Bass tutorial for Na kamenečku sedela by Ján Cikker

The Na kamenečku sedela 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 Na kamenečku sedela

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.

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 Na kamenečku sedela

Bass lyrics and pronunciation for Na kamenečku sedela

Original text transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet.
Oj, moje vlásky zlatisté, zlatisté, vlásky,
ɔj mɔjɛ vlaːski zlacistɛː zlacistɛː vlaːski

slúžili ste mi v panenstve.
sluːʒili scɛ mi f paɲɛnstvɛ

Už mi nechcete, nechcete, nechcete,
uʒ mi ɲɛxtsɛcɛ ɲɛxtsɛcɛ ɲɛxtsɛcɛ

oj, pod bielu šatku pôjdete.
ɔj pɔd bjɛlu ʃatku puɔjɟɛcɛ

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