> it is possible to write ossia with lyrics in Lilypond? Of course !
But be warned that there are *so* many different ways to achieve this and that depends on what you want to achieve. \version "2.24.3" \language "english" << \new Staff = "asdf" \with { } \new Voice = "asdf" \with { } { c'4 d' e' f' | g' a' b'2 } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "asdf" { \set alignBelowContext = "asdf" Ut e -- nim ad mi -- nim } { \skip 2. << \new Staff = "ossia" \with { \clef bass alignAboveContext = "asdf" fontSize = -2 \override StaffSymbol.staff-space = #(magstep -2) \remove "Time_signature_engraver" } \new Voice = "ossia" { \override TextScript.padding = 3 c16 d ef f a b c' ef' c,4 } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "ossia" { \set alignBelowContext = "ossia" Lo -- rem ip -- sum do -- lor sit a -- met } >> } >> -- Pierre-Luc Gauthier