Soprano tutorial for Počúvaj, počúvaj by Mária Jašurdová

The Počúvaj, počúvaj 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 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.

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 Počúvaj, počúvaj

Original text transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet.

SOPRANO 1

ale sa to milý hej
alɛ sa tɔ miliː ɦɛj

ale sa to milý s najmilejšou lúči
alɛ sa tɔ miliː s najmilɛjʃɔu̯u luːt͡ʃi

Lúčili sa oni bukoviny
luːt͡ʃili sa ɔɲi bukɔvini

Milá ho prosila
milaː ɦɔ prɔsila

Hej hej odchádza milý
ɦɛj ɦɛj ɔdxaːd͡za miliː

bim bom bim bim bom
bim bɔm bim bim bɔm

zvonili keď sa milý s milou
zvɔɲili kɛc sa miliː s milɔu̯u

hej keď sa milý s milou
ɦɛj kɛc sa miliː s milɔu̯u

bim bom bim bom bim bom
bim bɔm bim bɔm bim bɔm

bim bom bim bom bim bom bom
bim bɔm bim bɔm bim bɔm bɔm

tak zvony zvonia zvony zvonia
taɡ zvɔni zvɔɲi̯a zvɔni zvɔɲi̯a

nevrátiu sa milý
ɲɛvraːci̯u sa miliː

Nebolo veselie
ɲɛbɔlɔ vɛsɛli̯ɛ

nebolo veselie hm
ɲɛbɔlɔ vɛsɛli̯ɛ ɦm

SOPRANO 2

Zvony li to zvonia hej
zvɔni li tɔ zvɔɲi̯a ɦɛj

zvony li to zvonia
zvɔni li tɔ zvɔɲi̯a

Zvony to nezvonia
zvɔni tɔ ɲɛzvɔɲi̯a

hora to nehučí
ɦɔra tɔ ɲɛɦut͡ʃiː

ale milý hej
alɛ miliː ɦɛj

ale to milý hej lúči
alɛ tɔ miliː ɦɛj luːt͡ʃi

Lúčili sa oni
luːt͡ʃili sa ɔɲi

na kraj bukoviny
na kraj bukɔvini

Milá ho prosila hej
milaː ɦɔ prɔsila ɦɛj

Neodchádzaj milý
ɲɛɔdxaːd͡zaj miliː

neodchádzaj milý
ɲɛɔdxaːd͡zaj miliː

Lúčili sa oni
luːt͡ʃili sa ɔɲi

Zvony vyzváňali
zvɔni vizvaːɲali

keď sa milý s milou
kɛc sa miliː s milɔu̯u

keď sa milý
kɛc sa miliː

keď sa milý s milou
kɛc sa miliː s milɔu̯u

žalostne lúčili
ʒalɔstɲɛ luːt͡ʃili

bim bom bim bom
bim bɔm bim bɔm

bim bom bim bom
bim bɔm bim bɔm

bim bom milý hej
bim bɔm miliː ɦɛj

nevrátiu sa milý
ɲɛvraːci̯u sa miliː

Nebolo veselie
ɲɛbɔlɔ vɛsɛli̯ɛ

nebolo veselie hm
ɲɛbɔlɔ vɛsɛli̯ɛ ɦm

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