Tutorial: Vselennaja veselitsja by Peter Rezník

This song is a part of the freely available online choral tutorial library with music from Slovak composers. It was created with the support of Slovak Arts Council (Fond na podporu umenia).

Basic information about Vselennaja veselitsja

Composer: Peter Rezník
Description: Christmas carol in Church Slavonic
English name: There’s joy in the world (translation of all lyrics can be found in the bottom part of the page)

Tutorial recordings for Vselennaja veselitsja

• recordings and lyrics for sopranos
• recordings and lyrics for altos
• recordings and lyrics for tenors
• recordings and lyrics for basses

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.

Common lyrics of Vselennaja veselitsja with an English translation

Vselennaja veselitsja
There’s joy in the world

Boh ot Ďivy dnes rodivsja.
Today, God was born from a Virgin 

Vo vertepi mež bydľati,
In a cattle stall among the animals 

Isusovi poklon dati,
Bringing a gift to Jesus,

tri cari prichoďat
The three kings are coming.

I pastyri pribihajut
And the shepherds hurried

Svoji dary prinošajut
To bring gifts of their own.

Anhely sja poklaňajut,
The angels are kneeling

Slava vo vyšnich spivajut
Glory in the highest, they sing 

Naroždenomu Carevi
To the King Incarnate

vselennoji Hospodevi
to the Lord of the world  

Bohovi vo jasľach
to God in his cradle 

Ščoby zvolil mir nam dati
That he may bring peace to us

smutok v radosť zamiňati
And change sadness to joy

virujučim, virujučim vo neho
In those who believe, believe in him.