Alto tutorial for Narodzil śe nam by František Prášil
The Narodzil śe nam song learning material for the alto 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 altos (found below), we include the lyrics of the alto group with their pronunciation. These can be found in the bottom part of the page.
Alto tutorial for song Narodzil śe nam
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.
Alto in the foreground
Recording of all voices without altos
All voices together
Choral interpretation of Narodzil śe nam
Alto lyrics and pronunciation for Narodzil śe nam
Original text transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet.
Kedy jasna hvizda z neba vihodzela,
kɛdi jasna ɦvizda z ɲɛba viɦɔd͡zɛla
vtedy Panenka Maria Sina porodzela,
ftɛdi panɛŋka mari̯a sina pɔrɔd͡zɛla
la, la, la, la, la, Sina porodzela.
la la la la la sina pɔrɔd͡zɛla
Jak Ho porodzela, šumňe Mu špivala,
jaɡ ɦɔ pɔrɔd͡zɛla ʂumɲɛ mu ʂpivala
ľuľaj, beľaj sam Sin Boži, bo ja bi bars spala,
ʎuʎaj bɛʎaj sam sin bɔʐi bɔ ja bi bars spala
la, la, la, la, la, bo ja bi bars spala.
la la la la la bɔ ja bi bars spala
Počekaj ti, mamko, ľem jednu hodzinku,
pɔt͡ʂɛkaj ti mamkɔ ʎɛm jɛdnu ɦɔd͡ziŋku
pokieľ ja ci ňepriňešem i z raja perinku,
pɔki̯ɛʎ ja t͡si ɲɛpriɲɛʂɛm i z raja pɛriŋku
la, la, la, la, la, i z raja perinku.
la la la la la i z raja pɛriŋku
Ach, Sinu muj, Sinu, či bis to urobel,
ax sinu muj sinu t͡ʂi bis tɔ urɔbɛl
ňeminula hodzinečka, jak śi śe narodzel,
ɲɛminula ɦɔd͡ziɲɛt͡ʂka jak śi śɛ narɔd͡zɛl
la, la, la, la, la, jak śi śe narodzel.
la la la la la jak ɕi ɕɛ narɔd͡zɛl
NOTE: The lyrics are in an Eastern Slovak dialect, and their IPA transcription includes the dialectal ś sound [ɕ] (same as the sound represented by Standard Polish ś).
Further help, notes on pronunciation and English approximations of the sounds can be found in this Wikipedia article.