Tenor tutorial for Bodaj by vás čerti vzali by Eugen Suchoň

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

Tenor 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.

Tenor in the foreground

Tenor 1
Tenor 2

Recording of all voices without tenors

All voices without tenor 1
All voices without tenor 2

All voices together

Choral interpretation of Bodaj by vás čerti vzali

Tenor lyrics and pronunciation for Bodaj by vás čerti vzali

Original text transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Bodaj by vás čerti vzali,
bɔdaj bi vaːs tʃɛrci vzali

bodaj by vás čerti vzali,
bɔdaj bi vaːs tʃɛrci vzali

bodaj by vás vzali;
bɔdaj bi vaːz vzali

ty bys bola tancovala hej!
ti biz bɔla tantsɔvala ɦɛj

bodaj by vás rohatí čerti vzali
bɔdaj bi vaːs rɔɦatiː tʃɛrci vzali

ty bys bola tancovala hej!
ti biz bɔla tantsɔvala ɦɛj

aj by vás všetkých pobozkala hej!
aj bi vaːs fʃɛtkiːx pɔbɔskala ɦɛj

aj nás všetkých pobozkala, pobozkala
aj naːs fʃɛtkiːx pɔbɔskala pɔbɔskala

veď tá fajka celkom nová bola hej!
vɛc taː fajka tsɛlkɔm nɔvaː bɔla ɦɛj
Bodajže vás dievky čerti vzali,
bɔdajʒɛ vaːz ɟjɛuki tʃɛrci vzali

keď ste vy mi moju fajku vzali,
kɛc scɛ vi mi mɔju fajku vzali

veď tá fajka celkom nová bola hej!
vɛc taː fajka tsɛlkɔm nɔvaː bɔla ɦɛj

Hej! Bodaj by vás všetkých čerti vzali,
ɦɛj bɔdaj bi vaːs fʃɛtkiːx tʃɛrci vzali

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

čerti bodaj by vás čerti, čerti vzali.
tʃɛrci bɔdaj bi vaːs tʃɛrci tʃɛrci vzali

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