noun
song
A1
Noun 'Lied' (neuter): means song. Plural 'Lieder' (umlaut + -er); genitive singular often 'des Liedes'. Common usage: a musical composition or folk hymn. Declines regularly for case; watch forms like dative plural 'den Liedern'. Artikel ist 'das' und wird häufig in Komposita wie 'Liedtext' verwendet.
Examples
Ich singe ein Lied.
I'm singing a song.
Die Sängerin sang das Lied, obwohl das Publikum müde war.
The singer sang the song, although the audience was tired.
Das Lied im Radio ist sehr schön.
The song on the radio is very beautiful.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a short 'lied' (song) being sung around a campfire
sounds like 'lead' — imagine following the lead singer in a song
das — think 'das Lied' (neuter); imagine a label 'das' stuck on a sheet music
Notes
Plural: Lieder. Common noun for music pieces; neuter gender.