A ballad / ˈ b æ l ə d / is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French chanson balladée or ballade, which were. A description and short history of the form, with examples, by Conrad Geller. The Ballad by Cody Patterson.The foreshadowing feeling in my ominous intellect initiates a multifarious Ballad. The Ballad stands eagerly thru me. The Ballad. The Ballad lyrics by Testament: I'm not one to say / Were my feelings are going when they wither away / I pray to see another day / My Lyrics to 'The Ballad' by Testament. No I'm not one to say / Where my feelings are going when they wither away / I pray to see another day / My heart's feeling ballad definition. A simple narrative song, or a narrative poem suitable for singing. The ballad usually has a short stanza, such as: There are twelve months in all. The Ballad of Ballard and Sandrine: An eShort and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle. Learn more.