a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
"The professor explained that Lieder was not simply lied, but rather a distinct genre of German art songs composed in the nineteenth century."
An art song, sung in German and accompanied on the piano.
"The pianist began playing softly as the singer started her lied about lost love."
simple past tense and past participle of lie (in the sense "to give false information intentionally")
"The suspect lied about his whereabouts during the entire investigation to avoid arrest."
Lied is borrowed from the German word Lied, meaning "song." It is a doublet of the older English word leed, which originally meant "poem."