A python script for downloading lyrics.

requests
lxml

pip install -r requirements.txt
install -m 755 lyryx /usr/bin

Script downloads lyrics based on artist, artist|album, artist||title formats or url. Fields in the arguments are case insensitive and special characters are deleted from them, words can be separated by , - or _.

Currently no source supports artist|album|title.

Lyrics will be downloaded to files named by their name in-such-format.

azlyrics is very aggressive against fast downloading, you should limit the speed of your requests with --wait option if you are using it as a source.

Download lyrics by artist to current directory, by default from genius

lyryx burzum

Download lyrics by artist from azlyrics waiting 2.5 seconds between each request

lyryx -s azlyrics -w 2.5 burzum

Download lyrics by artist|album to directory DIR

lyryx -s genius -d DIR 'At the gates|terminal spirit disease'

Download lyrics by artist||title

lyryx -s tekstowo 'cirith-ungoL || Fallen IDOLS' 'death||suicide-machine'

Download lyrics by url

lyryx 'https://mojim.com/ush163952.htm'

Print the table of sources

lyryx -S

Get some help

lyryx -h