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Lyrics can also be entered without \addlyrics
or
\lyricsto
. In this case,
syllables are entered like notes – but with pitches replaced by text – and the
duration of each syllable must be entered explicitly. For example:
play2 the4 game2. sink2 or4 swim2.
The alignment to a melody can be specified with the
associatedVoice
property,
\set associatedVoice = #"lala"
The value of the property (here: "lala"
) should be the name of
a Voice context. Without this setting, extender lines
will not be formatted properly.
Here is an example demonstrating manual lyric durations,
<< \new Voice = "melody" { \time 3/4 c2 e4 g2. } \new Lyrics \lyricmode { \set associatedVoice = #"melody" play2 the4 game2. } >>
Internals Reference: Lyrics.
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