habanera

/hah-buh-nair-uh or, often, -nyair-uh/US // ˌhɑ bəˈnɛər ə or, often, -ˈnyɛər ə //UK // (ˌhæbəˈnɛərə) //

哈巴内拉,哈瓦那拉,哈瓦内拉,哈巴内拉舞

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a dance of Cuban origin.
- : the music for this dance, having a slow duple meter and a rhythm similar to that of a tango.

The Habanera went very well by being transposed half a tone higher; but the card-playing scene was another matter.
The Tango is in 2-4, played in moderately slow tempo; its rhythm is also adapted for the Habanera.
Alvarado dances the Habanera with the dancing-girl Chiquita.
The lady sang with great spirit, and her rendering of la Paloma and of the Habanera from Carmen was simply perfect.
He was wakeful and that wretched Habanera kept throbbing in his head.