[Newbie]postioning text

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

address@hidden writes:
> I'm trying to print some text above a note on a staff. Normally, this
> wouldn't be a problem; I'd just use a2^"adagio" or whatnot. Alas, the a2
> in question is the a above the staff (treble clef) and it ends up
> colliding with the note. I've been trying to raise the text with the
> aptly named raise(..) command, but I can't seem to make it raise the
> text enough.

I don't understand. Lily shifts texts away from notes, so you
shouldn't get any collisions. Can you post a .ly snippet?
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