Tenor tutorial for Nesiem vám noviny by Alexander Moyzes

The Nesiem vám noviny 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 Nesiem vám noviny

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

Tenor lyrics and pronunciation for Nesiem vám noviny

Original text transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Bimbam, bimbam, bimbam, bimbam,
bimbam bimbam bimbam bimbam

bimbam, bimbam, bimbam, bimbam,
bimbam bimbam bimbam bimbam

Syna nám zrodila čistá Panna, bimbam,
sina naːm zrɔɟila t͡ʃistaː pana bimbam

v jasličky vložila Krista Pána, bimbam,
v jaslit͡ʃki vlɔʒila krista paːna bimbam

K sebe vinula a zavinula, požehnaná,
k sɛbɛ vinula a zavinula pɔʒɛɦnanaː

bimbam, bambimbam.
bimbam bambimbam

Ku nemu anjeli letia z neba, bimbam,
ku ɲɛmu anjɛli lɛci̯a z ɲɛba bimbam

pastieri veselí ho velebia, bimbam,
pasci̯ɛri vɛsɛliː ɦɔ vɛlɛbi̯a bimbam

privítajme ho, Pána to svojho
priviːtajmɛ ɦɔ paːna tɔ svɔjɦɔ

ako treba, treba.
akɔ trɛba trɛba

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