Tenor tutorial for Svadobná odobierka by Peter Breiner

The Svadobná odobierka 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 Svadobná odobierka

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 Svadobná odobierka

Tenor lyrics and pronunciation for Svadobná odobierka

Original text transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet.

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Naša mladá pani ide odpytovať.
naʃa mladaː paɲi iɟɛ ɔtpitɔvac

Vyšla predo dvere, slzy jej padali,
viʃla prɛdɔ dvɛrɛ slzi jɛj padali

Na ten tvrdý kameň, m.
na tɛn tvrdiː kamɛɲ m

m, m

á, héj, kľučky,
aː ɦɛːj kʎutʃki

á
aː

Pozri sa Hanička, ešte raz do dvora,
pɔzri sa ɦaɲitʃka ɛʃcɛ raz dɔ dvɔra

ako ti družičky vo tri rady stoja.
akɔ ci druʒitʃki vɔ tri radi stɔja

Stoja, stoja.
stɔja stɔja

Nikoho mi nežaľ, oj, len mojej matere,
ɲikɔɦɔ mi ɲɛʒaľ ɔj len mɔjɛj macɛrɛ

ktože jej na starosť, kto operie?
ktɔʒɛ jɛj na starɔsc ktɔ ɔpɛrjɛ

na starosť košieľku operie?
na starɔsc kɔʃjɛʎku ɔpɛrjɛ

–

m

Zdraví ostávajte, zbohom sa majte,
zdraviː ɔstaːvajcɛ zbɔɦɔm sa majcɛ

na svoju Haničku zle nespomínajte.
na svɔju ɦaɲitʃku zle ɲɛspɔmiːnajcɛ

Á, — najte.
aː — najcɛ

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