See lyrics in Apple Music on your iPhone or iPad

With your Apple Music subscription, you can follow along as you listen to your favorite songs with perfectly timed lyrics and translations that appear line-by-line.

How to see lyrics on your iPhone or iPad

  1. Open the Apple Music app.

  2. Play a song from the Apple Music catalog.

  3. At the bottom of the screen, tap the song that's playing.

  4. To show or hide lyrics, tap the Lyrics button at the bottom of your screen.

    • If available, time-synced lyrics will automatically appear on your screen.

    • If time-synced lyrics aren’t available, you might see the full lyrics for the song.

View lyric translation or pronunciation on your iPhone or iPad

  1. Open lyrics in the Apple Music app.

  2. Tap the Translation and Pronunciation button, then tap:

    • Show Translation to show the translated lyrics.

    • Show Pronunciation to show phonetic pronunciation of the lyrics.

    • Hide Original to hide the lyrics in their original language.

You will see different options in Translation and Pronunciation on your Large Text settings. To choose how you want your lyrics to appear, go to Settings, tap Apps, then tap Music. Tap Larger Text and select Lyrics if you want the original script to be larger, or Pronunciation if you want the pronunciation to be larger.

Translations use the Preferred Languages on your iPhone or iPad. Translations and pronunciations might not be available in all languages or regions.

Learn how to change the language on your iPhone or iPad

If you don't see lyrics, translations, or pronunciation on your iPhone or iPad

If the Lyrics button is grayed out, you’re playing a song that's not from the Apple Music catalog, lyrics aren’t available for that song, you're not connected to the internet, or the song isn't downloaded from Apple Music.

If you don't see the Translation and Pronunciation button, or the Show Pronunciation or Show Translation buttons are grayed out, translations or pronunciations might not be available for your song or language. You need to download the song from Apple Music, or be connected to the internet to view translations and pronunciation.

How to report a concern with lyrics

  1. While viewing time-synced lyrics, touch and hold a verse.

  2. In the share sheet that appears, tap the lines that you want to report.

  3. Scroll to the bottom of the share sheet and tap Report a Concern.

  4. Follow the onscreen steps to report your concern.

Apple Music availability might vary by country or region. Learn what's available in your country or region.

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