Ms. Banner is having super nostalgic throwback feeling to when she was walking the earth when this was written. We all know your immortal. Can’t fool meee! 😝
Many people will probably click on this video thinking it’s a medieval cover, only to encounter the beauty of Saint Hildegard von Bingin for the first time. I love it! Such a beautiful composition and voice
Real medieval music! Thanks for sharing! I am fascinated by the works of female medieval scholars, artists and musicians. In the century that Saint Hildegard woman had a much lower status and their work was often overlooked or even hidden. It's great that this piece has survived.
Michael Halsall Not a scholar, artist, or musician, but I’d check out the works of Julian of Norwich if you haven’t already. An English mystic born several centuries after Hildegard von Bingen, she was supposedly the author of the first book in English written by a woman, her “Revelations of Divine Love.” I’m not an expert in the Middle Ages by a long stretch but it’s actually kind of surprising how many prominent women there are from that century, almost more prominent than in the early modem to modern era (also thinking of Margery Kemp). But again I’m no expert!
Hildegard von Bingen is such a fascinating person, she deserves way more attention. She was the first person to put her name on a musical composition, anything before her was written anonymously. She was a woman ahead of her time.
She is a Saint and a proclaimed Doctor of the Church, a title that only 3 Women in History has. Shes the fourth. Im sure she feels so blessed with these honors.
She was also considered as a Medical Expertise, and invented "Lingua Ignota" (unknown language), which may be considered one of the earliest known constructed languages. She had even created world's 1st. morality play "Ordo Virtutum" (Order of the Virtues), a sacred music drama. I think she was an angel level human sent by God.
This is what makes this channel stand out in the bardcore world. You are firmly grounded in authentic period music. So it's not just kitschy veneer. Well that and your amazingly true voice.
I'm a classical music student majoring in voice. I remember learning about Hildegard last year and being a huge fan of her compositions. I was even her for Halloween 😂. Today is my birthday and I had absolutely no idea it was the same day she passed. What a coincidence.
Susanna Lain I too grew up with the Latin Mass. We were fortunate to have that glory in our lives. As a child I thought Benediction was probably the closest thing to heaven we had on earth. And thank you to the Hildegards: Bingen AND Blingin’. 🙂
Even if you want to attend Holy latin mass, scholas won't sing this kind of gregorian chant. The closest type I could have listened during Mass was pieces from codex calixtinus or polyphonic gregorian from the XIIth century and it was at Saint Germain l'Auxerrois Church near the Louvres in Paris... So to speak, impossible or difficult to find or very, very uncommon.
@J M www.latinmassdir.org is sort of an index of Latin Masses around the world, but unfortunately they don't allow SSPX masses there for whatever reason, for SSPX chapels you need to go to sspx.org/en/mass-locator or fsspx.org/en/mass-locator or, if you're in the US, sspx.org/en/community/priories
Oh, wow - looks like someone needs to step in. "Ebonics", as you refer, is a recognizes dialect of English - AAVE or African American Vernacular English. The morphology of particular terms may move at a speed you are not familiar with or in directions you do not expect but that does not mean that they are without reason or validity. Additionally, ones use of this dialect does not somehow negate their ability and skill with other dialects. The ability to code switch (using different dialects depending on situation and environments) has often been associated with higher IQs and emotional intelligence in socialinguistic studies - so the use of AAVE is clearly not due to 'an inability to memorize'. If you do not understand the structures and usages integral to a dialect, it is best to listen and observe in order to understand. If your objective is not to understand, as heavily insinuated by the dismissal in your previous comment, then perhaps it would be best for you to speak not of what you do not understand.
@@Akplaylistak thank god someone said it! People really love to put down African Americans that speak AAVE and say they're incompetent and unintelligent. Far from the case, they're just showing their racist colors. Thanks for being out in the comment sections putting in the work to educate others.
I admire the way medieval hymns could take a single sentence, or one line of scripture, and turn it into a kind of meditation that spans several minutes. Even without sharing in the religious belief, I can still appreciate the solemnity and reverence captured in the art.
feels like the world is ending, everything that is happening feels like we are all stuck in a sci fi movie yet listening to music like this takes me back to our roots, such simple times.
I know your channel has gotten a lot of attention from the Bardcore remixes, but I would love to see more covers of genuine medieval music like this. It's such a beautiful body of work, and your voice is absolutely perfect for it! If you ever take requests, I'd love to hear a rendition of some stanzas from Beowulf in the original Old English, though I guess that would mean coming up with music to go along with it.
Totally agree! Rep the medieval stuff miss blingin! Seriously I love the medieval covers, but there’s loads of beautiful medieval music out there and it’s just waiting to be introduced to a larger audience... maybe Hildegard can be the woman to do it..?
Just look into some medieval music. There's lots of religious pieces, but things really start getting interesting in the 14th century with Ars Nova and Ars Subilitor.
I love that you've done this ! Her work is so inspiring, as a woman living during the 12th century, she pushed many boundaries and her music deserves to be remembered. Your voice honours it and I'm sure she is proud of you for perpetuating her legacy 800 years later. Keep up the good work ❤️
Thank you! I love reading the stories about her....it's told that the Church once demanded that she dig up the body of an excommunicated man in her graveyard and she refused. She was fierce and I love that about her.
@@Hildegardvonblingin My favorite St. Hildegard story is definitely the time she called the Holy Roman Emperor a “crazy fool” in an open letter... what a queen.
@@Hildegardvonblingin She was "fierce" because God is real and St. Hildegard knew who He is. Her writings prove that she would be appalled by Modern Feminism, by the way. Have you read any of her writings?
But it's a very italian pronunciation isn't it? Don't get me wrong it's a practically dead language and we have no recordings from back then, interpret it how you'd like, but if it was a classical or German Medieval pronounciation wouldn't the "v" sound like "w"? Not sure about the "ci" sound either but I'm no expert... so I'm gonna go investigate. Btw this is not a dig at the music, I enjoyed it very much and your voice is delightful!
@@SplatterInker Samuel is correct, it's pronounced as Ecclesiastical Latin in this song, which in my opinion sounds far better than classical pronunciation!
There is German latin too, which was (and still is in some places) used in many churches. so intervocalic c would be ts instead of ch, intervocalic t stays t instead of ts, and some other differences. of course how hildy pronounced her latin no one can say for sure. but classical and italian latin or not the only choices.
@@meganoldfield9365 The bird with three wings is Trinitarian language: the wing on high is God the Father, the wing sweating on earth is the Eternal Word made flesh in the Person of Jesus Christ in his love agony in the garden, and the wing that is everywhere is the Holy Spirit. Saint Hildegard is a Catholic, not a Protestant, and since there is a lot of feminine imagery in the Books of Wisdom, Sirach, Judith, etc. this has transplanted itself into Catholic mysticism, which was especially well expressed during that era, and which is why the Protestants took those books out of their Bible.
@@Hildegardvonblingin please do, i dont know how to really put this graciously but i havent given much of a rats arse about boring old hildegard nun music when i've bagpipes and drums i wanna jam to, but this was real nice
Me: Notices a new Hildegard von Blingin’ video is up. *notices the title* Me: Wait...that’s an ACTUAL piece of chant!! Could it be an ORIGINAL???? *listens and is so happy to hear this again thank you*
@@asheshurricane391 perhaps I’m a time traveler... 😜 The og Hildegard is always so nice to listen to! I’m glad there are others who love and know these old songs.
*Lyrical translation:* O strength of Wisdom, circling around, Envelop (us) in thy life-giving path, Three splendid wings thou ever hath, in earth, in heaven, and all around: Praise be to thee, with joyous sound, O Wisdom.
@@andrewa8765 Oh, lucky, lucky you! Latin Mass, -- a chance to feel that you are right there, on the edge of Heaven, so close you could almost reach out and touch it ..... Please next time you go, say a little prayer for me. (In bed paralysed with pain, only phone and RUclips for company) How I long to get to a proper Mass again and feel that ecstatic joy once more. 👍
Thank you sharing this. I studied vocal performance at uni (many moons ago) and Hilidgaard was the reason I added this second major when I was halfway through my Honours BSc in Biology. Unfortunately, the trend for light, pure, straight (no vib) ie very boy soprano like, was popular for performing this music at the time. Think Emma Kirkby (who I still adore). Ironic considering it was written for grown WOMEN to sing. As a soprano with the overtones, warmth and colour of a mezzo-soprano, it was fun to learn, but I was discouraged from pursuing Medieval solo work seriously and should stick with my small vocal ensembles, and the recorder and harpsichord. When I hear the depth and richness of your voice that still has that clear focused quality to it, I want to give a double middle finger to the Chair of the Early Music Dept. at my university. This is music written by a women, for women to sing. You sound like a woman and you sound ethereally beautiful. Thank you.
Wow, I’m so sorry you ran into that kind of discouragement. I almost had the opposite issue, in that I knew I’d never have the depth and power to tackle anything beyond light opera. I never pursued singing at the University level, perhaps in part because I knew how cut throat the scene can be. I’ve sung in contexts where I was directed to completely cut the vibrato and go for that pure sound, so I’ve definitely gone there, but my preference will always be to just sing naturally, without trying to increase or decrease the vibrato. I wish there was more room in the industry for variation, because there are so many vocal types and so much repertoire. I love hearing recordings of Hildegard that put a rich alto beside a boyish Soprano sound. I feel like it’s more true to the origins of the music, where we’d find a choir of nuns all at different stages of their life singing together.
You know when you taste something wonderful and don't want to eat anything else so the memory of the taste isn't tainted? That's how my ears felt after hearing this beautiful voice.
St. Hildegard Von Bingen, pray for us! I will definitely read up on her later tonight! You learn something new everyday! Congratulations on 700k! I'm very happy to see this channel grow more and more each day!
Thank you. I love Hildegard's music. I have a few albums of it. She was such an amazing person; artist, writer, musician, herbalist, poet, visionary, and leader. All at a time when women weren't allowed much of a role in society. You bring a wonderful quality to this song and really do it justice.
*You left out that she was a traditional "Catholic," and if one actually reads Hildegard's own writings, it is clear she would be opposed to Second and Third Wave Feminism.
@@Tyrannosaurus_5000 I'm sure she would have opposed many things. Like heliocentrism and daily bathing. The opinions of a dead nun is not as strong an argument against our modern society as you might think.
@@mistylavenda You miss the point. Modern secluarists often present her as something that she was NOT. On a related note, it is quite small minded and historically incorrect to believe that "technological advancements" and advancements in the "physical sciences" is the highest form of science and wisdom.
I have not heard such a cristal clear voice since I was a chorister (leading senior chorister, alto, Saint Mary's, circa 1984-8) when it was thought that a young male could only achieve such purity of voice. Thank you for sharing your gift, and making the world a more beautiful place :)
This is how they are healing sickness of soul... however, this kind of extraordinary harmony could be at some place be dubbed a bit "satanic" - we got pretty expressive on that lidian (?) scale, huh It's so beutiful tho
Hildegard von Bingen wrote some medical texts, including remedies and dietary advice. Most of it doesn't hold up to modern scientific scrutiny, but it still provides a fascinating glimpse into how our ancestors viewed the world.
This vioce hits home hard, my grandma was in a choir for most her life, and the last time she sung she was so loud the church bench vibrated. Her voice would echo it was unbelievable.
It is so amazing to actually hear a song, which was written almost a thousand years ago by Hildegard Von Bingen. Such a remarkable woman, so wonderfully brought to life by your heavenly voice. Thank you
This might sound weird but I found this channel through that radio interview! Not something you hear much these days. You were really funny and stuck out from what I'm used to hearing on 97.7 Love your stuff and glad to hear you do a cover of the OG! It's nice when a creator makes what they want. This work is beautiful and ethereal and you do it justice. Keep it up Hildegard!
Hey! That’s really cool to hear that you found me through the interview! I was worried I was rambling but I’m glad to hear otherwise. 😂😂 thanks for stopping by!
Me, absolutely sucking at latin in school 7 years ago: I totaly can translate this... Also me, has no clue what the words mean in context, is totaly enchantet with the voice and the melody: soooooo beautiful! So elegant! So much harmony!
A month ago I clicked "Hildegard von Blingin'" expecting a 12th century hymn but got a medieval cover of a popular song. Today I clicked on ""Hildegard von Blingin'" expecting a medieval cover of a popular song but got a 12th century hymn. Disappointed and not disappointed.
The summer before I left to spend a semester abroad in Germany, I wrote a paper about HvB. While I was in Germany, a friend and I tried to travel to Bingen so I could pay my respects to the great Lady. Unfortunately we were only able to go while it was not the tourist season; we ended up on the wrong side of the river and there were no ferries running. The rest of Bingen was pretty much closed. Thus the tale of my failed attempt at a pilgrimage. Someday I shall return.
Oh that's a pity :0 There is a ferry running all year round, but since it's called the car ferry to differentiate it from the passengers ferry which only runs through certain months, a lot of people don't realise that you can use it even without a car. The rhine Valley doesn't sport a lot of bridges, so the ferries are absolutely necessary. May your next pilgrimage be blessed with success! :)
@@kingknolle123 Not than I can find. I seem to recall a similar question in a previous video. The answer, IIRC, was that she's waiting for an album's worth of material (which would be about 10 songs or so).
This is the most beautiful version of this song I’ve found. Thank you for turning me onto Hildegard Von Bingen. She was a sassy lady who had a lot of power and influence in a time when women weren’t allowed to be so. Read her meditations. She’ll teach you how to see scripture the way it was meant to be understood: as genesis, beginning, birth, growth, love, and freedom-giving directions for LIFE… not the apocalyptic, shrinking, fear-based, DEATH-centered cult and control mechanism the early church patriarchs turned it into when they ignored the feminine principle’s essential role in creation. I’m not religious, but I know there was wisdom passed down for thousands of years hidden inside religions. Everyone could understand the wisdom too if you knew how to look past what it SAYS and unlock what it MEANS.
It’s so beautiful and moving to hear her through your voice, as if she was still alive. It’s incredible to actually be able to reach out for the past and a human being that is gone for so much time now! This is the wonder of culture, a very human thing that paradoxically allow us to transcendent our human scale of time. I mean it’s been a thousand year since Hildegard died, she should be not even a ghost. And yet we know her, we are moved by her art and her death, we are so close to her during these 2 minutes and 11 seconds...
Sadia Rahman Ah those were the days... my ancestors fought valiantly through all the crusades. ‘Twas blood everywhere, but neigh, they resisted them arses
I can't put into words just how much I really appreciate this. I have been a massive fan of H.von B.'s music for many many years. Please, please, pleeease, sing some more of her original stuff for us. Give us a whole album of her songs! 🙂
Hildegard is such a woman that in medieval standards she is a successful composer and faithful sister. This type of person are why I am loving Medieval times.
I actually learned about Hildegard Von Bingen in school recently for Women's History Month. She's an interesting person and a great composer, shown with this piece. As a Catholic, I obviously believe in God. This would be a great song to play while I pray or want to relax. Keep up the good work.
I’m 15 years old, listen to music like lil peep, and a collage of 80s, and 90s music, and 2000s punk and emo. Alas, I go and listen to this, probably because I go to my Roman Catholic Church every Sunday out of quarantine. This is beautiful.
What about a live performance at the Parish Church of Eibingen, the Catholic parish where Saint Hildegard von Bingen was ultimately laid to rest? It would truly be a great performance in her honor!
Thank you so much! I have a school assignment on a medieval person, and this is who I chose! The teacher suggested that I add a video showing the music the person did so I put this in! :D
This is amazing. You have a lovely voice. I wrote a paper on Hildegard of Bingen during my undergrad. I just picked her off a list and I have been fascinated with her ever since. My prot church was not prepared for it
aaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAA THIS IS SO!!! GOOD!!! Shivers. I'd imagine you could find traction in like, voice acting/vocals for the video game industry or something, if that isn't an avenue you walk already.
This is simply too beautiful. The profoundity and mysticism of the poetry, the mesmerizing melody, contemplative and nostalgic at the same time, and your truly heavenly interpretation... it moved me to tears almost instantly. Thanks a lot for this, a true balm for the soul.
The emergence of bardcore music has been so nostalgic for me as I was a huge fan of the Mediaeval Baebes as a teenager, studied Middle English and Medieval fashions as a hobby in college and even had a Medieval wedding. I love your modern song renditions but it's lovely to hear you take on one of Hildegard von Bingen's pieces! Thank you for bringing such a spot of brightness to this year!
My choir is starting small group electives with COVID precautions and I'm signed up for the renaissance group! So very excited especially after just finishing the grade 10 history exam. Anyway, "why are you telling me this random lady on the internet" I hear you ask?! I just love your stuff so so much and love Hildegard and love you doing this piece, please keep up the amazing work!!! Perhaps down the road I can convince my choir we need to have a bardcore elective?!?
Please record more of Hildegard's music. Your voice rings. You have a gift for expressing this style of music. It's as if you transcend time. You definitely take me back, and for that, I bow to you.
Your voice is absolutely transcendent and your Latin pronunciation is heavenly. I am SO impressed. Please, please, please make more of these videos!!! Your Bardcore videos are incredible, but this is otherworldly.
Perfection, exquisite, soul quenching. I have just stumbled upon your amazing voice and I am overjoyed. I feel my soul transported. Madame Bingen would be just as rapturous. Plesse, please, produce a cd....yes, its old school. But your voice and talent need to be on something tangible. Amazing, truly wonderful..❤💖
O Wisdom’s energy! Whirling, you encircle and everything embrace in the single way of life. Three wings you have: one soars above into the heights, one from the earth exudes, and all about now flies the third. Praise be to you, as is your due, O Wisdom. www.hildegard-society.org/2014/07/o-virtus-sapientie-antiphon.html
Not gonna lie, the way they chose to translate that first line seems questionable to me. Translating "virtus" as energy is just flat-out wrong (that would be something like acritudo, energia or acror) as a translation but even more so when considering the context. Hildegard von Bingen was a religious person and this song is about one of the four cardinal *virtues* which are: Courage, Temperance, Justice and, of course, wisdom. This song is about the Virtus Sapientiae or very simply, the virtue of wisdom. The rest of the translation is also a tad whacky but in all fairness, it simply doesn't sound good if it's not in latin.
@@darthplagueis13 Ok, I just looked it up and thought to share, but your points make sense especially the "Virtue of Wisdom" bit, "Wisdom's energy" seems clumsy now you point it out.
@@simonestreeter1518 It's just a matter of wording, depending on which version you use. Prudence sometimes is used instead of wisdom (I mean. it's basically the same, anyways) and fortitude can go in place of courage.
I very much enjoy your covers of contemporary music, but this rendition of St. Hildegard's "O Virtus Sapientiae" is indescribably splendid! I first came to know her work almost 40 years ago, when I attended a performance of the "Ordo Virtute" given by my college's music department, and I have been a fan and follower ever since. Your voice, and more important, your performance of this song is one of the most moving I've heard . . . Thank you,SO much!
I could listen to Hildegard von Bingen all day... her music compositions are so hauntingly beautiful- and with the right singer(s) it just transports me to another dimension.
@Earth Angel You can interpret it like that, but considering her monastic life and mystical experiences, it's mostly sure that's it's about the Holy Trinity: the Father in heaven, Son as Word made Flesh on Earth and the Holy Spirit being everywhere due to His omnipresence. And, of course, we all know that every single woman was burned on stake lol. That's why there were no women in the middle ages. Because it's not like many Queens and Saints are well remembered and even venerated not only as holy women but also as great rulers, theologians, writers and medics.
Earth Angel That’s not what she’s singing about. Look at Rublev’s trinity, and the wings of a medieval tryptich. As others have noted, she’s singing about the trinity. This is a song of Christendom, not ecology.
Earth Angel except, we’re talking about a historical text aren’t we? And historical artefacts, such as the *icon* called Rublev’s trinity, and *altarpieces* known as tryptichs, and the creedal belief shared by Christians for 1900 years - all those things DO exist, don’t they? And it’s demonstrably true that HoB had no idea about your political anxieties. That the God of Israel really does exist in three persons, and beckons you to believe in the risen Son, is just icing on the cake here.
I actually came here because I am a devout of Saint Hildegard, and I'm currently studying about her. Thank you for singing this in such a beautiful way! God bless!
Simply stunning! Your voice has warmth without vibrato - perfect for this music. Plus, the splendid consonance of the melody with "in altum" is extremely clever. Happy Heavenly Birthday to St. Hildegard, Doctor of the Church!
Very well done! The translation is quite interesting and the music very airy. I can see why von Bingen is a role model for you! Also, those high notes were fantastic! Edit: Also, had no idea there was an International Society of Hildegard von Bingen Studies.
Our choir altos and sopranos sang a version of this in Beirut, Lebanon in 2009. The concert was called “Women in music” and encompassed works as old as this and as modern as the 20th century. Good times!
This is simply my very favorite rendition of this that I've heard. No matter the day's problems & complications, this puts me in a peaceful & contemplative mood. Gratias!
Ah! So wonderful, thank you very much!! If you ever do any of her other works I will wait for each with bated breath!! O Tu Suavissima Virga is one of my favourites! Its a long one though! :)
I often wonder what my neighbors think of me of me when I'm staying up late and listening to random medieval covers or original pieces. They must be so confused. "Oh, she's probably listening to calming music to help her sleep... no, never mind, that's definitely 'Pumped up Kicks'".
It's the first time I've ever gotten shivers from my back up to my jaw then to my scalp when listening to music Your voice is eerily beautiful (your work too) But, really, you sound like what I imagine a fairy or an angel would sound like Take care ❤
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Never in my life have I needed someone to start a Patreon more; this is unacceptably beautiful 😭
ah yes i was looking for your comment xD
And that's why I was suggested these videos on the first place. Thanks Ms Banner ☺️
Here to add to the Bernadette Banner love, and strongly agree with her comment
Ms. Banner is having super nostalgic throwback feeling to when she was walking the earth when this was written.
We all know your immortal. Can’t fool meee! 😝
She’s so amazing!! 😍
The Sybil of Rhine has been real quiet since this dropped.
Many people will probably click on this video thinking it’s a medieval cover, only to encounter the beauty of Saint Hildegard von Bingin for the first time. I love it! Such a beautiful composition and voice
And it also actually IS a medieval cover after all.
Real medieval music! Thanks for sharing! I am fascinated by the works of female medieval scholars, artists and musicians. In the century that Saint Hildegard woman had a much lower status and their work was often overlooked or even hidden. It's great that this piece has survived.
Michael Halsall Not a scholar, artist, or musician, but I’d check out the works of Julian of Norwich if you haven’t already. An English mystic born several centuries after Hildegard von Bingen, she was supposedly the author of the first book in English written by a woman, her “Revelations of Divine Love.” I’m not an expert in the Middle Ages by a long stretch but it’s actually kind of surprising how many prominent women there are from that century, almost more prominent than in the early modem to modern era (also thinking of Margery Kemp). But again I’m no expert!
I knew what it was and I am not disappointed
Hildegard von Bingen is such a fascinating person, she deserves way more attention. She was the first person to put her name on a musical composition, anything before her was written anonymously. She was a woman ahead of her time.
She also was the first one to write about Beer as we know it today and the use of hops in it! Huzzah for Hildegard!
She was the leader of her monastery, a writer and a botanist. Woman power at its finest.
She is a Saint and a proclaimed Doctor of the Church, a title that only 3 Women in History has. Shes the fourth. Im sure she feels so blessed with these honors.
She was also considered as a Medical Expertise, and invented "Lingua Ignota" (unknown language),
which may be considered one of the earliest known constructed languages.
She had even created world's 1st. morality play "Ordo Virtutum" (Order of the Virtues), a sacred music drama.
I think she was an angel level human sent by God.
This is what makes this channel stand out in the bardcore world. You are firmly grounded in authentic period music. So it's not just kitschy veneer. Well that and your amazingly true voice.
the succeeding sonnet thou chants shouldst beest the ballad of "I need a Hero"
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Yea, verily!
I'm a classical music student majoring in voice. I remember learning about Hildegard last year and being a huge fan of her compositions. I was even her for Halloween 😂. Today is my birthday and I had absolutely no idea it was the same day she passed. What a coincidence.
Have a very happy birthday!
Happy birthday! 🤗
Also that is really cool! 😃
@@Hildegardvonblingin thank you! 😁
My birthday as well! Happy birthday to us!
Happy birthday!
Gorgeous, and extremely nostalgic, as someone who grew up in a relatively large, relatively old Catholic church.
@J M You can still attend them in a lot of places! Do some googling, there's probably a parish in or near your city that does one! 🙂
@J M Always worth looking! My town is totally irrelevant but it still has a couple Latin masses.
Susanna Lain I too grew up with the Latin Mass. We were fortunate to have that glory in our lives. As a child I thought Benediction was probably the closest thing to heaven we had on earth. And thank you to the Hildegards: Bingen AND Blingin’. 🙂
Even if you want to attend Holy latin mass, scholas won't sing this kind of gregorian chant.
The closest type I could have listened during Mass was pieces from codex calixtinus or polyphonic gregorian from the XIIth century and it was at Saint Germain l'Auxerrois Church near the Louvres in Paris... So to speak, impossible or difficult to find or very, very uncommon.
@J M www.latinmassdir.org is sort of an index of Latin Masses around the world, but unfortunately they don't allow SSPX masses there for whatever reason, for SSPX chapels you need to go to sspx.org/en/mass-locator or fsspx.org/en/mass-locator or, if you're in the US, sspx.org/en/community/priories
Ok I forgot how much the Actual Hildegard vin Bingen actually slapped
@My irons are rusted English is a ridiculous language!
Oh, wow - looks like someone needs to step in.
"Ebonics", as you refer, is a recognizes dialect of English - AAVE or African American Vernacular English. The morphology of particular terms may move at a speed you are not familiar with or in directions you do not expect but that does not mean that they are without reason or validity.
Additionally, ones use of this dialect does not somehow negate their ability and skill with other dialects. The ability to code switch (using different dialects depending on situation and environments) has often been associated with higher IQs and emotional intelligence in socialinguistic studies - so the use of AAVE is clearly not due to 'an inability to memorize'.
If you do not understand the structures and usages integral to a dialect, it is best to listen and observe in order to understand. If your objective is not to understand, as heavily insinuated by the dismissal in your previous comment, then perhaps it would be best for you to speak not of what you do not understand.
@@Akplaylistak English is silly
@@Akplaylistak thank god someone said it! People really love to put down African Americans that speak AAVE and say they're incompetent and unintelligent. Far from the case, they're just showing their racist colors. Thanks for being out in the comment sections putting in the work to educate others.
@@sheevinopalpatino4782 this is true
I admire the way medieval hymns could take a single sentence, or one line of scripture, and turn it into a kind of meditation that spans several minutes. Even without sharing in the religious belief, I can still appreciate the solemnity and reverence captured in the art.
Agreed! Btw, it'd be a lot cooler if you shared in them beliefs 😉
A similar thing happens with the recitations of the surah and in both cases it almost always sounds beautiful
I found out this has a name! It's called melisma, or a group of notes sung to one syllable of text.
Love this comment ♥️♥️
Probably a product of a less dense market for attention.
Having a lousy day. Stuck at home due to bad air quality from wildfires and the pandemic. I listen to this: Awww! Better. So beautiful.
Absolutely feel you! The air is terrible here too. Stay strong!
@@Hildegardvonblingin Thanks so much for your kind words. That means a lot. You stay strong as well. Keep up the great music!
We Aussies, who went through the same (minus pandemic thankfully) starting this time last year, till March, are with you. Stay safe my US friends.
feels like the world is ending, everything that is happening feels like we are all stuck in a sci fi movie yet listening to music like this takes me back to our roots, such simple times.
For real tho
I know your channel has gotten a lot of attention from the Bardcore remixes, but I would love to see more covers of genuine medieval music like this. It's such a beautiful body of work, and your voice is absolutely perfect for it!
If you ever take requests, I'd love to hear a rendition of some stanzas from Beowulf in the original Old English, though I guess that would mean coming up with music to go along with it.
Totally agree! Rep the medieval stuff miss blingin!
Seriously I love the medieval covers, but there’s loads of beautiful medieval music out there and it’s just waiting to be introduced to a larger audience... maybe Hildegard can be the woman to do it..?
This actually sounds like a fantastic idea.
I'd buy a dang album tbh
I second this, I think this was beautiful. I love St. Hildgard's work and ecstatic singing
Just look into some medieval music. There's lots of religious pieces, but things really start getting interesting in the 14th century with Ars Nova and Ars Subilitor.
I love that you've done this ! Her work is so inspiring, as a woman living during the 12th century, she pushed many boundaries and her music deserves to be remembered. Your voice honours it and I'm sure she is proud of you for perpetuating her legacy 800 years later. Keep up the good work ❤️
Thank you! I love reading the stories about her....it's told that the Church once demanded that she dig up the body of an excommunicated man in her graveyard and she refused. She was fierce and I love that about her.
The lady sounds like she could have been an influence for Joan of Arc! 😎☺👍
@@Hildegardvonblingin My favorite St. Hildegard story is definitely the time she called the Holy Roman Emperor a “crazy fool” in an open letter... what a queen.
@kinsmarts love your comment and 100% agree!!
@@Hildegardvonblingin She was "fierce" because God is real and St. Hildegard knew who He is. Her writings prove that she would be appalled by Modern Feminism, by the way. Have you read any of her writings?
Your voice is stunning, and your Latin pronunciation makes my nerdy little heart cry tears of joy!
Thank you! I haven’t sung in Latin is such a long time. 😂
But it's a very italian pronunciation isn't it? Don't get me wrong it's a practically dead language and we have no recordings from back then, interpret it how you'd like, but if it was a classical or German Medieval pronounciation wouldn't the "v" sound like "w"? Not sure about the "ci" sound either but I'm no expert... so I'm gonna go investigate.
Btw this is not a dig at the music, I enjoyed it very much and your voice is delightful!
@@SplatterInker You are talking about Ancient Latin, this song is sung in Medieval Latin, or church Latin which has a more 'Italian' pronunciation.
@@SplatterInker Samuel is correct, it's pronounced as Ecclesiastical Latin in this song, which in my opinion sounds far better than classical pronunciation!
There is German latin too, which was (and still is in some places) used in many churches. so intervocalic c would be ts instead of ch, intervocalic t stays t instead of ts, and some other differences. of course how hildy pronounced her latin no one can say for sure. but classical and italian latin or not the only choices.
Me, a simpleton:
"I bet that title is latin for sweet seventeen, this is gonna be a Dancing Queen cover."
Forsooth, I have shamed myself.
But converted nonetheless?
Lol not exactly it means "O power of Wisdom" which refers to Jesus Christ, and the hymn is in praise of the Most Holy Trinity.
I wondered if Wisdom was a reference to Sophia Wisdom, the female view of God. I think Hildegard von Bingen is meant to have had a vision of her?
@@meganoldfield9365 The bird with three wings is Trinitarian language: the wing on high is God the Father, the wing sweating on earth is the Eternal Word made flesh in the Person of Jesus Christ in his love agony in the garden, and the wing that is everywhere is the Holy Spirit. Saint Hildegard is a Catholic, not a Protestant, and since there is a lot of feminine imagery in the Books of Wisdom, Sirach, Judith, etc. this has transplanted itself into Catholic mysticism, which was especially well expressed during that era, and which is why the Protestants took those books out of their Bible.
@@erics7992 Agree about the Trinitarian language, but can you unpack the rest of it a bit more?
Breathtaking! Even if I got here for the good ole bardcore, I'm all for more of the 'classics' in between the fun side of this channel! Love it!!
It's nice to switch it up now and then!
@@Hildegardvonblingin please do, i dont know how to really put this graciously but i havent given much of a rats arse about boring old hildegard nun music when i've bagpipes and drums i wanna jam to, but this was real nice
The goddess was returned and blessed us with her majesty.
Along with her voice that cures all wounds.
Cures all wounds, AND it watered my crops!
I'd totally support you just singing Hildegard's music.
This is maybe my favorite performance of O Virtus Sapientiae I’ve ever heard.
Me: Notices a new Hildegard von Blingin’ video is up.
*notices the title*
Me: Wait...that’s an ACTUAL piece of chant!! Could it be an ORIGINAL????
*listens and is so happy to hear this again thank you*
Hehe surprise! 😂
i love how this implies you've heard this when it first came out.
glad we can all reminisce about this song together.
@@asheshurricane391 perhaps I’m a time traveler... 😜
The og Hildegard is always so nice to listen to! I’m glad there are others who love and know these old songs.
@@sarahisavampire truly, the joys of this era is that one need not pester the local bard. a joy i'm sure Mylin enjoys very much
*Lyrical translation:*
O strength of Wisdom, circling around,
Envelop (us) in thy life-giving path,
Three splendid wings thou ever hath,
in earth, in heaven, and all around:
Praise be to thee, with joyous sound,
O Wisdom.
The Good Doctor lives!
Ah, yes - the only acceptable reason to use "hath" with "thou" instead of "hast": for the sake of rhyme!
That is beautiful. Thank you!
💕🌸🤍🎶🎵✨🌟
Someone get this woman a medieval choir so she can perform in Roman-Gothic venues and receive the praise she deserves
Congrats on 700k!!
We have a latin choir and Latin Mass at my church, would love to have her sing there!
@@andrewa8765 Oh, lucky, lucky you! Latin Mass, -- a chance to feel that you are right there, on the edge of Heaven, so close you could almost reach out and touch it ..... Please next time you go, say a little prayer for me. (In bed paralysed with pain, only phone and RUclips for company)
How I long to get to a proper Mass again and feel that ecstatic joy once more. 👍
@@geraldinegregory.1803 I will be there Sunday as I'm the Master of Ceremonies. I'll make sure to say a prayer for you.
_Can we get an "F" in chat for Hildegard Von Bingen, who died on the 17 of September, please?_
*#NeverForget*
1 like = 1 prayer
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Yesssssss!
♥️🙏
Out of all the people I would have expected to see here I cannot say you were one of them
@tyvek05 do i know you
The Whitney seal of approval is worthy of respect imho.
Thank you sharing this. I studied vocal performance at uni (many moons ago) and Hilidgaard was the reason I added this second major when I was halfway through my Honours BSc in Biology. Unfortunately, the trend for light, pure, straight (no vib) ie very boy soprano like, was popular for performing this music at the time. Think Emma Kirkby (who I still adore). Ironic considering it was written for grown WOMEN to sing. As a soprano with the overtones, warmth and colour of a mezzo-soprano, it was fun to learn, but I was discouraged from pursuing Medieval solo work seriously and should stick with my small vocal ensembles, and the recorder and harpsichord. When I hear the depth and richness of your voice that still has that clear focused quality to it, I want to give a double middle finger to the Chair of the Early Music Dept. at my university.
This is music written by a women, for women to sing. You sound like a woman and you sound ethereally beautiful.
Thank you.
Wow, I’m so sorry you ran into that kind of discouragement. I almost had the opposite issue, in that I knew I’d never have the depth and power to tackle anything beyond light opera. I never pursued singing at the University level, perhaps in part because I knew how cut throat the scene can be.
I’ve sung in contexts where I was directed to completely cut the vibrato and go for that pure sound, so I’ve definitely gone there, but my preference will always be to just sing naturally, without trying to increase or decrease the vibrato. I wish there was more room in the industry for variation, because there are so many vocal types and so much repertoire. I love hearing recordings of Hildegard that put a rich alto beside a boyish Soprano sound. I feel like it’s more true to the origins of the music, where we’d find a choir of nuns all at different stages of their life singing together.
Your voice is so healing! It's so magical and extraordinary
Agreed. Please keep thine voice healthy (for et gratia the great devils of Alcohol & nicotin breaketh all voice-cordeth).
Truly beautiful. Thank you. More please.
You know when you taste something wonderful and don't want to eat anything else so the memory of the taste isn't tainted? That's how my ears felt after hearing this beautiful voice.
St. Hildegard Von Bingen, pray for us!
I will definitely read up on her later tonight! You learn something new everyday! Congratulations on 700k! I'm very happy to see this channel grow more and more each day!
Thine lady hath graced us with another ballad and one of the ancient tongue aswell!!!
Thank you. I love Hildegard's music. I have a few albums of it. She was such an amazing person; artist, writer, musician, herbalist, poet, visionary, and leader. All at a time when women weren't allowed much of a role in society. You bring a wonderful quality to this song and really do it justice.
*You left out that she was a traditional "Catholic," and if one actually reads Hildegard's own writings, it is clear she would be opposed to Second and Third Wave Feminism.
Sancta Hildegardis Bingensis, Doctor Ecclesiae Universalis - Ora Pro Nobis
@@Tyrannosaurus_5000 And a Doctor of the Catholic Church! Definitely a heavy hitter.
@@Tyrannosaurus_5000 I'm sure she would have opposed many things. Like heliocentrism and daily bathing. The opinions of a dead nun is not as strong an argument against our modern society as you might think.
@@mistylavenda You miss the point. Modern secluarists often present her as something that she was NOT. On a related note, it is quite small minded and historically incorrect to believe that "technological advancements" and advancements in the "physical sciences" is the highest form of science and wisdom.
I have not heard such a cristal clear voice since I was a chorister (leading senior chorister, alto, Saint Mary's, circa 1984-8) when it was thought that a young male could only achieve such purity of voice. Thank you for sharing your gift, and making the world a more beautiful place :)
such a heavenly voice. . . .
God this is beautiful. As a medievalist, its really nice to hear actual medieval music in the bardcore scene.
Is this how they were healing sickness in medieval times? Because it's working!
Yes she will cure Covid with the sheer beauty and power of her voice.
The Wonderlander oh gosh, I wish. 😭
This is how they are healing sickness of soul... however, this kind of extraordinary harmony could be at some place be dubbed a bit "satanic" - we got pretty expressive on that lidian (?) scale, huh
It's so beutiful tho
Hildegard von Bingen wrote some medical texts, including remedies and dietary advice. Most of it doesn't hold up to modern scientific scrutiny, but it still provides a fascinating glimpse into how our ancestors viewed the world.
Music still has a place in medicine.
My Confirmation Saint! Thank you for sharing your talent with us!
This vioce hits home hard, my grandma was in a choir for most her life, and the last time she sung she was so loud the church bench vibrated. Her voice would echo it was unbelievable.
Edu-bushwhacking!
Hook them with humorous covers then *BAM!* hit them with a beautifully performed real medieval composition.
It is so amazing to actually hear a song, which was written almost a thousand years ago by Hildegard Von Bingen. Such a remarkable woman, so wonderfully brought to life by your heavenly voice. Thank you
that high note on "altum" gave me goosebumps - beautiful placement!
This might sound weird but I found this channel through that radio interview! Not something you hear much these days. You were really funny and stuck out from what I'm used to hearing on 97.7
Love your stuff and glad to hear you do a cover of the OG! It's nice when a creator makes what they want. This work is beautiful and ethereal and you do it justice. Keep it up Hildegard!
Hey! That’s really cool to hear that you found me through the interview! I was worried I was rambling but I’m glad to hear otherwise. 😂😂 thanks for stopping by!
When the Webb Telescope discovers new galaxies, this performance resounds in the Cosmos. So sublime, thank you for your transcendent channel!
Me, absolutely sucking at latin in school 7 years ago: I totaly can translate this...
Also me, has no clue what the words mean in context, is totaly enchantet with the voice and the melody: soooooo beautiful! So elegant! So much harmony!
Yeah ...we listened to it on our way to the holy land. Good old days.
Deus Vult!
@@Hildegardvonblingin indeed sister! Indeed ;)
Absolutely stunning vocals, purely beautiful
Thanks so much!
Fact: Hildegard Von Blingin was the first artist to ever remix their own song
A month ago I clicked "Hildegard von Blingin'" expecting a 12th century hymn but got a medieval cover of a popular song.
Today I clicked on ""Hildegard von Blingin'" expecting a medieval cover of a popular song but got a 12th century hymn.
Disappointed and not disappointed.
The summer before I left to spend a semester abroad in Germany, I wrote a paper about HvB. While I was in Germany, a friend and I tried to travel to Bingen so I could pay my respects to the great Lady. Unfortunately we were only able to go while it was not the tourist season; we ended up on the wrong side of the river and there were no ferries running. The rest of Bingen was pretty much closed. Thus the tale of my failed attempt at a pilgrimage. Someday I shall return.
Oh that's a pity :0 There is a ferry running all year round, but since it's called the car ferry to differentiate it from the passengers ferry which only runs through certain months, a lot of people don't realise that you can use it even without a car. The rhine Valley doesn't sport a lot of bridges, so the ferries are absolutely necessary. May your next pilgrimage be blessed with success! :)
Guess you weren't THAT committed.
You could always have swum it...
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[ducks, scampers off stage far left]
Can I just permanently have Hildegard's music be the soundtrack of my life?
is she on spotify?
@@kingknolle123 Not than I can find. I seem to recall a similar question in a previous video. The answer, IIRC, was that she's waiting for an album's worth of material (which would be about 10 songs or so).
Anonymous 4 has done quite a few of her works and they ARE on Spotify
@@smileyginger1 sauce?
- hears song, stops horse, lifts visor, becomes enchanted -
- ... aaand gets shot in the face by a crossbow bolt.-
(Sorry, I had to...)
@@laamonftiboren4236 why does this happen everytime I leave the castle...
If this isn't the greatest channel ever, I don't know what is
This is the most beautiful version of this song I’ve found. Thank you for turning me onto Hildegard Von Bingen. She was a sassy lady who had a lot of power and influence in a time when women weren’t allowed to be so. Read her meditations. She’ll teach you how to see scripture the way it was meant to be understood: as genesis, beginning, birth, growth, love, and freedom-giving directions for LIFE… not the apocalyptic, shrinking, fear-based, DEATH-centered cult and control mechanism the early church patriarchs turned it into when they ignored the feminine principle’s essential role in creation. I’m not religious, but I know there was wisdom passed down for thousands of years hidden inside religions. Everyone could understand the wisdom too if you knew how to look past what it SAYS and unlock what it MEANS.
Now this art quality. 'Tis not memetically that I enjoy thine work, Madam Blingin. Excellently done.
It’s so beautiful and moving to hear her through your voice, as if she was still alive. It’s incredible to actually be able to reach out for the past and a human being that is gone for so much time now! This is the wonder of culture, a very human thing that paradoxically allow us to transcendent our human scale of time. I mean it’s been a thousand year since Hildegard died, she should be not even a ghost. And yet we know her, we are moved by her art and her death, we are so close to her during these 2 minutes and 11 seconds...
Le Sac A Patate the sheer purity if her voice, and the stark simplicity of the background .. haunting in all the best ways!
Different, but similar thought: Indigo Girls, Virginia Wolf
This brings back memories from back in 1453. I was praying at the Hagia Sophia when suddenly Byzantium was invaded by the Ottomans...
Surely you mean memories from back in 1204? We were praying at the Hagia Sophia when suddenly Byzantium was overrun and sacked by Crusaders.
Sadia Rahman Ah those were the days... my ancestors fought valiantly through all the crusades. ‘Twas blood everywhere, but neigh, they resisted them arses
How do footstools invade anything?
@@AntiqueFlop memories, eh?
R.J. Noe Guess they invade the cozy corners of our homes
I can't put into words just how much I really appreciate this. I have been a massive fan of H.von B.'s music for many many years. Please, please, pleeease, sing some more of her original stuff for us. Give us a whole album of her songs! 🙂
I too want more of this!
You can really do more of these. Such skill hitting those pure notes Hildegard. Fellow soprano, I salute you!**
From translating songs to making songs, Hildegard von Blingin’ shows off her talent as singer
Hildegard is such a woman that in medieval standards she is a successful composer and faithful sister. This type of person are why I am loving Medieval times.
Gorgeous, blessings upon you and that angelic voice
Typical weak scipii. Brutii for life. 😂
@@john81697 My Family, the House of Scipii are BELOVED of the GODS, a proud boast, but true all the same.
@@Keirebu1 no respect for proper Roman ways. For Us!
St. Hildegard was a light in the dark and so underappreciated, then and now. Thank you for this.
I actually learned about Hildegard Von Bingen in school recently for Women's History Month. She's an interesting person and a great composer, shown with this piece. As a Catholic, I obviously believe in God. This would be a great song to play while I pray or want to relax. Keep up the good work.
all her songs are prayers 😉
@@michelleg7 that’s a w!!! Also thx for replying. I was trying to find this song but I couldn’t until now 😭God is answering my prayers 🥰God bless u.
I’m 15 years old, listen to music like lil peep, and a collage of 80s, and 90s music, and 2000s punk and emo. Alas, I go and listen to this, probably because I go to my Roman Catholic Church every Sunday out of quarantine. This is beautiful.
At 1 Mil you need to record a video of you singing one of her pieces at an actual cathedral somewhere.
And then eventually just a full tour of cathedral concerts - I'll gladly be broke to see a bunch of my girl Hildegard.
What about a live performance at the Parish Church of Eibingen, the Catholic parish where Saint Hildegard von Bingen was ultimately laid to rest? It would truly be a great performance in her honor!
@@brotheryoungtrad217 grand idea
@@brotheryoungtrad217 *I second this suggestion.*
YES!
Thank you so much! I have a school assignment on a medieval person, and this is who I chose! The teacher suggested that I add a video showing the music the person did so I put this in! :D
I have been listening to Hildegard for 10 years or so. The souls of knowledge speak through her songs.
This is amazing. You have a lovely voice.
I wrote a paper on Hildegard of Bingen during my undergrad. I just picked her off a list and I have been fascinated with her ever since. My prot church was not prepared for it
You went to a protestant college?
You have such a beautiful voice. Feel like I'm in an old monastery
I'm so glad you're back! Your work has been wonderful to just lose myself in! 🖤
My friend and I have a deep appreciation and love of Hildegard. She was amazing and your voice matched the loveliness of her music beautifully.
aaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAA THIS IS SO!!! GOOD!!! Shivers.
I'd imagine you could find traction in like, voice acting/vocals for the video game industry or something, if that isn't an avenue you walk already.
Thank you! I don’t currently, but I would certainly love to one day.
This is simply too beautiful. The profoundity and mysticism of the poetry, the mesmerizing melody, contemplative and nostalgic at the same time, and your truly heavenly interpretation... it moved me to tears almost instantly. Thanks a lot for this, a true balm for the soul.
Simply sublime! This women's crystalline voice is so soothing. O Wisdom, spread your wings and help America heal!
The emergence of bardcore music has been so nostalgic for me as I was a huge fan of the Mediaeval Baebes as a teenager, studied Middle English and Medieval fashions as a hobby in college and even had a Medieval wedding. I love your modern song renditions but it's lovely to hear you take on one of Hildegard von Bingen's pieces! Thank you for bringing such a spot of brightness to this year!
Preparing for an Evening Prayer, still in the throes of Pentecost I come across this. Thank you so much for this beautiful recording.
streets lost a real one rip my homie
The paths hath lost a true one. May she ever rest in the Lord's piece. 🥀
@@nilsbauer6994 Poureth thy cup and spill a drop.
I’m already a fan of your music but now I’m loving it from a catholic perspective ♥️
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My choir is starting small group electives with COVID precautions and I'm signed up for the renaissance group! So very excited especially after just finishing the grade 10 history exam. Anyway, "why are you telling me this random lady on the internet" I hear you ask?! I just love your stuff so so much and love Hildegard and love you doing this piece, please keep up the amazing work!!! Perhaps down the road I can convince my choir we need to have a bardcore elective?!?
This is so beautiful and well done that I wish there was one for her work that the choir I am in is learning.
Please record more of Hildegard's music. Your voice rings. You have a gift for expressing this style of music. It's as if you transcend time. You definitely take me back, and for that, I bow to you.
Your voice is absolutely transcendent and your Latin pronunciation is heavenly. I am SO impressed. Please, please, please make more of these videos!!! Your Bardcore videos are incredible, but this is otherworldly.
Perfection, exquisite, soul quenching. I have just stumbled upon your amazing voice and I am overjoyed. I feel my soul transported. Madame Bingen would be just as rapturous. Plesse, please, produce a cd....yes, its old school. But your voice and talent need to be on something tangible. Amazing, truly wonderful..❤💖
O Wisdom’s energy!
Whirling, you encircle
and everything embrace
in the single way of life.
Three wings you have:
one soars above into the heights,
one from the earth exudes,
and all about now flies the third.
Praise be to you, as is your due, O Wisdom.
www.hildegard-society.org/2014/07/o-virtus-sapientie-antiphon.html
Not gonna lie, the way they chose to translate that first line seems questionable to me. Translating "virtus" as energy is just flat-out wrong (that would be something like acritudo, energia or acror) as a translation but even more so when considering the context. Hildegard von Bingen was a religious person and this song is about one of the four cardinal *virtues* which are: Courage, Temperance, Justice and, of course, wisdom.
This song is about the Virtus Sapientiae or very simply, the virtue of wisdom.
The rest of the translation is also a tad whacky but in all fairness, it simply doesn't sound good if it's not in latin.
@@darthplagueis13 Ok, I just looked it up and thought to share, but your points make sense especially the "Virtue of Wisdom" bit, "Wisdom's energy" seems clumsy now you point it out.
@@darthplagueis13 I thought the fourth one was either Fortitude or Prudence?
@@simonestreeter1518 It's just a matter of wording, depending on which version you use. Prudence sometimes is used instead of wisdom (I mean. it's basically the same, anyways) and fortitude can go in place of courage.
I very much enjoy your covers of contemporary music, but this rendition of St. Hildegard's "O Virtus Sapientiae" is indescribably splendid! I first came to know her work almost 40 years ago, when I attended a performance of the "Ordo Virtute" given by my college's music department, and I have been a fan and follower ever since. Your voice, and more important, your performance of this song is one of the most moving I've heard . . . Thank you,SO much!
I could listen to Hildegard von Bingen all day... her music compositions are so hauntingly beautiful- and with the right singer(s) it just transports me to another dimension.
Is it bad I like this more than the bardcore that I followed the channel for? This is just astoundingly beautiful
Whom exectly is this most wonderful of the earths melodies about?
My interpretation is that the "three wings" she sings of is the Holy Trinity.
Hildegard von Blingin' would make sense if we take her church background into consideration.
@Earth Angel You can interpret it like that, but considering her monastic life and mystical experiences, it's mostly sure that's it's about the Holy Trinity: the Father in heaven, Son as Word made Flesh on Earth and the Holy Spirit being everywhere due to His omnipresence. And, of course, we all know that every single woman was burned on stake lol. That's why there were no women in the middle ages. Because it's not like many Queens and Saints are well remembered and even venerated not only as holy women but also as great rulers, theologians, writers and medics.
Earth Angel That’s not what she’s singing about. Look at Rublev’s trinity, and the wings of a medieval tryptich. As others have noted, she’s singing about the trinity. This is a song of Christendom, not ecology.
Earth Angel except, we’re talking about a historical text aren’t we? And historical artefacts, such as the *icon* called Rublev’s trinity, and *altarpieces* known as tryptichs, and the creedal belief shared by Christians for 1900 years - all those things DO exist, don’t they? And it’s demonstrably true that HoB had no idea about your political anxieties.
That the God of Israel really does exist in three persons, and beckons you to believe in the risen Son, is just icing on the cake here.
I got chills so fast I’m lightheaded, and now thoroughly convinced I’ve transcended to a higher state of being.
I actually came here because I am a devout of Saint Hildegard, and I'm currently studying about her.
Thank you for singing this in such a beautiful way! God bless!
Simply stunning! Your voice has warmth without vibrato - perfect for this music.
Plus, the splendid consonance of the melody with "in altum" is extremely clever.
Happy Heavenly Birthday to St. Hildegard, Doctor of the Church!
Very well done! The translation is quite interesting and the music very airy. I can see why von Bingen is a role model for you! Also, those high notes were fantastic! Edit: Also, had no idea there was an International Society of Hildegard von Bingen Studies.
I'm taking latin in school right now and I'm catholic, so this is the best of both worlds!
Our choir altos and sopranos sang a version of this in Beirut, Lebanon in 2009. The concert was called “Women in music” and encompassed works as old as this and as modern as the 20th century. Good times!
This is simply my very favorite rendition of this that I've heard. No matter the day's problems & complications, this puts me in a peaceful & contemplative mood. Gratias!
Ah! So wonderful, thank you very much!! If you ever do any of her other works I will wait for each with bated breath!! O Tu Suavissima Virga is one of my favourites! Its a long one though! :)
As an Italian who studied Latin for 7 years, I think that your pronunciation of medieval Latin is really good and clear! And love your voice!
Hauntingly beautiful, well done! Your vocal tone is absolutely gorgeous and passes over the ears like liquid gold.
I often wonder what my neighbors think of me of me when I'm staying up late and listening to random medieval covers or original pieces. They must be so confused.
"Oh, she's probably listening to calming music to help her sleep... no, never mind, that's definitely 'Pumped up Kicks'".
Dear Hildegard, please consider doing more of these, it's beyond beautiful. Carry on being awesome!
It's the first time I've ever gotten shivers from my back up to my jaw then to my scalp when listening to music
Your voice is eerily beautiful
(your work too)
But, really, you sound like what I imagine a fairy or an angel would sound like
Take care ❤