Template:quote-song/documentation

Usage
This template can be used in a dictionary entry to provide a quotation of lyrics from a song. If the lyrics are subject to copyright, do not quote a portion of them that is excessively long.

Sample template

 * Most basic parameters for English quotations


 * Most basic parameters for non-English quotations


 * Commonly used parameters


 * All available parameters

The following example:



produces this:



Parameters
All parameters are optional except those marked "Mandatory", and may contain inline interwiki or external links as needed.

TemplateData
{	"description": "This template can be used in a dictionary entry to provide a quotation of lyrics from a song. If the lyrics are subject to copyright, do not quote a portion of them that is excessively long.", "params": { "1": {			"label": "Language", "description": "A comma-separated list of language codes indicating the language(s) of the quoted text", "example": "en", "type": "string", "required": true, "suggested": true },		"title": { "label": "Song title", "description": "The title of the song.", "type": "string", "example": "Billie Jean", "required": true },		"year": { "label": "Year of release", "description": "The year or date the song was released.", "type": "number", "example": "1982", "required": false, "suggested": true },		"author": { "label": "Songwriter", "description": "The person(s) who wrote the lyrics and composed the music of the song.", "type": "string", "example": "Michael Jackson", "required": false, "suggested": true },   	"authorlink": { "label": "Wikipedia songwriter page", "description": "English Wikipedia article about the songwriter.", "type": "string", "example": "Michael Jackson", "required": false, "suggested": false },		"lyricist": { "label": "Lyricist", "description": "The person(s) who wrote the lyrics of the song. If more than one person is stated, separate the names with semicolons.", "type": "string", "example": "Stephen Sondheim", "required": false },		"composer": { "label": "Composer", "description": "The person(s) who composed the music of the song. If more than one person is stated, separate the names with semicolons.", "type": "string", "example": "Leonard Bernstein", "required": false },		"artist": { "label": "Performer", "description": "The artist (an individual or ensemble) who performed the song, if different from the lyricist(s) and/or composer(s).", "type": "string", "required": false, "suggested": true },       "feat": { "label": "Featuring artist", "description": "A featuring artist who appears as a secondary or guest performer on the song.", "type": "string", "required": false, "suggested": false },    	"publisher": { "label": "Label", "description": "The name of one or more publishers of the song or album. If more than one publisher is stated, separate the names with semicolons.", "type": "string", "example": "Epic Records", "required": false },		"album": { "label": "Album name", "description": "The title of the album in which the song first appeared.", "type": "string", "example": "Thriller", "required": false, "suggested": true },       "text": { "label": "Lyrics", "description": "The portion of the lyrics of the song being quoted. Highlight the term defined in bold, use a slash (/) to indicate line breaks.", "aliases": ["passage"], "type": "content", "required": true, "example": "People always told me, ‘Be careful of what you do / And don't go around breaking young girls' hearts’" },       "translation": { "label": "Translation", "description": "If the quoted text is not in English, this parameter can be used to provide an English translation of it.", "aliases": ["t"], "type": "content", "required": false },       "transliteration": { "label": "Transliteration", "description": "If the quoted text uses a different writing system from the Latin alphabet (the usual alphabet used in English), this parameter can be used to provide a transliteration of it into the Latin alphabet. Note that many languages provide an automatic transliteration if this argument is not specified.", "aliases": ["tr"], "type": "content", "required": false },       "url": { "label": "URL", "description": "The URL of a relevant external website, such as a website containing the lyrics of the song. Add such a link only if the score is no longer copyrighted—do not link to a website that has content in breach of copyright.", "type": "url", "required": false },       "oclc": { "label": "OCLC", "description": "Online Computer Library Center number", "type": "number", "example": "221787791", "required": false },       "brackets": { "label": "Brackets", "description": "Use \"on\" to surround a quotation with brackets. This indicates that the quotation contains a mere mention of a term or does not provide an actual instance of a term but provides information about related terms.", "type": "boolean", "required": false, "example": "on" },       "note": { "label": "Notes", "description": "Brief notes about the song.", "type": "string", "example": "track 6", "required": false },       "format": { "label": "Format", "description": "The format in which the song was released.", "type": "string", "example": "\"cassette\", \"CD\", \"EP record\", \"LP record\"", "required": false }	},	"maps": { "citoid": { "language": "1", "title": "title", "date": "year", "composer": "composer", "wordsBy": "lyricist", "performer": "artist", "artist": "artist", "label": "publisher", "seriesTitle": "album" }	},	"paramOrder": [ "1",		"title", "year", "author", "authorlink", "lyricist", "composer", "artist", "feat", "album", "text", "translation", "transliteration", "publisher", "url", "oclc", "brackets", "note", "format" ],	"format": "inline" }