The burden of a song; a phrase or verse which recurs at the end of each of the separate stanzas or divisions of a poetic composition.
a phrase or line, generally about the central topic, which is repeated, usually at regular intervals throughout a poem
a chorus ( melody and text) that is repeated at intervals in a song, especially following each verse
the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
a group of lines that remains the same and is repeated throughout the song
a group of lines that remain the same and are repeated throughout the song
a kind of chorus (and the two terms are often used interchangeably)
a line, or part of a line, or group of lines, which is repeated in a poem, sometimes with slight changes, usually at the end of each stanza
a phrase or line, generally important to a poem's topic, that is repeated word for word at regular intervals throughout the poem
also called chorus; the part of a song repeated at the end of each verse or section
(F. from Latin refringere 'to break off'; °Æºq): A set phrase or chorus recurring throughout a song or poem, usually at the end of a stanza or at some other regular interval.
Text or music that is repeated within a larger form.
A word, phrase, line, or group of lines repeated regularly in a poem, usually at the end of each stanza.
a regularly repeated line or group of lines in a poem or song
A line or group of lines that is repeated throughout a poem, usually after every stanza.
a unit of text and music which repeats, commonly at the end of each stanza.
One or more words repeated at intervals in a poem, usually at the end of a stanza, such as the last line of each stanza in a ballad. Used to present different moods or ideas, as in Poe's, ‘Nevermore'. See also Chorus.
A musical phrase normally based on a single-note melody line. A key component of an arrangement, it is a song's central motif that ups its recognition factor.
is a phrase repeated at intervals throughout a poem. A refrain may appear at the end of each stanza or at less regular intervals. It may be altered slightly at each appearance. Some refrains are nonsense expressions that seem to take on a different significance with each use. Example: In Lady of Shalott, the refrain is the "Lady of Shalott".
a part of a poem or song that is repeated
A short section of repeated material which occurs at the end of each stanza.
A refrain (from the Old French refraindre "to repeat," likely from Vulgar Latin refringere) is the line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse; the "chorus" of a song. Poetic fixed forms that feature refrains include the villanelle, the virelay, and the sestina.
Refrain was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1956, performed by Lys Assia representing Switzerland. It was the first-ever winner of the Contest, but not the first-ever performance by Switzerland. This apparent anomaly is due to the rules of the 1956 Contest allowing (for the only time to date) each competing country to be represented by two songs.