Soprano tutorial for Bodaj by vás čerti vzali by Eugen Suchoň

The Bodaj by vás čerti vzali song learning material for the soprano 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 sopranos (found below), we include the lyrics of the soprano group with their pronunciation. These can be found in the bottom part of the page.

Soprano tutorial for song Bodaj by vás čerti vzali

Tutorial recordings are in the slower tempo, recorded by members of the Technik STU Choir. If you are interested in singing with the Technik STU choir, consider joining us.

Soprano in the foreground

Soprano 1
Soprano 2

Recording of all voices without sopranos

All voices without soprano 1
All voices without soprano 2

All voices together

Choral interpretation of Bodaj by vás čerti vzali

Soprano lyrics and pronunciation for Bodaj by vás čerti vzali

Original text transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Bodaj by vás, vy mládenci čerti vzali,
bɔdaj bi vaːs vi mlaːɟɛntsi tʃɛrci vzali

keď ste vy ma na ten tanec nepozvali.
kɛc scɛ vi ma na tɛn taɲɛts ɲɛpɔzvali

Ja by bola tancovala,
ja bi bɔla tantsɔvala

aj na cimbal niečo dala,
aj na tsimbal ɲjɛtʃɔ dala

aj vás všetkých pobozkala.
aj vaːs fʃɛtkiːx pɔbɔskala

Ja by bola tancovala,
ja bi bɔla tantsɔvala

aj na cimbal niečo dala,
aj na tsimbal ɲjɛtʃɔ dala

aj vás všetkých pobozkala,
aj vaːs fʃɛtkiːx pɔbɔskala

aj vás všetkých pobozkala.
aj vaːs fʃɛtkiːx pɔbɔskala

Aj na cimbal niečo dala,
aj na tsimbal ɲjɛtʃɔ dala

aj vás všetkých pobozkala,
aj vaːs fʃɛtkiːx pɔbɔskala

bodaj by vás čerti vzali, hej!
bɔdaj bi vaːs tʃɛrci vzali ɦɛj

Bodaj by vás, vy mládenci čerti vzali,
bɔdaj bi vaːs vi mlaːɟɛntsi tʃɛrci vzali

keď ste vy ma na ten tanec nepozvali.
kɛc scɛ vi ma na tɛn taɲɛts ɲɛpɔzvali

bodajže vás všetkých čerti vzali,
bɔdajʒɛ vaːs fʃɛtkiːx tʃɛrci vzali

aj vás všetkých pobozkala,
aj vaːs fʃɛtkiːx pɔbɔskala

aj na cimbal niečo dala,
aj na tsimbal ɲjɛtʃɔ dala

bodaj by vás všetkých čerti vzali,
bɔdaj bi vaːs fʃɛtkiːx tʃɛrci vzali

bodaj že vás čerti vzali, čerti vzali,
bɔdaj ʒɛ vaːs tʃɛrci vzali tʃɛrci vzali

bodaj by vás čerti,
bɔdaj bi vaːs tʃɛrci

bodaj by vás čerti vzali.
bɔdaj bi vaːs tʃɛrci vzali

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