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.


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.