Soprano tutorial for Keď sa Slovák by Eugen Suchoň

The Keď sa Slovák song learning material for the soprano 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 sopranos (found below), we include the lyrics of the soprano group with their pronunciation. These can be found in the bottom part of the page.

Soprano 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.

Soprano in the foreground

Soprano 1

Soprano 2

Recording of all voices without sopranos

All voices without soprano 1

All voices without soprano 2

All voices together

Soprano lyrics and pronunciation for Keď sa Slovák

Original text transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Keď sa Slovák preč do sveta ubieral,
kɛc sa slɔvaːk prɛd͡ʐ dɔ svɛta ubi̯ɛral  

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

Soprano 1:

sestra, brat.
sɛstra brat  

Povedz mi ty, môj kopečku vysoký,
pɔvɛd͡z mi ti mu̯ɔj kɔpɛt͡ʂku visɔkiː  

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

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

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

Soprano 2:

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

Povedz mi ty, môj kopečku vysoký,
pɔvɛd͡z mi ti mu̯ɔj kɔpɛt͡ʂku visɔkiː  

ej, či ťa uzriem,
ɛj t͡ʂi ca uzri̯ɛm  

ej, vidieť moju mať,
ɛj viɟi̯ɛc mɔju mac  

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.