1. a poem or song greeting the dawn or celebrating the break of day
Usage: literary; often used in poetry and music
2. a musical composition or serenade performed in the early morning, especially one sung by lovers at daybreak
Usage: archaic; romantic or poetic context

Examples

• The poet wrote an aubade celebrating the first light of spring.
• In medieval literature, an aubade often depicted lovers parting at dawn.
• The composer's aubade captures the quiet beauty of sunrise.
• She performed an aubade beneath her lover's window at daybreak.
• The aubade tradition appears frequently in Renaissance poetry.
• His latest work is a modern aubade set to classical music.