Divisi lyrics - GNU LilyPond
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##### 7.3.7.2 Divisi lyrics

You can display alternate (or divisi) lyrics by naming voice contexts and attaching lyrics to those specific contexts.

>          \score{ <<
>            \new Voice = "melody" {
>              \relative c' {
>                c4
>                <<
>                  { \voiceOne c8 e }
>                  \new Voice = "splitpart" { \voiceTwo c4 }
>                >>
>                \oneVoice c4 c | c
>              }
>            }
>            \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { we shall not o- ver- come }
>            \new Lyrics \lyricsto "splitpart" { will }
>          >> }

You can use this trick to display different lyrics for a repeated section.

>          \score{ <<
>            \new Voice = "melody" \relative c' {
>              c2 e | g e | c1 |
>              \new Voice = "verse" \repeat volta 2 {c4 d e f | g1 | }
>              a2 b | c1}
>            \new Lyrics = "mainlyrics" \lyricsto melody \lyricmode {
>              do mi sol mi do
>              la si do }
>            \context Lyrics = "mainlyrics" \lyricsto verse \lyricmode {
>             do re mi fa sol }
>            \new Lyrics = "repeatlyrics" \lyricsto verse \lyricmode {
>             dodo rere mimi fafa solsol }
>          >>
>          }

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