Lyrics are entered by separating each syllable with a space,
I want to break free
To prevent certain words (for example “as”) as being read as a
pitch, the input-mode must be switched. This is done with
\lyrics
. In \lyrics
mode, all words are read as lyric
syllables.
\lyrics { I want to break free }
Again, the braces {}
signify that the syllables are sung in
sequence.
By default, music expressions are interpreted in Staff
context. For
lyrics, this is obviously not desirable, so it is necessary
to explicitly specify a Lyrics
context,
\new Lyrics \lyrics { I want to break free }
The melody for this song is as follows
The lyrics can be set to these notes, combining both with the
\lyricsto
keyword
\lyricsto "name" \new Lyrics ...
where name identifies to which melody the lyrics should be aligned. In this case, there is only one melody, so we can leave it empty.
The final result is
\score { \notes << \partial 4 \relative c' { c4 \times 2/3 { f g g } \times 2/3 { g4( a2) } } \lyricsto "" \new Lyrics \lyrics { I want to break free } >> }
This melody ends on a melisma, a single syllable (“free”) sung to more than one note. This is indicated with an extender line. It is entered as two underscores, i.e.
\lyrics { I want to break free __ }
Similarly, hyphens between words can be entered as two dashes, resulting in a centered hyphen between two syllables
Twin -- kle twin -- kle
More options, like putting multiple lines of lyrics below a melody are discussed in Vocal music.
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