Soprano tutorial for Nesiem vám noviny by Alexander Moyzes

The Nesiem vám noviny song learning material for the soprano 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 sopranos (found below), we include the lyrics of the soprano group with their pronunciation. These can be found in the bottom part of the page.

Soprano tutorial for song Nesiem vám noviny

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.

Soprano in the foreground

Soprano 1

Soprano 2

Recording of all voices without sopranos

All voices without soprano 1

All voices without soprano 2

All voices together

Soprano lyrics and pronunciation for Nesiem vám noviny

Original text transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet.

SOPRANO 1

Nesiem vám noviny: počúvajte!
ɲɛsi̯ɛm vaːm nɔvini: pɔt͡ʃuːvajcɛ

Z betlémskej doliny, pozor dajte!
z bɛtlɛːmskɛj dɔlini pɔzɔr dajcɛ

Čujte ich pilne, sú neomylné,
t͡ʃujcɛ ix pilɲɛ suː ɲɛɔmilnɛː

čujte ich pilne sú neomylné, rozjímajte.
t͡ʃujcɛ ix pilɲɛ suː ɲɛɔmilnɛː rɔzjiːmajcɛ

Syna nám zrodila čistá Panna,
sina naːm zrɔɟila t͡ʃistaː pana

v jasličky vložila Krista Pána
v jaslit͡ʃki vlɔʒila krista paːna

K sebe vinula a zavinula,
k sɛbɛ vinula a zavinula

k sebe vinula a zavinula, požehnaná.
k sɛbɛ vinula a zavinula pɔʒɛɦnanaː

Ku nemu anjeli letia z neba,
ku ɲɛmu anjɛli lɛci̯a z ɲɛba

pastieri veselí ho velebia,
pasci̯ɛri vɛsɛliː ɦɔ vɛlɛbi̯a

privítaj me ho Pána to svojho,
priviːtaj mɛ ɦɔ paːna tɔ svɔjɦɔ

ako treba, Pána svojho treba.
akɔ trɛba paːna svɔjɦɔ trɛba

SOPRANO 2

Nesiem vám noviny: počúvajte!
ɲɛsi̯ɛm vaːm nɔvini: pɔt͡ʃuːvajcɛ

Z betlémskej doliny, pozor dajte!
z bɛtlɛːmskɛj dɔlini pɔzɔr dajcɛ

Bimbam, bimbam, bimbam, bimbam,
bimbam bimbam bimbam bimbam

Syna nám zrodila čistá Panna,
sina naːm zrɔɟila t͡ʃistaː pana

v jasličky vložila Krista Pána
v jaslit͡ʃki vlɔʒila krista paːna

K sebe vinula a zavinula,
k sɛbɛ vinula a zavinula

požehnaná, bimbam, bambimbam.
pɔʒɛɦnanaː bimbam bambimbam

Ku nemu anjeli letia z neba, bimbam,
ku ɲɛmu anjɛli lɛci̯a z ɲɛba bimbam

pastieri veselí ho velebia, bimbam,
pasci̯ɛri vɛsɛliː ɦɔ vɛlɛbi̯a bimbam

privítaj me ho Pána to svojho,
priviːtaj mɛ ɦɔ paːna tɔ svɔjɦɔ

ako treba, treba.
akɔ trɛba trɛba

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