To have one line of text: \markup {" text here"}

• _ = below note _\markup
• ^ = above note ^\markup

Options:

• text size: \small, \smaller,
• format: \large, \larger, \italic, \bold

Example: ^\markup {\small \italic "small and italic words"}

Two lines of text under or above a note:

_\markup { \center-column { "top line " \line { "Bottom line" } } }

options: \center-column, \left-column, \right-column

For text at the bottom of a score:

\markup {text here} can be used for every line, or:

\markup { \left-column
{ "top line "
\line { "Bottom line" }
\line { "Bottom line2" }
} }

empty space (line)

\null

All together, to make to empty lines after the score, and then add some text:

\markup { \left-column
{
\null
\null
\line { "Text goes here" }
}
}