Why don’t you insert another \set stanza = "2." In front of the second "Should" 
?

Kind regards 
Michael 

Mobil gesendet

> Am 20.04.2020 um 16:14 schrieb Benjamin Bloomfield <bhb...@gmail.com>:
> 
> 
> I've been using shortVocalName to engrave stanza numbers at the beginnings of 
> systems, but I'm running into trouble with occasional collisions with the 
> first LyricText:
> <image.png>
> 
> Here is my lilypond code:
> \version "2.20.0"
> \score {
>   <<
>     \new Staff
>     <<
>       \clef "treble"
>       \new Voice = "sop" { c'4 \bar "" \break c' }
>     >>
> 
>     {
> <<
>   \new Lyrics  \lyricsto sop { \lyricmode {
>     \set stanza = "2. "
>     \set shortVocalName = "2. "
>     Should Should
>   }}
> >>
>     }
> 
>   >>
> }
> \layout {
>   \context { \Lyrics
>     \override InstrumentName.direction = #RIGHT
>     \override InstrumentName.padding = #1.5
>   }
> }
> 
> I'm not sure how to go about automatically avoiding these collisions, but it 
> seems like there should be a relatively simple way to do so.  Does anyone 
> have any ideas?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Benjamin Bloomfield
> <!test.ly>

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