diff --git a/patacrep/data/templates/songs/chordpro/chordpro/content_meta b/patacrep/data/templates/songs/chordpro/chordpro/content_meta
index 228cd8d5..a4015066 100644
--- a/patacrep/data/templates/songs/chordpro/chordpro/content_meta
+++ b/patacrep/data/templates/songs/chordpro/chordpro/content_meta
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{meta: (( content.argument[0] )):(( content.argument[1] ))}
\ No newline at end of file
+{meta: (( content.argument[0] )):(( content.argument[2] ))}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patacrep/data/templates/songs/chordpro/latex/content_meta b/patacrep/data/templates/songs/chordpro/latex/content_meta
index b0d05b83..919f95a7 100644
--- a/patacrep/data/templates/songs/chordpro/latex/content_meta
+++ b/patacrep/data/templates/songs/chordpro/latex/content_meta
@@ -1 +1 @@
-\metacrep{((- content.argument[0] -))}{((- content.argument[1] -))}
\ No newline at end of file
+\metacrep{((- content.argument[0] -))}{((- content.argument[2] -))}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patacrep/songs/chordpro/ast.py b/patacrep/songs/chordpro/ast.py
index 04ac32b9..dc5021da 100644
--- a/patacrep/songs/chordpro/ast.py
+++ b/patacrep/songs/chordpro/ast.py
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ class Directive(AST):
         super().__init__()
         self.keyword = directive_name(keyword.strip())
         if keyword == 'meta':
-            argument = argument.split(':')
+            argument = argument.partition(':')
         self.argument = argument
 
     @property
diff --git a/test/test_song/metacrep.csg b/test/test_song/metacrep.csg
index cde69edc..6ef84bc3 100644
--- a/test/test_song/metacrep.csg
+++ b/test/test_song/metacrep.csg
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 Let's sing and test a
 
 
-{meta: undefined:}
+{meta: emptyarg:}
 
 
 directive between verses
+
+
+{meta: and: with: more: arguments}
diff --git a/test/test_song/metacrep.csg.source b/test/test_song/metacrep.csg.source
index fbee0042..da51bf41 100644
--- a/test/test_song/metacrep.csg.source
+++ b/test/test_song/metacrep.csg.source
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 Let's sing and test a
 
-{meta: undefined}
+{meta: emptyarg}
 
 directive between verses
+
+{meta: and: with: more: arguments}
diff --git a/test/test_song/metacrep.tsg b/test/test_song/metacrep.tsg
index 6b033c4a..c83308ac 100644
--- a/test/test_song/metacrep.tsg
+++ b/test/test_song/metacrep.tsg
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 \end{verse}
 
 
-\metacrep{undefined}{}
+\metacrep{emptyarg}{}
 
 
 
@@ -23,4 +23,8 @@
     directive between verses
 \end{verse}
 
+
+\metacrep{and}{ with: more: arguments}
+
+
 \endsong