Song
derNounsong (usually pop/rock)
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Song ist ein Lied, meist mit Gesang und instrumentaler Begleitung.
- English meaning
- A song is a piece of music, usually with vocals and instrumental accompaniment.
- Synonym
- Lied, Stück
- German example
- Das ist mein Lieblingssong im Radio.
- English example
- That's my favorite song on the radio.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Song
- Plural Form
- die Songs
Related words
- Songschreiber
Songwriter
- Songtext
Lyrics
- Liedchen
song
- Liederjan
songbook
- Kinderlied
children's song
- Wienerlied
Viennese song
- Vesper
evensong
- Liedchen
little song
- Seidenschwanz
A songbird with brown-gray plumage and a crest.
- Schlager
pop song
- Hit
Hit
- Gesangbuch
Hymnal
- Kehrreim
refrain
- Liebeslied
Love song
- Blaumerle
Blue rock thrush
- Ringdrossel
The ring ouzel is a songbird from the thrush family, characterized by a light band on its chest.
- Fitis
Willow warbler
- Wohllaut
Melody
- Teutonismus
Teutonism
- Rotschwanz
Redstart
- Gondellied
A gondola song is an atmospheric song, often composed and sung in 6/8 time, to musically accompany a ride in a gondola on the water.
- Kirchenorgel
Church organ
- Hauptmelodie
Main melody
- Titelmelodie
Theme song
- Kunstlied
Art song
- Liederjahn
Songster, singer (often used for someone who sings loudly when drunk)
- Strassenmusikant
Street musician
- Strassenmusikantin
street musician (female)
- Strassenmusikerin
Street musician (female)
- Straßenmusikerin
Street musician (female)
- Röslein
"Röslein" is a poetic diminutive form of "Rose", often used in songs and poems.
- Harfenist
A harpist is a person who plays the harp.
- Gambe
The viola da gamba is a bowed string instrument from the violin family, commonly used in the Baroque period.
- Scheitholt
Scheitholt
- Tanzlied
Dance song
- trällern
To warble
- ins Ohr gehen
to get stuck in one's head
- nachsingen
To sing along
- eingängig
Catchy
- fängig
Catchy means attractive, memorable, or designed to be easily caught or remembered.
- unspielbar
Unplayable
- urcool
Super cool
- weinfröhlich
Merry with wine
- Xylophon
Xylophone
- Vers
A verse is a line in a poem or song.
- Wacht
Watch means guarding, supervision, or the service of a watchman.
- Ohrwurm
Earworm
- Tonart
The key is the musical foundation of a piece, determined by the tonic and the mode (major or minor).
- Straßenmusikant
Street musician
Example sentences with “Song”
Das ist mein Lieblings-Song. (That is my favorite song.)
Frequently asked questions
Is it 'der Song' or 'das Song'?
It is masculine (der). The plural is 'die Songs'.