| − | The term, lyre, gives its name to the adjective "lyric", and adverb, "lyrical". Both, originally, were to do with music; in particular, song. (The words of a song are commonly called the lyrics.) A piece of lyric poetry was that which could be sung. A lyric voice (usually tenor or soprano, is one suited to music that is light, tuneful and usually non-dramatic. | + | The term, lyre, gives its name to the adjective "lyric", and adverb, "lyrical". Both, originally, were to do with music; in particular, song. (The words of a song are commonly called the lyrics.) A piece of lyric poetry was that which could be sung. A lyric voice (usually tenor or soprano) is one suited to music that is light, tuneful and usually non-dramatic. |