Bass tutorial for Tancuj, tancuj by Miroslav Šmíd

The Tancuj, tancuj 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 Tancuj, tancuj

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

Recording of all voices without basses

All voices together

Bass lyrics and pronunciation for Tancuj, tancuj

Original text transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Tancuj, tancuj, vykrúcaj,
tantsuj tantsuj vikruːtsaj
len mi, len mi piecku nezrúcaj,
lɛn mi lɛn mi piɛtsku nɛzruːtsaj
Dobrá, dobrá piecka na zimu, na zimu,
dɔbraː dɔbraː piɛtska na zimu na zimu
nemá každý perinu.
nɛmaː kaʒdiː pɛrinu.

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Pobil cigán, pobil cigán cigánku
pɔbil tsigaːn pɔbil tsigaːn tsigaːnku
ej, v tom zeleném, v tom zeleném župánku,
ɛj ftɔm zɛlɛnɛːm ftɔm zɛlɛnɛːm ʒupaːnku
ej, ciganečka ciganečka cigána, ej cigána
ɛj tsigaːnɛtʃka tsigaːnɛtʃka tsigaːna ɛj tsigaːna
po zadečkách, po zadečkách vidláma.
pɔ zadɛtʃkaːx pɔ zadɛtʃkaːx vidlaːma.

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Stojí vojak na varte, na varte
stɔjiː vɔjak na varcɛ na varcɛ
v roztrhanom kabáte, kabáte
vrɔstrɦanɔm kabaːcɛ kabaːcɛ
od večera do rána, ej do rána
ɔd vɛtʃɛra dɔ raːna ɛj dɔ raːna
rosa naňho padala.
rɔsa naɲɦɔ padala.

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

Choral interpretation of Tancuj, tancuj