See lyrics in Apple Music on your iPhone or iPad

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

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 may not be available in all languages or regions.

Find out how to change the language on your iPhone or iPad

If you can'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 catalogue, 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 can't see the Translation and Pronunciation button, or the Show Pronunciation or Show Translation buttons are greyed out, translations or pronunciations may 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.