Bass tutorial for Kedy jasna hvizda by František Prášil

The Kedy jasna hvizda 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 Kedy jasna hvizda

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.

Bass in the foreground

Recording of all voices without basses

All voices together

Bass lyrics and pronunciation for Kedy jasna hvizda

Original text transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Kedy jasna hvizda z neba vihodzela,
kɛdi jasna ɦvizda z ɲɛba viɦɔd͡zɛla
vtedy Maria Sina porodzela,
ftɛdi mari̯a sina pɔrɔd͡zɛla
vtedy Panenka Maria Sina porodzela.
ftɛdi paɲɛŋka mari̯a sina pɔrɔd͡zɛla
Jak Ho porodzela, šumňe Mu špivala,
jaɡ ɦɔ pɔrɔd͡zɛla ʂumɲɛ mu ʂpivala
ľuľaj, Sin Boži, bo ja bi bars spala,
ʎuʎaj sin bɔʐi bɔ ja bi bars spala
ľuľaj, beľaj sam Sin Boži, bo ja bi bars spala.
ʎuʎaj bɛʎaj sam sin bɔʐi bɔ ja bi bars spala
Počekaj ti, mamko, ľem jednu hodzinku,
pɔt͡ʂɛkaj ti mamkɔ ʎɛm jɛdnu ɦɔd͡ziŋku
pokieľ priňešem i z raja perinu,
pɔki̯ɛʎ priɲɛʂɛm i z raja pɛrinu
pokieľ ja ci ňepriňešem i z raja perinku.
pɔki̯ɛʎ ja t͡si ɲɛpriɲɛʂɛm i z raja pɛriŋku
Ach, Sinu muj, Sinu, či bis to urobel,
ax sinu muj sinu t͡ʂi bis tɔ urɔbɛl
ľem hodzinečka, jak śi śe narodzel,
ʎɛm ɦɔd͡ziɲɛt͡ʂka jak ɕi ɕɛ narɔd͡zɛl
ňeminula hodzinečka, jak śi śe narodzel.
ɲɛminula ɦɔd͡ziɲɛt͡ʂka 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.