diff --git a/patacrep/data/templates/songs/chordpro/latex/content_word b/patacrep/data/templates/songs/chordpro/latex/content_word
index d9dd7a30..ebe4d86f 100644
--- a/patacrep/data/templates/songs/chordpro/latex/content_word
+++ b/patacrep/data/templates/songs/chordpro/latex/content_word
@@ -1 +1 @@
-(( content.value ))
+(( content.value|escape_specials('{}&#_^%~$\\') ))
diff --git a/patacrep/data/templates/songs/chordpro/latex/song b/patacrep/data/templates/songs/chordpro/latex/song
index cb29cc29..d2cbe830 100644
--- a/patacrep/data/templates/songs/chordpro/latex/song
+++ b/patacrep/data/templates/songs/chordpro/latex/song
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 \beginsong{
     (*- for title in titles -*)
-        (( title ))
+        (( title|escape_specials('{}&#_^%~$\\') ))
         (*- if not loop.last -*)
             \\
         (* endif *)
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 }[
   by={
       (* for author in authors *)
-        (( author[1] )) (( author[0] ))
+        (( author[1]|escape_specials('{}&#_^%~$\\') )) (( author[0]|escape_specials('{}&#_^%~$\\') ))
         (*- if not loop.last -*)
         ,
         (* endif *)
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   },
   (* for key in ['album', 'copyright'] *)
   (* if key in metadata *)
-  (( key ))={(( metadata[key] ))},
+  (( key ))={(( metadata[key]|escape_specials('{}&#_^%~$\\') ))},
   (* endif *)
   (* endfor *)
   (* if 'cover' in metadata *)
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     (* endblock *)
   (* endif *)
   (* for key in metadata.morekeys *)
-  (( key.keyword ))={(( key.argument ))},
+  (( key.keyword ))={(( key.argument|escape_specials('{}&#_^%~$\\') ))},
   (* endfor *)
 ]
 
diff --git a/patacrep/songs/chordpro/__init__.py b/patacrep/songs/chordpro/__init__.py
index c63a07b8..4318cd6a 100644
--- a/patacrep/songs/chordpro/__init__.py
+++ b/patacrep/songs/chordpro/__init__.py
@@ -113,6 +113,18 @@ class Chordpro2LatexSong(ChordproSong):
     """Render chordpro song to latex code"""
 
     output_language = "latex"
+    _translation_map = {
+        '{': r'\{',
+        '}': r'\}',
+        '\\': r'\textbackslash{}',
+        '^': r'\textasciicircum{}',
+        '~': r'\textasciitilde{}',
+        '#': r'\#',
+        '&': r'\&',
+        '$': r'\$',
+        '%': r'\%',
+        '_': r'\_',
+    }
 
     def search_file(self, filename, extensions=None, *, datadirs=None):
         _datadir, filename, _extension = self.search_datadir_file(
diff --git a/test/test_song/special.csg.source b/test/test_song/special.csg.source
index 128cfa98..cb8d7c9d 100644
--- a/test/test_song/special.csg.source
+++ b/test/test_song/special.csg.source
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-TODO url ?
 {title: & $ % # _ \} \{ ~ ^ \\}
 {artist:  & $ % # _ \} \{ ~ ^ \\}
 {album: & $ % # _ \} \{ ~ ^ \\}
+{url: & $ % # _ \} \{ ~ ^ \\}
 
 & $ % \# _ \} \{ ~ ^ \\
 
diff --git a/test/test_songbook/special_datadir/songs/special.csg b/test/test_songbook/special_datadir/songs/special.csg
index 29caee7a..cb8d7c9d 100644
--- a/test/test_songbook/special_datadir/songs/special.csg
+++ b/test/test_songbook/special_datadir/songs/special.csg
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-{title : & % $ \# _ \} \{ ~ ^ \\ }
-{by: & % $ \# _ }\ \{ ~ ^ \\ }
+{title: & $ % # _ \} \{ ~ ^ \\}
+{artist:  & $ % # _ \} \{ ~ ^ \\}
+{album: & $ % # _ \} \{ ~ ^ \\}
+{url: & $ % # _ \} \{ ~ ^ \\}
 
-& % $ \# _ }\ \{ ~ ^ \\
+& $ % \# _ \} \{ ~ ^ \\
 
-{soc}
-  & % $ \# _ }\ \{ ~ ^ \\
-{eoc}
+{start_of_chorus}
+& $ % \# _ \} \{ ~ ^ \\
+{end_of_chorus}