Setting simple songs - GNU LilyPond
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#### 7.3.1 Setting simple songs

The easiest way to add lyrics to a melody is to append

    \addlyrics { the lyrics }

to a melody. Here is an example,

>          \time 3/4
>          \relative { c2 e4 g2. }
>          \addlyrics { play the game }

More stanzas can be added by adding more `\addlyrics` sections

>          \time 3/4
>          \relative { c2 e4 g2. }
>          \addlyrics { play the game }
>          \addlyrics { speel het spel }
>          \addlyrics { joue le jeu }

The command `\addlyrics` cannot handle polyphony settings. For these cases you should use `\lyricsto` and `\lyricmode`.

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