Alto tutorial for Aký je to svit by Mária Jašurdová

The Aký je to svit 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 Aký je to svit

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

Alto 1

Alto 2

Recording of all voices without altos

All voices without alto 1

All voices without alto 2

All voices together

Alto lyrics and pronunciation of Aký je to svit

Original text transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Hmm…
ɦmm

A1: Aký je to svit? / A2: Hmm…
akiː je tɔ svit / ɦmm

A1: Aký je to svit? / A2: Hmm…
akiː je tɔ svit / ɦmm

Čože to, čože to má byť?
tʂɔʐe tɔ tʂɔʐe tɔ maː bic

Aký je to svit? Čože to má byť v Betleme?
akiː je tɔ svit tʂɔʐe tɔ maː biɟ v betleme

Ej veru, hore sa majme, hneď povstávajme zo zeme.
ej veru ɦɔre sa majme ɦɲec pɔvstaːvajme zɔ zeme

Ej pastieri, aké chýry, aký hlas?
ej pascɪeri akeː xiːri akiː ɦlas

Anjel spieva a zve nás.
aɲjel spɪeva a zve naːs

Či sa mi sníva, či anjel spieva a zve nás.
tʂi sa mi sɲiːva tʂi aɲjel spɪeva a zve naːs

Nemeškajme, hor sa majme, je iste
nemeʂkajme ɦɔr sa majme je isce

niečo nové pri meste.
ɲɪetʂɔ nɔveː pri mesce

Niečo nového, neslýchaného, pri meste
ɲɪetʂɔ nɔveːɦɔ ɲesliːxaneːɦɔ pri mesce

Z neba mal stúpiť, smrťou vykúpiť, celý svet
z ɲeba mal stuːpic smrcɔu vikuːpic tseliː svet

Predpovedaný, zrodený z panny ako, ako kvet.
pretpɔvedaniː zrɔɟeniː s panni akɔ akɔ kvet

Narodený z panny ako kvet, ako kvet
narɔɟeniː s panni akɔ kvet akɔ kvet

Aký je to svit? Čože to má byť?
akiː je tɔ svit tʂɔʐe tɔ maː bic

Čistý narodil…
tʂistiː narɔɟil

Boží hlas tvrdil…
bɔʐiː ɦlas tvrɟil

Boží Syn tu dnes, ako to z nebies hlas tvrdil.
bɔʐiː sin tu dnes akɔ tɔ z nebɪez ɦlas tvrɟil

Ej veru, ej veru. Hej!
ej veru ej veru ɦej

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