Lyrics Meaning in English

word · lemma: lyric

US

/ˈɫɪɹɪks/

LIR-iks

UK

/lˈɪɹɪks/

LIR-iks

التعريف

The words of a song; what the singer sings.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Lyrics' is always plural, even for one song ('the lyrics are...'). Use 'lyrics' for songs, not for poems (for poetry, use 'poem' or 'verse'). Common collocations: 'write lyrics', 'learn the lyrics', 'song lyrics'.

• Spanish: letra (de una canción) - letras (de canciones)
• Portuguese (BR): letra (de música) - letras (de músicas)
• Portuguese (PT): letra (de música) - letras (de músicas)
• Chinese (Simplified): 歌词
• Chinese (Traditional): 歌詞
• Hindi: गीत के बोल
• Arabic: كلمات الأغنية
• Bengali: গান এর কথা - গান এর লাইন
• Russian: текст песни
• Japanese: 歌詞
• Vietnamese: lời bài hát
• Korean: 가사
• Turkish: şarkı sözleri
• Urdu: گانے کے بول
• Indonesian: lirik lagu

جمل نموذجية

I love reading the lyrics to my favorite songs.

basic

The lyrics to this song are very sad.

basic

She writes her own lyrics for every song.

basic

I can't sing the chorus because I always forget the lyrics!

natural

These lyrics really speak to me—they describe exactly how I feel.

natural

Sometimes I make up my own lyrics when I can't remember the real ones.

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