lyric

lyr·ic  (lrk)

adj.

1.

a. Of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style or form.

b. Relating to or constituting a poem in this category, such as a sonnet or an ode.

c. Of or relating to a writer of poems in this category.

2. Lyrical.

3. Music

a. Having a singing voice of light volume and modest range.

b. Of, relating to, or being musical drama, especially opera: the lyric stage.

c. Having a pleasing succession of sounds; melodious.

d. Of or relating to the lyre or harp.

e. Appropriate for accompaniment by the lyre.

n.

1. A lyric poem.

2. Music The words of a song. Often used in the plural.

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[French lyrique, of a lyre, from Old French, from Latin lyricus, from Greek lurikos, from lura, lyre.]

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lyric [ˈlɪrɪk]

adj

1. (of poetry)

a.  (Literature / Poetry) expressing the writer's personal feelings and thoughts

b.  (Music, other) having the form and manner of a song

2. (Literature / Poetry) of or relating to such poetry

3. (Music, other) (of a singing voice) having a light quality and tone

4. (Music, other) intended for singing, esp (in classical Greece) to the accompaniment of the lyre

n

1. (Literature / Poetry) a short poem of songlike quality

2. (Music / Pop Music) (plural) the words of a popular song Also (for senses 1-3) lyrical

[from Latin lyricus, from Greek lurikos, from lura lyre]

lyrically  adv

lyricalness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lyric - the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language" words, language text, textual matter - the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text" song, vocal - a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs" love lyric - the lyric of a love song
	2.	lyric - a short poem of songlike quality lyric poem poem, verse form - a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines ode - a lyric poem with complex stanza forms strophe - one section of a lyric poem or choral ode in classical Greek drama antistrophe - the section of a choral ode answering a previous strophe in classical Greek drama; the second of two metrically corresponding sections in a poem
Verb	1.	lyric - write lyrics for (a song) poesy, poetry, verse - literature in metrical form indite, pen, write, compose - produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" relyric - write new lyrics for (a song)
Adj.	1.	lyric - expressing deep emotion; "the dancer's lyrical performance" lyrical emotional - of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional"
	2.	lyric - used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range; "a lyric soprano" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner dramatic - used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style; "a dramatic tenor"; "a dramatic soprano"
	3.	lyric - relating to or being musical drama; "the lyric stage" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
	4.	lyric - of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way); "lyric poetry" poesy, poetry, verse - literature in metrical form

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lyric

adjective

1. (of poetry) songlike, musical, lyrical, expressive, melodic His splendid short stories and lyric poetry.

2. (of a voice) melodic, clear, clear, light, flowing, graceful, mellifluous, dulcet her fresh, beautiful, lyric voice

plural noun

words, lines, text, libretto, words of a song an opera with lyrics by Langston Hughes

Translations

lyric [ˈlɪrɪk]

A. ADJ → lírico

B. N (= poem) → poema m lírico; (= genre) → lírica f lyrics (= words of song) → letra fsing

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lyric [ˈlɪrɪk]

adj → lyrique

lyrics npl [song, musical] → paroles fpl

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lyric

adj → lyrisch

n (= poem) → lyrisches Gedicht; (= genre) → Lyrik f; (= often pl: words of pop song) → Text m

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lyric [ˈlɪrɪk]

1. adj → lirico/a

2. n (poem) → lirica lyrics npl (words of song) → parole fpl

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lyric [ˈlɪrɪk]

1. adj → lirico/a

2. n (poem) → lirica lyrics npl (words of song) → parole fpl

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lyric

adj lyric [ˈlirik]

(of poetry) expressing the poet's personal feeling. liriese غِنائي، مُعَبِّر عن المشاعِر الشَّخْصِيَّه лиричен lyrický lyrisk lyrisch λυρικός lírico lüüriline غنایی lyyrinen lyrique לִירִי गीतकाव्य lirski lírai lirik lÿrískur lirico 叙情の 서정시의 lyrinis, lyriškas lirisks lirik lyrisch lyrisk liryczny lírico liric лирический lyrický liričen lirski lyrisk เกี่ยวกับบทกวีที่บรรยายความรู้สึกส่วนตัว lirik, duygusal 抒情的 ліричний شاعر کے ذاتی جذبات والا trữ tình 抒情的

n

1 a lyric poem. liriese قصيدَه غنائيَّه عاطِفِيَّه лирично стихотворение lyrika lyrik; vers lyrisches Gedicht λυρικό ποίημα poema lírico luuletus غزل lyriikka poème lyrique פִּיוּטִי गीतकाव्य, प्रगीत lirski lírai költemény puisi lÿrík, lÿrískt ljóð lirica, componimento lirico 叙情詩 서정시 lyrinis eilėraštis lirisks dzejolis lirik lyrisch gedicht lyrikk, vers liryk, poemat liryczny lírico poezie lirică лирическое стихотворение lyrika lirična pesem lirska pesma lyrisk dikt บทกวีที่บรรยายความรู้สึกของผู้แต่ง lirik şiir 抒情詩 ліричний вірш غنائی شاعری bài thơ trữ tình 抒情诗

2 (in plural) the words of a song The tune is good, but I don't like the lyrics. lirieke كَلِمات الأغْنِيَه текст на песен text (sang-)tekst der Liedtext στίχοι τραγουδιού letra sõnad ترانه sanat paroles מִילוֹת הַשִׂיר गीतात्मक tekst pjesme, stihovi (dal)szöveg lirik söngtexti parole, testo 歌詞 노래의 가사 žodžiai dziesmas vārdi lirik tekst (sang)tekst tekst, słowa letra cuvinte; text слова песни text besedilo reči pesme []text เนื้อร้อง şarkı sözü, güfte 歌詞 слова пісні کسی نغمے کے الفاظ lời bài hát 歌词