Re: lyrics general question

[Mats Bengtsson]

You can certainly insert bar checks in the lyrics, just as you do it in
ordinary music:

text = \lyricmode{ Ah! vous | dir -- ai -- | je ma | man | }

If you do that, LilyPond will issue a warning if the places where you
put the | do not coincide with the bar lines.

I'm not sure if this is what you ask for.

   /Mats

Aaron wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I was wondering why lyrics aren't subdivided into measures to make it
> easier to keep track of what lyrics fit what notes?
>
> I have a feeling that there must be a reason, because this is a
> convention that holds true for many music notation systems, including
> Finale.
>
> Is there therefore a strong reason NOT to include measures in lyrics
> blocks, or is it just a convention?
>
> Thanks
> Aaron
>
>
>
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