The phrase "ancient song" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a song that is very old or has historical significance, often associated with cultural traditions or folklore.
Example: "The ancient song echoed through the valley, telling tales of a time long forgotten."
Alternatives: "old melody" or "historic tune".
Sean O Riada was an Irish composer whose true fulfillment came in persuading his nation to retrace its ancient song lines.
John Fordham By now another Christmas carol is probably as welcome as leftover mince pies, but Rusby's version of this ancient song is so radically different from the usual offerings that it would sound gentle and sublime whatever the season.
Take the ancient Song dynasty bowl that created such a stir: Tao Wang, an archaeologist who heads the Chinese art department at Sotheby's, said that the lotus pattern in the ivory bowl is probably a Buddhist allusion, symbolizing rebirth and purity.
Today it is Ryan from Accounts' birthday, and you have to sing the ancient song to him.
Every year on Hanukkah, the Jewish people sing an ancient song that asks: Who will retell the story of our people?
"We are not here today to bow before the representation of a fierce and warlike god, filled with wrath and vengeance, but we joyously contemplate instead our own deity keeping watch and ward before the open gates of America, and greater than all that have been celebrated in ancient song.
One thing that keeps the music Malian is its link to ancient songs.
Ancient songs such as Dress Sexy at My Funeral now have entirely new melodies.
What's left ranges from ancient songs to 21st-century hybrids with ever more entangled roots.
Juan Lázaro Mendolas, from Bolivia, plays the wooden flutes of the Andes in ancient songs and some Brazilian tunes.
While making it, she also became "even more fascinated" with how ancient songs still reflect the modern world.
