Noun

1. Any song with French words, but more specifically classic, lyric-driven French songs.
2. A religious song.

Quotations

• 1602 : Hamlet by William Shakespeare, act 2 scene 2 line 357

  The first row of the pious chanson will show you more,

Etymology

Hyponyms

• ballade
• barcarolle
• berceuse
• carmagnole
• chanson à boire, chanson bachique
• chanson d’amour
• chanson de geste
• complainte
• comptine
• ritournelle
• romance
• séguedille
• scolie
• tube
• tyrolienne