diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/db.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/db.py
index 80b6580ba..7b06d947d 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/db.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/db.py
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ class AuthorType(object):
     WordsAndMusic = 'words+music'
     Translation = 'translation'
     Types = {
-        Words: translate('SongsPlugin.AuthorType', 'Words'),
-        Music: translate('SongsPlugin.AuthorType', 'Music'),
-        WordsAndMusic: translate('SongsPlugin.AuthorType', 'Words and Music'),
-        Translation: translate('SongsPlugin.AuthorType', 'Translation')
+        Words: translate('SongsPlugin.AuthorType', 'Words', 'Author who wrote the lyrics of a song'),
+        Music: translate('SongsPlugin.AuthorType', 'Music', 'Author who wrote the music of a song'),
+        WordsAndMusic: translate('SongsPlugin.AuthorType', 'Author who wrote both lyrics and music of a song'),
+        Translation: translate('SongsPlugin.AuthorType', 'Translation', 'Author who translated the song')
     }