performing

form/start/get together/join/quit/leave a band

give a performance/concert/recital

do a concert/recital/gig

play a concert/gig/festival/venue

perform (BrE) at/in a concert/(especially NAmE) a concert

appear at a festival/live

go on/embark on a (world) tour

Recording

write/compose music/a ballad/a melody/a tune/a song/a theme song/an opera/a symphony

land/get/sign a record deal

be signed to/be dropped by a record company

record/release/put out an album/a single/a CD

be top of/top the charts

get to/go straight to/go straight in at/enter the charts at number one

 

Example Bank:

• A rap song came on the radio.

• After a few drinks, they were all singing bawdy songs at the top of their voices.

• He had a string of hit songs in the 1970s.

• He heard voices raised in song.

• He released an album of cover songs.

• He strummed a couple of chords on the guitar and they all burst into song.

• How does the song go?

• I downloaded a song from the Internet.

• Important historical events were commemorated in song.

• People can become vulnerable to the siren song of extremism.

• She closed the concert by singing her signature song.

• Sing us a song, Susanna!

• The band were still playing slow songs.

• The old songs sound like Gregorian chants.

• They continue to sing the same old song they have been singing for years.

• They performed another two songs as encores.

• a Hungarian folk song

• a protest song written in the sixties

• a song about love

• a song called ‘Mona Lisa’

• an Irish folk song

• emotional ballads and heartfelt torch songs

• the theme song from ‘The Godfather’

• the title song from the Beatles' album ‘Help!’

• Suddenly he burst into song.

• a love/pop/popular song

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

song

song /sɒŋ/ US /sɑːŋ/
noun
1 [C] a usually short piece of music with words which are sung:
to sing a song
a love/folk/pop song
See also swansong.

2 [U] the act of singing, or singing when considered generally:
He was so happy he wanted to burst/break into song (= start singing).

3 [C or U] the musical sound that a bird makes:
bird song
A thrush's song was the only sound to break the silence.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

song

[sɒ̱ŋ, AM sɔ͟ːŋ]
 
 songs
 1) N-COUNT A song is words and music sung together.
  ...a voice singing a Spanish song.
  ...a love song.
 2) N-UNCOUNT Song is the art of singing.
  ...dance, music, mime and song.
  ...the history of American popular song.
 3) N-COUNT A bird's song is the pleasant, musical sounds that it makes.
  It's been a long time since I heard a blackbird's song in the evening.
 4) → See also birdsong, song and dance, songbird, swan song
 5) PHRASE: V inflects If someone bursts into song or breaks into song, they start singing.
  I feel as if I should break into song.
 6) PHRASE: after v If you buy something for a song, you buy it for much less than its real value. [INFORMAL]
  We found two second-hand chairs that were going for a song.
 7) PHRASE: usu v-link PHR Journalists sometimes describe sports players as being on song when they are playing really well. [BRIT]
  Ward is not the most consistent of players, but when he is on song he looks a world-beater.
  Syn:
  on form

I See The Light - Mandy Moore

 

Lyrics from "Tangled"
Performed by Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi

(the woman singer)
(A)
All those days watching from the windows
All those years outside looking in
All that time never even knowing
Just how blind I've been

(B)
Now I'm here, blinking in the starlight
Now I'm here, suddenly I see
Standing here, it's all so clear
I'm where I'm meant to be

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