Bass tutorial for Nesiem vám noviny by Alexander Moyzes

The Nesiem vám noviny 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 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.

Bass in the foreground

Bass 1
Bass 2

Recording of all voices without basses

All voices without bass 1
All voices without bass 2

All voices together


Bass lyrics and pronunciation for Nesiem vám noviny

Original text transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet.

BASS 1

Bimbam, bimbam, bimbam, bimbam,
bimbam bimbam bimbam bimbam

bimbam, bimbam, bimbam, bimbam, bimbam,
bimbam bimbam bimbam bimbam bimbam

Syna nám zrodila čistá Panna, bimbam,
sina naːm zrɔɟila t͡ʃistaː pana bimbam

v jasličky vložila Krista Pána, bimbam,
v jaslit͡ʃki vlɔʒila krista paːna bimbam

K sebe vinula a zavinula, požehnaná,
k sɛbɛ vinula a zavinula pɔʒɛɦnanaː

bimbam, bambimbam.
bimbam bambimbam

K nemu letia, ho velebia, privítajme ho,
k ɲɛmu lɛci̯a ɦɔ vɛlɛbi̯a priviːtajmɛ ɦɔ

Pána to svojho ako treba, Pána svojho treba.
paːna tɔ svɔjɦɔ akɔ trɛba paːna svɔjɦɔ trɛba

BASS 2

Bimbam, bimbam, bimbam, bimbam,
bimbam bimbam bimbam bimbam

bimbam, bimbam, bimbam,
bimbam bimbam bimbam

Syna nám zrodila čistá Panna, bimbam,
sina naːm zrɔɟila t͡ʃistaː pana bimbam

v jasličky vložila Krista Pána, bimbam,
v jaslit͡ʃki vlɔʒila krista paːna bimbam

K sebe vinula a zavinula, požehnaná,
k sɛbɛ vinula a zavinula pɔʒɛɦnanaː

bimbam, bambimbam.
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.