4
folk song(noun, expression, idiom, air, tune)
4
idyll(noun, story, novel, poetry)
4
melody(noun, music, air, tune)
4
rhyme(noun, beat, composition, song, poetry)
3
blues(noun, music, air, tune, melody)
3
air(noun, music, piece, round, tune)
3
anthem(piece, round, air, number, lay)
3
canticle(noun, strain, round, air, number)
3
folklore(noun, myth, legend)
3
lullaby(noun, music, piece, round, air)
2
aria(noun, music, round, air, number)
2
canzone
2
canzonet
2
clerihew
2
composition(noun, music, beat, air, tune)
2
dirge
2
drinking song(expression, idiom, poetry)
2
epic(composition, poetry, lyric, rhyme)
2
epigram
2
love song(expression, idiom, poetry)
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