Bass tutorial for Sem pastieri pospiechajte by Mária Jašurdová
The Sem pastieri pospiechajte 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 Sem pastieri pospiechajte
The performance is at a slower tempo (to make it easier to learn voice parts), 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
Bass 1
Recording of all voices without basses
All voices together
Bass lyrics and pronunciation for Sem pastieri pospiechajte
Original text transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet.
ú… Panna počala, počala,
uː pana pɔt͡ʃala pɔt͡ʃala
panna nosila, nosila
pana nɔsila nɔsila
Nemluvniatko zrodila la la la la
ɲɛmluvɲi̯atkɔ zrɔɟila la la la la
la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
Neboli neboli nestali sa nestali,
ɲɛbɔli ɲɛbɔli ɲɛstali sa ɲɛstali
takéto takéto takéto neboli,
takɛːtɔ takɛːtɔ takɛːtɔ ɲɛbɔli
nestali nestali dosiaľ ešte,
ɲɛstali ɲɛstali dɔsi̯aʎ ɛʃcɛ
Božia divná činila la la
bɔʒi̯a ɟivnaː t͡ʃiɲila la la
zrodila la, la la la
zrɔɟila la la la la
Pospiechaj, pospiechaj,
pɔspi̯ɛxaj pɔspi̯ɛxaj
a zistime pravdivosť slova,
a ziscimɛ pravɟivɔsc slɔva
pospiechajme teda k Nemu
pɔspi̯ɛxajmɛ cɛda k ɲɛmu
my, pastuškovia,
mi pastuʃkɔvi̯a
a zistime náležite toho slova
a ziscimɛ naːlɛʒicɛ tɔɦɔ slɔva
Kristus Pán z neba On sám,
kristus paːn z ɲɛba ɔn saːm
ktorý dľa Písma v tomto veku k nám
ktɔriː dʎa piːsma f tɔmtɔ vɛku k naːm
Tak je všetko, už vidíme: leží na slame
tak jɛ fʃɛtkɔ uʒ viɟiːmɛ: lɛʒiː na slamɛ
v malej biednej chladnej stajni,
v malɛj bi̯ɛdɲɛj xladɲɛj stajɲi
tu Mu spievame
tu mu spi̯ɛvamɛ
Pred Neho poďme Kráľa večného
prɛd ɲɛɦɔ pɔɟmɛ kraːʎa vɛt͡ʃnɛːɦɔ
a kľaknime na kolená vitaj
a kʎakɲimɛ na kɔlɛnaː vitaj
Pospiechajte vítajte,
pɔspi̯ɛxajcɛ viːtajcɛ
pospiechajte vítajte
pɔspi̯ɛxajcɛ viːtajcɛ
privítajte, privítajte,
priviːtajcɛ priviːtajcɛ
privítajte, privítajte Ho!
priviːtajcɛ priviːtajcɛ ɦɔ
Further help, notes on pronunciation and English approximations of the sounds can be found in this Wikipedia article.