Hymn of the Legion - Epic Roman Music
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NEW ROMAN SONG-Song of Hadrian’s Wall: • Song of Hadrian's Wall...
Music and vocals by Farya Faraji. Just me having fun and making up a Roman-themed military march. I tried to keep the sound of the piece somewhat close to that of Ancient Roman music--I used brass instruments since they were copiously used by the Roman army, and there is also a Greco-Roman lyre and aulos in the piece, so the instrumentation is somewhat accurate, but not the arrangement itself and the harmonic contour used.
I pieced the lyrics together from different proverbs from all over the place and recontextualised them to fit the theme of a legion under Caesar's command. "Aut Caesar aut nihil," for example, is not attributed to Caesar himself and is usually attributed to Cesare Borgia in the Renaissance, and the usual meaning of the phrase is "I will be Caesar or nothing," but in this context, I imagine it as being a cry of loyalty from Caesar's men, since the phrase literally means "either Caesar or nothing," which can fit in this context. "Hic abundant leones" and "hic sunt leones" are Medieval phrases that European cartographers would put on the borders of maps; it's the same basic concept as "here there be dragons." In this context though, I applied it as being the soldiers describing themselves as if saying "we are lions here." Finally, "Alea iacta est" is a phrase attributed to Caesar as he crossed the Rubicon--the original wording was "Iacta alea est," and the alternate rendering became more popular over time, and it is believed that the original phrase was uttered in Greek.
I used Classical Latin pronunciation when singing the lyrics--note however that I pronounced the "s" sounds as very high pitched, non-retracted S sounds. This is inaccurate to Classical Latin, which used a retracted "S", a sound sort of in-between a "sh" like in "shoe," and the "s" in "sand." It's the sound one hears in European Spanish or Greek. My microphone, however, has a bad habit of distorting the retracted "s" sound when I add reverb to it--it seems to pick on that particular frequency for some reason, and always sounds bad. For the purpose of the audio quality, I thus sang the "s" not as a retracted "s," but that is inaccurate to Classical Latin pronunciation--and the proper "s" in Classical pronunciation should be retracted. I also didn't take into account the vowel lengths of Latin when building the sung melody-Latin was phonologically defined by the contrast of short vs long vowels, and it's arguably the most important part of Latin phonology, so keep in mind that it's missing here.
The background picture is from Trajan's column-not really related to Caesar as it was made centuries after his death, and represents soldiers wearing lorica segmentata which was not worn in Caesar's time.
Lyrics in Latin:
Aut Caesar aut nihil,
Hic abundant leones,
Hic sunt leones,
Alea iacta est!
English translation:
Caesar or nothing,
Here lions abound,
Here are lions,
The die is cast!
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NEW ROMAN SONG: “Carrhae” kzread.info/dash/bejne/g5eNuNOhfc_Zgbw.html Music and vocals by Farya Faraji. Just me having fun and making up a Roman-themed military march. I tried to keep the sound of the piece somewhat close to that of Ancient Roman music. Some people have noted that the melody sounds "Arabic" to them. This is due to the use of the Ancient Greek Dorian mode and the Lydian Chromatic mode; two musical modes (a mode is a specific succession of notes with a specific character and vibe) that were used in the Greco-Roman world as far back as Antiquity. The intervals in these modes have today been arbitrarily chosen by Hollywood to represent the Middle-East through stereotypes, but these melodies are very much accurate to the period of Ancient Roman music, and would have been heard by the ancients Romans. I used brass instruments since they were copiously used by the Roman army, and there is also an ancient lyre and aulos in the piece, so the instrumentation is somewhat accurate; the orchestra isn't exactly accurate in that Romans didn't have full brass orchestras, but the texture of brass trumpet-like instrument existed back then, so texturally it's closer to them than a modern orchestra with string sections; bowed instruments not having existed in Antiquity. That said, the arrangement does use alot of triads and chord progressions, which is anachronistic to the Roman Era-chords and triads are notes played at the same time in order to produce harmony, and it's generally accepted that Greco-Roman music was largely monophonic, aka without harmonics, which this piece doesn't represent. I pieced the lyrics together from different proverbs from all over the place and recontextualised them to fit the theme of a legion under Caesar's command. "Aut Caesar aut nihil," for example, is not attributed to Caesar himself and is usually attributed to Cesare Borgia in the Renaissance, and the usual meaning of the phrase is "I will be Caesar or nothing," but in this context, I imagine it as being a cry of loyalty from Caesar's men, since the phrase literally means "either Caesar or nothing," which can fit in this context. "Hic abundant leones" and "hic sunt leones" are Medieval phrases that European cartographers would put on the borders of maps; it's the same basic concept as "here there be dragons." In this context though, I applied it as being the soldiers describing themselves as if saying "we are lions here." Finally, "Alea iacta est" is a phrase attributed to Caesar as he crossed the Rubicon--the original wording was "Iacta alea est," and the alternate rendering became more popular over time, and it is believed that the original phrase was uttered in Greek. I used Classical Latin pronunciation when singing the lyrics--note however that I pronounced the "s" sounds as very high pitched, non-retracted S sounds. This is inaccurate to Classical Latin, which used a retracted "S", a sound sort of in-between a "sh" like in "shoe," and the "s" in "sand." It's the sound one hears in European Spanish or Greek. My microphone, however, has a bad habit of distorting the retracted "s" sound when I add reverb to it--it seems to pick on that particular frequency for some reason, and always sounds bad. For the purpose of the audio quality, I thus sang the "s" not as a retracted "s," but that is inaccurate to Classical Latin pronunciation--and the proper "s" in Classical pronunciation should be retracted. I also didn't take into account the vowel lengths of Latin when building the sung melody-Latin was phonologically defined by the contrast of short vs long vowels, and it's arguably the most important part of Latin phonology, so keep in mind that it's missing here. The background picture is from Trajan's column-not really related to Caesar as it was made centuries after his death, and represents soldiers wearing lorica segmentata which was not worn in Caesar's time. Lyrics in Latin: Aut Caesar aut nihil, Hic abundant leones, Hic sunt leones, Alea iacta est! English translation: Caesar or nothing, Here lions abound, Here are lions, The die is cast!
@cesar2154
2 жыл бұрын
Are you planning on uploading more roman music? Btw, I'm the one who made the Crusader Kings III mod using your music. If you make more epic pieces like sons of mars and this one I'll be glad to add them to the mod. Thank you Farya!
@NapoleonCalland
2 жыл бұрын
You were not wrong, composer. Trajan too is Caesar. 😉 🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁 🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁 🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁 🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁 🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁
@Diogolindir
2 жыл бұрын
Ññ
@clownphabetstrongwoman7305
2 жыл бұрын
I respect the effort you put into research. It sounded "Arabic" to me too initially but thank you for enlightening me.
@Elsidu13
2 жыл бұрын
It would be cool if you can make a uptempo marching song like "Legio Aeterna Victrix"
Boys: Nerf Or Nothing Men: Caesar Or Nothing
More! More! More!!!!
*Me* "You know, democracy isn't that bad" *Me after this song, haphazardly in Roman Armor* "Ceaser or nothing!"
@achair7265
2 жыл бұрын
SEMPER FIDELIS REPUBLICA EATERNA PRO DEUS ET PRATIA DEUS BENNEDICAT ROMA
@user-in6pw1sf6u
2 жыл бұрын
Демократия ваша, до смуты доведёт
@augustus218
2 жыл бұрын
Death to the Republic! Ave Caesar!
@logandeutschmann
2 жыл бұрын
@@achair7265 I like how the translate feature on KZread takes your long comment and simply translates it as "God Bless Rome."
@t.wcharles2171
2 жыл бұрын
Labienus: I love democracy, I love the republic.
This needs to be in the next Total War Rome game...great stuff as always!
@GreyWolffeMagnoTotalWar
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly 😍
@faryafaraji
2 жыл бұрын
Haha yep my benchmark for if I'm satisfied with a Roman military song I wrote is if it would fit in Rome Total War :p
I absolutely loved your first Roman piece, Sons of Mars. I've listened to it so much and now I'm so happy that you have uploaded another Roman-themed march. Roma Invicta! Absolutely love your channel! 😊
@SinaArdestani
2 жыл бұрын
Hello.are you greek?
@NuclearQajar
2 жыл бұрын
@@SinaArdestani I am not Greek but I love Greek history and culture, so that explains my profile picture.
@shafinrahman2199
2 жыл бұрын
@@NuclearQajar Thats a bit weird tho
@marygeorg6179
2 жыл бұрын
@NuclearQajar where are you from? And I am also curious, why the flag of the KINGDOM of Greece?
@g1u2y345
2 жыл бұрын
@@shafinrahman2199 it's not weird at all, he's a philhellene. What's weirder is the Turk saying "Roma Aeterna" when the Turks ended exactly that.
What music women think men want: Hip hop/rock *WHAT MUSIC MEN REALLY WANT:*
I'm historian and I love your channel. So many pieces of gold in only one channel.
@faryafaraji
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Reuven! I studied history in University so it's always at the core of what I'm doing :)
@HrLBolle
2 жыл бұрын
how can the light of creation come to pas if what came before is forgotten
@Amine06200
Жыл бұрын
Gloria santa Minerva
@zaferzaferoglu978
Жыл бұрын
@@faryafaraji Farya Altın Orda Hanı Berke Han ve Memlûk Hanı Baybars İçinde bir beste yaparmisin
Come figlio di Roma, ti ringrazio per il tuo bellissimo lavoro, ! AVE ROMA !
@faryafaraji
2 жыл бұрын
Grazie nobile figlio di Roma, sono molto onorato :)
@pietrosal9629
Жыл бұрын
Idem
I really like the fact that you explain the historical/cultural/musical background of each of your compositions, It's very interesting !
@faryafaraji
2 жыл бұрын
I'm super glad you appreciate that aspect! For me, that's at the core of what I'm doing-my music is more research based than creative. There's a lot of great KZreadrs making beautiful historically-themed music that have epic scope and use a powerful film soundtrack sound, and on my end I'm trying to balance it out by providing more "authentic" historical music by using lyrics and instruments/scales from the actual cultures instead of a modern Hans Zimmer-y sound; I believe the authentic aspect is lacking on KZread compared to the more epic orchestral one, so I'm doing to my best to bring a bit more awareness to the actual history of historical music. I put alot of hours in the research so I really appreciate it when people notice it :)
@liberty.b.r
2 жыл бұрын
@@faryafaraji Where did you learn Latin? God bless!!!! :)
I imagine this hymn being sung by Caesar's legions as they crossed the Rubicon .
If Cesear was declared himself Emperor of Rome, this be his epic intro.
Someone hire this guy for next roman era show/movie
Loved the Sons of Mars music piece, that's how I actually found your channel. Your music is amazing and I hope you make more Roman style music like this master piece right here.
@lordbelou7279
2 жыл бұрын
@@altamasparsanov9181 S.P.Q.R. Is also excellent :p
POG, a new Greco-Roman music upload.
it's crazy to me how you can use just 3 lines in an entire song and make a masterpiece like this also I really love the usage of the classical pronunciation keep up the great work man!🔥🔥
@faryafaraji
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks alot! To be honest I don't have much a choice but to keep the lyrics brief, because lyrics generally sound good when they rhyme, and Greco-Roman poetry didn't use rhyme, so I'm limited in the number of phrases I can find that fit thematically and can also rhyme-even here I'm stretching it with "es" rhyming with "est" lol
@peterl1287
2 жыл бұрын
@@faryafaraji Also consider that the Legions wouldn't have memorized long songs but would have used a similar repeating refrain model as you do. Your work fits the themes/lyrics perfectly as relatively accurate depictions of what the Roman marching music sounded like.
@keeshans5768
Жыл бұрын
@@peterl1287 yep, I noticed in old ottoman marches the lyrics are also very brief and the focus remains on the symphony to keep the soldiers easy on the march.
the Sons of mars music was epic this one too keep making more roman song pls its just too good
@nekosalad8308
2 жыл бұрын
i already memorized lyric of sons of Mars and i dont know shit about latin. its just so good.
Became addicted to Sons of Mars, this is epic as well! You do great work, keep it up!
Alright... *Opens Total War Rome 2* Seriously though, this is fucking amazing. You should make more roman music, its honestly the most beautiful thing ever. Finnaly Roman style songs with LYRICS! Amazing work dude
My most sincere congratulations for your works, from Italy
Love this one, the background of the Aurelian column is perfect.
Next masterpiece, thx so much
I'm having a hard time deciding which I like more between this and Sons of Mars, this feels more regal in feel and parade like to me where Sons of Mars is pure aggression. This is a wondrous companion piece to it. Exquisite.
You are such an underated artist ... Thanks for the qualitiy you gave us this year. Salut de France !
These roman songs are awesome,Give you goosebumps
I just found out about your channel a few seconds ago and you just posted a new song, a blessing for the lord, XD
@faryafaraji
2 жыл бұрын
Haha thanks
i fucking love this channel this channel is basically the description of my music taste
Ave, True to Caesar!
This song alongside Son of Mars really do give a powerfull sentiment when it comes to listening to them. Great masterpieces you made my brother. Keep the good work and let's see what you can create next and surprise us! Good luck!!
Sir , your music brings joy in my heart ❤️ and keeps it beating for another day . Thank you ! 🐊🐸🌴🐊🐍
i always enjoy listening to your roman songs, and, i listen to them so much that i basicly learned them to sing
Keep up the good work! This is amazing. 👍 I love the thought and work you put into these songs
this song is what really made me fall in love with your channel. I love Roman history (especially Caesar) and you captured perfectlly the grandness and might of his army, he was very feared and you can hear it in this song. Especially at the end where all of the horns join in, the song has this feeling like, you see an army approaching over a hill, you hear this song and think, "Oh crap... I'm dead." Fantastic work, keep it up!!!!
Amazing! Poweful vocals and good lyrics mixed with well known quotes. This great for me trying to learn latin :)
thank you so much for this , puts me in a fantastic mood every time !
Bro I don't know how you do this! Absolutely awesome.
@faryafaraji
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! I'm just letting the awesomeness of Ancient Rome inspire me :p
Amazing work, as always!! I love the atmosphere you create in every video. Roma caput mundi, Roma aeterna!!!!!
@boris8515
2 жыл бұрын
Roma invicta! Vivat imperator!
Best wishes for a successful year. 2022. Music is a powerful tool to inspire and motivate. Well done.
Musica epica, ottimo lavoro! Ave Roma 🏛 ⚔ 🇮🇹
@marcorullo5442
2 жыл бұрын
🇮🇹❤️
@thehouse9192
2 жыл бұрын
Forza Italia, Roma Invicta
@mat-qh7sf
Жыл бұрын
AVE GALLIA ROMANA EST 🇨🇵🇮🇹
@pietrosal9629
Жыл бұрын
🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹
This is great! My legions just got a new chant to march to. Glory awaits!
Possa Giove vegliare sempre su Roma e su ciò che abbiamo ereditato da essa. May Jupiter put his eyes on Rome and what we gained from her, until the last dawn
Acabo de descubrir tu canal y he quedado maravillado. Estoy escuchando en bucle este himno. Este mundo decadente necesita recuperar cuanto antes los valores fuertes, los que hacen grandes a los individuos y a los pueblos. Gracias por recordárnoslos con tu magnífico trabajo.
@faryafaraji
2 жыл бұрын
Gracias José, saludos desde Canada :)
Salve Farya, just wanted to say, this piece is damn fantastic
Bravo for this magnificent composition. 👏👏 We have the impression of seeing the army set in motion, shield and weapon in hand. I think that for even more vigor, I would have doubled the sound of the drums to imagine a human tide going into battle with energy. *Un très grand bravo pour cette magnifique composition.* On a l'impression de voir l'armée se mettre en marche bouclier et arme au poing. Je pense que pour encore plus de vigueur, j'aurais doublé le son des tambours pour donner l'impression d'une marrée humaine partant au combat avec énergie. _Amicales pensées de France_
@faryafaraji
2 жыл бұрын
Merci Lise!
As always. EXCELLENT! Bravo.
AMAZING!!!!
Amazing, you have so much talent, God bless you.
YES finally more of your great vocals /music i love it :D
@fullonone3187
2 жыл бұрын
and btw @Farya Faraji i love your commitment for the historical accuracy of the instuments as of vocals you have my fullest respect for that m8 it is nice to see that you actually care about your work
@fullonone3187
2 жыл бұрын
sry if my grammar is horrible, engllish is my 2nd language and right now for me its 3am xD
@faryafaraji
2 жыл бұрын
@@fullonone3187 Thanks alot man, I appreciate it!
Farya faraji you are amazing and deserve at least 1 million subscribers your songs give me inspiration please do more roman music.I know its hard to ryhme but it would be awsome if the lyrics are longer.Much love from Turkey🇹🇷❤🇨🇦❤🇮🇷
best yt channel for an history lover 👊
Great work!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Happy New Year!!! Ave Caeasar;)
Kanalını yeni keşfettim ve neredeyse her videonu izledim, harika iş çıkarıyorsun.
Ave! True to Caesar! 🐂
u r so good in songs. u deserve more followers in my opinion
Listening to your music after watching that famous video of a tiktoker who claims Rome didn't exist... this is what I needed after that xD
@faryafaraji
2 жыл бұрын
Lol yeah that one, I think all of us Rome lovers will need therapy through music after hearing her
@TheAtlarchy
2 жыл бұрын
@@faryafaraji Yes... I am binging your stuff now to forget, but I can't...
good video faraji keep going!
I love your channel! You do a GREAT job!
Excellent work! As good as "Sons of Mars", which tells a lot.
just great 🔥❤️ great text
Nice, i was exepecting Another One.
You made a good job again.
Amazing work!
No, it is imposible , , i am from romania and i cannot stop to listen your pieces of art. Throw me back in time like i know how it was in the past:))
I love Roman music very much! Thank you for sharing!
Great work! I might actually get one these sentences as a tattoo!
De loin un de tes meilleurs projets.. Bravo mon frère ! Roma gloria !
@faryafaraji
2 жыл бұрын
Merci mon gars! Secrètement je l'ai écrit pour Laval wesh
Need more of these. Sons of mars and this one is epic. Do more with battle themes
Okay... I didn't notice this the first.... dozen times I listened, but.... You can hear the frustration of the populists in the lyrics! Farya is underrated! CAESAR OR NOITHING!
Well done i would say. I'm a fan of Roman history and just hearing this hymn i see the marching legions.......
Finally new roman music
Amazing song, background music is beautiful, all match perfectly with that background, Please do another Roman song in future
man please upload these amazing songs on spotify
Ειρήνη σε σου, σε ευχαριστώ πολύ, Καλή τύχη
@naevan1
2 жыл бұрын
σε σένα / σε εσένα :)
As someone who loves music based off of ancient history, I have no idea how I only just found this channel, but I’ve now listened to all the Roman songs and shall listen to more. Absolutely badass!
We need more ROME
Wow! I see... I hear... I feel your passion for music.
Amazing as aways! Thank you, kind sir!
@faryafaraji
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your support!
Absolute banger
More roman music please
You are doing great to reinvigorate Latin and Koine Greek language, music and hymns. Thanks.
This is amazing
Good art bro
More plz!❤️
Epic!
Would be lovely to have this on spotify
@Mandalorian_John.
Жыл бұрын
it is now :D
@manateemilk1
Жыл бұрын
That would make my year!
Amazing ❤❤❤❤
* Tears of joy * it's fine!
Sounds like a classical roman version of Hikanatoi
@faryafaraji
2 жыл бұрын
Well put!
Desde Corduba mis felicitaciones por esta creación
incrroyable !!
Wow ❤
you are masterful masterful friend. please recreate the march Legio Aeterna Victrix it would be interesting with your touches
Great song.
Stunnninnng❤❤❤❤❤❤
Epic workout music ❤️
As a person born in Berlin, i may not be a child of the Great Imperium Romanum but i love the culture and the believes of the once greatest Empire known to mankind. May the spirit live on, in hopes for the rise of a second Roman Empire
@su1t0n11
Жыл бұрын
All Europeans are children of the empire. The culture, words, way of thinking, historical figures. All of those makes us roman no matter if by blood or not!
I really like your work and your intention behind it. Very inspiring for me. I would really like to use this piece as backroundmusic for a YV.
@faryafaraji
Жыл бұрын
Go ahead :)
This is latin language in music? I love latin, i learn latin. Roma is my favorite ancient country. Gloria Aeterna Imperium Romanum!
@TzarTzarevich777
Жыл бұрын
It is Latin, Ave Roma! Victrix Aeterna! Invicta Roma!
What a cool song to study and read books to.