# Mass lyrics import from text files
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mass-lyrics-import-from-text-files/5519
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [October 1, 2007, 7:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mass-lyrics-import-from-text-files/5519 "2007-10-01T07:36:10Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@TheChipstar](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TheChipstar)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2007, 7:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mass-lyrics-import-from-text-files/5519/1 "2007-10-01T07:36:10Z")
## I have tonnes of MP3 files that I wish to add lyrics to (not downloaded, just plain old text files (UTF-8 to be exact). The story goes like this: I have an MP3 file named GEN1.mp3 and a text file named GEN1.txt. I would like to import the text file into the lyrics tag of the corrosponding MP3 file. The same would go for: GEN2.mp3 - GEN2.txt GEN3.mp3 - GEN3.txt GEN4.mp3 - GEN4.txt
GEN\_50.mp3 - GEN\_50.txt
and so on...
The highest number would be 176 ie: GEN176.mp3 - GEN176.txt if this helps/means anything.
Is there any way of doing this using MP3TAG?
Thanks in advance.
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### Author:  [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2007, 12:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mass-lyrics-import-from-text-files/5519/2 "2007-10-01T12:08:19Z")
> [@TheChipstar](#):
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> ... I would like to import the text file into the lyrics tag of the corrosponding MP3file.
> Is there any way of doing this using MP3Tag?...
Read this:
[Importing Lyrics From Text Files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3635/1)
DD.20071001.1608.MEST
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### Author:  [@TheChipstar](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TheChipstar)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2007, 8:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mass-lyrics-import-from-text-files/5519/3 "2007-10-02T08:27:31Z")
Okay fair enough and thanks for that. I had read previously to posting this new topic not fully understanding it, but I do now.
But is there any other way?
Like... do I have to make all of the lines into one single line?
Because some of the lyrics I am adding are huge and the text editor I am using can only fit so many characters on one line (UltraEdit 13).
Is there no other way?
At the moment I am using ID3 TagIt (older program) to manually add the specific lyric to the specific mp3 file. But this is taking ages and I've got over 1000 to do.
I just thought MP3TAG would be able to do it. I'm impressed with every other feature that it has... but I don't understand why it only inserts a single line (first line) from a text file. Perhaps this can be looked at in the next version?
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### Author:  [@TheChipstar](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TheChipstar)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2007, 7:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mass-lyrics-import-from-text-files/5519/4 "2007-10-08T07:34:16Z")
Can a better way of implementing lyrics into an .mp3 file be considered for the next MP3TAG version update? I think this is one of the only crucial parts missng to this program.
Having to refromat every .txt file to a one line string is pretty painful considering other programs can handle a normal multi lined .txt file with no problem.
No?
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2007, 9:02am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mass-lyrics-import-from-text-files/5519/5 "2007-10-31T09:02:58Z")
The current [Development Build](http://developer.mp3tag.de) has a brand-new action type Import text file for importing text file contents to a specific tag field.
Kind regards,
Florian
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### Author:  [@TheChipstar](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TheChipstar)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2007, 3:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mass-lyrics-import-from-text-files/5519/6 "2007-11-01T03:23:24Z")
I haven't tried this yet (will when I get home), but man, this sounds like an awesome feature that has been added!
Thanks a lot Florian!!! This program is so close to perfection!
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### Author:  [@TheChipstar](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TheChipstar)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2007, 8:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mass-lyrics-import-from-text-files/5519/7 "2007-11-01T08:08:31Z")
Worked an absolute charm Florian!
Thanks for implementing this function into your software.
I believe many will find this function very helpful?
Just a thought (not neccessary) if an export to text file could be created, scripting could take on a whole other level, because external .txt files could be used for referal to previous script functions.
No? I guess you could still use a free tag field to do this and after using the info from it, then clear the field again.
Sorry, just a thought. But thus far, this build does exactly what I want it to do and a whole lot more!
My favourite program!
Take the credit, this is awesome man!!!