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Witaj Krolowo song for funerals; Phonetic pronunciation


Angelica  1 | 1  
30 Jan 2008 /  #1
Hi all! My grandparents were Polish, but never taught my Mother so the language has been lost in our family. I'm a church musician, and often families request Witaj Krolówo for funerals. Can anyone supply a phonetic pronunciation for the first few verses? Thanks in advance!!!
Davey  13 | 388  
31 Jan 2008 /  #2
If you post the lyrics, yes.
Piorun  - | 655  
31 Jan 2008 /  #3
You will find the lyrics here

liturgicalcenter.org/index.php?a=liturg&sub=hymns&id=83 -Witaj Królowo nieba
Davey  13 | 388  
31 Jan 2008 /  #4
Vee-tay kroo-loh-voh nye-bah ee mat-koh leet-oshch-ee,
Vee-tay na-zhyay-oh nash-a , v smoot-koo ee zhaw-ohshch-ee

K-Toh-byay vig-nany-tsih Ev-ih voh-wam-ih, sin-oh-vyay
K-Toh-byay vzdih-ham-ih pwach-ohnts z pad-ow-ooh wyenzh-ee-oh-vyay

Oh-rend-ohv-neech-ko nash-a, rach sveh leet-oshch-ee-way
Oh-czih spooshch-eech na nah-szay serts-a zhaw-ohsh-lee-way

Ee oh-wohts bwoh-goh-swav-yohn zhih-voh-ta Tvoy-egg-oh
Rach poh-kaz-ach po zayshch-you z shwyat-a meez-er-negg-oh

O wask-av-a poh-bohzh-na o shvyent-a Marih-ya,
Nyay-hi ben-don zbav-yen-ee vshi-tsy grzhesh-nee-tsih ee ya.

(When I write 'zh' its like the s sound in pleasure)
This is an approximate phonetic translation, not all Polish sounds can be written in an English way.
OP Angelica  1 | 1  
31 Jan 2008 /  #5
That helps a ton. Thanks so much!!!

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