Bass tutorial for Búvaj, Dieťa krásne by František Prášil

The Búvaj, Dieťa krásne 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 Búvaj, Dieťa krásne

The performance is both at a practice tempo (to make it easier to learn voice parts) and in the recommended 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

Choral interpretation of Búvaj, Dieťa krásne

Bass lyrics and pronunciation for Búvaj, Dieťa krásne

Original text transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Búvaj, Dieťa krásne,
buːvaj ɟi̯ɛca kraːsɲɛ
uložené v jasle,
ulɔʐɛnɛː v jaslɛ
búvaj, búvaj, Pachoľa;
buːvaj buːvaj paɣɔʎa
milostivé Jezuľa!
milɔscivɛː jɛzuʎa
Budeme ťa kolísať,
buɟɛmɛ ca kɔliːsac
abys’ mohol dobre spať,
abis’ mɔɦɔl dɔbrɛ spac
Ježišku náš milý,
jɛʐiʂku naːʐ miliː
aby sa Ti snili
abi sa ci sɲili
veľmi krásne sny,
vɛʎmi kraːsɲɛ sni
veľmi krásne sny.
vɛʎmi kraːsɲɛ sni

Drozdy a hrdličky,
drɔzdi a ɦrdlit͡ʂki
chystajte pesničky
xistajcɛ pɛsɲit͡ʂki
nech sa Dieťa poteší,
ɲɛx sa ɟi̯ɛca pɔcɛʂiː
na tom našom salaši.
na tɔm naʂɔm salaʂi
Spev škovránka, slávika,
spɛf ʂkɔvraːŋka slaːvika
k tomu pekná muzika;
k tɔmu pɛknaː muzika
my budeme s vami
mi buɟɛmɛ s vami
spievať za jasľami
spi̯ɛvaɟ za jasʎami
Synu milému,
sinu milɛːmu
Synu milému.
sinu milɛːmu

Hory, ticho buďte,
ɦɔri cixɔ buccɛ
Dieťa nezobuďte,
ɟi̯ɛca ɲɛzɔbuccɛ
nech si ono podrieme
ɲɛx si ɔnɔ pɔdri̯ɛmɛ
na slame a na sene.
na slamɛ a na sɛɲɛ
Aj vy, milé fialky,
aj vi milɛː fi̯alki
zaváňajte do diaľky,
zavaːɲajcɛ dɔ ɟi̯aʎki
zavejte mu vône,
zavɛjcɛ mu vu̯ɔɲɛ
Pánovi na tróne,
paːnɔvi na trɔːɲɛ
ticho sladučko,
ciɣɔ sladut͡ʂkɔ
ticho sladučko.
cixɔ sladut͡ʂkɔ

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