dit·ty /ˈdɪti/
小調,小曲
Dit·ty n.; pl. Ditties
1. A saying or utterance; especially, one that is short and frequently repeated; a theme.
O, too high ditty for my simple rhyme. --Spenser.
2. A song; a lay; a little poem intended to be sung. “Religious, martial, or civil ditties.”
And to the warbling lute soft ditties sing. --Sandys.
Dit·ty, v. i. To sing; to warble a little tune.
Beasts fain would sing; birds ditty to their notes. --Herbert.
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ditty
n : a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be
sung)