lyric vs semantic

lyric

adj
  • Of or relating to a writer of such poetry 

  • Of or relating to the lyre (or sometimes the harp) 

  • Having a light singing voice of modest range 

  • Of or relating to musical drama and opera 

  • lyrical 

  • Of, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style 

  • melodious 

noun
  • The words of a song or other vocal music. 

  • A lyric poem. 

semantic

adj
  • Of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words. 

  • Reflecting intended structure and meaning. 

  • Petty or trivial; (of a person or statement) quibbling, niggling. 

noun
  • In such writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a phono-semantic character that provides an indication of its meaning; contrasted with phonetic. 

How often have the words lyric and semantic occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )