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In many cases, lyricists have written lyrics that have been set to old tunes. One of the best-known examples of this is the Star-Spangled Banner , the National Anthem of the United States , written by Francis Scott Key . He wrote the lyrics strictly as a poem, and it was later set to the tune of an old drinking song. Similarly, the Christian Christmas Carol , ''What Child Is This'', had its words set to an old English folk tune that formerly was a lover's lament, Greensleeves . Conversely, sometimes Poet s have written verse that has been later set to music. A good example of this is the ''Ode to Joy'' by Friedrich Schiller , who had not intended to be a lyricist but became one when Ludwig Von Beethoven used several verses of this work as lyrics for the final movement of his ninth symphony. SEE ALSO |
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