Re: Setting lytics to alternative endings

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Xavier,

> This is also what is recommended in the documentation, there is even a whole 
> section dedicated to lyrics and repeats, and in particular repeats with 
> alternative (with special cases of melisma, extenders and hyphens, etc).
> Cf. NR 2.1.2 Techniques specific to lyrics > Lyrics and repeats > Repeats 
> with alternative endings
> https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.23/Documentation/notation/techniques-specific-to-lyrics#lyrics-and-repeats

In a certain way, the unfolded example is inconsistent, right? Shouldn’t it be 
something like

\version "2.23.14"

\score {
  <<
    \new Staff {
      \new Voice = "melody" {
        \relative {
          a'4 a a a
          \repeat unfold 2 { b4 b b b }
        }
      }
    }
    \new Lyrics {
      \lyricsto "melody" {
        \repeat unfold 2 { Not re -- peat -- ed. }
        \alternative {
          { The first time words. }
          { Sec -- ond time words. }
        }
      }
    }
    >>
  }

Otherwise, you have an example with music that has a \repeat command and lyrics 
that don’t…

Cheers,
Kieren.