Dictionary
lied
Pronunciation: (līd), [key]—
v.
pt. and pp. of
lie 1.
lied
Pronunciation: (lēd; Ger. lēt), [key]—
n.,
—pl. lied•erPronunciation: (lē'dur; Ger. lē'dur). [key]
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
Schubert lieder. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.