+
+The easiest way to add lyrics to a melody, is by appending
+
+
+@cindex \newlyrics
+@example
+ \newlyrics @{ @var{the lyrics} @}
+@end example
+
+to a melody. Here is an example,
+
+@lilypond[raggedright]
+ \relative { \time 3/4 c2 e4 g2. }
+ \newlyrics { play the game }
+@end lilypond
+
+More stanzas can be added by adding more
+@code{\newlyrics} sections
+
+@lilypond[raggedright]
+ \relative { \time 3/4 c2 e4 g2. }
+ \newlyrics { play the game }
+ \newlyrics { speel het spel }
+ \newlyrics { joue le jeu }
+@end lilypond
+
+The @code{\newlyrics} keyword has three functions: it interprets the
+following words as texts instead of notes, it sets up a context for
+printing texts (the @code{Lyrics} context), and it couples the melody
+with the lyrics, so that the durations of both are aligned.
+
+These three functions can be controlled separately, and that is what
+the following sections are about.