<syllabic>

<measure number="38">
   <note default-x="151">
      <pitch>
         <step>A</step>
         <octave>4</octave>
      </pitch>
      <duration>4</duration>
      <voice>1</voice>
      <type>eighth</type>
      <stem default-y="15">up</stem>
      <beam number="1">continue</beam>
      <lyric default-y="-73" name="verse" number="1">
         <syllabic>begin</syllabic>
         <text>nev</text>
      </lyric>
   </note>
   <note default-x="182">
      <pitch>
         <step>G</step>
         <octave>4</octave>
      </pitch>
      <duration>4</duration>
      <voice>1</voice>
      <type>eighth</type>
      <stem default-y="15">up</stem>
      <beam number="1">end</beam>
      <lyric default-y="-73" name="verse" number="1">
         <syllabic>end</syllabic>
         <text>er</text>
      </lyric>
   </note>
</measure>