roundelay
/ˈraʊndəleɪ/
noun
- A simple song with a repeating refrain, often about love or nature.
- The old folk song was a roundelay with a chorus everyone could join.
- Children danced in a circle to the tune of a traditional roundelay.
- The minstrel sang a cheerful roundelay about the coming of spring.
- A poem or piece of music with a recurring line or theme.
- The composer wrote a roundelay for the choir, with a simple, memorable melody.
- She hummed a roundelay that kept repeating the phrase 'love is a flower'.
- The poet's roundelay returned to the same line at the end of each stanza.