The easiest way to add lyrics to a melody, is by appending
-@cindex \newlyrics
+@cindex \addlyrics
@example
- \newlyrics @{ @var{the lyrics} @}
+ \addlyrics @{ @var{the lyrics} @}
@end example
to a melody. Here is an example,
@lilypond[raggedright,verbatim]
\relative { \time 3/4 c2 e4 g2. }
- \newlyrics { play the game }
+ \addlyrics { play the game }
@end lilypond
More stanzas can be added by adding more
-@code{\newlyrics} sections
+@code{\addlyrics} sections
@lilypond[raggedright,verbatim]
\relative { \time 3/4 c2 e4 g2. }
- \newlyrics { play the game }
- \newlyrics { speel het spel }
- \newlyrics { joue le jeu }
+ \addlyrics { play the game }
+ \addlyrics { speel het spel }
+ \addlyrics { joue le jeu }
@end lilypond
-The @code{\newlyrics} keyword has three functions: it interprets the
+The @code{\addlyrics} 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 the durations of both are aligned.
@lilypond[verbatim,raggedright]
\relative { c c g' }
-\newlyrics {
+\addlyrics {
twin -- \skip 4
kle
}
@lilypond[quote,verbatim,relative=2]
\context Voice {
\time 3/4 g2 e4 a2 f4 g2.
-} \newlyrics {
+} \addlyrics {
\set stanza = "1. "
Hi, my name is Bert.
-} \newlyrics {
+} \addlyrics {
\set stanza = "2. "
Oh, che -- ri, je t'aime
}
@lilypond[quote,verbatim,relative=2]
\context Voice {
\time 3/4 g2 e4 a2 f4 g2.
-} \newlyrics {
+} \addlyrics {
\set vocalName = "Bert "
Hi, my name is Bert.
-} \newlyrics {
+} \addlyrics {
\set vocalName = "Ernie "
Oh, che -- ri, je t'aime
}