Alto tutorial for Keď sa Slovák by Eugen Suchoň

The Keď sa Slovák 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 Keď sa Slovák

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 for Keď sa Slovák

Original text transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Za dedinou na kopečku zavolal.
za ɟɛɟinɔu̯ na kɔpɛt͡ʂku zavɔlal  

Zavolal on na kopečku po dvakrát:
zavɔlal ɔn na kɔpɛt͡ʂku pɔ dvakraːt:

zbohom otec, zbohom maci,
zbɔɦɔm ɔcɛt͡s zbɔɦɔm mat͡si  

Alto 1:

zbohom otec, zbohom maci,
zbɔɦɔm ɔcɛt͡s zbɔɦɔm mat͡si  

zbohom otec, sestra, brat, ej.
zbɔɦɔm ɔcɛt͡s sɛstra brat ɛj  

Môj kopečku vysoký,
mu̯ɔj kɔpɛt͡ʂku visɔkiː  

či ťa uzriem ja za dva lebo tri roky, tri roky,
t͡ʂi ca uzri̯ɛm ja za dva lɛbɔ tri rɔki tri rɔki  

či budem vidieť moju mať,
t͡ʂi buɟɛm viɟi̯ɛc mɔju mac  

či ma bude moja milá,
t͡ʂi ma buɟɛ mɔja milaː  

či ma bude moja milá,
t͡ʂi ma buɟɛ mɔja milaː  

či ma bude moja milá milovať.
t͡ʂi ma buɟɛ mɔja milaː milɔvac  

Alto 2:

zbohom brat.
zbɔɦɔm brat  

Môj kopečku vysoký,
mu̯ɔj kɔpɛt͡ʂku visɔkiː  

či ťa uzriem za dva lebo tri roky, tri roky,
t͡ʂi ca uzri̯ɛm za dva lɛbɔ tri rɔki tri rɔki  

či budem ja vidieť moju mať,
t͡ʂi buɟɛm ja viɟi̯ɛc mɔju mac  

či ma bude moja milá,
t͡ʂi ma buɟɛ mɔja milaː  

či ma bude moja milá,
t͡ʂi ma buɟɛ mɔja milaː  

či ma bude moja milá milovať.
t͡ʂi ma buɟɛ mɔja milaː milɔvac  

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