chanson

[ shan-suh n; French shahn-sawn ]

/ ˈʃæn sən; French ʃɑ̃ˈsɔ̃ /

any of several types of song with French lyrics, occurring from the Middle Ages to the present in a variety of musical styles.

Origin of chanson

1595–1605; < French < Latin cantiōn- (stem of cantiō) song; see canzone

Ballade, rondeau, chanson, each is manipulated with the skill of a goldsmith setting his gems.

A History of French Literature |Edward Dowden
He met them at their convivial gatherings, he heard the chanson sung by voyageurs, and the "habitant" caught his fancy.

The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists |George Bryce
"Chanson," exhibited at the Paris Exposition, 1900, displays something of the same quality.

Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. |Clara Erskine Clement
Usually, however, the chanson de nonne is more frivolous than this and all ends happily.

Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 |Eileen Edna Power

If we except the Chanson de Roland, there is no original mediaeval literature that can be compared with the Icelandic.

Recollections Of My Childhood And Youth |George Brandes