Indeed, in general, German words with "ei" or "ie" sound like the second letter. So "Lied" (song) is more like "leed", but "Leid" (suffering) is "lyed". This i

Indeed, in general, German words with "ei" or "ie" sound like the second letter. So "Lied" (song) is more like "leed", but "Leid" (suffering) is "lyed". This is the reverse of how English pronounces "lied" as in the phrase "lied to investors".