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
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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.