song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
Refers to the written words of a song, including pop lyrics, opera librettos, and traditional song texts.
この曲の歌詞はとても感動的だ。
The lyrics of this song are very moving.
Lyrics were added to the melody the composer wrote.
彼は自分で作詞した歌詞をノートに書いている。
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.
詩 refers to poetry in general, whether or not it is set to music, while 歌詞 specifically means the words of a song.
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.