The reason hard boiled eggs dont last as long as raw eggs is that in cooking the eggs, a natural protective chemical layer (produced by the mother hen) is washed off the porous eggshell, allowing germs to enter. Source(s): http://cookery.newarchaeology.com/how_lo... sugarice82 Â· 9 years ago.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Song cycle. A song cycle is a group of songs designed to be performed in a sequence as a single entity. As a rule, all of the songs are by the same composer and often use words from the same poet or lyricist.
Full Definition of BALLAD. 1. a: a narrative composition in rhythmic verse suitable for singing b: an art song accompanying a traditional ballad. 2. : a simple song: air.3. : a popular song; especially: a slow romantic or sentimental song. â balÂ·ladÂ·ic \bÉ-Ëla-dik, ba-\ adjective.See ballad defined for English-language learners.rigin of BALLAD. Middle English balade ballade, song, from Middle French, from Old Occitan balada dance, song sung while dancing, from balar to dance, from Late Latin ballare. First Known Use: 14th century.