Hi Xavier, > This is also what is recommended in the documentation, there is even a whole > section dedicated to lyrics and repeats, and in particular repeats with > alternative (with special cases of melisma, extenders and hyphens, etc). > Cf. NR 2.1.2 Techniques specific to lyrics > Lyrics and repeats > Repeats > with alternative endings > https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.23/Documentation/notation/techniques-specific-to-lyrics#lyrics-and-repeats
In a certain way, the unfolded example is inconsistent, right? Shouldn’t it be something like \version "2.23.14" \score { << \new Staff { \new Voice = "melody" { \relative { a'4 a a a \repeat unfold 2 { b4 b b b } } } } \new Lyrics { \lyricsto "melody" { \repeat unfold 2 { Not re -- peat -- ed. } \alternative { { The first time words. } { Sec -- ond time words. } } } } >> } Otherwise, you have an example with music that has a \repeat command and lyrics that don’t… Cheers, Kieren.