Narses the Armenian - Epic Byzantine Music
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Music arranged by Farya Faraji, vocals by Farya Faraji. Please keep in mind that this isn't reconstructed Byzantine music, only modern music with a thematic idea of the Byzantine empire. Narses, along with Belisarius, was one of the great generals of Justinian and Theodora's era, fighting for the reconquest of the Italian peninsula along with many other battles. An Armenian, he was born in a region known as Persarmenia, then under the control of the Sasanian Empire, and he himself was from the Kamsarakan family, linked genealogically to the House of Karen, one of the seven great noble houses of the Parthians. Agathias Scholasticus says of him "He was a man of sound mind, and clever at adapting himself to the times. He was not versed in literature nor practiced in oratory, but made up for it by the fertility of his wits," and as "small and of a lean habit, but stronger and more high-spirited than would have been believed." Narses entered the court of Justinian and rose through the ranks. At one point, Justinian changed a law which barred eunuchs from accessing the high position of patrician, just so that Narses, himself a eunuch, could become a patrician. From there, Narses would serve Justinian as one of his greatest generals amassing many victories, the most important ones being in Italy. After the reconquest, he would oversee renovation projects in Italy as well as the city of Rome, and importantly, he was the last general of Roman history to ever receive an official triumph within the city of Rome itself. A strongly religious man, he held a specific devotion to the Virgin Mary, and supposedly never went into battle without her consent.
This is a composition I based around folk melodic motifs from the region of the Armenian highlands in eastern Anatolia played on the duduk, an Armenian instrument commonly found in Armenian, Kurdish and Turkish music of the region. I wanted to capture the essence of Armenian music from the Armenian highlands, and therefore used the duduk, an instrument that I generally can't stand in most soundtracks and "epic style music." The duduk represents for me the apex of the West's disinterest with understanding the music of the East: any time a film in the West is set in the Middle-East or in some ancient era like Rome or Greece, it'll automatically use the duduk, because after the film Gladiator, the duduk has cemented itself into Western minds as "that ancient/eastern" sounding instrument. There's loads of videos with millions of views on KZread called "ancient Egyptian music," that use the duduk, an Armenian instrument from the Caucasus and Eastern Anatolia, because as far as pop-culture is concerned, it's such some vague Eastern sounding instrument and all Eastern music is the same anyway--it would be like having Italian mandolins in a song about Vikings because "whatever they're both in Europe it's all the same music anyway." Supposedly Arabic themed music set in Morocco will use the duduk if the music is written by Westerners.
Soundtracks about ancient Rome also have an automatic fixation on the duduk, and Rome 2 Total War's soundtrack for example utilises this Armenian instrument unrelated to Rome to represent the concept of the Roman Empire, because that strong association has cemented itself ever since Hans Zimmer's use of the instrument in his soundtrack (one of my favourite soundtracks by the way, I'm not criticising his use, only the secondary effect it generated in pop culture). I want to stress that my use of the instrument here is a calculated one, and though you've probably heard it in hundreds of other epic music pieces with a historical theme, those tend to randomly use it in inappropriate contexts such as Iranian, Arabic or Indian-themed pieces, or even Roman, based on that general lack of knowledge of Eastern and ancient music and this general attitude of "whatever it sounds vaguely Eastern and ancient, good enough for me." If you're reading this, please keep in mind that the duduk is more than some vague instrument that can be applied randomly in every ancient and eastern context: it's a specific instrument with Armenian roots, with a specific use geographically in Eastern Anatolia, the Southern Caucasus and parts of Northern Iran, deeply linked to Armenian music with presence in other neigbouring cultures of the area also. I added a saz, a Greek lauto, davul drums and an oud to the instrumentation, with all these instruments being found both in Greek and Armenian music except for the lauto, only found in Greece. The lyrics are a prayer to the Virgin Mary, since I wanted to reflect his strong devotion to her, with the form of Armenian found here being an archaic one. The pronunciation is the Iranian dialect.
English translation of the lyrics:
Hail Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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ERRATUM: For some reason I pronounced the “h” in “orhneal” as a voiceless velar fricative instead of a voiceless glottal fricative, my bad. Music arranged by Farya Faraji, vocals by Farya Faraji. Please keep in mind that this isn't reconstructed Byzantine music, only modern music with a thematic idea of the Byzantine empire. Narses, along with Belisarius, was one of the great generals of Justinian and Theodora's era, fighting for the reconquest of the Italian peninsula along with many other battles. An Armenian, he was born in a region known as Persarmenia, then under the control of the Sasanian Empire, and he himself was from the Kamsarakan family, linked genealogically to the House of Karen, one of the seven great noble houses of the Parthians. Agathias Scholasticus says of him "He was a man of sound mind, and clever at adapting himself to the times. He was not versed in literature nor practiced in oratory, but made up for it by the fertility of his wits," and as "small and of a lean habit, but stronger and more high-spirited than would have been believed." Narses entered the court of Justinian and rose through the ranks. At one point, Justinian changed a law which barred eunuchs from accessing the high position of patrician, just so that Narses, himself a eunuch, could become a patrician. From there, Narses would serve Justinian as one of his greatest generals amassing many victories, the most important ones being in Italy. After the reconquest, he would oversee renovation projects in Italy as well as the city of Rome, and importantly, he was the last general of Roman history to ever receive an official triumph within the city of Rome itself. A strongly religious man, he held a specific devotion to the Virgin Mary, and supposedly never went into battle without her consent. This is a composition I based around folk melodic motifs from the region of the Armenian highlands in eastern Anatolia played on the duduk, an Armenian instrument commonly found in Armenian, Kurdish and Turkish music of the region. I wanted to capture the essence of Armenian music from the Armenian highlands, and therefore used the duduk, an instrument that I generally can't stand in most soundtracks and "epic style music." The duduk represents for me the apex of the West's disinterest with understanding the music of the East: any time a film in the West is set in the Middle-East or in some ancient era like Rome or Greece, it'll automatically use the duduk, because after the film Gladiator, the duduk has cemented itself into Western minds as "that ancient/eastern" sounding instrument. There's loads of videos with millions of views on KZread called "ancient Egyptian music," that use the duduk, an Armenian instrument from the Caucasus and Eastern Anatolia, because as far as pop-culture is concerned, it's such some vague Eastern sounding instrument and all Eastern music is the same anyway--it would be like having Italian mandolins in a song about Vikings because "whatever they're both in Europe it's all the same music anyway." Supposedly Arabic themed music set in Morocco will use the duduk for example. Soundtracks about ancient Rome also have an automatic fixation on the duduk, and Rome 2 Total War's soundtrack for example utilises this Armenian instrument unrelated to Rome to represent the concept of the Roman Empire, because that strong association has cemented itself ever since Hans Zimmer's use of the instrument in his soundtrack (one of my favourite soundtracks by the way, I'm not criticising his use, only the secondary effect it generated in pop culture). I want to stress that my use of the instrument here is a calculated one, and though you've probably heard it in hundreds of other epic music pieces with a historical theme, those tend to randomly use it in inappropriate contexts such as Iranian, Arabic or Indian-themed pieces, or even Roman, based on that general lack of knowledge of Eastern and ancient music and this general attitude of "whatever it sounds vaguely Eastern and ancient, good enough for me." If you're reading this, please keep in mind that the duduk is more than some vague instrument that can be applied randomly in every ancient and eastern context: it's a specific instrument with Armenian roots, with a specific use geographically in Eastern Anatolia, the Southern Caucasus and parts of Northern Iran, deeply linked to Armenian music with presence in other neigbouring cultures of the area also. I added a saz, a Greek lauto, davul drums and an oud to the instrumentation, with all these instruments being found both in Greek and Armenian music except for the lauto, only found in Greece. The lyrics are a prayer to the Virgin Mary, since I wanted to reflect his strong devotion to her, with the form of Armenian found here being an archaic one. I used the pronunciation of Iranian Armenians as a basis so it might not reflect all pronunciations across the diaspora. English translation of the lyrics: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
@dnkal2875
2 жыл бұрын
Very much appreciate. No only your work but also the explanation and informations you provide. On a side note🤣 how much time did it take you to write all this,
@osstoj7155
2 жыл бұрын
And another favourite… keep it going, and you can compete with Hans Zimmer very soon. I love you work ❤️☦️
@SineriasCoaching
2 жыл бұрын
İ am Turk but i don't refuse good Armenian commanders like Narses,John the Armenian
@user-mq4rp4cm3h
2 жыл бұрын
А, це ж "Радуйся Маріє!" на вірменській мові.
@pseudokanax2957
2 жыл бұрын
No matter bro, as a Turk I know that your songs aren’t reconstructed cultural music, they are thematic ideas how it would sound if you imagine the Byzantine period on an epic way. It’s another masterpiece I can hear the synthesis of Byzantine and Armenian culture.
I’m a simple man, I see Byzantine, I click
@StanbyMode
Жыл бұрын
I’m a simple man, I see Armenian, I click
@ericwenthome4880
Жыл бұрын
Hell yeah ✨ i see byzantine i click as fast as light
@jerusalemisrael6932
Жыл бұрын
I am simple too i see comment like this i click like
@achrafben820
Жыл бұрын
Putin is corrupting the orthodox church in Russia
@debizancio307
Жыл бұрын
También soy un hombre simple, si veo a Bizancio quiero volver a traerlo a la vida
Armenian Lyrics: Voghjoyn k’ez, Mariam, li shnorhk’ov, Tern ynd k’ez. Tern ynd k’ez, Tern ynd k’ez, orhneal yes du i kanays. yev orhneal e ptugh, vorokayni k’vo՝ Yisus. Srbuhi Mariam, mayr Astutsoy, barekhosea՛ vasn mer՝ meghaworats’s, ayzhm yev i zhamu mahuan meroy amen. Ողջոյն քեզ, Մարիամ, լի շնորհքով, Տէրն ընդ քեզ. օրհնեալ ես դու ի կանայս եւ օրհնեալ է պտուղ որովայնի քո՝ Յիսուս։ Սրբուհի Մարիամ, մայր Աստուծոյ, բարեխօսեա՛ վասն մեր՝ մեղաւորացս, այժմ և ի ժամու մահուան մերոյ. ամէն։
@irisbarronzamora7553
Жыл бұрын
❤❤❤
@eternalwarfare514
4 ай бұрын
FINALLY, THANK YOU
@avginmyheart
2 ай бұрын
մերսի❤
As an Armenian who have been listening to your music for the whole year, I am stunned by what you’ve just done. Love you, man
@mrditkovich3472
9 ай бұрын
Hi , my Armenian neighbor.
@pepejimenez9295
8 ай бұрын
Love Armenia from Colombia, we have a City named in Honor to you ❤☦
@FlavioBelisario5822
8 ай бұрын
Yo soy de allá, saludos parcero, un abrazo 🇨🇴🇦🇲
@Ananyan47
Ай бұрын
Hello armanian boy lm turkish
I have an Armenian Orthodox Christian name! Second generation overseas born Greek . Absolutely love your music. God bless you ✝️
we need a belisarius one:)
@faryafaraji
2 жыл бұрын
Definitely on my to do list!
@joaopedroghigiareli3161
2 жыл бұрын
Belisarius stilicho and aetius needs to
@myesil1526
2 жыл бұрын
@@joaopedroghigiareli3161 attila,boudica,arminius..like this
@Tzimiskes3506
2 жыл бұрын
Belisarius was an absolute based chad. He is obviously one of the top 10 greatest generals of all time.
@user-bi7xd8ry5p
2 жыл бұрын
@@Tzimiskes3506 And one of the most unrecognized. I can't think of a western general who was so skilled and yet so underrepresented in modern media.
Your Byzantine themed songs are espicially very, very good!
@tigranispiryan4865
Жыл бұрын
Fun fact the Byzantine military was mostly Armenian. Even the elite imperial guards, the Scholae Palatinae were mostly Armenians! :)
@esquerdes
Жыл бұрын
@@tigranispiryan4865 а как же викинги?
@EnderElohimMusic
Жыл бұрын
@Tigran Abazyan Some people don't even know we Turks especially like me Christian Turks was already exist in anatolia even in Byzantine waaaay before ottoman even come to existence or their ancesters start to come as big waves. If i remember correct there was a christian turkish guy almost become emperor of byzantine but failed or killed no idea.
@thms.saruhanius
Жыл бұрын
@@tigranispiryan4865 Look like a kurdish theme.
Most underaated general in roman history, its a shame that his status as a eunuch and his political rivalry with Belisarius gives him a bad rep
Narses: Hammer of the Goths. A man who cared for the troops under his command as if they were blood. So...... I take it Belisarius is next? You can't have a song about the Emperor's hammer without one about the Emperor's sword.
@sal6695
5 ай бұрын
@@aseris8024personally I like this song more and also I personally find the Person of narses to be much more emotionally compelling.
now this is what I have been waiting for! This song honored my Narses and my Mother Mary! Rejoice for a thousand games shall be in your honor
@eurasiaacaci.-110
2 жыл бұрын
Still no Justinian theme song tho.
@ryanshaw6433
2 жыл бұрын
AVE IVSTINIANOS
@faryafaraji
2 жыл бұрын
@@eurasiaacaci.-110 Two things in life can’t be rushed: making good food and Justinian themes hehe
@justinianthegreat1444
2 жыл бұрын
@@faryafaraji that is for sure because my theme would be more epic than Caesar's theme for I am the best Roman Emperor in existence
@mp6471
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Imperator for rebuilding the two greatest church in Nova Roma, as you know the biggest one still stands today and it is admired by people from all over the world.
Armenians are going through alot right now so thank you for shedding light on historical figures with Armenian origins like Narses while also making kickass music. ❤️
@burakyalinalp5308
2 жыл бұрын
what exactly are they going through ?
@cornamenpython6760
2 жыл бұрын
@@burakyalinalp5308 Azeri aggression, i dont care which side you're on but just have some sympathy
@justinianthegreat1444
2 жыл бұрын
music is so kick-ass that according to Christian theology the prayer Farya is chanting is a blow to Satan's head so imagine having this music so epic that kicks demonic ass
@Talha-zy9yv
2 жыл бұрын
@@cornamenpython6760 We have... At least some of us.I'am personally very smypathetic about armenian struggle but unfortunately our politicians feeded by hate speech nowadays(which modern Turkey has never seen in its history).I hope our relationships gets better in near future,thats not saying much but hope is the thing keep us going.Love you all
@cornamenpython6760
2 жыл бұрын
@@Talha-zy9yv we need more of this beautiful mentality.
Ողջոյն քեզ Մարիամ, լի շնորհօք, Տէր ընդ քեզ Տէր ընդ քեզ Տէր ընդ քեզ Օրհնեալ ես դու ի կանայս, եւ օրհնեալ է պտուղ որոկայնի քոյ, Յիսուս: Սըրբուհի Մարիամ, մայր Աստուծոյ, բարեխօսեա վասն մեր մեղաւորացս, այժըմ եւ ի ժամու մահուան մերոյ. ամէն. Voghjoyn k’ez Mariam, li shnorhok’, Ter ynd k’ez Ter ynd k’ez Ter ynd k’ez Orhneal yes du i kanays, yev orhneal e ptugh vorokayni k’voy, Yisus: Syrbuhi Mariam, mayr Astutsoy, barekhosea vasn mer meghaworats’s, ayzhym yev i zhamu mahuan meroy. amen.
Narses : look Belisarius,i have my music now and...italy Belisarius : damn you Narses.
@user-zc1ho6bq9y
4 ай бұрын
Belisasius also hame music
Amazing, as always. Daredevils of Sassoun next pls, would be incredible epic song. 🇦🇲🇮🇷
@DS93336
Ай бұрын
Agreed!
Im 🇲🇽🇺🇸.. My great Lebanese friend shared this with me! Thanks be to God, it is absolutely beautiful! Salve Maria ❤
Nice work! Armenians are beautiful nation and has rich culture and history. Love to them from Azerbaijan!
@faryafaraji
Жыл бұрын
Thank you my brother for your kind words, much love from an Iranian brother with some Turk roots
@gbabayan
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your kind comment. May we find peace and reconciliation one day.
@nizamisultanov3445
Жыл бұрын
@@gbabayan i hope my brother
@ArsenAl-zorK
Жыл бұрын
@@faryafaraji are you azeri from iran? much love from an Armenian, I love your work!
@vulpesinculta9253
Жыл бұрын
HUH? How come? You weren`t supposed to say that. You were supposed to insult them!
Nice one man, and like always, thanks for providing some of the history of the music and the translation of the words. A great addition to your already stunning collection of music!
This music and song, not just only mixed Byzantine, Arab, Roman, Greek, and Armenian, but was also very Roman Catholic and very Christian, because of Narses', as well as Catholics, whether Roman/Latin or Eastern Rites, devotion to the Blessed Mother, the Virgin Mary, and we, Catholics all over the world, are obliged to pray the Holy Rosary every month of May and also of October, for peace in our country and all of the whole world, for the conversion of sinners, for the divine intervention of our needs, for the protection, wisdom, guidance, good health, and strength of our current Holy Father, the head of the Catholic Church and also the Bishop of Rome Pope Francis, and for the divine protection of our families and loved ones, as the Blessed Mother, the Our Lady of Fatima requested. Ave Maria, gratia plenam. 🙏 Կեցցե Մարիամը, շնորհքով լի: 🙏 Χαίρε Μαρία, γεμάτη χάρη. 🙏 Christus Vincit. 🙏 Christus Regnat. 🙏 Christus Imperat. 🙏
Love and respect from an Azerbaijani Orthodox Christian (Patriarchate of Moscow). I should admit that when I hear the voice of duduk and this kind music my heart fill with peace and I feel safe and relaxed. Let us pray to the Lord that the Peace and Love of Lord God be with in our hearts and be among us. I can speak for only myselfy not for everybody, I feel myself the citizen of the world, I love and respect every beautiful thing: art, music, and especially all human beings, not only human beings but all living creatures which are created by Lord God. Peace be with you!
@plebonhomme6982
Ай бұрын
Azerbaijani christian? God, I've seen it all.
@hresoldier-xl5xl
Ай бұрын
@@plebonhomme6982 Most likely Iranian azeri, instead of the Turkic one.
@Fleary.
22 күн бұрын
@@plebonhomme6982azerbaijanis were christians before,they were forced to islam otherwise they would be killed.Many of them died though...
@Fleary.
22 күн бұрын
@@hresoldier-xl5xlthe turkic one is just assimilation,Their languages might be turkic but genetically..most likely they are caucasian.
Perfect...Congratulations my brother. Greetings from Hellas 🇬🇷
Since you're touching on Byzantine and Armenian culture again, I think it would be quite interesting if you make one based on the Daredevils of sassoun epic or one based on the bagradids
@user-tg6ug6nc2o
2 жыл бұрын
That would be sick. If he can find actual recordings of a performance of the Daredevils of Sasun, it would be unbelievable.
@user-uv7zn9kz4v
2 жыл бұрын
@@user-tg6ug6nc2o there are and there are many on KZread, just check this playlist kzread.info/head/PLivbAhY9VumCi5GX1yQq0XZpc5iRRJxf-
@nvardkhachatryan5692
2 ай бұрын
Yes 💕💕💕💕💕
Love Iran from Armenia you are our Aryan brothers
@heisenberg4977
10 ай бұрын
FREE ARMENIA!🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲 THE WORLD DOESN'T WANT TO SEE WHAT AZERBAIJAN IS DOING TO ARMENIA! MILLIONS OF MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN IMPRISONED AND KILLED!
@user-gb3mn7fh8i
10 ай бұрын
Soon we will take revenge on the untermenschen and justice will be served!@@heisenberg4977
@Arbuz-man
3 ай бұрын
🗿
The prayer of our mother is beautiful in every language, Hail Mary and Jesus our savior 🙏🏻
Im from turkey, it sounds so similar to turkish original folk musics. İ like it! okey, our relationship doesn't look good at all but... War is war and Brotherhood is Brotherhood... Peace forever
@1wwwEEEEwww1
Ай бұрын
This is original Armenian musik. Turks stolen it
@phontes0
Ай бұрын
@@1wwwEEEEwww1 wtf are you talking about
@ernst7704
3 күн бұрын
What war man? Call it what it is a genocide
@phontes0
2 күн бұрын
@@ernst7704 my mother is Armenian i live in old Armenian city what do you mean with genocide? The city i live has a church in square you know?
😇 AVE MARIA 😇 Strong Armenian Ancestor 👏👏👏
Sounds awesome! Really fascinating to learn about this Armenian General too.
Alright babe new byzantine music dropped lets get this show on the road
Dear friend Farya, you never cease to amaze. One more gem. Definitely need a Belisarius now. Thank you.
I am a Romanian and i'm vibing on this. For some reason everything sound so familiar. I really enjoy your work. Keep it up! :)
Its very cool. Thank you and greetings from Armenians!
@faryafaraji
2 жыл бұрын
Much love to the Armenians :)
@haykkhachatryan5463
2 жыл бұрын
@@faryafaraji Armenians love you back
@heisenberg4977
10 ай бұрын
FREE ARMENIA!🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲 THE WORLD DOESN'T WANT TO SEE WHAT AZERBAIJAN IS DOING TO ARMENIA! MILLIONS OF MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN IMPRISONED AND KILLED!
It doesn't matter if it is reconstructed music or not. Music is art! Great piece once again!
I’m a simple woman. I see Farya Faraji , I click .
SHAT LAV!!!! Thank you Farya Faraji!
@faryafaraji
2 жыл бұрын
Khndram!
I wanted to sing along to this, but can't read the Armenian alphabet. Thankfully, I found the lyrics on some site and then put them in Google tl so I could get the Latinization. These were the results: Voghjoyn k’ez Mariam, li shnorhok’, Ter ynd k’ez Ter ynd k’ez Ter ynd k’ez Orhneal yes du i kanays, yev orhneal e ptugh vorokayni k’voy, Yisus: Syrbuhi Mariam, mayr Astutsoy, barekhosea vasn mer meghaworats’s, ayzhym yev i zhamu mahuan meroy. amen.
@morava8333
8 ай бұрын
Thank you good man
You never disappoint, I love your explanation in everything. I'm glad someone is defending the truth. Your Assyrian brother, much appreciated Farya 🙏
I am a diasporan Armenian and I deeply appreciate your work! Thank you! God bless you!
your song awakens in me all the Armenian that I have. Thank you very much from all Armenians
I think this talent should be recognized worldwide...
With every Byzantine/Roman piece its getting better and better, would love to see a Byzantine one connected to Bulgarian history like The Gates of Trajan you did before.
my armenian brothers we iranians love you. 💙
Great general and a loyal man. Wish they could hold on to his reconquest. Greetings from Istanbul/Constantinople .
@ianellenson805
Жыл бұрын
I don’t question his loyalty, but I do question how great he is. After all, he was a thorn to Belisarius when they both were conquering Italy after Rome. When leading his contingent to retake a town, he went elsewhere when he saw the defense of the city. And he even created disunity in Belisarius’ army after a dispute over where to seize land. So, greatness, really?
Narses from the house of "I need to talk to the manager" (hey, the joke is bad, but at least I read the whole description, great work btw)
@boris8515
Жыл бұрын
When I first saw that he's from the house of Karen, I instantly imagined him stopping random cataphracts on the eastern front and going: "I _demand_ to see your shanshah!" lmao
Another great personality of the letters, waiting for a musical piece dedicated to him. Ananias of Shirak. A 7th century Armenian who was educated in Trabzon by Greek teachers and became the enlighter of Armenia.
@TenTenJ
Жыл бұрын
Ooooh
@Turabyashka
9 ай бұрын
Անանիա Շիրակացի💜
@Turabyashka
9 ай бұрын
Or Mesrop Mashtots, founder of Armenian Alphabet
In my Country Colombia we have an important City named ARMENIA in honor to the first Christian nation in the world ❤☦ i pray one day you recover your lands back from invaders turkish Genocides
@agarykane2127
7 ай бұрын
@@akhican476yes all Armenians in Ottoman Empire just decided to kill themselves and the rest flee
@Johnathan737
6 ай бұрын
@@akhican476says the pedo worshipping Abdool 🐽
@jaimemartin222
4 ай бұрын
@@akhican476 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@FlavioBelisario5822
Ай бұрын
Yo me crié allí en el Quindío. Saludos hermano. Un abrazo.✝️🇨🇴🇦🇲
@penelopq
28 күн бұрын
❤️❤️❤️
Anna : I am Orthodox and Greek. I was very moved by this creation. I feel closer to this than the western music. The glorius Eastern Roman Empire, Byzantium, wasn' t only my small country, but included a large part of Asia, Balkania ,North Africa and parts of western Europe . Many people, many different cultures, civilizations, languages, tribes under the same faith, the Orthodox one. Your song reminded me this! Thank you for accomplishing it !!
My respect Narses, may the Mother of God always intercede for all of us☦️🇬🇷☦️🇦🇲.
@Ralampos
6 ай бұрын
Narses was a temporary rival of Belisarius tho
@jakcalamshackk
5 ай бұрын
Brother
@FlavioBelisario5822
4 ай бұрын
Loyalty to the empire prevails even if rivalries exist. Narses, like any other human being, made mistakes just like Justinian and me.
@sizack4809
4 ай бұрын
@Imperialis_Aquila narses is always overlooked just because he's armenian
@MercedesW169_
Ай бұрын
Wasnt belisarius a thraco roman or an illyroroman
I LOVE the armenian language. I love your channel too.
@TenTenJ
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. Will you study it? 🙏💙…It is an endangered language.
Gotta say, I`ve never been to Armenia, but I would love to. They where always in-between massive powers, and always had to play games to survive. What I appreciate the most, is that whenever you look at the map even from antiquity, Armenia was on the map under the same name. Most of the regions changed their name throughout history, Armenia was always there. I`ve grown to have a lot of respect for that. A romanian is sending you guys all the good thoughts in the world !
@michaelmelkonjan8889
11 ай бұрын
Love from an Armenian to our Romanian brothers. Thank you very much means a lot!! Romania also has a rich history wich has been trough alot and also a beautifull culture. 🇦🇲☦🇷🇴
@Rolilasx
11 ай бұрын
@@michaelmelkonjan8889 Yep, we had our fair share of super-powers around us and we still survived ^^
We need a one on *_Rostam Farrokhzad Ispahbudhan,_* *_Shahin Vahmanzadegan,_* *_Shahrvaraz Mihran_* and *_Firuzan_* or *_Piruzan_* four of the last great generals (Spahbodh) of Sassanid empire (Êranshâhr) 😊
@justinianthegreat1444
2 жыл бұрын
would love to listen to a song about me and Khosrow but of course I go first because I'm not one the reason why the Roman Empire and Sassanian Empire got defeated by the Arabs so Khosrow goes last
@ShahanshahShahin
2 жыл бұрын
@@justinianthegreat1444 hmm yep but it also the fault of emperor Phocas who started this mess by killing emperor Maurice who was the childhood friend of Khosrow II Parvez.
@enrico7474
Жыл бұрын
@Shahin Vahmanzadegan Well khosrow took yemen and southern saudiarabia from the axumites (after their empire was nearly lost to the justinian plague), if he didnt do that they would've recovered and took overthe rest of arabia before the arabs could come up with anything (the axumites almost destroyed mecca btw), they were the ones who came up with the idea of uniting the arabs (way before the prophet was born)and they almost succeeded , imagine how much history would've changed, so khosrow takes the full blame in my opinion, shouldve stuck to his own lane.
@ShahanshahShahin
Жыл бұрын
@@enrico7474 Aksumite took over of whole of Arabia was highly unlikely they were not that big of a superpower and it was Khosrow Anushirwan who took over the Yemen not his grandson Khosrow Parvez.
As an Armenian I have to say this music is epic
Honestly I love just how epic and kickass this song is i might honestly use it while working out, it sure gets the blood pumping. Great work Farya!
I can also sense some Pontian rythm in this. More excellence from the guy who gets better and better. I bet Serj Tankian is grooving to this right now.
@tigranispiryan4865
Жыл бұрын
Fun fact the Byzantine military was mostly Armenian. Even the elite imperial guards, the Scholae Palatinae were mostly Armenians! :)
@dimitrisg45
Жыл бұрын
@@tigranispiryan4865 not really , it depended on the area / themata . On the Eastern part there would be hellenes and Armenians but on central and western Anatolia it was comprised by hellenes ....
@tigranispiryan4865
Жыл бұрын
@@dimitrisg45 Not even lol, you can search it up. Everything states that the ranks and military structure was mostly Armenian so it doesn't matter which area/region you're talking about lol.
@EnderElohimMusic
Жыл бұрын
@@tigranispiryan4865 You are the one claiming it so you need to be the one bring evidence. It is like claiming army was actually was mostly aliens. Not believe me? Find it out. Really?
The way you make this music cannot be overrated. Please, keep going!🙏💪
brother, I am from Armenia, you sing very cool, you are really very talented and thank you for not letting these masterpieces die and giving them a new life so that people enjoy the creations of our ancestors
This is amazing! Excellent work, bravo!
wow i love it history is amazing i learn something new everyday thank you Farya god bless
Only recently found you, just awesome. Thank you! Ευχαριστουμε!
My biggest respect to your work brother the effort you put into these songs is appreciated i enjoy them alot theres only one thing id ask you to bring them all on spotify that would be amazing. Greetings from Italia🇮🇹
As always fantastic job and nice theme!
Another one for the books, duduk is on point and the percussion positively electric. What a pleasure to see this on my feed at 1AM :)
Man this rocks. Somehow manages to be both really meditative and really evocative of vast landscapes and cavalries. Thanks also for always putting so much detail into your pinned posts. I always come away from these vids feeling like I learned something new
Those parts reminds me of instrumental parts of Vahagn's birth...... Great work Farya :)
@user-wi6ym8rt2c
2 жыл бұрын
Yes ,you're right
Respect from Armenia thank you for your work
Most beautiful, as always
Another perfect piece ! It's always nice to see new material from you Mr. Faraji. Also notice the comments below. No hate, just people appreciating and learning history of music. This is art!Thank you so much
Ok, I really enjoyed reading your rant in the description. Would probably enjoy even more some explenatory videos on instruments and the specific regions they hail from.
@faryafaraji Your arrangements are beyond any words that I could use to express my astonishment! You are a genius.
Masterpiece! Great work!
Yet another great piece of art from you! I guess it's time to keep smashing that repeat button again ^^ Aaand I hope one day you'll make a symphony or at least a song about emperor Maurice and his tragic story - from great commander to overthrown emperor forced to watch his children being murdered
Amazing. Thank you for this!
Farya, you stirred fire in my soul, you scream (Faryad) through the ages! Damet garm, hamshari!
Still probably my favorite of all your tracks🔥
Another gem! I'll definetly use this one for my workouts. I didn't know much Narses, just about Belisarious. Thank you, Farya.
This musik is so amazing and fascinating. I love so much the prayer to Our Lady wich is my Queen of graces God bless you for this tribute to Her. You are a very great musician, Farya!
You sir are providing a window into history which I didn't know.
Most channels make music. Our man here does the music and the singing. Outstanding.
What I absolutely adore about your music is that you're eager to explore other languages, dedicating time and effort to actually singing in them - and what singing it is, too! If you were a purely instrumental composer, this would still be incredible and warrant well-deserved attention; but you always take that one additional step forward to give whichever culture has inspired your new song the credit it deserves. I definitely didn't expect to hear you sing in Armenian :) What will be next, I wonder?
@faryafaraji
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot, I'm really glad to hear people appreciate the singing part; it's probably the hardest part in all my music. I always thought it enriches music to have lyrical content from the culture in question
Շա'տ ապրեք!!!!շնորհակալ եմ !!!!
Great job as usual, 👏👏
@faryafaraji
Жыл бұрын
Mersi Anet Jan!
I love duduk so much
Another great song composed by the High Court Musician Farya for the Palace of Blachernae!
Hello Farya! I found you because there was the song sons of mars in a video, from then I watched almost every song of yours. You have a very good voice! and a love and passion for what you are doing and you are really good at it! Please don't stop delivering these masterpieces like they legit could be in a film or video game, Thank you so much kind +respect +love.
@faryafaraji
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks alot Connor!
Hey farya just wanted to say your music is awesome really captures the soul of so many cultures and more importantly subcultures. As an Iranian armenian I would be so interested to see if you could come up with something to represent Iranian influenced armenian music found in Esfahan. It’s something that isn’t explored much.
Keep up the great music bro
You are the greatest musician ever . Your family and friends should be extremely proud of you .!
Oġǰoyn k̕ez Mariam, li šnorhòk̕, Tēr ënd k̕ez Òrhneal es dow i kanays, ew òrhneal ē ptowġ orokayni k̕oy, Yisows: Sërbowhi Mariam, mayr Astowçoy, barexòsea vasn mer meġaworac̕s, ayžëm ew i žamow mahowan meroy. amēn. To all fellas who want to sing along
I'm not from Byzantine, i've never seen this type of amazing melodies,i'm just a student studying the byzantine empire.
Great music! This song touches my heart. As an „amateur - historian“ i really enjoy your channel. What comes next? Maybe an „Belisarius song“? Or an „Aetius - the last roman“ -song? Greetings from Germany (Francia / Magna Germania in late antiquity)
Ça a juste pas d’allure la quantité de son et de langues et de musique et d’instruments différents … incroyable ❤ Merci pour le contexte historique et culturel
Thank you so much for honoring our neighbors - Armenians! I really hope one day you'll honor one of Georgian kings or generals! I love and admire your work and dedication ❤️🔥
@TrajGreekFire
Жыл бұрын
Queen Tamar?
@gorgarslan
Жыл бұрын
@@TrajGreekFire Amazing idea!
@user-cu9kd8ko2i
Жыл бұрын
@@gorgarslan as I also heard Bagrationi were the dynasty with Armenian roots (Bagratuni) but the difference between Georgians and Armenians has been in languages (Cartvelian and Indo-European), religion (Orthodox Christianity and Monophisite Christianity) plus material culture (Georgians are closer to people of the North Caucasus like Ingush, e.g. in highland towers or woolen clothes, and Armenians are closer to people of Middle East like Kurds).
@gorgarslan
Жыл бұрын
@@user-cu9kd8ko2i True that, we also have been ruled by armenized and georgianized Persian elites for quite some time
@karltsang1189
9 ай бұрын
@@user-cu9kd8ko2iGeorgia was influenced more by the other Caucasian ethnicities whereas Armenia retained significant cultural contact with Iran up to the modern day. The first Armenian ruling dynasty, the Arsacids, were a branch of the Parthian Arsacids, and before Christianization Armenia was a Zoroastrian nation.
Nice work as always. This sounds very similar to Kurdish folk songs
@rebellefleur2993
Жыл бұрын
Yunanlılarınki de Türklerinkine benziyor.
excellent work, please do the same for Flavius Belisarius
Bu bizans müziği anadolu ezgileri taşıyor şimdiki anadolu müziklerinde zurnayı nerden almışız belli oldu 😁
@faryafaraji
2 жыл бұрын
çok doğru, kulağa Van'daki ve o bölgedeki müziğe çok benziyor :) Kanada’dan selamlar!
@user-lc7jy4jd4y
2 жыл бұрын
@@justazerbaijan Aha bu eşşekler yüzünden zaten yunanı yemeğimizi çalar Ermenisi Çalgılarımızı müziklerimizi çalar bunlar da Böyle CAHİL CAHİL konuşur destek verir.
@user-lc7jy4jd4y
2 жыл бұрын
@@dimitrikrokowski9158 oğlum sen salakmisin neye dayanarak konuşuyorsun öyle birşey yok yalan konuşmayın.
@deamon8271
Жыл бұрын
Zaten halk da karışmış kültür de ister istemez karışıyor :)
Sunt ortodox și ROMAN, foarte frumos. Felicitări!
@skarryprankhunter
7 ай бұрын
Complet de acord!
I've been lately enjoying your awesome Byzantine themed pieces, and they are extremely enjoyable. They give the perfect impression of the gateway to East and West that was the Roman Empire (as they called themselves) in the Middle Ages. Why don't you compose something related to the Komnenian dinasty? Just a suggestion, but Alexios' epic comebacks sure deserve some musical accompaniment (a soundtrack for the Alexiad? One can only dream). Congratulations and keep up the good work!
Loved how you transitioned from Eastern to Western Armenia and back. Really thoughtful of you, so thank you! Nice style, nicely done overall. Very impressive! Let me ask you, Farya, how does an Iranian perceive Armenian language -- like you show here -- does it cause any problems phonetically? I'm just curious. Thanks!
@pakfa1157
6 ай бұрын
late reply, but just an answer from an Iranian: the phonetics are quite simple for a Persian speaker
Oh that was lovely. Greetings from Turkey :)
I hope you will make more songs about armenians . This is perfect 👍❤️
@heisenberg4977
10 ай бұрын
FREE ARMENIA!🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲 THE WORLD DOESN'T WANT TO SEE WHAT AZERBAIJAN IS DOING TO ARMENIA! MILLIONS OF MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN IMPRISONED AND KILLED!
Amazing work Farya ,I would love to see a piece from you about the worlike tribe of Dorians and Klephts if they happen to interest you ,Love from Greece!
Roman Emperors who had Armenian Ethnic background Heraclius Leo The Armenian John Tzmiskes Basil The Bulgar Slayer 🇦🇲️️🇬🇷🇮🇷🇮🇹❤