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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Meet Chloe Qisha, your next main pop girl: “I’ve never envisioned a glass ceiling”

NME 28 Apr 2025
And though lyrically melodramatic, Qisha’s songs are so joyous that Coldplay’s Chris Martin recently namechecked her music for helping combat his depression ... cover she put on TikTok; she now fondly calls him her “music husband” and has since written most of her songs with him....
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RAYE’s ‘Escapism’ surpasses 1billion streams on Spotify

NME 27 Apr 2025
It comes after the song landed RAYE her first UK Number One single in 2023, which she told NME was the ... She’s also up for two Ivor Novello awards for Best Song Musically and Lyrically with ‘Genesis’, and PRS for Music Most Performed Work with ‘Prada’....
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Colombian Songs That Shattered Global Charts

Colombia One 26 Apr 2025
The song won multiple awards, including three Latin Grammys for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Short Form Music Video, as well as the Gold Torch and Silver Seagull at Viña del Mar ... Its catchy rhythm and relatable lyrics resonated with many listeners, making it one of the year’s most popular songs....
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Delhi HC directs A R Rahman, Ponniyin Selvan 2 makers to deposit ₹2 cr in ...

Hindustan Times 26 Apr 2025
"In the ultimate analysis, therefore, this court holds that the impugned song is not merely based on or inspired from the suit composition Shiva Stuti but is, in fact, identical to the suit composition with mere change in lyrics ... musical work is identical," the court held....
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AR Rahman song identical to Dagar bros' work: Delhi HC

The Times of India 25 Apr 2025
Faiyaz alleged copyright infringement by Rahman and the production house.'This court holds that the impugned song is not merely based on or inspired by the suit composition - Shiva Stuti - but is, in fact, identical to the suit composition with mere change in lyrics....
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Grammy-winning artist ALYA is back with Hope – The Sequel (feat. Erica Campbell and D Smoke)

GetNews 25 Apr 2025
This assembly of music avengers have put together a remix that is sure to stand in the hall of great songs that have been etched in history ... Hope - The Sequel, still has the great lyrics of the original song but now enhanced by starting out with a beautiful choral intro and a ......
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Exploring Music Clubs at the University of Oregon

Daily Emerald 25 Apr 2025
Each week, the group listens to a new album and then comes together to analyze the depths of the music, looking at the lyricism, the deeper meanings of the songs and sharing opinions and perspectives on the artists and their work ... Instead of discussing lyrics or production, ......
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‘PS2 song identical to Dagar’s Shiva Stuti’: Delhi HC says in interim ruling against AR Rahman

Hindustan Times 25 Apr 2025
The Delhi high court on Friday passed an interim order against music director ... It reasoned that despite different lyrics, the song’s musical structure, rhythm, and beat closely resembled the original 'Shiva Stuti composition and the same was being utilised without due attribution....
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Samia – ‘Bloodless’ review: a sublime songwriter sets a new bar

NME 25 Apr 2025
Second record ‘Honey’, released in 2023, only reinforced that notion, infusing more dark humour into songs full of pain and poignancy ... her character song-by-song ... ‘Bloodless’ doesn’t just signal huge growth in Samia’s lyrics, but in her music too ... Grand Jury Music Release date....
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Pennsylvania students need school choice

Standard-Speaker 25 Apr 2025
ICS’s elementary school choir sang a hymn composed by their music teacher, Mr ... Its lyrics are from Psalm 100....
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Self Esteem, A Complicated Woman, review: deserves to be heard live

AOL 25 Apr 2025
No wonder that A Complicated Woman’s opening track is more stage monologue than pop song, given her recent experience treading the boards ... Take away the empowering lyrics of lead song Focus Is Power, and what’s left might sound like a corny charity single ... Kate French-MorrisBest New Songs....
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Sony Music Artists Nominated at The Ivor Novello Awards 2025

Sony Music 24 Apr 2025
Sony Music artists have been nominated at The Ivor Novello Awards, recognising and celebrating exceptional achievements in songwriting ... RAYE (Human ReSources/The Orchard) is nominated in Best Song Musically and Lyrically for her 2024 single Genisis ... Sony Music Artists Nominated at the 2025 BRIT Awards ... © 2025 Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd....
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May Flowers It Is

Weekly Villager 24 Apr 2025
You know…the May flowers that come after the April showers…which we did have a few of. We do not even have to wait for the song from Rodgers & Hammerstein’s musical, “Carousel”. The relevant lyrics go like this . “March went out like a lion, A-whippin’ up the water in the bay. Then April cried and stepped aside. And along came pretty little May” ... Whew! ... ....

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