Both show some highly lyrical passages intermixed with the plain language of real life.

He was strong where many tenors are weak: in soft, high lyrical passages.

Anguish motivates the lyrical passages and violence the others.

They meet and duly recognize each other from their respective dreams in a lyrical passage.

His works are generally based upon "a grid pattern" that is "interrupted by lyrical passages."

His principal flaw was a certain roughness in the transitions between lyrical passages.

In the book's most lyrical and most beautiful passage, nature seems to pay tribute to Simon.

Marcos does manage to write some lyrical and intelligent passages.

Here was a hearty country girl who soared into the air with love and yet gave the lyrical passages a beautiful flow.

This might be one of the few songs with little irony (although some lyrical passages are indeed ironic).