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Lyric

• A lyric (from the Greek) is a song sung with a lyre. Now, it is commonly used to mean a song of no defined length or structure.
• A lyric poem is one that expresses a subjective, personal point of view. It is usually rather light and fanciful often following a set pattern. The word is rooted in the word lyre, the implication being that the lyric poem is suitable for singing with a lyre, although the modern use of the expression "lyric poetry" is separate from the term "lyrics", which are, indeed, the words set to music.

An example of a lyric poem:

   I would be the Lyric   Ever on the lip,   Rather than the Epic   Memory lets slip.     —Thomas Bailey Aldrich 

• Lyrics are the written words in a song.
• Lyric is a classification of the human voice in classical singing. The adjective describes a quality and range at the upper end of the given voice part, e.g. lyric soprano.
• Lyric is a commonly used name for RTE Lyric FM

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