# \[X\] Lyrics is prefixed with unwanted string

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-lyrics-is-prefixed-with-unwanted-string/10036
**Category:** No Bugs
**Created:** [March 4, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-lyrics-is-prefixed-with-unwanted-string/10036 "2010-03-04T20:06:24Z")
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### Author: ![TorstenT](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@TorstenT](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TorstenT)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-lyrics-is-prefixed-with-unwanted-string/10036/1 "2010-03-04T20:06:24Z")

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Through the extended fields editor, I add the field "UNSYNCEDLYRICS". Then I copy & paste the lyrics for that song. After pressing "OK", I return to the extended tag overview and all looks fine (see attachment "MP3Tag (1).png":  
 ![](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/1X/50c03933d4b14ddebe0500bcb281be5e8cb56751.png)  
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Then I press "OK" and return to the MP3tag main window. Looking at the lyrics in the "Lyrics" column, I find it prefixed with the string "eng||" (see attachment "MP3Tag (2).png").

 ![](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/1X/4c204f9da7c8d9674f430ecb73dde3c9a1a972f7.png)  

It it is not possible to remove this string and to keep the lyrics, after each editing the prefix "eng||" is added again. The only way to get rid of it is to remove the entire tag.

I have previously added lyrics to other songs and _not_ observed the effect. Could it be caused by portuguese characters in the lyrics (i.e. "ã" and "ç") ?

I am using version 2.45a and Windows XP SP3 (english).

![](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/1X/50c03933d4b14ddebe0500bcb281be5e8cb56751.png)

 ![](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/1X/4c204f9da7c8d9674f430ecb73dde3c9a1a972f7.png)

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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2010, 5:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-lyrics-is-prefixed-with-unwanted-string/10036/2 "2010-03-05T05:27:49Z")

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This is the [language identifier of the lyrics field](https://docs.mp3tag.de/mapping/#unsyncedlyrics) which is not part of the lyrics but used inside the tag field.

It's not a bug. Instead, it provides the ability to change the language of the respective lyrics field through Mp3tag.

Kind regards,  
Florian

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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2018, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-lyrics-is-prefixed-with-unwanted-string/10036/3 "2018-12-28T14:28:34Z")

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