\version "2.13.47" \header { title = "Aligned-above lyrics should stay close to their staff" texidoc = "Lyrics aligned above a context should stay close to that context when stretching. The Bass I lyric line stays with the Bass staff. " } \paper { ragged-last-bottom = ##f } tune = \relative c { \repeat unfold 2 { c4( e) g2 | \break c1 } \bar "|." } \score { \context ChoirStaff << \new Staff = tenors << \clef "treble_8" \new Voice = tenori { \voiceOne \tune } \new Voice = tenorii { \voiceTwo \tune } >> \new Staff = basses << \clef "bass" \new Voice = bassi { \voiceOne \tune } \new Voice = bassii { \voiceTwo \tune } >> \new Lyrics \with {alignAboveContext=tenors} \lyricsto tenori { Te -- nor one! A -- _ bove! } \new Lyrics \with {alignBelowContext=tenors} \lyricsto tenorii { Te -- nor two! Be -- _ low! } \new Lyrics \with {alignAboveContext=basses} \lyricsto bassi { Bas -- ses one! A -- _ bove! } \new Lyrics \with {alignBelowContext=basses} \lyricsto bassii { Bas -- ses two! Be -- _ low! } >> \layout {} }