(n.) Ballad poems; the subject or style of ballads.

Brautlied Christmas carol Kunstlied Liebeslied Volkslied alba anthem art song aubade ballad ballade balladry ballata barcarole blahs blue devils bluegrass blues song boat song border ballads bridal hymn brindisi calypso canso canticle canzone canzonet canzonetta carol cavatina chanson chant chantey city blues country blues country music country-and-western music croon croon song dejection depression dirge dismals ditty dods doldrums dolefuls dorts drinking song dumps epithalamium ethnic music field holler folk song folk songs frumps gloom grumps heavyheartedness hymeneal lay lied lilt love song love-lilt matin megrims melancholia melancholy minstrel song minstrelsy mopes mulligrubs mumps national anthem old-time country music pouts prothalamium serena serenade serenata song sulks sullens the blues theme song torch song unhappiness war song wedding song western swing