\version "2.10.20" refrain = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "Refr. " this is a test, yes "it´s" a test } verseOne = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "1. " verse num -- ber one will soon be gone } verseTwo = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "2. " verse num -- ber two da dee da doo } refrSkip = { \repeat unfold 8 { \skip 4 } } \score { { << \relative c'' { g4 g g g | a a a a | b b b b | d c d c \bar "|." } \addlyrics { \refrain \verseOne } \addlyrics { \refrSkip \verseTwo } >> } }