To try everything Brilliant has to offer - free - for a full 30 days, visit brilliant.org/polyMATHY . The first 200 to sign up will get 20% off Brilliant’s annual premium subscription. Now available on Apple Music and Spotify! 🎶Hellfire in LATIN from the Hunchback of Notre Dame! ⛪️ Lyrics by Stefano Vittori, performed and edited by Luke Amadeus Ranieri. Enjoy another popular song in Latin from the Rumak-ScorpioMartianus duo! 🔥 Audio download exclusively available for Patreon supporters: www.patreon.com/posts/69049652 Due to RUclips and Disney very oddly blocking the video clip of the original scene (even after several dozen attempts to modify the video clip), this video has still frames from the movie in order to evoke the original scene as best as possible, given that anything more than what you see here caused the video to be blocked worldwide. A shame! But we think the song itself and its translation will be very enjoyable in spite of this small compromise. 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Dic mihi, Maria: si saltantem cerno, cur ejus oculus me ustilat? Perceptae, conspectae sol nigro crine nectitur et in me deflagrando furiat. In igni Maligni hoc corpus ardet, nec furores indigni peccata pellunt haec. Nec error est nec criminor: nam strix Athingana comburit aegrum cor. Nec criminor, si, Domine, fecisti Satan fortiorem homine. Defende, Maria, me a sirenis vocibus: remota nobis illa taeda sit! Confuta Smaragdam et addic flammis acribus aut in hac una manu prae da sit. Minister Frollo, Athingana fugit. -Quid? Nusquam in Cathedrali invenitur. Disparuit. -Sed quomodo? Aliud cura. Apage, carnifex! Eam inveniam, etiam si opus erit totius Lutetiae Parisiorum crematione! Maligni cum igni est atro tibi res. Aut mea aut ligni: alterutrius es! Miserere ejus, miserere mei, sed aut praeda mea aut ligni est! English Translation of the LATIN lyrics: Beata Maria, Beata Maria, scis esse mihi animam you know that I have a soul tam rectam, ut qua jure gaudeam, which is so righteous that I'm justly delighted of it. beata Maria, beata Maria, et jure me maiorem quam and, that I'm superior than lascivum vulgus reri audeam. the lascivous folk, I justly dare to think. Dic mihi, Maria: Tell me, Maria: si saltantem cerno, cur if I see her dancing, why ejus oculus me ustilat? her eye burns me? Perceptae, conspectae When I perceive her, when I look at her, sol nigro crine nectitur the sun is intertwined with her black hair, et in me deflagrando furiat. and while it burns in me, it drives me crazy. In igni Maligni hoc corpus ardet, nec In Satan's fire this body burns, and furores indigni peccata pellunt haec. the perverted craziness can't drive away this sin. Nec error est nec criminor: It's not a fault, I'm not guilty: nam strix Athingana comburit aegrum cor. It is the gipsy witch who burns my ill heart. Nec criminor, si, Domine, I'm not guilty, my Lord, fecisti Satan fortiorem homine. if you created Satan stronger than man. Defende, Maria, Protect me, Maria, me a sirenis vocibus: from the siren's voices: remota nobis illa taeda sit! may that torch be kept away from me! Confuta Smaragdam Condemn Esmeralda et addic flammis acribus and sentence her to the ferocious flames, aut in hac una manu praeda sit. or may she be prey of this sole hand. Maligni cum igni est atro tibi res. With Satan's dark fire you have to do. Aut mea aut ligni: alterutrius es! Either to me or to the pyre: you pertain to one of these two. Miserere ejus, miserere mei, sed aut praeda mea aut ligni est! Have mercy of me, have mercy of her, but she is either my prey or of the pyre.
It really is a shame this gets blocked indeed. While I understand Disney trying to hide their darker past unfortunately there's no way they can without finding and destroying every copy of those movies, Hunchback had some of their best music ever done and now it's being made harder to access...such a shame...love your cover by the way. Such clean and clear Latin~
@ScorpioMartianus shall I consult thee about the accuracy of a phrase I'm trynna fit into a poem of mine which reads as thus: Manus masturbatio poetica quod idem est. I'm sorry that I know nothing about the rhythm of Latin so I have no clue as to which syllables are short or long.
@@blacktemplarbrotherlucius1935 it does - meus, mea, meum (my/mine three times, first masculine, then feminine, then neuter) used depending on the noun's gender but in english, My and Mine are essentially euphonic forms of the same word My and mine are essentially two forms of the same word, with my being used attributively before the noun, and mine being used in all other cases, as may be seen in most of the usage examples and quotations above. In this respect, this word is analogous to most of the other possessive pronouns (e.g. your vs. yours), as well as a number of other noun modifiers, such as lone/alone. Historically, my came to be used only before a consonant sound, and later came to be used regardless of the following sound. Nonetheless, mine still sees archaic pre-vocalic use, as may be seen in the 1862 quotation above, and in the most formal of writing even into the 20th century. - en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mine#Etymology_1 In latin, however, there is no need (nor has it ever been attested) to change the word meus, -a, -um (the two hyphenated endings replace -us in their respective forms, as it is how basic forms of adjectives are presented in latin) based on the following sound - the only change that occurs is grammatical case agreement with the noun that meus, -a, -um modifies - in this case "praeda mea": praeda (prey) is in nominative and feminine, so meus, -a, -um changes to agree with it (so feminine nominative - mea).
This is genius because, despite the fact Judge Frollo is French, a 15th-century Catholic of Noble birth and status would be praying in Latin. The part in the middle with the soldier would probably be in French.
Fun fact - the English singer of this song tried to get the song lowered to match his pitch - director denied him. So he had to do lessons and dozens of practices to get his pitch to match the music
@@mysticdragonwolf89 Tony Jay. What a treasure he was. Also, yeah it's 3 half steps short of a 2 octave range. It's demanding. And Tony Jay was most definitely a low bass.
Can we take a moment to appreciate the fact this guy not only was able to sing this song in Latin so well. But also the lyricist actually translated a song into another language and was able to keep the rhythm in tact. That’s really amazing
This was impressive indeed. But don't forget that this is exactly what is done in tens of languages for every Disney song and dialogue: Translating, while keeping meter and meaning utterly intact. You can find a job as good as this in any dub: But this had the added challenge of being more of a trochaic language (since Disney songs are originally in English, their meter can tend to be iambic), and a language that not many still know how to speak colloquially. So, double chapeau to this dub!
Interestingly enough, this happens in almost every language translation I've seen and heard. There are a few exceptions of course, but most of the time, different languages almost have a rhythm, or even rhyme with their counterparts.
This was truly amazing! I have no reference for how accurate it is, but it sounded great! But what are the fire-robed people saying in Latin? I've always wondered and I can't find anything online.
What's funny is that, given Dom Claude Frollo's position in late 15th Century Parisian politics and religious affairs (Minister of Justice), he very well COULD have sung this in Latin. This is pure perfection. The Ecclesiastical pronunciation is flawless and goes so well with the heavy yet haunting lyrics. Bravo, gentlemen! This was a most excellent surprise.
Accidentally started singing this in a mix of Ecclesiastical and Classical, summoned my college professor and the local priest, who proceeded to stare me down, their eyes judging me before they told me to choose one or the other, not both.
It upsets me how a lot of people put down Latin and call it useless and etc because its a 'dead language'. Latin has such a rich history, and plays a key part in the founding of many modern languages and much more. It is still in fact used today, for certain purposes or by certain people. Hellfire in Latin gives me the goosebumps, and it really fits with the setting of the Middle Ages. Honestly, it should be used more for things like this.
there's a reason it's been used in medicine for writing patient diagnoses, like I know some countries such as Germany like to write their discharge papers with diagnoses in German, but that's a problem if the patient goes to another country and then the doctors have no idea what a "Bauchspeicheldrüsenentzündung" is and they have to google translate it. Meanwhile, if they had just written it in Latin as "pankreatitis", then everybody with a medical background would know what it is, especially since most diagnoses are the same in English and Latin. Like if you have a patient with "hypertensio arterialis, diabetes mellitus typus II, status post fractura femoris lat. dex. a.a. V, st. post appendectomiam a.a. XI, st. post infarctus cerebrovascularis a.a. III, CAVE PENICILLIN", most doctors will know the patient's diagnoses regardless of their native language.
@@Nightraven26 Exactly! I've been trying to tell people this for years, but nobody believes me when I say that Latin isn't as 'dead' or 'useless' as people like to believe.
At first I didn't like how this was in ecclesiastical Latin (because I am a bit of a classical snob), but when you think about it it actually makes more sense as that is the Latin that Frollo would actually speak.
I didn't grow up Catholic, technically I'm still not since I haven't finished RCIA yet, but having that background has given me so much more appreciation of this song, and it in Latin is just another level on top.
The sentence "Nec criminor si, Domine, fecisti satan fortiorem homine." made me physically shiver. Just... both the meaning and the way the rythm and the phonetics of it fit the melody... Bravo
Ecclesiastical pronunciation is perfect for this. Has such a distinctive feel, closer to our times. It has in it the history of Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. All variants of Latin pronunciation should be cherished.
Well technically a language evolves every minute, so just throwing all the time the language was talked under the title "Language" is presumptuous. I studied in University ancient civilizations. For instance, the Egyptian language, which was considered living until the early 20th century, covers basically six millennia. One can't reasonably expect the language to be the same in its earliest recorded form, and its latest. So, it's taught as several separate languages, considered parented, but different enough to be considered a new language. Latin pronunciation has evolved from the classical era into several directions because of the way its speakers were divided. You can hear clearly in the way this is sung close sonorities with Italian. But the closest modern language to Latin, in its vulgar form at any rate, is Romanian.
Now I've gone on a "Hellfire in various language" binge but this one always is a standout. It just feels...more ancient and like the originator of the rest . bravo
the single most popular Disney Villain song that doesn't have goose-stepping hyenas? Course it's gonna get loads of covers. It's also one of the most humanized antagonist songs. Frollo's rage, lust, disgust and his rapid drop into insanity. there's just something so...perfect with the song that attracts so many people to do covers.
@@ScorpioMartianus I've seen too many attempts at this where either the Latin is good and the singing is bad, or the singing is great, but the Latin is unforgivably terrible. Downloading all your songs for my next underway! edit: spelling
Especially with the catholic theme, making it a confessional but where Frollo refuses God, twice actually; once by refusing to admit guilt so he can be forgiven in that scene, and the second time when his prayers are answered when the guy shows up and tells him he has a chance to let go and move on, but he refuses to take it.
@@StukenanWhich is really weird when you consider that during the time of the Roman Republic, Latin was the common tongue. Patricians spoke Greek if they wanted to sound profound and fancy.
Well it is almost purposely made for singing. Almost as soon as The Church of Rome lost their monopoly on Latin to the common masses all the hymns and church songs immediately found themselves translated and that undoubtedly influenced the development of the common usage and understanding of it.
THE PRONUNCIATION IS PERFECT! As a Latin speaker, it makes me unfathomably salty when these singers don’t pronounce the words correctly, but this is just PERFECT. One or two words are off but this would make mea Magistra proud! Edit: Wow, I should have clarified! It is Italian sounding, but religious Latin is supposed to sound like that. I am a Classical snob, and I learned both pronunciations (just far more practiced with Classical than Religious). Per his dialect of Latin, his pronunciation is quite typical, and, if it helps at all, in my four years of studying the language, we did briefly cover songs written in Latin. During that time, it was *allegedly* not uncommon for someone words to be skewed or made grammatically incorrect to better the flow of the song, not unlike what we do with English. Please don’t start a war in the replies lmao
You may be able to answer me this magister 😊 We had to sing in excelsis deo for the Christmas choir. I had to take Latin in Germany for 3 years 25 years ago and I was taught to pronounce ex-tselsis and the choir lady insisted we sing ex-tshelsis...not sure if I'm able to convey this correctly. Apparently this still bothers me to this day 😆 What's your opinion on this? Edit: just listened to Andrea Bocellis rendition...I wish I had thought of this before we did the whole choir song thing 😆 oh well...I suppose I'd make the rules if I was director of the choir...apparently I was over qualified and had to dumb myself down to fit in...I tried singing it in the way I was taught and was reprimanded and corrected. Who died and made you a Roman 😆 Now write "excelsis" 100 times on the walls of Jerusalem 😆
wait, really? I sounded way too italian to me, pronouncing "c"s as tsh instead of k, ignoring the "g" in "igni" etc... To be fair I´m certainly no expert in latin pronunciation, but from what I remember from school it seemed quite off.
As an ex-Latin student, singer, and Disney nerd, this is the best thing that I have seen on RUclips all week. The way you tweaked lyrics to make the rhyming scheme match up to the English was immaculate.
Note, Frollo was actually a priest in the original book, not a judge. Some consider it was because Disney didn't want to make it seem like they were demonizing Christianity. Including have a 'good' priest as a counterpart to Frollo in the movie. But no, the perverted old man who lusted after a beautiful young woman was a priest... So consider that for a moment.
@@Igor_054 Ah, but remember life expectancy was usually much shorter back then, where men usually living until their 30s. Since from the 1500s onward, till around the year 1800, life expectancy throughout Europe hovered between 30 and 40 years of age. So, while I see your arguement, he would still have been seen as fairly 'old' during this time.
@@JonathonWilder men, especially of his caste, would have lived far longer. Life expectancies are heavily skewed by the up to fifty percent child mortality.
@@benjaminmorris3625 I'm going to note, here, that life expectancy was that low for a lot of history because the vast majority of people born were dying as babies or very young children. Once a person made it to adulthood, they could probably live another 30 or 40 years on average.
The song is simultaneously more threatening and more vulnerable in this cover. He really sounds so weak and afraid during “god have mercy on her”. Even the brief part by the guard who tells him Esmeralda escaped sounded really cool.
Props for the In Igni / Maligni / Indigni rhyme. I love when translations go beyond the literal word-for-word to maintain the feeling but more fully utilize the strengths of the language they're translating TO.
i'm blown away by the whole thing, but somehow i'm more impressed by the interaction between frollo and the guard than i am the song. it's surreal as fuck, incredible. thank you so so much for doing this
Woah ! In ecclesiastical latin ! You should have a look at the french version, the lyrics are way more mature and elaborated than the english one (i.e. "infernales bacchanales"). Victor Hugo is a genius and you have done one of the greatest tributes i've seen so far.
@@gianinamorales8597 "Infernales" is the adjective of the noun "enfer" (hell), so I guess the English traduction would be "Hellish"? As for Bacchanales, it is related to the god Bacchus, but those parties were parties where you would drink and fornicate, at least that is one of the meaning implied by "Bacchanales". In short, it's a fancy way to say: "What a f... sex party!"
I like that the lyrics are actually more dramatic in Latin, “lascivum vulgus” sounds (at least to me) more condescending than the English equivalent, and “fecisti Satan fortiorem homine” sounds more like an accusation than expressing powerlessness. Maybe it’s because I don’t know too much Latin, but I really like how the Latin lyrics are. Also, Ecclesiastical Latin sounds really poetic with this song in particular (I read the description mentioning meter), and I think it was the better choice with this song.
I don't know any Latin, but because you took care to ensure that the lyrics still rhymed in the new language, I could still enjoy the performance. Well done, a lot of fan translations don't do that, so it was very refreshing to hear.
It would have been cool to have had the guard speak in the traditional French pronunciation of Latin. After the fall of the West, there were many regional ways that Latin was pronounced. Eventually, the Holy See mandated that the traditional Italian pronunciation be used, and now most schools teach the restored classical pronunciation.
Yes indeed! I have made videos about this topic. I even have a video on this channel in a traditional pronunciation of French Latin. But the Ecclesiastical was chosen for conventional reasons. 😊
No it would be even more awkward. A guard, not even an officer knowing Latin in any form? Ideally their conversation must be in French, while the song in Latin.
Latin is not a dead language. People are still able to read it, write in it, understand it, speak it, communicate in it. Just because it’s not an official language of any country doesn’t mean it’s a dead language. 🙂
Dude, every time I come back to this, I'm blown away. Please make an album. You have such a gift for linguistics and a wonderful voice that it would be a shame not to.
It's incredible how inflected languages can convey so much meaning in so few words. Reminds me of that description of (I think) Thucydides: his words almost equal his sentences in number.
@@KCrouch-t2o Esmeralda is the spanish translation of Emerald, and it's also the name of the movie's deuteragonist: a beautiful Gypsy with green eyes (like emeralds, hence the name) which drives Frollo crazy
Aren’t proper nouns supposed to be said in their native language regardless of the language of the sentence? Therefore Smaragdam would be correct for referring to emerald as an object but the name would still be Esmeralda?
Listening to actual discussion in latin (toward the end of the song) gives me thrills ! It gives a perfect feeling about how ancient romans spoke in their everyday life.
You’re very kind! I certainly didn’t accomplish this song on my own, since the exquisite translation was done by my friend and colleague Stefano Vittori. And more than that there are so many great teachers who have paved the way to spoken Latin in the 20th and 21st centuries. I learned from them.
You even translated "Esmeralda"! Congratulations for such great covee, not just on the translation (on which I can't be a good critic) but also on the vocals, wow!
@just your average potato There are equivalents in languages for different names, like Michael and Miguel, James and Jaime, Mary María, Margaret Margarita... But in this case I imagine that is easier, as "Esmeralda" is also the name of a gemstone.
The English version of Hellfire is such a master piece, but to translate to Latin? Now you got something both terrifying and beautiful to remember by for years. Not to mention this is too good NOT to sing with no matter if you do or don't know how to speak Latin
Something that always kinda bothered me about some latin covers and dubs was how there was little to no feeling in the voice, it felt dead, meanwhile in games like for Honor is like hearing an angry warrior shout in their mother tongue, and this is why i love bardcore covers and this cover, you really out your soul into it, is not like you are reading an academic paper, you are truly singing this masterpiece. bravo
Bloody beautiful, good singing, choice of words, just generally perfection, I love it!!! Now I wish there was a Latin dub of Out There and the Bells of Notre Dame, no pressure guys, this was brilliant!
What's really cool about hearing Latin sung in this style is that I could actually hear the influence on Italian and French in there in the pronunciation of some words. There was also a word or two that almost sounded German, which makes sense. Anyway, nice work. I don't know much about latin but I'd love to learn, and your voice relaly is suited to this song. Thanks for uploading.
as a catholic and romance language speaking (native language brazilian portuguese but also understanding the others including latin) i say that your version of hellfire is perfect, your latin is great
You nailed it. Te luciste. (Spanish pronunciation) Not only that you managed to transmit the same kind of feeling and sentiment that the character Frolll was experiencing while in the movie but also Your Voice Sounds suitable, appropriate, ideal for such a character who additionally is singing in Latin
as someone who studied latin and at the top of my class, I love that you did this, latin has so many flavors as it cycles through its tones, and it feels both so refined yet so primal.
The singers voice is so enchanting and majestic! I’ve listened to this countless times and I appreciate it more and more as time goes on. So well done. The writer did a superb job on the lyrics as well. 10/10 content! Will continue to rewatch regularly 👌🏻
1:56 i love so much the fact that they made a parallel with Dies Irae: Confuta Smaragdam/et addic flammis acribus As in: Confutatis maledictis/flammis acribus addictis
That’s right! Stefano Vittori and I are also great fans of the 1984 movie Amadeus, where actor Tom Hulce plays Mozart as he composes these very lines in his requiem. Tom Hulce performed the voice for the Hunchback in the original version of Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
@@ScorpioMartianus omg I loved both movies and I never noticed! Then again, I did not watch them in their original language until I was an adult... Also this would not even be hostorically inaccurate because the original dies irae is much older than Mozart's version, it could very easily have been sung in the setting of the movie
The ecclesiastical Latin choice was 👍 The contradictions and the sacrilegious intent of his use of religion as justification is highlighted even more by the medium. Excellent job my dude
Ahhh… such a beautiful and terrifying song in Latin. I was so into it! Then I arrive at 2:27 and was like… “Damn it… why must my adult brain ruin good moments.” 🤦♂️ 😆
@@christinemaria0815 Judging by your sirname you must be German right? We Greeks really appreciate people who like to learn our language! The correct phrase is "Θα ήτανε πολύ ωραίο!" and I say this without wanting to judge you or anything! Much love!
@@TeutonicEmperor1198 Χα χα, ευχαριστώ πολύ! Νε, είμαι Γερμανίδα.... και Ελληνίδα.... But I'm born and grew up in Germany.... so German is my first language, and unfortunately, my Greek is not that good. 🙈 I basically only speak Greek with my mum. So thanks for correcting me. Still learning 😁
my latin teacher tried so hard to make me care about the language, if she had shown me this maybe i would have 😅 i preferred classical civilization studies to classical languages back then. 2 years of the Cambridge latin course. after hearing this for the first time i found the textbook online and started working on relearning the content of a class I usually spent doing homework for other classes . Thanks for sparking the interest in me !
Incredibilis .The degree I understand as a Native Castillian speaker . Now that we got this great video , you spoiled us .We now desire Heaven's Light , God help the Outcasts , Topsy Turvy ( That scene is basically Lvpercalia ) , Court of Miracles ( And that one is the Teutoburg Forest ) .
The algorithm sent me here and I'm not complaining. I was raised catholic and had Latin in high school for 6 years, so this channel is right up my alley.
I discovered Polymathy before this channel and it took me several times of rehearing this video to finally watch the intro and to realize you were the one singing. I had no idea you were the same person. You have an amazing voice.
The attention to detail here is so impressive and reveals so much affection for the language, source material, and musicality on both of your parts. Amazing!
A big round of applause for luke from polymathy. I have watched that movie before. In latin it can help us learn to understand the ancient time of Julius Caesar.
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*IN IGNI*
HELLFIRE
lyrics by Stefano Vittori
Beata Maria,
scis esse mihi animam
tam rectam, ut qua jure gaudeam,
beata Maria,
et jure me majorem quam
lascivum vulgus reri audeam.
Dic mihi, Maria:
si saltantem cerno, cur
ejus oculus me ustilat?
Perceptae, conspectae
sol nigro crine nectitur
et in me deflagrando furiat.
In igni Maligni hoc corpus ardet, nec
furores indigni peccata pellunt haec.
Nec error est nec criminor:
nam strix Athingana comburit aegrum cor.
Nec criminor, si, Domine,
fecisti Satan fortiorem homine.
Defende, Maria,
me a sirenis vocibus:
remota nobis illa taeda sit!
Confuta Smaragdam
et addic flammis acribus
aut in hac una manu prae da sit.
Minister Frollo, Athingana fugit.
-Quid?
Nusquam in Cathedrali invenitur. Disparuit.
-Sed quomodo? Aliud cura. Apage, carnifex! Eam inveniam, etiam si opus erit totius Lutetiae Parisiorum crematione!
Maligni cum igni est atro tibi res.
Aut mea aut ligni: alterutrius es!
Miserere ejus, miserere mei,
sed aut praeda mea aut ligni est!
English Translation of the LATIN lyrics:
Beata Maria,
Beata Maria,
scis esse mihi animam
you know that I have a soul
tam rectam, ut qua jure gaudeam,
which is so righteous that I'm justly delighted of it.
beata Maria,
beata Maria,
et jure me maiorem quam
and, that I'm superior than
lascivum vulgus reri audeam.
the lascivous folk, I justly dare to think.
Dic mihi, Maria:
Tell me, Maria:
si saltantem cerno, cur
if I see her dancing, why
ejus oculus me ustilat?
her eye burns me?
Perceptae, conspectae
When I perceive her, when I look at her,
sol nigro crine nectitur
the sun is intertwined with her black hair,
et in me deflagrando furiat.
and while it burns in me, it drives me crazy.
In igni Maligni hoc corpus ardet, nec
In Satan's fire this body burns, and
furores indigni peccata pellunt haec.
the perverted craziness can't drive away this sin.
Nec error est nec criminor:
It's not a fault, I'm not guilty:
nam strix Athingana comburit aegrum cor.
It is the gipsy witch who burns my ill heart.
Nec criminor, si, Domine,
I'm not guilty, my Lord,
fecisti Satan fortiorem homine.
if you created Satan stronger than man.
Defende, Maria,
Protect me, Maria,
me a sirenis vocibus:
from the siren's voices:
remota nobis illa taeda sit!
may that torch be kept away from me!
Confuta Smaragdam
Condemn Esmeralda
et addic flammis acribus
and sentence her to the ferocious flames,
aut in hac una manu praeda sit.
or may she be prey of this sole hand.
Maligni cum igni est atro tibi res.
With Satan's dark fire you have to do.
Aut mea aut ligni: alterutrius es!
Either to me or to the pyre: you pertain to one of these two.
Miserere ejus, miserere mei, sed aut praeda mea aut ligni est!
Have mercy of me, have mercy of her, but she is either my prey or of the pyre.
It really is a shame this gets blocked indeed. While I understand Disney trying to hide their darker past unfortunately there's no way they can without finding and destroying every copy of those movies, Hunchback had some of their best music ever done and now it's being made harder to access...such a shame...love your cover by the way. Such clean and clear Latin~
Right!
Please The Plagues from The Prince of Egypt in Ancient Egyptian
Now we just need a Roman version of the entire movie.
@ScorpioMartianus shall I consult thee about the accuracy of a phrase I'm trynna fit into a poem of mine which reads as thus: Manus masturbatio poetica quod idem est. I'm sorry that I know nothing about the rhythm of Latin so I have no clue as to which syllables are short or long.
Translating "she will be mine" to "she will be my prey" is a perfect translation of the cruelty and possessiveness Frollo has. I love the choice.
Thanks 😃😃
Does latin not have a "mine"?
@@blacktemplarbrotherlucius1935 It’s to keep the meter of the song
@@blacktemplarbrotherlucius1935 it does - meus, mea, meum (my/mine three times, first masculine, then feminine, then neuter) used depending on the noun's gender
but in english, My and Mine are essentially euphonic forms of the same word
My and mine are essentially two forms of the same word, with my being used attributively before the noun, and mine being used in all other cases, as may be seen in most of the usage examples and quotations above. In this respect, this word is analogous to most of the other possessive pronouns (e.g. your vs. yours), as well as a number of other noun modifiers, such as lone/alone.
Historically, my came to be used only before a consonant sound, and later came to be used regardless of the following sound. Nonetheless, mine still sees archaic pre-vocalic use, as may be seen in the 1862 quotation above, and in the most formal of writing even into the 20th century.
- en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mine#Etymology_1
In latin, however, there is no need (nor has it ever been attested) to change the word meus, -a, -um (the two hyphenated endings replace -us in their respective forms, as it is how basic forms of adjectives are presented in latin) based on the following sound - the only change that occurs is grammatical case agreement with the noun that meus, -a, -um modifies - in this case "praeda mea": praeda (prey) is in nominative and feminine, so meus, -a, -um changes to agree with it (so feminine nominative - mea).
I'm fifty fifty on it. Sure, it let's the audience know of his possessiveness, but it doesn't sound like something he'd say.
This is genius because, despite the fact Judge Frollo is French, a 15th-century Catholic of Noble birth and status would be praying in Latin. The part in the middle with the soldier would probably be in French.
The soldier is an Angel, he’d also be speaking in Latin
Yup 👍
Cierto, con el adicional que los hombres del clero solían hablar con la lengua de los romanos.
Though he would have spoken in old French with the guard, not modern French. It would be interesting to have that part as well.
So there's a chance for a perfect edit/compilation/splice is what you're saying.
I am genuinely amazed how deep his voice could go without breaking. It made my throat hurt just out of sympathy.
Thanks
Listen to Colm McGuiness' work
Fun fact - the English singer of this song tried to get the song lowered to match his pitch - director denied him. So he had to do lessons and dozens of practices to get his pitch to match the music
@@mysticdragonwolf89 Tony Jay. What a treasure he was.
Also, yeah it's 3 half steps short of a 2 octave range. It's demanding. And Tony Jay was most definitely a low bass.
@@mysticdragonwolf89I thought I was watching this video for the first time, but I've already liked your comment. Wild
Can we take a moment to appreciate the fact this guy not only was able to sing this song in Latin so well. But also the lyricist actually translated a song into another language and was able to keep the rhythm in tact. That’s really amazing
Thanks! Yes, my friend Stefano Vittori is an amazing translator!
Thanks a lot ☺️
This was impressive indeed. But don't forget that this is exactly what is done in tens of languages for every Disney song and dialogue: Translating, while keeping meter and meaning utterly intact. You can find a job as good as this in any dub: But this had the added challenge of being more of a trochaic language (since Disney songs are originally in English, their meter can tend to be iambic), and a language that not many still know how to speak colloquially. So, double chapeau to this dub!
Interestingly enough, this happens in almost every language translation I've seen and heard. There are a few exceptions of course, but most of the time, different languages almost have a rhythm, or even rhyme with their counterparts.
This was truly amazing! I have no reference for how accurate it is, but it sounded great!
But what are the fire-robed people saying in Latin? I've always wondered and I can't find anything online.
This song is far more threatening in Latin. Everything sounds more threatening in Latin.
yes
True,but nothing is as threatening as German
@@redacted9912 German sounds constantly angry.
@americana_incarnate Eh it sounds depressed when it doesn't sound angry.
Ita
What's funny is that, given Dom Claude Frollo's position in late 15th Century Parisian politics and religious affairs (Minister of Justice), he very well COULD have sung this in Latin. This is pure perfection. The Ecclesiastical pronunciation is flawless and goes so well with the heavy yet haunting lyrics. Bravo, gentlemen! This was a most excellent surprise.
You’re absolutely right!
Well, he certainly wouldn't be singing it in English.
Especially when the crowd of red robes were chanting in Latin in the original
@@cringelord7776Well considering he’s a Catholic during a time period where Mass was only in latin he would’ve most definitely spoken latin
@@Endehutte well yeah of course
"She is either my prey or of the pyre" UMM???? HELLO??? THATS RAW AS HELL!!!!
Goddamn, when people said the translator did more then just translate I didn’t believe them. Clearly you all were right, I was very wrong
Ok that hit different!!! Dayyyum
@@lavernasilver6999 thanks so much 😃😃
Get it?
@@cristhianmlrYeah she's either consumed by him or the fire. Deadly, either or.
Accidentally started singing this in a mix of Ecclesiastical and Classical, summoned my college professor and the local priest, who proceeded to stare me down, their eyes judging me before they told me to choose one or the other, not both.
When academia and religion agree, you know you’ve fucked up.
@@_somerandomguyontheinternet_ dear god I didn’t expect to get hit with a fact that hard today
I know this wasn't supposed to make me laugh. But that last part did!
i refuse to consider those as two different things
@[-redacted-] the only one not judging is god cause he knew this would happen and is just sitting at the side lines with popcorn watching this go down
It upsets me how a lot of people put down Latin and call it useless and etc because its a 'dead language'. Latin has such a rich history, and plays a key part in the founding of many modern languages and much more. It is still in fact used today, for certain purposes or by certain people. Hellfire in Latin gives me the goosebumps, and it really fits with the setting of the Middle Ages. Honestly, it should be used more for things like this.
And has a beautiful sound in the talk. Even when you're insulting someone. Just saying "fuck you" in Latin is beautiful: "Futue te Ipsum!"
there's a reason it's been used in medicine for writing patient diagnoses, like I know some countries such as Germany like to write their discharge papers with diagnoses in German, but that's a problem if the patient goes to another country and then the doctors have no idea what a "Bauchspeicheldrüsenentzündung" is and they have to google translate it. Meanwhile, if they had just written it in Latin as "pankreatitis", then everybody with a medical background would know what it is, especially since most diagnoses are the same in English and Latin. Like if you have a patient with "hypertensio arterialis, diabetes mellitus typus II, status post fractura femoris lat. dex. a.a. V, st. post appendectomiam a.a. XI, st. post infarctus cerebrovascularis a.a. III, CAVE PENICILLIN", most doctors will know the patient's diagnoses regardless of their native language.
@@Nightraven26 Exactly! I've been trying to tell people this for years, but nobody believes me when I say that Latin isn't as 'dead' or 'useless' as people like to believe.
Latin is beautiful, but I think when people criticize it they are referring to the fact that it is useless to study it in high school which is true
@@misterd6235 Only if you have no interest in middle English manuscripts.
I knew this had to come out some day, it's just natural logic
Yes! a matter of time
i hate when people use j instead of i
@@commentfreely5443 where?
@@ScorpioMartianus complimenti mi hai fatto venire i brividiiii
🥰🥰🥰
At first I didn't like how this was in ecclesiastical Latin (because I am a bit of a classical snob), but when you think about it it actually makes more sense as that is the Latin that Frollo would actually speak.
Right! I used to feel that way, but I like both pronunciations now. I have a video about it ruclips.net/video/zq3FJNibKHk/видео.html
Yep, he probably would have been fluent in it, so in this context I think it's the right choice.
Classical pronunciation on this would be totally out of context, as it is when used out of roman classical texts and poems.
Had a similar thought process, as well.
Same.
I do want to hear a more Roman version in Classical Latin, though.
As a devout catholic and a history entusiast, I found this perfect!
This song should have been in latin since the very launch of the movie!
I didn't grow up Catholic, technically I'm still not since I haven't finished RCIA yet, but having that background has given me so much more appreciation of this song, and it in Latin is just another level on top.
Had a similar opinion, based on setting there a good chance he would have sung it in latin
@@James-ep2bx that's very probable, since latin was the official language for praying and mass back then
@@drjuancruzexactly my reasoning, at least in Catholic areas
Then have Frollo switch to his first language when he’s breaking down and giving in to his lust (at “Protect me, Maria,” perhaps).
The sentence "Nec criminor si, Domine, fecisti satan fortiorem homine." made me physically shiver. Just... both the meaning and the way the rythm and the phonetics of it fit the melody... Bravo
Thanks so much!
Thanks 🤗🤗🤗
Me too and I don’t even know Latin
@@jazzguitar3441 time stamp
@@Hanako-San100 1:30
Ecclesiastical pronunciation is perfect for this. Has such a distinctive feel, closer to our times. It has in it the history of Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. All variants of Latin pronunciation should be cherished.
OHHH i’m semi-fluent in classical latin and I forgot church latin existed for a minute and I was like hUh
Well technically a language evolves every minute, so just throwing all the time the language was talked under the title "Language" is presumptuous.
I studied in University ancient civilizations. For instance, the Egyptian language, which was considered living until the early 20th century, covers basically six millennia. One can't reasonably expect the language to be the same in its earliest recorded form, and its latest. So, it's taught as several separate languages, considered parented, but different enough to be considered a new language.
Latin pronunciation has evolved from the classical era into several directions because of the way its speakers were divided.
You can hear clearly in the way this is sung close sonorities with Italian. But the closest modern language to Latin, in its vulgar form at any rate, is Romanian.
@@tywinlannister8015 I too came here having forgotten that Ecclesiastical pronunciation was even a thing. I have the SHIVERS!
@@tywinlannister8015wait your telling me I already know lati-
(Romanian is my third language)
@@tywinlannister8015 I thought it was Sardinian
Now I've gone on a "Hellfire in various language" binge but this one always is a standout. It just feels...more ancient and like the originator of the rest . bravo
That’s very kind of you. Thanks.
Agreed. Only the German translation even comes close to this.
People still do covers of hellfire? Holly shit this is amazing.
Thanks so much! 🔥
ehehe holy
the single most popular Disney Villain song that doesn't have goose-stepping hyenas? Course it's gonna get loads of covers. It's also one of the most humanized antagonist songs. Frollo's rage, lust, disgust and his rapid drop into insanity. there's just something so...perfect with the song that attracts so many people to do covers.
Well, it's arguably the greatest disney song ever...makes sense that it's still getting covers
@@FallouFitness_NattyEdition I 100% agree, but sadly the movie is rarely brought up and talked about, even by Disney
YES!!!! FINALLY A LATIN VERSION OF THIS THAT LIVES UP TO ITS PROMISE!!!
Thank you! 😃
@@ScorpioMartianus I've seen too many attempts at this where either the Latin is good and the singing is bad, or the singing is great, but the Latin is unforgivably terrible. Downloading all your songs for my next underway!
edit: spelling
the red coats singing "mea culpa" or "my fault" at him while he's saying it isn't his fault is such a cool detail
IK I ALWAYS THINK OF THIS
what's even better is that that is part of the confiteor deo omnipotente they sing at the start which is a prayer of contrition
Especially with the catholic theme, making it a confessional but where Frollo refuses God, twice actually; once by refusing to admit guilt so he can be forgiven in that scene, and the second time when his prayers are answered when the guy shows up and tells him he has a chance to let go and move on, but he refuses to take it.
That's part of the original movie too lol
Me Who studies Latin and Greek: SO THIS IS THE POWER OF LATIN
Carefull when singing along with it, I made a few mispronouncements and summoned Decarabia
@@JCGver i summoned the entire hell just a few days ago so no problem
You're studying Greek?
As a Greek myself, I have to offer you my sincerest condolences
@@quelli-sul-web7263 you're the one that cause this whole pandemic
@@Ashley-the-fox oopssie dopsie, my bad. QwQ
Your voice is actually perfect for this song.
Thank you!
@@ScorpioMartianus Not gonna lie, this video made me appreciate the Ecclesiastical pronunciation a lot more than I used to.
@@newq me too
@@ScorpioMartianus your pronunciation of ecclesiastical latin is perfect
Very kind! I think I’d need to be a native Italian speaker to reach such a level but I’m grateful you like it
This hits different in Latin, it gives me chills, however it also awakens something within me.
Epic comment
o_o’
"Quid quid latine dictum sit, altum videtur"
@@StukenanWhich is really weird when you consider that during the time of the Roman Republic, Latin was the common tongue. Patricians spoke Greek if they wanted to sound profound and fancy.
I've always thought that Ecclesiastical Latin sounds much better when sung than Classical Latin; and this guy's singing voice is awe inspiring!
Thank you! ☺️
Well it is almost purposely made for singing. Almost as soon as The Church of Rome lost their monopoly on Latin to the common masses all the hymns and church songs immediately found themselves translated and that undoubtedly influenced the development of the common usage and understanding of it.
classical latin its better
@@alejo7625 Not in the context of this being a French church authority speaking about religious content in the 1500s.
It's because singing is one of the functions of ecclesiastical latin.
One is just a spoken language (that we have very little experience in speaking)
I cannot believe how much better it is in Latin!
That’s so nice of you to say!
I agree. It fits with the religion aspect so well.
@RedHeadOtter medieval French and im in.
All the version I have are good. I think it is about the composition
ruclips.net/video/OwbkIzrcZIE/видео.html
In fact this is really close to the song in the french dub, wich is not really surprising ^^
THE PRONUNCIATION IS PERFECT! As a Latin speaker, it makes me unfathomably salty when these singers don’t pronounce the words correctly, but this is just PERFECT. One or two words are off but this would make mea Magistra proud!
Edit: Wow, I should have clarified! It is Italian sounding, but religious Latin is supposed to sound like that. I am a Classical snob, and I learned both pronunciations (just far more practiced with Classical than Religious). Per his dialect of Latin, his pronunciation is quite typical, and, if it helps at all, in my four years of studying the language, we did briefly cover songs written in Latin. During that time, it was *allegedly* not uncommon for someone words to be skewed or made grammatically incorrect to better the flow of the song, not unlike what we do with English. Please don’t start a war in the replies lmao
How are you still alive?
Sei forse italiano? Sennò non si capisce quella idea de la pronunciazione perfetta.
You may be able to answer me this magister 😊
We had to sing in excelsis deo for the Christmas choir.
I had to take Latin in Germany for 3 years 25 years ago and I was taught to pronounce ex-tselsis and the choir lady insisted we sing ex-tshelsis...not sure if I'm able to convey this correctly. Apparently this still bothers me to this day 😆
What's your opinion on this?
Edit: just listened to Andrea Bocellis rendition...I wish I had thought of this before we did the whole choir song thing 😆 oh well...I suppose I'd make the rules if I was director of the choir...apparently I was over qualified and had to dumb myself down to fit in...I tried singing it in the way I was taught and was reprimanded and corrected.
Who died and made you a Roman 😆
Now write "excelsis" 100 times on the walls of Jerusalem 😆
wait, really? I sounded way too italian to me, pronouncing "c"s as tsh instead of k, ignoring the "g" in "igni" etc... To be fair I´m certainly no expert in latin pronunciation, but from what I remember from school it seemed quite off.
I think it's more late latin than classical
As an ex-Latin student, singer, and Disney nerd, this is the best thing that I have seen on RUclips all week. The way you tweaked lyrics to make the rhyming scheme match up to the English was immaculate.
Thanks!!
Beautiful, this makes Frollo appear even more like a clergyman of the Middle Ages and his passion can really be felt in the air
Note, Frollo was actually a priest in the original book, not a judge. Some consider it was because Disney didn't want to make it seem like they were demonizing Christianity. Including have a 'good' priest as a counterpart to Frollo in the movie. But no, the perverted old man who lusted after a beautiful young woman was a priest... So consider that for a moment.
@@JonathonWilder Frollo is not old in the book, either. He is in his mid thirties.
@@Igor_054 Ah, but remember life expectancy was usually much shorter back then, where men usually living until their 30s. Since from the 1500s onward, till around the year 1800, life expectancy throughout Europe hovered between 30 and 40 years of age. So, while I see your arguement, he would still have been seen as fairly 'old' during this time.
@@JonathonWilder men, especially of his caste, would have lived far longer. Life expectancies are heavily skewed by the up to fifty percent child mortality.
@@benjaminmorris3625 I'm going to note, here, that life expectancy was that low for a lot of history because the vast majority of people born were dying as babies or very young children. Once a person made it to adulthood, they could probably live another 30 or 40 years on average.
The song is simultaneously more threatening and more vulnerable in this cover. He really sounds so weak and afraid during “god have mercy on her”. Even the brief part by the guard who tells him Esmeralda escaped sounded really cool.
Props for the In Igni / Maligni / Indigni rhyme. I love when translations go beyond the literal word-for-word to maintain the feeling but more fully utilize the strengths of the language they're translating TO.
Thanks to Stefano Vittori! He’s a true poet
@@ScorpioMartianus
It's even darker than the original song. INCREDIBLE!
Thanks!!
Incrēdibilis.
Only Jonathan can make this darker!
i'm blown away by the whole thing, but somehow i'm more impressed by the interaction between frollo and the guard than i am the song. it's surreal as fuck, incredible. thank you so so much for doing this
Thanks!
THAT VIBRATO IS LITERALLY FIRE 😭👏🏼
Google Translate: "Quod vibrato proprie est ignis."
hellfire
Woah ! In ecclesiastical latin !
You should have a look at the french version, the lyrics are way more mature and elaborated than the english one (i.e. "infernales bacchanales").
Victor Hugo is a genius and you have done one of the greatest tributes i've seen so far.
Thanks so much! Great name, Mars 👍
I'm the French guy who will "objectively" agree.
Latin american Spanish is also 👌👌👌👌
Infernales bacchanales? I don't know Latin or French... What registered in my brain was 'party demons'.
@@gianinamorales8597 "Infernales" is the adjective of the noun "enfer" (hell), so I guess the English traduction would be "Hellish"? As for Bacchanales, it is related to the god Bacchus, but those parties were parties where you would drink and fornicate, at least that is one of the meaning implied by "Bacchanales".
In short, it's a fancy way to say: "What a f... sex party!"
Magnificent. As a Latin student, this and other songs in Latin assist me in my pronounciation as well as how it should sound.
You are learning Italian pronunciation, rather than the Latin one
Yeah this is eclectic latin - which isn't wrong it's just medieval latin rather than roman.
I like that the lyrics are actually more dramatic in Latin, “lascivum vulgus” sounds (at least to me) more condescending than the English equivalent, and “fecisti Satan fortiorem homine” sounds more like an accusation than expressing powerlessness. Maybe it’s because I don’t know too much Latin, but I really like how the Latin lyrics are.
Also, Ecclesiastical Latin sounds really poetic with this song in particular (I read the description mentioning meter), and I think it was the better choice with this song.
You really need to listen to the German version. That's in my opinion the strongest version by far
@@xaga8794 agree!
Igni is a funny sounding word tho you cant deny
ill go.
@@littlegreenbicc609 inini
@@demutrudu6106 ninny
The ecclesiastical Latin was a really great touch!
Thanks!
I don't know any Latin, but because you took care to ensure that the lyrics still rhymed in the new language, I could still enjoy the performance. Well done, a lot of fan translations don't do that, so it was very refreshing to hear.
Thanks! Stefano Vittori is brilliant at this
My favorite Disney villain song sung in my current favorite language by my favorite Latin teacher. My life is complete.
Aw thanks! Mine too, just reading that 😊
It would have been cool to have had the guard speak in the traditional French pronunciation of Latin. After the fall of the West, there were many regional ways that Latin was pronounced. Eventually, the Holy See mandated that the traditional Italian pronunciation be used, and now most schools teach the restored classical pronunciation.
Yes indeed! I have made videos about this topic. I even have a video on this channel in a traditional pronunciation of French Latin. But the Ecclesiastical was chosen for conventional reasons. 😊
No it would be even more awkward. A guard, not even an officer knowing Latin in any form? Ideally their conversation must be in French, while the song in Latin.
@@embran8486 I think it would be the most believable as well, but I just fear it would have been a bit awkward and pace breaker
@@embran8486 Parisian then would not have been exactly what then evolved into what we call French, but it would have been fairly close !
@@ScorpioMartianus I thought you said in another video that the Italian pronunciation was officially adopted by the Church in the early 20th century.
"fecisti Satan fortiorem homine!" bellissima frase
Ecclesiastical Latin, good fit, since it's what the church uses mainly
Also, Luke, holy shit, you SING
😃
Imagine this movie in Latin, so many people would be speaking it today. No longer a dead language
Not really xD
I vote that he plays the priest here )
@@bananasaur5209 man there are people speaking elvish, I think it could work big time
@@SourceCodeDeleted Only in the novel, movie Frollo is the (churchgoing) Minister of Justice.
Latin is not a dead language. People are still able to read it, write in it, understand it, speak it, communicate in it. Just because it’s not an official language of any country doesn’t mean it’s a dead language. 🙂
Dude, every time I come back to this, I'm blown away. Please make an album. You have such a gift for linguistics and a wonderful voice that it would be a shame not to.
Very kind
It's incredible how inflected languages can convey so much meaning in so few words. Reminds me of that description of (I think) Thucydides: his words almost equal his sentences in number.
Well said!
the demon you spawned chillin in the corner: *dancin to a bop*
I can't think of a better disney song to be redone in Latin. Wonderful job.
The ecclesiastical pronunciation threw me off at first. But I guess it makes sense.
Yup! And also the meter is stress based
Yeah, it does make sense
It does, as Frollo would have used the ecclesiastical pronunciation, not the traditional one
1:57
I laughed when I noticed that Smaragdam is "Esmeralda" translated.
Great work, anyway.
Emerald
I've never seen this movie so i was so confused about the Emerald part
@@KCrouch-t2o Esmeralda is the spanish translation of Emerald, and it's also the name of the movie's deuteragonist: a beautiful Gypsy with green eyes (like emeralds, hence the name) which drives Frollo crazy
Aren’t proper nouns supposed to be said in their native language regardless of the language of the sentence? Therefore Smaragdam would be correct for referring to emerald as an object but the name would still be Esmeralda?
Not unless you’re writing poetry and you require the meter to work.
I know like a million people have already made this joke but this song is straight up fire ❤🔥
Thanks!
This is spectacular- it's not just a translation. The meter of the lyrics is preserved!
Stefano is a genius.
The fact that I know what the English is without having subtitles really tells that I listen to this song an unhealthy amount 😂
😃
You are not alone in your obsession with this song. 🤣 Or any of the songs from this movie... I hear them come on, and I just have to sing along. 😅
Haha same
@@warriormaiden9829 I’m glad to see other people have the same obsession because I feel alone in it since no one ever talks about this movieeee
Listening to actual discussion in latin (toward the end of the song) gives me thrills ! It gives a perfect feeling about how ancient romans spoke in their everyday life.
Eccezionale.
Grazie!
Persino il grande re del Sud @Mortebianca in persona concede il suo giudizio a questo capolavoro, che onore
this man single handedly ressurected the latin language with this
You’re very kind! I certainly didn’t accomplish this song on my own, since the exquisite translation was done by my friend and colleague Stefano Vittori. And more than that there are so many great teachers who have paved the way to spoken Latin in the 20th and 21st centuries. I learned from them.
I really appreciate the liberties taken in the translation, both to fit the language better, and to make the song more powerful.
Gods that tremble in your voice... I FEEL THAT SHIT
Hahah thanks!
You even translated "Esmeralda"!
Congratulations for such great covee, not just on the translation (on which I can't be a good critic) but also on the vocals, wow!
Thanks so much, Monica!
@just your average potato There are equivalents in languages for different names, like Michael and Miguel, James and Jaime, Mary María, Margaret Margarita... But in this case I imagine that is easier, as "Esmeralda" is also the name of a gemstone.
The English version of Hellfire is such a master piece, but to translate to Latin? Now you got something both terrifying and beautiful to remember by for years. Not to mention this is too good NOT to sing with no matter if you do or don't know how to speak Latin
I think Hellfire sung in Latin gives the characters lust more dimension. I love it! Brings new life to my childhood movie favorite.
That’s very kind of you! Thanks for being here.
Something that always kinda bothered me about some latin covers and dubs was how there was little to no feeling in the voice, it felt dead, meanwhile in games like for Honor is like hearing an angry warrior shout in their mother tongue, and this is why i love bardcore covers and this cover, you really out your soul into it, is not like you are reading an academic paper, you are truly singing this masterpiece.
bravo
Bloody beautiful, good singing, choice of words, just generally perfection, I love it!!!
Now I wish there was a Latin dub of Out There and the Bells of Notre Dame, no pressure guys, this was brilliant!
Thanks! Hopefully some day
What's really cool about hearing Latin sung in this style is that I could actually hear the influence on Italian and French in there in the pronunciation of some words. There was also a word or two that almost sounded German, which makes sense. Anyway, nice work. I don't know much about latin but I'd love to learn, and your voice relaly is suited to this song. Thanks for uploading.
I love how this is in Ecclesiastical Latin. It really fits Frollo's character and role.
as a catholic and romance language speaking (native language brazilian portuguese but also understanding the others including latin) i say that your version of hellfire is perfect, your latin is great
You nailed it.
Te luciste. (Spanish pronunciation)
Not only that you managed to transmit the same kind of feeling and sentiment that the character Frolll was experiencing while in the movie but also Your Voice Sounds suitable, appropriate, ideal for such a character who additionally is singing in Latin
Thanks so kindly!
amazing
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This is the coolest thing I've heard all year.
You're so nice! Thanks!
as someone who studied latin and at the top of my class, I love that you did this, latin has so many flavors as it cycles through its tones, and it feels both so refined yet so primal.
As a former traditional catholic seminarian, I really appreciate that !
2:25 damn, you really nailed that sentence!
The singers voice is so enchanting and majestic! I’ve listened to this countless times and I appreciate it more and more as time goes on. So well done.
The writer did a superb job on the lyrics as well.
10/10 content! Will continue to rewatch regularly 👌🏻
Thanks very much!
RUclips: You wanna hear Hellfire in latin?
Me: You had my curiosity, now you have my attention
1:56 i love so much the fact that they made a parallel with Dies Irae:
Confuta Smaragdam/et addic flammis acribus
As in:
Confutatis maledictis/flammis acribus addictis
That’s right! Stefano Vittori and I are also great fans of the 1984 movie Amadeus, where actor Tom Hulce plays Mozart as he composes these very lines in his requiem. Tom Hulce performed the voice for the Hunchback in the original version of Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
@@ScorpioMartianus omg I loved both movies and I never noticed! Then again, I did not watch them in their original language until I was an adult...
Also this would not even be hostorically inaccurate because the original dies irae is much older than Mozart's version, it could very easily have been sung in the setting of the movie
I'm so happy when the audience catches the citations 🥰
@@ScorpioMartianus haha I assumed it was a coincidence! It was the only Latin I recognized
Omg! You're so right! I've sang that a lot of times, even thinking on that now and I didn't notice! Good job! =0
I would truly love an 2 hour version of this looped~ It sounds so awesome!
Deus has heard our prayers. Thank you so much for this version 🙏
Thank you so much for watching and sharing it!
The ecclesiastical Latin choice was 👍
The contradictions and the sacrilegious intent of his use of religion as justification is highlighted even more by the medium. Excellent job my dude
Ahhh… such a beautiful and terrifying song in Latin. I was so into it!
Then I arrive at 2:27 and was like… “Damn it… why must my adult brain ruin good moments.” 🤦♂️ 😆
😂 that means 'with' so it's in almost every Latin text (also it is pronounced c-oo-m)
@@justgames2245 THAT’S NOT BETTER.
"cum" is also a Latin word though
It's actually a very common word in Latin prayers and chants
@@nahidbethehonoredone Woulda thought that would apply to Greek more. Badumtish.
Glad I’m not the only one who saw that and had a small giggle
I was expecting to cover the "mea culpa" and the "Kyrie eleison" parts from the choir!!😄😄 Perfect job as always! Should we expect a Greek cover too?
Thank you! Oh that's a fun idea. I'll see if Stefano would like to!
Fantastic!!
Θα ειτανε πολύ ορεο! 😍
@@christinemaria0815 Judging by your sirname you must be German right? We Greeks really appreciate people who like to learn our language! The correct phrase is "Θα ήτανε πολύ ωραίο!" and I say this without wanting to judge you or anything! Much love!
@@TeutonicEmperor1198 Χα χα, ευχαριστώ πολύ! Νε, είμαι Γερμανίδα.... και Ελληνίδα.... But I'm born and grew up in Germany.... so German is my first language, and unfortunately, my Greek is not that good. 🙈 I basically only speak Greek with my mum. So thanks for correcting me. Still learning 😁
man Luce how do you have such a nice singing voice? extraordinary work on this one!
Aw thank you! I'm so glad you like it.
my latin teacher tried so hard to make me care about the language, if she had shown me this maybe i would have 😅 i preferred classical civilization studies to classical languages back then. 2 years of the Cambridge latin course. after hearing this for the first time i found the textbook online and started working on relearning the content of a class I usually spent doing homework for other classes . Thanks for sparking the interest in me !
I strongly believe this is how Frollo sings every day
Incredibilis .The degree I understand as a Native Castillian speaker .
Now that we got this great video , you spoiled us .We now desire Heaven's Light , God help the Outcasts , Topsy Turvy ( That scene is basically Lvpercalia ) , Court of Miracles ( And that one is the Teutoburg Forest ) .
Thanks! Maybe one day!
@@ScorpioMartianus Yes!! Please, 'God help the Outcasts' next, if you can!
I don't often leave comments on anything, but this gave me goosebumps. Well done, dude
Thanks! Very kind.
The algorithm sent me here and I'm not complaining. I was raised catholic and had Latin in high school for 6 years, so this channel is right up my alley.
This is the first time I've ever heard Latin used conversationally.
I discovered Polymathy before this channel and it took me several times of rehearing this video to finally watch the intro and to realize you were the one singing. I had no idea you were the same person. You have an amazing voice.
Thanks! Very kind
Seriously underrated channel!
Aw thanks! Well with your help through your generous interaction (commenting like you have, and sharing the videos) the channel will grow for sure!
@@ScorpioMartianus Ok, so one more comment from me. :P Great job!
Thanks!!
Superb! I love the rhymes igni/maligni/indigni/ligni. The language really fits the song. Very well done :D
Thanks!
Bro you made it. I searched for "Lating song" and this was the first one!
For some reason I find it funny you even translated the spoken dialogue at 2:07 in Latin when you could've just cut it. X^D
0:57 = white xbox kids when they get angry:
Lol hahaha
😂😂😂😂
If there ever was a song that deserved a Latin version, this is it.
The attention to detail here is so impressive and reveals so much affection for the language, source material, and musicality on both of your parts. Amazing!
Thank you so much for your kind comment!
I can't have enough of 0:46 - 1:06. It's SO good!
Is it just me or does this song sound more impactful in this version.
I’m flattered!
Luke has a voice that's absolutely to die for.
A big round of applause for luke from polymathy. I have watched that movie before. In latin it can help us learn to understand the ancient time of Julius Caesar.
You've got some vibrato.
Also, this begs for being metalised too.
Jonathan Young does a brilliant metal cover
@@jesuismini4607 I know but not in latin. I crave metal in latin.
@@antalbojtos4413 I know I'm gonna learn these lyrics to sing over Jonathan Young's cover of it
Your voice is so similar to the Italian singer that for a whole minute I thought it was him singing in Latin lol
Great translation job, love it!!
Addirittura? 😃 Grazie!
@@ScorpioMartianus Di niente! Anzi, grazie a voi per la bellissima cover ahah
@@silviadigregorio7240 grazie a te 😊
I’ve seen this dude’s videos before but I never pictured he’d have a singing voice this good.
Many thanks
If you had not translated it I would have never gessed that the Latin in the Titel means " the hunchback of Notre Dame".