version that you are working on. See TRANSLATION for details.
@end ignore
-@c \version "2.11.51"
+@c \version "2.11.61"
@node Vocal music
@section Vocal music
Making a lyric line run slower than the melody can be achieved by
inserting @code{\skip}s into the lyrics. For every @code{\skip},
-the text will be delayed another note.
+the text will be delayed another note. The @code{\skip} command
+must be followed by a valid duration, but this is ignored when
+@code{\skip} is used in lyrics.
For example,