diff --git a/basic_format_and_style_settings.ly b/basic_format_and_style_settings.ly
index e123b49..b960c5a 100644
--- a/basic_format_and_style_settings.ly
+++ b/basic_format_and_style_settings.ly
@@ -235,3 +235,19 @@ cue =
             (make-null-markup))
       }
   #})
+
+#(define-markup-command (ruf-style layout props text) (string?)
+   (interpret-markup layout props
+                     (markup #:italic (string-append "(" text ")"))))
+rufWithMarkup =
+#(define-music-function (text) (markup?)
+   #{
+     \lyricmode {
+       \once \override StanzaNumber.font-series = #'normal
+       \once \override StanzaNumber.direction = 1
+       \set stanza = #text
+     }
+   #})
+ruf =
+#(define-music-function (text) (string?)
+   (rufWithMarkup (make-ruf-style-markup text)))
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