@execaman/lyricist

Import

// ES Modules
import { Lyricist } from "@execaman/lyricist";

// Common JS
const { Lyricist } = require("@execaman/lyricist");

Configure

const lyrics = new Lyricist({
  // An array of async scraper functions
  // Read the last section for more info
  plugins: [],

  // Whether to save last successful
  // fetch results. default is false
  saveLastResult: false
});

Usage

// Keep it short, around 30
// characters in length
const query = "calma remix";

// Number of attempts to make
// if Google doesn't have the lyric
const attempt = 3;

// Make a request
const result = await lyrics.fetch(query, attempt);

Sample Response

{
  song: { title: 'Calma', subtitle: 'Song by Farruko and Pedro Capó' },
  info: [
    { label: 'Album:', value: 'Calma' },
    { label: 'Artists:', value: 'Pedro Capó, Farruko' },
    { label: 'Released:', value: '2018' },
    {
      label: 'Awards:',
      value: 'Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year, MORE'
    },
    { label: 'Genres:', value: 'Latin pop, Pop' }
  ],
  listen: [
    {
      source: 'Spotify',
      stream: 'https://open.spotify.com/track/7FRYMm2zVVB6lpNpDWxldE?autoplay=true'
    },
    {
      source: 'YouTube Music',
      stream: 'https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=7Eo7d5_5ktI&feature=gws_kp_track'
    },
    {
      source: 'Apple Music',
      stream: 'https://music.apple.com/in/album/calma-remix/1437920278?i=1437920364'
    },
    {
      source: 'JioSaavn',
      stream: 'https://www.jiosaavn.com/song/calma-remix/Flg8AQ1-RVc?autoplay=enabled'
    }
  ],
  lyrics: 'Cuatro abrazos y un café\n' +
    'Apenas me desperté\n' +
    'Y al mirarte recordé\n' +
    'Que ya todo lo encontré\n' +
    '\n' +
    'Tu mano en mi mano\n' +
    'De todo escapamos\n' +
    'Juntos ver el sol caer\n' +
    '\n' +
    "Vamos pa' la playa\n" +
    "Pa' curarte el alma\n" +
    'Cierra la pantalla\n' +
    'Abre la Medalla\n' +
    'Todo el mar Caribe\n' +
    'Viendo tu cintura\n' +
    'Tú le coqueteas\n' +
    'Tú eres buscabulla\n' +
    'Y me gusta\n' +
    '\n' +
    'Lento y contento, cara al viento\n' +
    'Lento y contento, cara al viento\n' +
    '\n' +
    "Pa' sentir la arena en los pies\n" +
    "Pa' que el sol nos pinte la piel\n" +
    "Pa' jugar como niños, darnos cariño\n" +
    'Como la primera vez que te miré\n' +
    'Yo supe que estaría a tus pies\n' +
    'Desde que se tocaron\n' +
    '\n' +
    'Calma, mi vida, con calma\n' +
    'Que nada hace falta si estamos juntitos bailando\n' +
    'Calma, mi vida, con calma\n' +
    'Que nada hace falta si estamos juntitos andando\n' +
    'Calma, mi vida, con calma\n' +
    'Que nada hace falta si estamos juntitos bailando',
  source: {
    name: 'google.com',
    url: 'https://www.google.com/search?q=calma%20remix%20lyrics'
  }
}

How it works

It fetches the SERP after appending " lyrics" to the query from Google, looks for any showcased lyrics and resolves it if available; else, tries to find a result on page that it has a supported plugin for.

This solves two major problems:

• Spam or sending unwanted traffic to a specific site
• And in turn, being timed out, rate-limited, or even blaclisted

Note: there is a 3s delay to prevent you from spamming Google, but other sites might require a higher delay (in case there are no lyrics on page); so make sure to not make any unnecessary requests.

What are plugins?

• Plugins are async functions that scrape direct lyric-page URLs
• They have two parameters, first: the URL, second: A random User-Agent string
• The function name represents the hostname of the site
• Underscore (_) in function names define the hostname of the site
• Two underscores resemble a hyphen (-), while one resembles a dot (.)

So a function name like karaoke__lyrics_com would translate to karaoke-lyrics.com

Writing your own plugin

To write one yourself, you must know how it should behave:

• Use try-catch blocks, avoid throwing anything
• Make sure to choose a site that has a good DOM structure
• Avoid hostname conflicts (e.g. abc.com <=> abc.com.br)
• Avoid sites that include content other than lyrics and yet appear on Google
• Either return lyrics, or reject as soon as you realise the result could be invalid

Resources

• Promises - MDN
• Axios - Docs
• Cheerio - Selecting Elements

References

• lyria-npm
• @youka/lyrics

Conclusion

With AI and modern frontend frameworks, sources would eventually become unscrapable. Therefore, I do not guarantee its functionality over time or if this package will be up-to-date. This is NOT an ethical way of obtaining lyrics anyway.