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Node:Lyrics mode, Next:Printing lyrics, Up:Lyrics
Lyrics mode
To print lyrics, you must first make a music expression from the lyric text. That music expression can be printed by selecting an appropriate context.
You can enter lyrics in a special input mode of LilyPond. This mode is
called Lyrics mode, and it is introduced by the keyword \lyrics.
The purpose of this mode is that you can enter lyrics as plain text,
punctuation and accents without any hassle.
Syllables are entered like notes, with pitches replaced by text. For
example, Twin- kle twin- kle enters four syllables. Note that
the hyphen has no special meaning for lyrics, and does not introduce
special symbols.
Spaces can be introduced into a lyric either by using quotes:
"He could"4 not4 or by using an underscore without quotes:
He_could4 not4. All unquoted underscores are converted to
spaces.
The precise definition of this mode can be found in Lyrics mode definition.
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