Re: Easier way to do double-quotes in lyrics?

[Christopher R. Maden]

On 07/08/2016 04:40 PM, BGM wrote:
> When we want to use a double-quote character in lyrics, we have to *remember*
> to write them like this ( from the docs
> <http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/notation/common-notation-for-vocal-music>
> ):
>
> \addlyrics { "\"I" am so lone -- "ly,\"" said she }
>
> However, is there any easier, more memorable way to do this?
> Is there a way to do this using macros?
>
> I am thinking to do something like:
> this = \lyricmode{ \dq I am happier with this \dq }
> or
> this = \lyricmode{ \dq This would be fine \qd }

Use proper quotation marks; they look better anyway.

\addlyrics { “I am so lone -- ly,” said she }

~Chris
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