Re: Bracketing verses

[Simon Albrecht]

The most simple approach would probably be something like
\set stanza = \markup {
  \translate #'(0 . -1) \left-brace #22
  3.
}
(in the upper verse; adjust values to taste)

Yours, Simon

Am 23.06.2015 um 22:54 schrieb RomanticStrings:
> I am curious how I might achieve this bracket between two verses, one of
> which is a translation of the other.
>
> <http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/file/n178126/Fleeting_Days-verse-bracket.png>
>
> While we're at it, how might one best achieve the spacing between the verse
> couples?  I added an "empty" verse, but is there a way to reduce the spacing
> a bit?
>
> ~Conor
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