diff --git a/patacrep/build.py b/patacrep/build.py
index 679fc82b..5682da1d 100644
--- a/patacrep/build.py
+++ b/patacrep/build.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
     'content': [],
     'titleprefixwords': [],
     'encoding': None,
+    'datadir': [],
     }
 
 
diff --git a/patacrep/data/examples/example-subdir.sb b/patacrep/data/examples/example-subdir.sb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c7d23631
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patacrep/data/examples/example-subdir.sb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+"bookoptions" : [
+    "diagram",
+    "repeatchords",
+    "lilypond",
+    "pictures"
+  ],
+"booktype" : "chorded",
+"template" : "patacrep.tex",
+"lang" : "french",
+"encoding": "utf8",
+"authwords" : {
+  "sep" : ["and", "et"]
+  },
+ "content": [["sorted", "subdir/*.sg", "subdir/*.sgc"]]
+
+}
diff --git a/patacrep/data/examples/img/datadir.ly b/patacrep/data/examples/img/datadir.ly
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1fd2bccb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patacrep/data/examples/img/datadir.ly
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+\include "_lilypond/header"
+\paper{paper-height = 6.5\cm}
+
+{
+  \key a \minor
+    \time 6/8
+    \partial 8 a'8
+    \relative c''{
+      c4 d8 e8. (f16) e8 d4 b8 g8. (a16) b8
+      c4 a8 a8. (gis16) a8 b4 gis8 e4 a8
+      c4 d8 e8. (f16 e8) d4 b8 g8. (a16) b8
+      c8. (b16) a8 gis8. (fis16) gis8 a4 a8 a4.
+
+      g'4. g8. (fis16) e8 d4 b8 g8. (a16) b8
+      c4 (a8) a8. (gis16) a8 b4 gis8 e4.
+      g'4. g8. (fis16) e8 d4 b8 g8. (a16) b8
+      c8. (b16) a8 gis8. (fis16) gis8 a4. a4.
+    }
+}
diff --git a/patacrep/data/examples/img/datadir.png b/patacrep/data/examples/img/datadir.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e2efe409
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diff --git a/patacrep/data/examples/root.ly b/patacrep/data/examples/root.ly
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1fd2bccb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patacrep/data/examples/root.ly
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+\include "_lilypond/header"
+\paper{paper-height = 6.5\cm}
+
+{
+  \key a \minor
+    \time 6/8
+    \partial 8 a'8
+    \relative c''{
+      c4 d8 e8. (f16) e8 d4 b8 g8. (a16) b8
+      c4 a8 a8. (gis16) a8 b4 gis8 e4 a8
+      c4 d8 e8. (f16 e8) d4 b8 g8. (a16) b8
+      c8. (b16) a8 gis8. (fis16) gis8 a4 a8 a4.
+
+      g'4. g8. (fis16) e8 d4 b8 g8. (a16) b8
+      c4 (a8) a8. (gis16) a8 b4 gis8 e4.
+      g'4. g8. (fis16) e8 d4 b8 g8. (a16) b8
+      c8. (b16) a8 gis8. (fis16) gis8 a4. a4.
+    }
+}
diff --git a/patacrep/data/examples/root.png b/patacrep/data/examples/root.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..70ea3b7c
Binary files /dev/null and b/patacrep/data/examples/root.png differ
diff --git a/patacrep/data/examples/songs/subdir/datadir.sg b/patacrep/data/examples/songs/subdir/datadir.sg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18e92c3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patacrep/data/examples/songs/subdir/datadir.sg
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+\beginsong{Image included from datadir\\\LaTeX}
+  [cov={datadir}]
+
+  \cover
+
+  \lilypond{datadir.ly}
+
+  \image{datadir}
+
+\endsong
diff --git a/patacrep/data/examples/songs/subdir/datadir.sgc b/patacrep/data/examples/songs/subdir/datadir.sgc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a209c229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patacrep/data/examples/songs/subdir/datadir.sgc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{title : Image included from datadir}
+{subtitle: Chordpro}
+{cover: datadir.png}
+
+{partition: datadir.ly}
+{image: datadir.png}
diff --git a/patacrep/data/examples/songs/subdir/relative.ly b/patacrep/data/examples/songs/subdir/relative.ly
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1fd2bccb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patacrep/data/examples/songs/subdir/relative.ly
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+\include "_lilypond/header"
+\paper{paper-height = 6.5\cm}
+
+{
+  \key a \minor
+    \time 6/8
+    \partial 8 a'8
+    \relative c''{
+      c4 d8 e8. (f16) e8 d4 b8 g8. (a16) b8
+      c4 a8 a8. (gis16) a8 b4 gis8 e4 a8
+      c4 d8 e8. (f16 e8) d4 b8 g8. (a16) b8
+      c8. (b16) a8 gis8. (fis16) gis8 a4 a8 a4.
+
+      g'4. g8. (fis16) e8 d4 b8 g8. (a16) b8
+      c4 (a8) a8. (gis16) a8 b4 gis8 e4.
+      g'4. g8. (fis16) e8 d4 b8 g8. (a16) b8
+      c8. (b16) a8 gis8. (fis16) gis8 a4. a4.
+    }
+}
diff --git a/patacrep/data/examples/songs/subdir/relative.png b/patacrep/data/examples/songs/subdir/relative.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff1b083e
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diff --git a/patacrep/data/examples/songs/subdir/relative.sg b/patacrep/data/examples/songs/subdir/relative.sg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..681b4086
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patacrep/data/examples/songs/subdir/relative.sg
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+\beginsong{Image included from song directory\\\LaTeX}
+  [cov={relative}]
+
+  \cover
+
+  \lilypond{relative.ly}
+
+  \image{relative}
+
+\endsong
diff --git a/patacrep/data/examples/songs/subdir/relative.sgc b/patacrep/data/examples/songs/subdir/relative.sgc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..73241352
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patacrep/data/examples/songs/subdir/relative.sgc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{title : Image included from song directory}
+{subtitle: Chordpro}
+{cover: relative.png}
+
+{partition: relative.ly}
+{image: relative.png}
diff --git a/patacrep/data/examples/songs/subdir/root.sg b/patacrep/data/examples/songs/subdir/root.sg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e4a11b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patacrep/data/examples/songs/subdir/root.sg
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+\beginsong{Image included from root directory\\\LaTeX}
+  [cov={root}]
+
+  \cover
+
+  \lilypond{root.ly}
+
+  \image{root}
+
+\endsong
diff --git a/patacrep/data/examples/songs/subdir/root.sgc b/patacrep/data/examples/songs/subdir/root.sgc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0aa21297
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patacrep/data/examples/songs/subdir/root.sgc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{title : Image included from root directory}
+{subtitle: Chordpro}
+{cover: root.png}
+
+{partition: root.ly}
+{image: root.png}
diff --git a/patacrep/data/latex/patacrep.sty b/patacrep/data/latex/patacrep.sty
index 019de15f..f3218005 100644
--- a/patacrep/data/latex/patacrep.sty
+++ b/patacrep/data/latex/patacrep.sty
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 \RequirePackage{fancybox}
 \RequirePackage{xstring}
 \RequirePackage{framed}
-\RequirePackage{currfile}
 \RequirePackage{ifthen}
 \RequirePackage{tikz}
+\RequirePackage{import}
 
 % tabs: display the guitar tabs
 \newif{\iftabs}
@@ -134,8 +134,7 @@
 \setlength{\coverspace}{0.1cm}
 \newcommand{\songcover}{}
 \newcommand{\songalbum}{}
-\newsongkey{cov}{\let\songcover\@empty}{\def\songcover{\currfiledir#1}}
-\newsongkey{vcov}{\let\songcover\@empty}{\def\songcover{#1}}
+\newsongkey{cov}{\let\songcover\@empty}{\def\songcover{#1}}
 \newsongkey{album}{\let\songalbum\@empty}{\def\songalbum{#1}}
 \newsongkey{url}{\let\songurl\@empty}{\def\songurl{#1}}
 \newsongkey{original}{\let\songoriginal\@empty}{\def\songoriginal{#1}}
@@ -247,11 +246,6 @@
 \newcommand{\lilypond}[1]{%
     \iflilypond%
     \epstopdfsetup{suffix=-\the\hsize-converted}
-    \includegraphics{\currfiledir#1}%
-    \fi%
-}
-\newcommand{\vlilypond}[1]{%
-    \iflilypond%
     \includegraphics{#1}%
     \fi%
 }
diff --git a/patacrep/songs/__init__.py b/patacrep/songs/__init__.py
index cbc5d9aa..fbf02e36 100644
--- a/patacrep/songs/__init__.py
+++ b/patacrep/songs/__init__.py
@@ -202,3 +202,39 @@ def unprefixed_title(title, prefixes):
         if match:
             return match.group(2)
     return title
+
+def search_image(image, chordprofile, config):
+    """Return the file name of an image, so that LaTeX will find it.
+
+    :param str image: The name, as provided in the chordpro file.
+    :param str chordprofile: The name of the file including this image.
+    :param dict config: Songbook configuration dictionary.
+
+    The image can be:
+
+    - in the same directory as the including song file;
+    - in the same directory as the main LaTeX file;
+    - in some of the `DATADIR/img` directories.
+
+    If image is not found, the `image` argument is returned.
+    """
+    # Image is in the same folder as its song
+    texdir = os.path.dirname(chordprofile)
+    if os.path.exists(os.path.join(texdir, image)):
+        return os.path.join(texdir, image)
+
+    # Image is in the same directory as the main tex file
+    rootdir = os.path.dirname(os.path.join(
+        os.getcwd(),
+        config['filename'],
+        ))
+    if os.path.exists(os.path.join(rootdir, image)):
+        return image
+
+    # Image is in a datadir
+    for directory in config['datadir']:
+        if os.path.exists(os.path.join(directory, 'img', image)):
+            return os.path.join(directory, 'img', image)
+
+    # Could not find image
+    return image
diff --git a/patacrep/songs/chordpro/__init__.py b/patacrep/songs/chordpro/__init__.py
index 97b83670..ae37b79b 100644
--- a/patacrep/songs/chordpro/__init__.py
+++ b/patacrep/songs/chordpro/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import pkg_resources
 import os
 
 from patacrep import encoding, files
-from patacrep.songs import Song
+from patacrep.songs import Song, search_image
 from patacrep.songs.chordpro.syntax import parse_song
 from patacrep.templates import Renderer
 
@@ -36,11 +36,13 @@ class ChordproSong(Song):
             "authors": self.authors,
             "metadata": self.data,
             "render": self._render_ast,
+            "config": self.config,
             }
         self.jinjaenv = Environment(loader=FileSystemLoader(os.path.join(
             os.path.abspath(pkg_resources.resource_filename(__name__, 'data')),
             output_format,
             )))
+        self.jinjaenv.filters['search_image'] = search_image
         return self._render_ast(
             context,
             self.cached['song'].content,
diff --git a/patacrep/songs/chordpro/ast.py b/patacrep/songs/chordpro/ast.py
index 8dcea1a7..1aaae349 100644
--- a/patacrep/songs/chordpro/ast.py
+++ b/patacrep/songs/chordpro/ast.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
 
 import logging
-import os
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger()
 
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ DIRECTIVE_SHORTCUTS = {
     "c": "comment",
     "gc": "guitar_comment",
     "cover": "cov",
-    "vcover": "vcov",
     }
 
 def directive_name(text):
@@ -209,13 +207,6 @@ class Song(AST):
         "language": "add_cumulative",
         }
 
-    #: Some directives have to be processed before being considered.
-    PROCESS_DIRECTIVE = {
-        "cov": "_process_relative",
-        "partition": "_process_relative",
-        "image": "_process_relative",
-        }
-
     def __init__(self, filename):
         super().__init__()
         self.content = []
@@ -228,11 +219,6 @@ class Song(AST):
 
     def add(self, data):
         """Add an element to the song"""
-        if isinstance(data, Directive):
-            # Some directives are preprocessed
-            if data.keyword in self.PROCESS_DIRECTIVE:
-                data = getattr(self, self.PROCESS_DIRECTIVE[data.keyword])(data)
-
         if isinstance(data, Error):
             return self
         elif data is None:
@@ -311,19 +297,6 @@ class Song(AST):
             ":".join(argument).strip(),
             ))
 
-    def _process_relative(self, directive):
-        """Return the directive, in which the argument is given relative to file
-
-        This argument is expected to be a path (as a string).
-        """
-        return Directive(
-            directive.keyword,
-            os.path.join(
-                os.path.dirname(self.filename),
-                directive.argument,
-                ),
-            )
-
 class Newline(AST):
     """New line"""
     _template = "newline"
diff --git a/patacrep/songs/chordpro/data/chordpro/song b/patacrep/songs/chordpro/data/chordpro/song
index 30bf9a3e..92f474ee 100644
--- a/patacrep/songs/chordpro/data/chordpro/song
+++ b/patacrep/songs/chordpro/data/chordpro/song
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   {artist: (( author[1] )) (( author[0] ))}
 (* endfor *)
 
-(*- for key in ['album', 'copyright', 'cov', 'vcov', 'tag'] *)
+(*- for key in ['album', 'copyright', 'cov', 'tag'] *)
   (* if key in metadata -*)
     {(( key )): (( metadata[key] ))}
   (* endif *)
diff --git a/patacrep/songs/chordpro/data/latex/content_image b/patacrep/songs/chordpro/data/latex/content_image
index 336233d5..bd132ce6 100644
--- a/patacrep/songs/chordpro/data/latex/content_image
+++ b/patacrep/songs/chordpro/data/latex/content_image
@@ -1 +1 @@
-\image{(( content.argument ))}
+\image{(( content.argument|search_image(path, config) ))}
diff --git a/patacrep/songs/chordpro/data/latex/content_partition b/patacrep/songs/chordpro/data/latex/content_partition
index 98bfed57..bcb92a0b 100644
--- a/patacrep/songs/chordpro/data/latex/content_partition
+++ b/patacrep/songs/chordpro/data/latex/content_partition
@@ -1 +1 @@
-\lilypond{((content.argument))}
+\lilypond{ ((- content.argument|search_image(path, config) -)) }
diff --git a/patacrep/songs/chordpro/data/latex/song b/patacrep/songs/chordpro/data/latex/song
index eaa2a86d..4cb04412 100644
--- a/patacrep/songs/chordpro/data/latex/song
+++ b/patacrep/songs/chordpro/data/latex/song
@@ -22,17 +22,20 @@
         (* endif *)
       (* endfor *)
   },
-  (* for key in ['album', 'copyright', 'cov', 'vcov', 'tag'] *)
+  (* for key in ['album', 'copyright', 'tag'] *)
   (* if key in metadata *)
   (( key ))={(( metadata[key] ))},
   (* endif *)
   (* endfor *)
+  (* if 'cov' in metadata *)
+  cov={(( metadata["cov"].argument|search_image(path, config) ))},
+  (* endif *)
   (* for key in metadata.keys *)
   (( key.keyword ))={(( key.argument ))},
   (* endfor *)
 ]
 
-(* if (metadata.cov is defined) or (metadata.vcov is defined) *)
+(* if (metadata.cov is defined) *)
 \cover
 (* endif *)
 
diff --git a/patacrep/songs/chordpro/test/greensleeves.sgc b/patacrep/songs/chordpro/test/greensleeves.sgc
index 98248e83..bd0ddd71 100644
--- a/patacrep/songs/chordpro/test/greensleeves.sgc
+++ b/patacrep/songs/chordpro/test/greensleeves.sgc
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 {title: Un sous titre}
 {artist:  Traditionnel}
 {album: Angleterre}
-{cov: DIRNAME/traditionnel}
+{cov: traditionnel}
 
 
 
-{partition: DIRNAME/greensleeves.ly}
+{partition: greensleeves.ly}
 
 
 {start_of_verse}
diff --git a/patacrep/songs/chordpro/test/greensleeves.tex b/patacrep/songs/chordpro/test/greensleeves.tex
index 4c2aac43..6a745a81 100644
--- a/patacrep/songs/chordpro/test/greensleeves.tex
+++ b/patacrep/songs/chordpro/test/greensleeves.tex
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ Un sous titre}[
   by={
          Traditionnel  },
   album={Angleterre},
-  cov={DIRNAME/traditionnel},
+  cov={traditionnel},
 ]
 
 \cover
 
 
 
-\lilypond{DIRNAME/greensleeves.ly}
+\lilypond{greensleeves.ly}
 
 
 \begin{verse}
diff --git a/patacrep/songs/chordpro/test/metadata.sgc b/patacrep/songs/chordpro/test/metadata.sgc
index 45509d2d..e4bb1b21 100644
--- a/patacrep/songs/chordpro/test/metadata.sgc
+++ b/patacrep/songs/chordpro/test/metadata.sgc
@@ -10,11 +10,10 @@
 {artist:  Author2}
 {album: Album}
 {copyright: Copyright}
-{cov: DIRNAME/Cover}
-{vcov: VCover}
+{cov: Cover}
 {key: foo: Foo}
 
 {comment: Comment}
 {guitar_comment: GuitarComment}
-{image: DIRNAME/Image}
-{partition: DIRNAME/Lilypond}
+{image: Image}
+{partition: Lilypond}
diff --git a/patacrep/songs/chordpro/test/metadata.source b/patacrep/songs/chordpro/test/metadata.source
index 6e221446..2e106444 100644
--- a/patacrep/songs/chordpro/test/metadata.source
+++ b/patacrep/songs/chordpro/test/metadata.source
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 {album: Album}
 {copyright: Copyright}
 {cover: Cover}
-{vcover: VCover}
 {capo: Capo}
 {key: foo: Foo}
 {comment: Comment}
diff --git a/patacrep/songs/chordpro/test/metadata.tex b/patacrep/songs/chordpro/test/metadata.tex
index fbe53fae..11004ef6 100644
--- a/patacrep/songs/chordpro/test/metadata.tex
+++ b/patacrep/songs/chordpro/test/metadata.tex
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ Subtitle5}[
          Author2  },
   album={Album},
   copyright={Copyright},
-  cov={DIRNAME/Cover},
-  vcov={VCover},
+  cov={Cover},
   foo={Foo},
 ]
 
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ Subtitle5}[
 
 \textnote{Comment}
 \musicnote{GuitarComment}
-\image{DIRNAME/Image}
-\lilypond{DIRNAME/Lilypond}
+\image{Image}
+\lilypond{Lilypond}
 
 \endsong
diff --git a/patacrep/songs/chordpro/test/test_parser.py b/patacrep/songs/chordpro/test/test_parser.py
index 26e5181a..3a1e9b7c 100644
--- a/patacrep/songs/chordpro/test/test_parser.py
+++ b/patacrep/songs/chordpro/test/test_parser.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class TestParsingRendering(unittest.TestCase):
                     continue
                 with open(destname, 'r', encoding='utf8') as expectfile:
                     chordproname = "{}.source".format(base)
+                    config['filename'] = chordproname
                     with disable_logging():
                         with self.subTest(base=os.path.basename(base), format=dest):
                             self.assertMultiLineEqual(
@@ -49,8 +50,5 @@ class TestParsingRendering(unittest.TestCase):
                                     output=chordproname,
                                     output_format=LANGUAGES[dest],
                                     ).strip(),
-                                expectfile.read().replace(
-                                    "DIRNAME",
-                                    os.path.dirname(base),
-                                    ).strip(),
+                                expectfile.read().strip(),
                                 )
diff --git a/patacrep/songs/latex/__init__.py b/patacrep/songs/latex/__init__.py
index 1c84e3f1..a0d9c945 100644
--- a/patacrep/songs/latex/__init__.py
+++ b/patacrep/songs/latex/__init__.py
@@ -22,16 +22,19 @@ class LatexSong(Song):
         del self.data['@titles']
         self.languages = self.data['@languages']
         del self.data['@languages']
-        self.authors = [self.data['by']]
-        del self.data['by']
+        if "by" in self.data:
+            self.authors = [self.data['by']]
+            del self.data['by']
+        else:
+            self.authors = []
 
     def render_latex(self, output):
         """Return the code rendering the song."""
-        return r'\input{{{}}}'.format(files.path2posix(
-            files.relpath(
-                self.fullpath,
-                os.path.dirname(output)
-            )))
+        path = files.path2posix(files.relpath(
+            self.fullpath,
+            os.path.dirname(output)
+        ))
+        return r'\import{{{}/}}{{{}}}'.format(os.path.dirname(path), os.path.basename(path))
 
 SONG_PARSERS = {
     'is': LatexSong,