Tenor tutorial for Aká si mi krásna by Eugen Suchoň

The Aká si mi krásna song learning material for the tenor 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 tenors (found below), we include the lyrics of the tenor group with their pronunciation. These can be found in the bottom part of the page.

Tenor tutorial for song Aká si mi krásna

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.

Tenor in the foreground

 Recording of all voices without tenors

All voices together

Choral interpretation of Aká si mi krásna

Tenor lyrics and pronunciation for Aká si mi krásna

Original text transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Aká si mi krásna,
akaː si mi kraːsna
aká si mi krásna,
akaː si mi kraːsna
ty rodná zem moja.
ti rodnaː zɛm mɔja

Krásne i tie hory,
kraːsnɛ i tjɛ ɦɔri
Krásne i tie hory,
kraːsnɛ i tjɛ ɦɔri
kol teba čo stoja, stoja.
kol cɛba tʃɔ stɔja, stɔja

/: Krásne je i nebo
kraːsnɛ je i ɲɛbɔ
nad tými horami.
nat tiːmi ɦɔrami

Žehnám ťa, vítam ťa
ʒɛɦnaːm ca viːtam ca
vďačnými slzami,
vɟatʃnimi slzami
žehnám ťa, vítam ťa
ʒɛɦnaːm ca viːtam ca
vďačnými slzami.
vɟatʃnimi slzami :l

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