lyric (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[lyric 词源字典]
"a lyric poem," 1580s, from Middle French lyrique "short poem expressing personal emotion," from Latin lyricus "of or for the lyre," from Greek lyrikos "singing to the lyre," from lyra (see lyre). Meaning "words of a popular song" is first recorded 1876. Related: lyrics.[lyric etymology, lyric origin, 英语词源]