Re: beginner stanza help

[Colin Campbell]

On 14-09-09 06:35 PM, Steven Arntson wrote:
> I'm trying to get stanzas to work for a song that has two verses. What
> am I doing wrong?
>
> text = \lyricmode {
>    \set stanza = #"1. "
>       here are               | %m1
>       the words              | %m2
>    }
>    \lyricmode {
>    \set stanza = #"2. "
>       here are               | %m1
>       more words             | %m2
>    }
>
> Thank you, if you have any advice for me!
> steven


It is *always* worth having a look at the Manual, Steven. In this case:
 http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/notation/stanzas
should get you going.

Cheers,
Colin

--
I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both 
hands.
You need to be able to throw something back.
-Maya Angelou, poet (1928- )