No one's calling you an idiot. In your example, you create a variable called text and then define it as the first stanza. However, the second stanza is sort of just-- hanging out there. Try renaming your first variable textOne and then before the second \lyricmode add textTwo = , then in your score you will add two lyric lines below the voice.
textOne = \lyricmode { \set stanza = #"1. " here are | %m1 the words | %m2 } textTwo = \lyricmode { \set stanza = #"2. " here are | %m1 more words | %m2 } mySong = { c'2 d' e' f' } \score { << \new Voice \mySong \addlyrics \textOne \addlyrics \textTwo >> } On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 8:11 PM, Steven Arntson <ste...@stevenarntson.com> wrote: > > Colin Campbell <c...@shaw.ca> writes: > > > 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 > > Yes, I read it, tried, failed, and posted my query. If I am too much of > an idiot to deal with, I understand. Such is life. > > -s >
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