Bass tutorial for Bodaj by vás čerti vzali by Eugen Suchoň
The Bodaj by vás čerti vzali song learning material for the bass 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 basses (found below), we include the lyrics of the bass group with their pronunciation. These can be found in the bottom part of the page.
Bass 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.
Bass in the foreground
Bass 1
Bass 2
Recording of all voices without basses
All voices without bass 1
All voices without bass 2
All voices together
Choral interpretation of Bodaj by vás čerti vzali
Bass lyrics and pronunciation for Bodaj by vás čerti vzali
Original text transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet.
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aj na cimbal niečo dala,
aj na tsimbal ɲjɛtʃɔ dala
aj vás všetkých pobozkala,
aj vaːs fʃɛtkiːx pɔbɔskala
aj na cimbal niečo dala,
aj na tsimbal ɲjɛtʃɔ dala
aj vás všetkých pobozkala hej!
aj vaːs fʃɛtkiːx pɔbɔskala ɦɛj
hej! Pobozkala.
ɦɛj pɔbɔskala
Bodajže vás dievky, čerti vzali,
bɔdajʒɛ vaːz ɟjɛuki tʃɛrci vzali
keď ste vy mi moju fajku vzali,
kɛc scɛ vi mi mɔju fajku vzali
veď tá fajka celkom nová bola,
vɛc taː fajka tsɛlkɔm nɔvaː bɔla
štyri groše ona hodná bola.
ʃtiri ɡrɔʃɛ ɔna ɦɔdnaː bɔla
Bodaj by vás všetkých čerti vzali hej,
bɔdaj bi vaːs fʃɛtkiːx tʃɛrci vzali ɦɛj
štyri groše ona hodna bola hej!
ʃtiri ɡrɔʃɛ ɔna ɦɔdna bɔla ɦɛj
čerti vzali,
tʃɛrci vzali
Bodajže vás čerti vzali, čerti vzali,
bɔdaj ʒɛ vaːs tʃɛrci vzali tʃɛrci vzali
bodaj by vás bodaj by vás čerti, čerti vzali.
bɔdaj bi vaːz bɔdaj bi vaːs tʃɛrci tʃɛrci vzali
Further help, notes on pronunciation and English approximations of the sounds can be found in this Wikipedia article.