Pieśń o fali

Karol Szymanowski · text by Zofia Szymanowska · read by Anna Pych
From Pieśni księżniczki z baśni[ˈpjɛɕ.ɲi kɕɛwʒ.ˈɲit͡ʃ.ki ˈzbaɕ.ɲi]Songs of the Fairytale Princess

Pieśń o fali

[pjɛɕɲ ɔ ˈfa.li]Song about a wave

Karol Szymanowski · text by Zofia Szymanowska · read by Anna Pych

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0:12
Ach,
[ah
Ah,
chciałabym
ˈht͡ɕa.wa.bɨm
I-would-like
srebrną
ˈsrɛ.brnɔw
a-silver
być
bɨt͡ɕ
to-be
falą,
ˈfa.lɔ̃]
wave
0:24
co
[t͡sɔ
Which
burt
burt
the-sides
twej
tfɛj
of-your
łodzi
ˈwɔ.d͡ʑi
boat
całuje.
t͡sa.ˈwu.jɛ]
kisses.

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