A song; singing — a musical piece performed with melody and vocals.
カラオケで好きな歌を思い切り歌った。
I sang my favorite songs at karaoke with all my heart.
母は昔の歌をよく口ずさんでいる。
My mother often hums old songs.
子どもたちに童謡の歌を教えた。
I taught the children a nursery rhyme.
その曲は歌詞もメロディーも覚えやすい歌だ。
That tune is a song whose lyrics and melody are easy to remember.
A classical Japanese poem (especially tanka); traditional short poetry.
万葉集に収められた歌は古代の感情を伝える貴重な資料だ。
The poems included in the Manyoshu are valuable records conveying ancient emotions.
短歌の授業で古い歌をいくつか朗読した。
In the tanka class, we read aloud several classical poems.
Poetry or poetic works (including modern poetry); broader poetic expression in words.
彼は自作の歌を詩集にまとめて発表した。
He compiled his own poems and published them in a collection.
現代歌の表現は自由で実験的なものも多い。
Expressions in modern poetry are often free and experimental.