mei:lyrics 

Vocally performed 'text' of a musical composition, such as a song or
opera.

Element Information

Model

mei:mei_model.verseLike+
Children: mei:mei_model.verseLike

Attributes

QName Type Fixed Default Use Inheritable Annotation
copyof mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Points to an element of which the current element is a
copy.
corresp restriction of list of mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Used to point to other elements that correspond to this one in a generic
fashion.
facs restriction of list of mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Permits the current element to reference a facsimile surface or image zone
which corresponds to it.
fontfam mei:mei_data.FONTFAMILY optional 
Contains the name of a font-family.
fontname mei:mei_data.FONTNAME optional 
Holds the name of a font.
fontsize mei:mei_data.FONTSIZE optional 
Indicates the size of a font expressed in printers' points, i.e., 1/72nd
of an inch, relative terms, e.g., "small", "larger", etc., or percentage values relative
to "normal" size, e.g., "125%".
fontstyle mei:mei_data.FONTSTYLE optional 
Records the style of a font, i.e, italic, oblique, or
normal.
fontweight mei:mei_data.FONTWEIGHT optional 
Used to indicate bold type.
label xs:string optional 
Provides a name or label for an element. The value may be any
string.
layer restriction of list of xs:positiveInteger optional 
Identifies the layer to which a feature applies.
n optional 
Provides a number-like designation for an element.
next restriction of list of mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Used to point to the next event(s) in a user-defined
collection.
place mei:mei_data.STAFFREL optional 
Captures the placement of the item with respect to the staff with which it
is associated.
prev restriction of list of mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Points to the previous event(s) in a user-defined
collection.
sameas restriction of list of mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Points to an element that is the same as the current element but is not a
literal copy of the current element.
staff restriction of list of xs:positiveInteger optional 
Signifies the staff on which a notated event occurs or to which a control
event applies. Mandatory when applicable.
synch restriction of list of mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Points to elements that are synchronous with the current
element.
translit xs:NMTOKEN optional 
Specifies the transliteration technique used.
when mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Indicates the point of occurrence of this feature along a time line. Its
value must be the ID of a when element elsewhere in the document.
xml:base mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Provides a base URI reference with which applications can resolve relative
URI references into absolute URI references.
xml:id xs:ID optional 
Regularizes the naming of an element and thus facilitates building links
between it and other resources. Each id attribute within a document must have a unique
value.
xml:lang xs:language optional 
Identifies the language of the element's content. The values for this
attribute are language 'tags' as defined in BCP 47. All language tags that make use of
private use sub-tags must be documented in a corresponding language element in the MEI
header whose id attribute is the same as the language tag's value.

Used By

Element Groups mei:mei_model.lyricsLike, mei:mei_model.lyricsLike_alternation, mei:mei_model.lyricsLike_sequence, mei:mei_model.lyricsLike_sequenceOptional, mei:mei_model.lyricsLike_sequenceOptionalRepeatable, mei:mei_model.lyricsLike_sequenceRepeatable

Source 

<xs:element name="lyrics">
  <xs:annotation>
    <xs:documentation>Vocally performed 'text' of a musical composition, such as a song or opera.</xs:documentation>
  </xs:annotation>
  <xs:complexType>
    <xs:sequence>
      <xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" ref="mei:mei_model.verseLike"/>
    </xs:sequence>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.common.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.facsimile.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.lang.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.lyrics.log.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.lyrics.vis.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.lyrics.anl.attributes"/>
  </xs:complexType>
</xs:element>

Sample