リリック

Etymology

From English lyric.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) リ​リック [ríꜜrìkkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲiɾʲik̚kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

リリック (rōmaji ririkku)

1. (poetry) Synonym of 抒情詩 (jojōshi, “lyric poetry; lyric poem”)
2. (music) Synonym of 歌詞 (kashi, “lyrics”)
   • 2010, 大森祥子 (lyrics), Tom-H@ck (music), “GO! GO! MANIAC”:

     あんなメロディ　こんなリリック
     探 (さが)していきたいんだ　もっともっと

     Anna merodi konna ririkku
     Sagashiteikitai n da motto motto

     Those kinds of melodies and these kinds of lyrics;
     I want to go look for even more

   • 2008 July 23, TAGRO, “#06”, in 変ゼミ [Abnormal Physiology Seminar], volume 1 (fiction, in Japanese), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 97:

     リリック歌詞閃きた！

     Ririkku kita!

     Verses comin’ in a flash!

See also

• エピック (epikku)