Alto tutorial for Bodaj by vás čerti vzali by Eugen Suchoň
The Bodaj by vás čerti vzali 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 Bodaj by vás čerti vzali
Tutorial recordings are in the slower 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
Choral interpretation of Bodaj by vás čerti vzali
Alto lyrics and pronunciation for Bodaj by vás čerti vzali
Original text transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet.
Bodaj by vás, vy mládenci čerti vzali,
bɔdaj bi vaːs vi mlaːɟɛntsi tʃɛrci vzali
keď ste vy ma na ten tanec.
kɛc scɛ vi ma na tɛn taɲɛts
Ja by bola tancovala,
ja bi bɔla tantsɔvala
aj na cimbal niečo dala,
aj na tsimbal ɲjɛtʃɔ dala
aj vás všetkých pobozkala.
aj vaːs fʃɛtkiːx pɔbɔskala
Ja by bola tancovala,
ja bi bɔla tantsɔvala
aj na cimbal niečo dala,
aj na tsimbal ɲjɛtʃɔ dala
aj vás všetkých pobozkala, hej! Hej!
aj vaːs fʃɛtkiːx pɔbɔskala ɦɛj ɦɛj
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Aj na cimbal niečo dala,
aj na tsimbal ɲjɛtʃɔ dala
Ja by bola tancovala,
ja bi bɔla tantsɔvala
aj na cimbal niečo dala,
aj na tsimbal ɲjɛtʃɔ dala
aj na cimbal niečo dala,
aj na tsimbal ɲjɛtʃɔ dala
aj vás všetkých pobozkala.
aj vaːs fʃɛtkiːx pɔbɔskala
Bodaj by vás čerti vzali
bɔdaj bi vaːs tʃɛrci vzali
keď ste vy ma nepozvali.
kɛc scɛ vi ma ɲɛpɔzvali
Ja by bola tancovala,
ja bi bɔla tantsɔvala
aj na cimbal niečo dala.
aj na tsimbal ɲjɛtʃɔ dala
Bodaj by vás, vy mládenci čerti vzali,
bɔdaj bi vaːs vi mlaːɟɛntsi tʃɛrci vzali
keď ste vy ma na ten tanec nepozvali.
kɛc scɛ vi ma na tɛn taɲɛts ɲɛpɔzvali
Ja by bola tancovala,
ja bi bɔla tantsɔvala
aj na cimbal niečo dala.
aj na tsimbal ɲjɛtʃɔ dala
bodaj by vás všetkých čerti vzali,
bɔdaj bi vaːs fʃɛtkiːx tʃɛrci vzali
Bodaj by vás, vy mládenci čerti vzali,
bɔdaj bi vaːs vi mlaːɟɛntsi tʃɛrci vzali
bodaj že vás čerti vzali, čerti vzali,
bɔdaj ʒɛ vaːs tʃɛrci vzali tʃɛrci vzali
bodaj by vás čerti,
bɔdaj bi vaːs tʃɛrci
bodaj by vás čerti vzali.
bɔdaj bi vaːs tʃɛrci vzali
Further help, notes on pronunciation and English approximations of the sounds can be found in this Wikipedia article.