song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
Refers to the written words of a song, including pop lyrics, opera librettos, and traditional song texts.
Lyrics were added to the melody the composer wrote.
The lyrics of this song are very moving.
He writes the lyrics he composed himself in a notebook.
I memorized all the lyrics of my favorite song.
He writes both the melody and the lyrics himself.
I looked up the meaning of the English lyrics.
I sang along with the lyrics displayed on the screen.
歌 means the whole song (music plus words), while 歌詞 refers only to the written words of that song.
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news and common word.
Compound of 歌 (うた, 'song') and 詞 (ことば, 'words'). The reading かし is the on'yomi for both characters.