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Definition of Fa la
1. Noun. Meaningless syllables in the refrain of a partsong.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fa La
Literary usage of Fa la
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1785)
"He called for his fword, and went forth to fight, Fa, la, &c. He went forth to
fight, as I've heard fay, And when he came there he ran away. Fa, la, &c. ..."
2. Poetica Erotica: A Collection of Rare and Curious Amatory Verse by Thomas Robert Smith (1922)
"The Knight and Country Squire Were shot with her disdain, And her fa, la, ...
The God of Love grown angry, That Phillis seemed so shy, Of her fa, la, la, ..."
3. The Poetical Works of John Skelton: With Notes, and Some Account of the by John Skelton (1843)
"If thou wert in Hell, I could sing thee out; fa, la, &c. ... To hide me till that
he be gone ? fa, la, &c. Behind the Cloth run thou (quoth she), ..."
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