A madrigal is a kind of song from the 1500s, especially in Italy and later in England. Several voices sing it together, usually with no piano, no guitar, no instruments at all. The parts weave around each other rather than all singing the same tune. The words are often about love or the countryside, not about church.

A madrigal ismadrigal（牧歌）是 a kind of song from the 1500s一種源自十六世紀的歌曲, especially in Italy and later in England尤其是在義大利，後來也在英國流行. Several voices sing it together好幾個聲部一起唱, usually with no piano, no guitar, no instruments at all通常完全沒有鋼琴、吉他，或任何樂器伴奏. The parts weave around each other各個聲部互相交織, rather than all singing the same tune而不是大家唱同一個旋律. The words are often about love or the countryside歌詞通常是關於愛情或鄉間生活, not about church而不是關於教會。

Though actually, people sometimes stretch madrigal to mean any short, pretty love song, or a poem in that mood; the strict sense is this old song for several voices.

Though actually不過其實, people sometimes stretch madrigal to mean有時候人們會把madrigal這個字用得更寬 any short, pretty love song泛指任何短小優美的情歌, or a poem in that mood或那種情調的詩; the strict sense is而嚴格意義上指的是 this old song for several voices這種多聲部合唱的古老歌曲。

You meet it in music class and in the history of music, not in everyday chat. It is not a carol, and it is not one person singing with a piano.

You meet it你會在 in music class and in the history of music音樂課和音樂史裡遇到它, not in everyday chat而不是在日常聊天裡. It is not它不是 a carol耶誕頌歌, and it is not也不是 one person singing with a piano一個人配著鋼琴獨唱。