Tenor tutorial for Sem pastieri pospiechajte by Mária Jašurdová

The Sem pastieri pospiechajte 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 Sem pastieri pospiechajte

The performance is at a slower tempo (to make it easier to learn voice parts), 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

Recording of all voices without tenors

All voices together

Tenor lyrics and pronunciation for Sem pastieri pospiechajte

Original text transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Ú dývý dývý ú
uː diːviː diːviː uː

Počala, nosila, nosila,
pɔt͡ʃala nɔsila nɔsila 

panna krásne Nemluvniatko na svet
pana kraːsɲɛ ɲɛmluvɲi̯atkɔ na svɛt

zrodila la la la la la la la la la la la la
zrɔɟila la la la la la la la la la la la la

la la la la la la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la la la la la la

Neboli nebo neboli
ɲɛbɔli ɲɛbɔ ɲɛbɔli

nestalisa v zemskom údolí,
ɲɛstalisa v zɛmskɔm uːdɔliː 

Nikdy také divy veľké nikdy neboli,
ɲiɡdi takɛː ɟivi vɛʎkɛː ɲiɡdi ɲɛbɔli 

nestali sa dosiaľ ešte
ɲɛstali sa dɔsi̯aʎ ɛʃcɛ

v zemskom údolí,
v zɛmskɔm uːdɔliː 

Moc divná činila
mɔd͡z ɟivnaː t͡ʃiɲila

zrodila la Mária.
zrɔɟila la maːri̯a 

pospiechaj, pospiechaj,
pɔspi̯ɛxaj pɔspi̯ɛxaj 

pospiechaj, pastuškovia,
pɔspi̯ɛxaj pastuʃkɔvi̯a 

zistime zistime pravdivosť slova,
ziscimɛ ziscimɛ pravɟivɔsc slɔva 

pospiechajme teda k Nemu
pɔspi̯ɛxajmɛ cɛda k ɲɛmu

my, pastuškovia,
mi pastuʃkɔvi̯a 

a zistime náležite pravdivosť slova,
a ziscimɛ naːlɛʒicɛ pravɟivɔsc slɔva 

či Kristus Pán z neba sám
t͡ʃi kristus paːn z ɲɛba saːm

ktorý mal ktorý veku k nám
ktɔriː mal ktɔriː vɛku k naːm

Tak je všetko, už vidíme:
tak jɛ fʃɛtkɔ uʒ viɟiːmɛ:

leží na slame
lɛʒiː na slamɛ

v malej biednej chladnej stajni,
v malɛj bi̯ɛdɲɛj xladɲɛj stajɲi 

tu Mu spievame
tu mu spi̯ɛvamɛ

Pred Neho poďme,
prɛd ɲɛɦɔ pɔɟmɛ 

poďme Kráľa večného
pɔɟmɛ kraːʎa vɛt͡ʃnɛːɦɔ

a kľaknime na kolená vitaj Sem
a kʎakɲimɛ na kɔlɛnaː vitaj sɛm

Sem pastieri pospiechajte (T1) / Sem pastieri vítajte (T2)
sɛm pasci̯ɛri pɔspi̯ɛxajcɛ (T1) / sɛm pasci̯ɛri viːtajcɛ (T2)

Sem pastieri privítajte (T1) / Sem pastieri vítajte (T2)
sɛm pasci̯ɛri priviːtajcɛ (T1) / sɛm pasci̯ɛri viːtajcɛ (T2)

Ho (T1) / privítaj privítaj privítaj privítaj Ho! (T2).
ɦɔ (T1) / priviːtaj priviːtaj priviːtaj priviːtaj ɦɔ (T2)

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