…case you cannot simply place the line with \lyricsto above the staff definition, because at that point … …the actual lyrics assignment later: \context Lyrics = "lyricsname" \lyricsto "voicename" \lyricsdefinition This snippet is a simple example …
…the % first Lyrics can't be replaced by \lyricsto, because the voice to which % it is assigned … …as in the above definitions! \context Lyrics = "above" \lyricsto "mainvoice" \lyricsAbove \context Lyrics = "below" \lyricsto "mainvoice" \lyricsBelow >> }