Alto tutorial for Nesiem vám noviny by Alexander Moyzes

The Nesiem vám noviny 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 Nesiem vám noviny

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

Alto lyrics and pronunciation for Nesiem vám noviny

Original text transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Bimbam, noviny: bimbam, noviny:
bimbam nɔvini: bimbam nɔvini:

bimbam, bimbam, nesiem vám noviny:
bimbam bimbam ɲɛsi̯ɛm vaːm nɔvini:

Syna nám zrodila čistá Syna nám,
sina naːm zrɔɟila t͡ʃistaː sina naːm

v jasličky vložila Krista zrodila
v jaslit͡ʃki vlɔʒila krista zrɔɟila

K sebe vinula a zavinula,
k sɛbɛ vinula a zavinula

požehnaná, bimbam, bambimbam.
pɔʒɛɦnanaː bimbam bambimbam

Ku nemu anjeli letia z neba, bimbam,
ku ɲɛmu anjɛli lɛci̯a z ɲɛba bimbam

pastieri veselí ho velebia, bimbam,
pasci̯ɛri vɛsɛliː ɦɔ vɛlɛbi̯a bimbam

privítajme ho, Pána to svojho ako treba,
priviːtajmɛ ɦɔ paːna tɔ svɔjɦɔ akɔ trɛba

Pána svojho treba.
paːna svɔjɦɔ trɛba

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