Lyrics

Lyrics are words that make up a song usually consisting of verses and choruses. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist. The words to an extended musical composition such as an opera are, however, usually known as a "libretto" and their writer, as a "librettist". The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of expression.

Etymology

"Lyric" derives via Latin lyricus from the Greek λυρικός (lyrikós), the adjectival form of lyre. It first appeared in English in the mid-16th century in reference, to the Earl of Surrey's translations of Petrarch and to his own sonnets.Greek lyric poetry had been defined by the manner in which it was sung accompanied by the lyre or cithara, as opposed to the chanted formal epics or the more passionate elegies accompanied by the flute. The personal nature of many of the verses of the Nine Lyric Poets led to the present sense of "lyric poetry" but the original Greek sensewords set to musiceventually led to its use as "lyrics", first attested in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Stainer and Barrett used the word as a singular substantive: "Lyric, poetry or blank verse intended to be set to music and sung". By the 1930s, the present use of the plurale tantum "lyrics" had begun; it has been standard since the 1950s. The singular form "lyric" still appears; its present use, however, is to refer to a specific phrase within a song's lyrics.

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Peter Lemongello returns to Long Island, sharing concert stage with son

Newsday 01 Apr 2025
Before streaming services, before the iPod, before songs were downloadable or digitizable, there was basically one way to get music ... The younger Lemongello, 25, has a signature song, too ... "I love songs with great lyrical content and a story with a message," he says, "where you can understand the lyrics."....
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Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan have Kajra Re moment with daughter Aaradhya at cousin's wedding | Watch

Hindustan Times 01 Apr 2025
While several photos of the family posing together have surfaced online, a new video shows Abhishek and Aishwarya recreating their iconic song Kajra Re with their daughter ... The song featured Abhishek, Aishwarya, and Amitabh Bachchan. With music by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and lyrics by Gulzar, it was sung by Alisha Chinai, Shankar Mahadevan, and Javed Ali....
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Adair Co. Arrests: Father arrested after 9 y.o. child seriously injured in drunk driving accident

Creston News Advertiser 01 Apr 2025
Gunner M ... It took several minutes for the deputy to wake Namanny ... Namanny consented to field sobriety testing including a PBT ... Shyla M ... A Facebook message from Guzinski to the victim was a forwarded YouTube music video from a band called Deuce titled “Story of a Snitch.” The song features lyrics including, “I manned up even though I was backstabbed....
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Aloe Blacc's 'Stand Together' breaks new ground with music for social change

Independent online (SA) 31 Mar 2025
This song encourages collective resilience, urging listeners to tackle challenges together ...The story of what they do inspired the lyrics, which then inspired the music so that I could record this song,” he detailed ... The music was so infectious that I started writing lyrics and making my own rap songs.”....
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The Country’s 2025 Anthem Revealed

Hungary Today 31 Mar 2025
The song The wind is talking (Szél úgy beszél) became the winner of the Hungarian TV channel provider, Duna Television’s weeks-long light music competition ... During the Hungarian light music celebration, the newest Hungarian songs were evaluated, with over 300 submissions....
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Homecoming for Lazour brothers as their musical is presented by Broadway in Worcester

The Gardner News 31 Mar 2025
WORCESTER — It will be a local area homecoming for brothers Daniel and Patrick Lazour when their new musical "Night Side Songs" is presented by Broadway in Worcester at 7.30 p.m ... They have written a number of musicals together with Daniel writing the music and Patrick the lyrics, with both combining on the book....
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Sabrina Carpenter fans suspect she's talking about Barry Keoghan as she endorses video about a ...

The Daily Mail 31 Mar 2025
It appears Sabrina may have merely been supporting a TikToker who was using her music, as the songstress often re-posts videos that are soundtracked to her songs ... 'Mind you she reposted that bc the tiktok used her song as an audio ... The song contains lyrics like 'I beg you don't embarrass me motherf*****' and Keoghan starred in the music video....
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Fans all saying the same thing about Sabrina Carpenter's sly dig about unattractive men | ...

The Daily Mail 31 Mar 2025
It appears Sabrina may have merely been supporting a TikToker who was using her music, as the songstress often re-posts videos that are soundtracked to her songs ... 'Mind you she reposted that bc the tiktok used her song as an audio ... The song contains lyrics like 'I beg you don't embarrass me motherf*****' and Keoghan starred in the music video....
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Winners of Mużika Mużika 2025 announced

The Malta Independent 30 Mar 2025
The winning song of the fifth ... The winning song, Stajna Konna Aħna, was performed by Jamie Cardona, with lyrics written by Jamie Cardona and Aleandro Spiteri Monsigneur and music by Jamie Cardona, Aleandro Spiteri Monsigneur, and Shaun Farrugia, a government statement said....
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Elbows up, Canada: Musical responses to Trump’s Canada threats

Alternet 30 Mar 2025
As a scholar of music and nationalism, I’m interested in what the several dozen songs about the trade war that I have located might suggest about that shift ... Most of the songs I found have original music ... Using AI-created video imagery, this song juxtaposes images of early settlers ......
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JFest kicks off 2025 programming with Whole Megillah play festival

San Diego Union-Tribune 30 Mar 2025
Last year’s JFest featured music, comedy, cultural events, the annual Women of Valor and Klezmer summit presentations and a headlining concert by famed actor-singer Mandy Patinkin ... JFest founding artistic director and playwright Todd Salovey directs his musical that features a 15-song, klezmer-inspired score and lyrics by Yale Strom....
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Behind the music - Torpey

RTE 29 Mar 2025
Clare, Torpey grew up surrounded by music as his mother, Kate Purcell, was a singer with the Grammy-nominated band Cherish The Ladies ... It’s a song that is lyrically about feeling nihilistic about the state of the world but with music that uplifts and offers catharsis to that feeling." ... How would you describe your music? ... Favourite lyric of all time?....
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Sikandar: Salman, Rashmika’s romantic song ‘Hum Aapke Bina’ out

The Siasat Daily 29 Mar 2025
The song ‘Hum Aapke Bina’ from the upcoming Salman Khan-starrer ‘Sikandar’ was unveiled on Friday. The song with its romantic colour adds a new dimension to the action-driven narrative of the film ... The song is crooned by Arijit Singh, with its music composed by Pritam, and lyrics penned by Sameer....

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