Alto tutorial for Počúvaj, počúvaj by Mária Jašurdová

The Počúvaj, počúvaj song learning material for the alto vocal group is a part of the freely available online choral library with music from Slovak composers. It was created with the support of Slovak Arts Council (Fond na podporu umenia).

In addition to the tutorial recordings for altos (found below), we include the lyrics of the alto group with their pronunciation. These can be found in the bottom part of the page.

Alto tutorial for song Počúvaj, počúvaj

The performance is in the prescribed tempo, recorded by members of the Technik STU Choir. If you are interested in singing with the Technik STU choir, consider joining us.

Alto in the foreground

Recording of all voices without alto

All voices together

Alto lyrics and pronunciation for Počúvaj, počúvaj

Original text transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Počúvaj počúvaj
pɔt͡ʃuːvaj pɔt͡ʃuːvaj

jak kol niečo hučí
jak kɔl ɲi̯ɛt͡ʃɔ ɦut͡ʃiː

a či hora hučí
a t͡ʃi ɦɔra ɦut͡ʃiː

nehučí s najmilejšou lúči
ɲɛɦut͡ʃiː s najmilɛjʃɔu̯u luːt͡ʃi

kraj kraj bukoviny hej
kraj kraj bukɔvini ɦɛj

hej prosila
ɦɛj prɔsila

Neodchádzaj milý
ɲɛɔdxaːd͡zaj miliː

bim bom bim
bim bɔm bim

vyzváňali hej
vizvaːɲali ɦɛj

hej keď sa milý milou
ɦɛj kɛc sa miliː milɔu̯u

žalostne lúčili
ʒalɔstɲɛ luːt͡ʃili

Milá ho čakala
milaː ɦɔ t͡ʃakala

za dva rôčky celé
za dva ru̯ɔt͡ʃki t͡sɛlɛː

nevrátiu sa milý hej
ɲɛvraːci̯u sa miliː ɦɛj

nevrátiu sa milý
ɲɛvraːci̯u sa miliː

veselie hm
vɛsɛli̯ɛ ɦm

Further help, notes on pronunciation and English approximations of the sounds can be found in this Wikipedia article.