\version "2.19.17"

\score {
  <<
    \new Staff { c'4 d'4. c'8 }
    \addlyrics {
      \markup \override #'(word-space . 0)
      \tied-lyric #"kö~nig" -- li -- chen
    }
  >>
}

\score {
  <<
    \new Staff { c'4 d'4. c'8 }
    \addlyrics { könig -- li -- chen }
  >>
}