diff --git a/private_includes/base/default_songinfo_style.ily b/private_includes/base/default_songinfo_style.ily
index 7cde305..cd7abf4 100644
--- a/private_includes/base/default_songinfo_style.ily
+++ b/private_includes/base/default_songinfo_style.ily
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
                       (lambda (paragraph)
                         (make-wordwrap-internal-markup-list #t
                           #{ \markuplist { $(ly:parser-include-string paragraph) } #}))
-                      (ly:regex-split (ly:make-regex "\n[ \t\n]*\n[ \t\n]*") (string-append prefix text))))
+                      (ly:regex-split (ly:make-regex "\r?\n[ \t\r\n]*\n[ \t\r\n]*") (string-append prefix text))))
                   '())))
               (poet-and-composer-markup-list
                 (string-with-paragraphs->markuplist "" (string-append