song
noun (a song, songs)
Everyday
- A song is a short piece of music with words that you sing. tree →
- Song is the act or art of singing («burst into song»). tree →
- A bird's song is the musical sounds it makes. tree →
In the lessons
In music lessons pupils learn songs, verses and choruses, rhythm and rhyme; nursery rhymes and hymns are kinds of song. In science, birdsong helps birds attract mates and defend their area. Phrases: «sing a song», «birdsong», «burst into song», «for a song» (very cheaply), «song and dance» (a big fuss).
Examples
- We sang a song in assembly. tree →
- What is your favourite song? tree →
- The song has three verses and a chorus. tree →
- I heard the song of a blackbird this morning. tree →
- The whole family burst into song in the car. tree →
- She wrote a song about her dog. tree →
- Dad bought the old bike for a song. tree →
- Don't make a song and dance about it. tree →
- What song could the Ranunculus sing? tree →
Note
Usually countable («a song»); uncountable in «birdsong» and «in song». Verb: «sing, sang, sung». «For a song» means very cheaply, not with music.
In Jewish tradition
Moses wrote a song to teach the people so they would remember the covenant. In the Psalms, "a Song" is a heading for many psalms, sung in worship with music, and the Song of Songs is a whole book of love poetry.
Interpretation. Tradition reads these songs as ways to keep the people's memory alive, and the Song at the Sea is sung in prayers to this day. The Levites sang psalms in the Temple, and the rabbis called the Song of Songs the holiest of songs.
Examples
- Then sang Israel this song: Spring up, O well — sing ye unto it — (Torah NUM.21.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- So Moses wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel. (Torah DEU.31.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Moses spoke in the ears of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song, until they were finished: (Torah DEU.31.30, JPS 1917) tree →
- A Psalm of David, a Song. (Writings PSA.68.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- A Psalm of Asaph, a Song. (Writings PSA.75.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- A Song, a Psalm of Asaph. (Writings PSA.83.1, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Usually countable («a song»); uncountable in «birdsong» and «in song». Verb: «sing, sang, sung». «For a song» means very cheaply, not with music.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «song» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «song» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «song» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «song» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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