Tenor tutorial for Na kamenečku sedela by Ján Cikker
The Na kamenečku sedela 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 Na kamenečku sedela
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.
Tenor in the foreground
Recording of all voices without tenors
All voices together
Choral interpretation of Na kamenečku sedela
Tenor lyrics and pronunciation for Na kamenečku sedela
Original text transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet.
Oj, moje vlásky,
ɔj mɔjɛ vlaːski
oj, moje vlásky zlatisté, zlatisté, zlatisté,
ɔj mɔjɛ vlaːski zlacistɛː zlacistɛː zlacistɛː
slúžili ste mi v panenstve,
sluːʒili scɛ mi f paɲɛnstvɛ
slúžili ste mi,
sluːʒili scɛ mi
slúžili ste mi v panenstve.
sluːʒili scɛ mi f paɲɛnstvɛ
Už mi teraz nechcete,
uʒ mi cɛraz ɲɛxtsɛcɛ
a teraz už nechcete, nechcete, nechcete,
a cɛraz uʒ ɲɛxtsɛcɛ ɲɛxtsɛcɛ ɲɛxtsɛcɛ
pod šatku pôjdete,
pɔt ʃatku puɔjɟɛcɛ
pod bielu šatku,
pɔd bjɛlu ʃatku
oj, pod bielu šatku pôjdete.
ɔj pɔd bjɛlu ʃatku puɔjɟɛcɛ
Na kamenečku sedela.
na kamɛɲɛtʃku sɛɟɛla
Further help, notes on pronunciation and English approximations of the sounds can be found in this Wikipedia article.