lied 1
/luyd/ , v.
pt. and pp. of lie 1 .
lied 2
/leed/ ; Ger. /leet/ , n. , pl. lieder /lee"deuhr/ ; Ger. /lee"deuhrdd/ .
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.
[ 1850-55; ]