Biegnie słuchać w lasy, w knieje

Stanisław Moniuszko · text by Jan Chęciński · read by Anna Pych
From Straszny dwór[ˈstraʃ.nɨ dvur]The Haunted Manor

Biegnie słuchać w lasy, w knieje

[ˈbjɛ.gɲɛ ˈswu.hat͡ɕ ˈvla.sɨ ˈfkɲɛ.jɛ]Into the forest runs the girl

Stanisław Moniuszko · text by Jan Chęciński · read by Anna Pych

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Biegnie

[ˈbjɛ.gɲɛ

Runs

słuchać

ˈswu.hat͡ɕ

to-listen

w lasy,

ˈvla.sɨ

into the-forests,

w knieje

ˈfkɲɛ.jɛ]

into the-greenwoods

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dziewczę

[ˈd͡ʑɛf.t͡ʃɛ

a-girl

gdyby

ˈgdɨ.bɨ

kwiat,

ˈkfjat]

a-flower,

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