Lyrics questions

[Jacques Menu]

Hello Folks,

I can’t sort the following out form the docs of snippets…


When should I use
        « \new Lyrics \lyricsto sopranoLevelTwo » 
and
        « \context Lyrics = "foo" \lyricsto sopranoLevelTwo »
And what’s the difference between the two?


Also, why can’t I place such lyrics commands in a macro, i.e. outside of a 
\staff or the like?


Thanks for your help!

JM