ERRATUM: For some reason I pronounced the “h” in “orhneal” as a voiceless velar fricative instead of a voiceless glottal fricative, my bad. Music arranged by Farya Faraji, vocals by Farya Faraji. Please keep in mind that this isn't reconstructed Byzantine music, only modern music with a thematic idea of the Byzantine empire. Please note this isn't reconstructed historical music, it's modern folk music. The Epic Byzantine Music series is a musical project where I explore various sounds from the ethnomusicological ecosystem of modern traditional music, using sounds from modern folk traditions as they are today as a framing device for themes pertaining to the history of the Eastern Roman Empire. Narses, along with Belisarius, was one of the great generals of Justinian and Theodora's era, fighting for the reconquest of the Italian peninsula along with many other battles. An Armenian, he was born in a region known as Persarmenia, then under the control of the Sasanian Empire, and he himself was from the Kamsarakan family, linked genealogically to the House of Karen, one of the seven great noble houses of the Parthians. Agathias Scholasticus says of him "He was a man of sound mind, and clever at adapting himself to the times. He was not versed in literature nor practiced in oratory, but made up for it by the fertility of his wits," and as "small and of a lean habit, but stronger and more high-spirited than would have been believed." Narses entered the court of Justinian and rose through the ranks. At one point, Justinian changed a law which barred eunuchs from accessing the high position of patrician, just so that Narses, himself a eunuch, could become a patrician. From there, Narses would serve Justinian as one of his greatest generals amassing many victories, the most important ones being in Italy. After the reconquest, he would oversee renovation projects in Italy as well as the city of Rome, and importantly, he was the last general of Roman history to ever receive an official triumph within the city of Rome itself. A strongly religious man, he held a specific devotion to the Virgin Mary, and supposedly never went into battle without her consent. This is a composition I based around folk melodic motifs from the region of the Armenian highlands in eastern Anatolia played on the duduk, an Armenian instrument commonly found in Armenian, Kurdish and Turkish music of the region. I wanted to capture the essence of Armenian music from the Armenian highlands, and therefore used the duduk, an instrument that I generally can't stand in most soundtracks and "epic style music." The duduk represents for me the apex of the West's disinterest with understanding the music of the East: any time a film in the West is set in the Middle-East or in some ancient era like Rome or Greece, it'll automatically use the duduk, because after the film Gladiator, the duduk has cemented itself into Western minds as "that ancient/eastern" sounding instrument. There's loads of videos with millions of views on RUclips called "ancient Egyptian music," that use the duduk, an Armenian instrument from the Caucasus and Eastern Anatolia, because as far as pop-culture is concerned, it's such some vague Eastern sounding instrument and all Eastern music is the same anyway--it would be like having Italian mandolins in a song about Vikings because "whatever they're both in Europe it's all the same music anyway." Supposedly Arabic themed music set in Morocco will use the duduk for example. Soundtracks about ancient Rome also have an automatic fixation on the duduk, and Rome 2 Total War's soundtrack for example utilises this Armenian instrument unrelated to Rome to represent the concept of the Roman Empire, because that strong association has cemented itself ever since Hans Zimmer's use of the instrument in his soundtrack (one of my favourite soundtracks by the way, I'm not criticising his use, only the secondary effect it generated in pop culture). I want to stress that my use of the instrument here is a calculated one, and though you've probably heard it in hundreds of other epic music pieces with a historical theme, those tend to randomly use it in inappropriate contexts such as Iranian, Arabic or Indian-themed pieces, or even Roman, based on that general lack of knowledge of Eastern and ancient music and this general attitude of "whatever it sounds vaguely Eastern and ancient, good enough for me." If you're reading this, please keep in mind that the duduk is more than some vague instrument that can be applied randomly in every ancient and eastern context: it's a specific instrument with Armenian roots, with a specific use geographically in Eastern Anatolia, the Southern Caucasus and parts of Northern Iran, deeply linked to Armenian music with presence in other neigbouring cultures of the area also. I added a saz, a Greek lauto, davul drums and an oud to the instrumentation, with all these instruments being found both in Greek and Armenian music except for the lauto, only found in Greece. The lyrics are a prayer to the Virgin Mary, since I wanted to reflect his strong devotion to her, with the form of Armenian found here being an archaic one. I used the pronunciation of Iranian Armenians as a basis so it might not reflect all pronunciations across the diaspora. English translation of the lyrics: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Very much appreciate. No only your work but also the explanation and informations you provide. On a side note🤣 how much time did it take you to write all this,
No matter bro, as a Turk I know that your songs aren’t reconstructed cultural music, they are thematic ideas how it would sound if you imagine the Byzantine period on an epic way. It’s another masterpiece I can hear the synthesis of Byzantine and Armenian culture.
Ողջոյն քեզ Մարիամ, լի շնորհօք, Տէր ընդ քեզ Տէր ընդ քեզ Տէր ընդ քեզ Օրհնեալ ես դու ի կանայս, եւ օրհնեալ է պտուղ որոկայնի քոյ, Յիսուս: Սըրբուհի Մարիամ, մայր Աստուծոյ, բարեխօսեա վասն մեր մեղաւորացս, այժըմ եւ ի ժամու մահուան մերոյ. ամէն. Voghjoyn k’ez Mariam, li shnorhok’, Ter ynd k’ez Ter ynd k’ez Ter ynd k’ez Orhneal yes du i kanays, yev orhneal e ptugh vorokayni k’voy, Yisus: Syrbuhi Mariam, mayr Astutsoy, barekhosea vasn mer meghaworats’s, ayzhym yev i zhamu mahuan meroy. amen.
My Armenian brothers... I speak from the heart, I wish all the best to all of you, a beautiful, kind and special people for us Brazilians. A hug from the Latin American giant, the best and most beautiful nation in the Caucasus! ✝🇧🇷❤🇦🇲☦✝
@Tigran Abazyan Some people don't even know we Turks especially like me Christian Turks was already exist in anatolia even in Byzantine waaaay before ottoman even come to existence or their ancesters start to come as big waves. If i remember correct there was a christian turkish guy almost become emperor of byzantine but failed or killed no idea.
Thank you Imperator for rebuilding the two greatest church in Nova Roma, as you know the biggest one still stands today and it is admired by people from all over the world.
Narses: Hammer of the Goths. A man who cared for the troops under his command as if they were blood. So...... I take it Belisarius is next? You can't have a song about the Emperor's hammer without one about the Emperor's sword.
Nice one man, and like always, thanks for providing some of the history of the music and the translation of the words. A great addition to your already stunning collection of music!
Armenians are going through alot right now so thank you for shedding light on historical figures with Armenian origins like Narses while also making kickass music. ❤️
music is so kick-ass that according to Christian theology the prayer Farya is chanting is a blow to Satan's head so imagine having this music so epic that kicks demonic ass
@@cornamenpython6760 We have... At least some of us.I'am personally very smypathetic about armenian struggle but unfortunately our politicians feeded by hate speech nowadays(which modern Turkey has never seen in its history).I hope our relationships gets better in near future,thats not saying much but hope is the thing keep us going.Love you all
In my Country Colombia we have an important City named ARMENIA in honor to the first Christian nation in the world ❤☦ i pray one day you recover your lands back from invaders turkish Genocides
Man this rocks. Somehow manages to be both really meditative and really evocative of vast landscapes and cavalries. Thanks also for always putting so much detail into your pinned posts. I always come away from these vids feeling like I learned something new
Anna : I am Orthodox and Greek. I was very moved by this creation. I feel closer to this than the western music. The glorius Eastern Roman Empire, Byzantium, wasn' t only my small country, but included a large part of Asia, Balkania ,North Africa and parts of western Europe . Many people, many different cultures, civilizations, languages, tribes under the same faith, the Orthodox one. Your song reminded me this! Thank you for accomplishing it !!
Love and respect from an Azerbaijani Orthodox Christian (Patriarchate of Moscow). I should admit that when I hear the voice of duduk and this kind music my heart fill with peace and I feel safe and relaxed. Let us pray to the Lord that the Peace and Love of Lord God be with in our hearts and be among us. I can speak for only myselfy not for everybody, I feel myself the citizen of the world, I love and respect every beautiful thing: art, music, and especially all human beings, not only human beings but all living creatures which are created by Lord God. Peace be with you!
Since you're touching on Byzantine and Armenian culture again, I think it would be quite interesting if you make one based on the Daredevils of sassoun epic or one based on the bagradids
This musik is so amazing and fascinating. I love so much the prayer to Our Lady wich is my Queen of graces God bless you for this tribute to Her. You are a very great musician, Farya!
With every Byzantine/Roman piece its getting better and better, would love to see a Byzantine one connected to Bulgarian history like The Gates of Trajan you did before.
Another perfect piece ! It's always nice to see new material from you Mr. Faraji. Also notice the comments below. No hate, just people appreciating and learning history of music. This is art!Thank you so much
Gotta say, I`ve never been to Armenia, but I would love to. They where always in-between massive powers, and always had to play games to survive. What I appreciate the most, is that whenever you look at the map even from antiquity, Armenia was on the map under the same name. Most of the regions changed their name throughout history, Armenia was always there. I`ve grown to have a lot of respect for that. A romanian is sending you guys all the good thoughts in the world !
Love from an Armenian to our Romanian brothers. Thank you very much means a lot!! Romania also has a rich history wich has been trough alot and also a beautifull culture. 🇦🇲☦🇷🇴
Ok, I really enjoyed reading your rant in the description. Would probably enjoy even more some explenatory videos on instruments and the specific regions they hail from.
Another great personality of the letters, waiting for a musical piece dedicated to him. Ananias of Shirak. A 7th century Armenian who was educated in Trabzon by Greek teachers and became the enlighter of Armenia.
When I first saw that he's from the house of Karen, I instantly imagined him stopping random cataphracts on the eastern front and going: "I _demand_ to see your shanshah!" lmao
brother, I am from Armenia, you sing very cool, you are really very talented and thank you for not letting these masterpieces die and giving them a new life so that people enjoy the creations of our ancestors
Ça a juste pas d’allure la quantité de son et de langues et de musique et d’instruments différents … incroyable ❤ Merci pour le contexte historique et culturel
This music and song, not just only mixed Byzantine, Arab, Roman, Greek, and Armenian, but was also very Roman Catholic and very Christian, because of Narses', as well as Catholics, whether Roman/Latin or Eastern Rites, devotion to the Blessed Mother, the Virgin Mary, and we, Catholics all over the world, are obliged to pray the Holy Rosary every month of May and also of October, for peace in our country and all of the whole world, for the conversion of sinners, for the divine intervention of our needs, for the protection, wisdom, guidance, good health, and strength of our current Holy Father, the head of the Catholic Church and also the Bishop of Rome Pope Francis, and for the divine protection of our families and loved ones, as the Blessed Mother, the Our Lady of Fatima requested. Ave Maria, gratia plenam. 🙏 Կեցցե Մարիամը, շնորհքով լի: 🙏 Χαίρε Μαρία, γεμάτη χάρη. 🙏 Christus Vincit. 🙏 Christus Regnat. 🙏 Christus Imperat. 🙏
I can also sense some Pontian rythm in this. More excellence from the guy who gets better and better. I bet Serj Tankian is grooving to this right now.
@@tigranispiryan4865 not really , it depended on the area / themata . On the Eastern part there would be hellenes and Armenians but on central and western Anatolia it was comprised by hellenes ....
@@dimitrisg45 Not even lol, you can search it up. Everything states that the ranks and military structure was mostly Armenian so it doesn't matter which area/region you're talking about lol.
@@tigranispiryan4865 You are the one claiming it so you need to be the one bring evidence. It is like claiming army was actually was mostly aliens. Not believe me? Find it out. Really?
Oġǰoyn k̕ez Mariam, li šnorhòk̕, Tēr ënd k̕ez Òrhneal es dow i kanays, ew òrhneal ē ptowġ orokayni k̕oy, Yisows: Sërbowhi Mariam, mayr Astowçoy, barexòsea vasn mer meġaworac̕s, ayžëm ew i žamow mahowan meroy. amēn. To all fellas who want to sing along
I wanted to sing along to this, but can't read the Armenian alphabet. Thankfully, I found the lyrics on some site and then put them in Google tl so I could get the Latinization. These were the results: Voghjoyn k’ez Mariam, li shnorhok’, Ter ynd k’ez Ter ynd k’ez Ter ynd k’ez Orhneal yes du i kanays, yev orhneal e ptugh vorokayni k’voy, Yisus: Syrbuhi Mariam, mayr Astutsoy, barekhosea vasn mer meghaworats’s, ayzhym yev i zhamu mahuan meroy. amen.
Thank you so much for honoring our neighbors - Armenians! I really hope one day you'll honor one of Georgian kings or generals! I love and admire your work and dedication ❤️🔥
@@gorgarslan as I also heard Bagrationi were the dynasty with Armenian roots (Bagratuni) but the difference between Georgians and Armenians has been in languages (Cartvelian and Indo-European), religion (Orthodox Christianity and Monophisite Christianity) plus material culture (Georgians are closer to people of the North Caucasus like Ingush, e.g. in highland towers or woolen clothes, and Armenians are closer to people of Middle East like Kurds).
@@ΓνώστηςτωνγατώνGeorgia was influenced more by the other Caucasian ethnicities whereas Armenia retained significant cultural contact with Iran up to the modern day. The first Armenian ruling dynasty, the Arsacids, were a branch of the Parthian Arsacids, and before Christianization Armenia was a Zoroastrian nation.
I'm sure if you played this at a nightclub, people would go INSANE. I know I would! Yet another banger by a most talented artist! 🔥🔥🔥 Never let the ancient flame die, brothers and sisters!
We need a one on *_Rostam Farrokhzad Ispahbudhan,_* *_Shahin Vahmanzadegan,_* *_Shahrvaraz Mihran_* and *_Firuzan_* or *_Piruzan_* four of the last great generals (Spahbodh) of Sassanid empire (Êranshâhr) 😊
would love to listen to a song about me and Khosrow but of course I go first because I'm not one the reason why the Roman Empire and Sassanian Empire got defeated by the Arabs so Khosrow goes last
@@justinianthegreat1444 hmm yep but it also the fault of emperor Phocas who started this mess by killing emperor Maurice who was the childhood friend of Khosrow II Parvez.
@Shahin Vahmanzadegan Well khosrow took yemen and southern saudiarabia from the axumites (after their empire was nearly lost to the justinian plague), if he didnt do that they would've recovered and took overthe rest of arabia before the arabs could come up with anything (the axumites almost destroyed mecca btw), they were the ones who came up with the idea of uniting the arabs (way before the prophet was born)and they almost succeeded , imagine how much history would've changed, so khosrow takes the full blame in my opinion, shouldve stuck to his own lane.
@@AMR_k400 Aksumite took over of whole of Arabia was highly unlikely they were not that big of a superpower and it was Khosrow Anushirwan who took over the Yemen not his grandson Khosrow Parvez.
Hello Farya! I found you because there was the song sons of mars in a video, from then I watched almost every song of yours. You have a very good voice! and a love and passion for what you are doing and you are really good at it! Please don't stop delivering these masterpieces like they legit could be in a film or video game, Thank you so much kind +respect +love.
Ողջոյն քեզ Մարիամ, լի շնորհօք, Տէր ընդ քեզ Օրհնեալ ես դու ի կանայս, եւ օրհնեալ է պտուղ որոկայնի քոյ, Յիսուս: Սըրբուհի Մարիամ, մայր Աստուծոյ, բարեխօսեա վասն մեր մեղաւորացս, այժըմ եւ ի ժամու մահուան մերոյ. ամէն. Voghjoyn k’ez Mariam, li shnorhok’, Ter ynd k’ez Orhneal yes du i kanays, yev orhneal e ptugh vorokayni k’voy, Yisus: Syrbuhi Mariam, mayr Astutsoy, barekhosea vasn mer meghaworats’s, ayzhym yev i zhamu mahuan meroy. amen. I think this is the Transliteration, if someone wanted to read it
Amazing work Farya ,I would love to see a piece from you about the worlike tribe of Dorians and Klephts if they happen to interest you ,Love from Greece!
What I absolutely adore about your music is that you're eager to explore other languages, dedicating time and effort to actually singing in them - and what singing it is, too! If you were a purely instrumental composer, this would still be incredible and warrant well-deserved attention; but you always take that one additional step forward to give whichever culture has inspired your new song the credit it deserves. I definitely didn't expect to hear you sing in Armenian :) What will be next, I wonder?
Thanks a lot, I'm really glad to hear people appreciate the singing part; it's probably the hardest part in all my music. I always thought it enriches music to have lyrical content from the culture in question
Hey farya just wanted to say your music is awesome really captures the soul of so many cultures and more importantly subcultures. As an Iranian armenian I would be so interested to see if you could come up with something to represent Iranian influenced armenian music found in Esfahan. It’s something that isn’t explored much.
@@TenTenJ A ballless Armenian has more balls than any Azeri or Turk. They can try to wipe out the Greek and Armenian people from existence however hard they want, these will always be Greek and Armenian lands at heart.
Yet another great piece of art from you! I guess it's time to keep smashing that repeat button again ^^ Aaand I hope one day you'll make a symphony or at least a song about emperor Maurice and his tragic story - from great commander to overthrown emperor forced to watch his children being murdered
Көп жаса, Мәриам, Құдай сенімен бірге Жаныңда, Құдай бар Бақыттысың, сен Ана Қасиетті құрсағың Жемісі оның Иса Әулие Мәриам, Исаның Анасы Арашашы бол бізге, Күнәларымыз үшін Бүгін, ертең, әрдайым Өлер сәтте Әумин
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ERRATUM: For some reason I pronounced the “h” in “orhneal” as a voiceless velar fricative instead of a voiceless glottal fricative, my bad.
Music arranged by Farya Faraji, vocals by Farya Faraji. Please keep in mind that this isn't reconstructed Byzantine music, only modern music with a thematic idea of the Byzantine empire. Please note this isn't reconstructed historical music, it's modern folk music. The Epic Byzantine Music series is a musical project where I explore various sounds from the ethnomusicological ecosystem of modern traditional music, using sounds from modern folk traditions as they are today as a framing device for themes pertaining to the history of the Eastern Roman Empire. Narses, along with Belisarius, was one of the great generals of Justinian and Theodora's era, fighting for the reconquest of the Italian peninsula along with many other battles. An Armenian, he was born in a region known as Persarmenia, then under the control of the Sasanian Empire, and he himself was from the Kamsarakan family, linked genealogically to the House of Karen, one of the seven great noble houses of the Parthians. Agathias Scholasticus says of him "He was a man of sound mind, and clever at adapting himself to the times. He was not versed in literature nor practiced in oratory, but made up for it by the fertility of his wits," and as "small and of a lean habit, but stronger and more high-spirited than would have been believed." Narses entered the court of Justinian and rose through the ranks. At one point, Justinian changed a law which barred eunuchs from accessing the high position of patrician, just so that Narses, himself a eunuch, could become a patrician. From there, Narses would serve Justinian as one of his greatest generals amassing many victories, the most important ones being in Italy. After the reconquest, he would oversee renovation projects in Italy as well as the city of Rome, and importantly, he was the last general of Roman history to ever receive an official triumph within the city of Rome itself. A strongly religious man, he held a specific devotion to the Virgin Mary, and supposedly never went into battle without her consent.
This is a composition I based around folk melodic motifs from the region of the Armenian highlands in eastern Anatolia played on the duduk, an Armenian instrument commonly found in Armenian, Kurdish and Turkish music of the region. I wanted to capture the essence of Armenian music from the Armenian highlands, and therefore used the duduk, an instrument that I generally can't stand in most soundtracks and "epic style music." The duduk represents for me the apex of the West's disinterest with understanding the music of the East: any time a film in the West is set in the Middle-East or in some ancient era like Rome or Greece, it'll automatically use the duduk, because after the film Gladiator, the duduk has cemented itself into Western minds as "that ancient/eastern" sounding instrument. There's loads of videos with millions of views on RUclips called "ancient Egyptian music," that use the duduk, an Armenian instrument from the Caucasus and Eastern Anatolia, because as far as pop-culture is concerned, it's such some vague Eastern sounding instrument and all Eastern music is the same anyway--it would be like having Italian mandolins in a song about Vikings because "whatever they're both in Europe it's all the same music anyway." Supposedly Arabic themed music set in Morocco will use the duduk for example.
Soundtracks about ancient Rome also have an automatic fixation on the duduk, and Rome 2 Total War's soundtrack for example utilises this Armenian instrument unrelated to Rome to represent the concept of the Roman Empire, because that strong association has cemented itself ever since Hans Zimmer's use of the instrument in his soundtrack (one of my favourite soundtracks by the way, I'm not criticising his use, only the secondary effect it generated in pop culture). I want to stress that my use of the instrument here is a calculated one, and though you've probably heard it in hundreds of other epic music pieces with a historical theme, those tend to randomly use it in inappropriate contexts such as Iranian, Arabic or Indian-themed pieces, or even Roman, based on that general lack of knowledge of Eastern and ancient music and this general attitude of "whatever it sounds vaguely Eastern and ancient, good enough for me." If you're reading this, please keep in mind that the duduk is more than some vague instrument that can be applied randomly in every ancient and eastern context: it's a specific instrument with Armenian roots, with a specific use geographically in Eastern Anatolia, the Southern Caucasus and parts of Northern Iran, deeply linked to Armenian music with presence in other neigbouring cultures of the area also. I added a saz, a Greek lauto, davul drums and an oud to the instrumentation, with all these instruments being found both in Greek and Armenian music except for the lauto, only found in Greece. The lyrics are a prayer to the Virgin Mary, since I wanted to reflect his strong devotion to her, with the form of Armenian found here being an archaic one. I used the pronunciation of Iranian Armenians as a basis so it might not reflect all pronunciations across the diaspora.
English translation of the lyrics:
Hail Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Very much appreciate. No only your work but also the explanation and informations you provide.
On a side note🤣 how much time did it take you to write all this,
And another favourite… keep it going, and you can compete with Hans Zimmer very soon. I love you work ❤️☦️
İ am Turk but i don't refuse good Armenian commanders like Narses,John the Armenian
А, це ж "Радуйся Маріє!" на вірменській мові.
No matter bro, as a Turk I know that your songs aren’t reconstructed cultural music, they are thematic ideas how it would sound if you imagine the Byzantine period on an epic way. It’s another masterpiece I can hear the synthesis of Byzantine and Armenian culture.
I’m a simple man, I see Byzantine, I click
I’m a simple man, I see Armenian, I click
Hell yeah ✨ i see byzantine i click as fast as light
I am simple too i see comment like this i click like
Putin is corrupting the orthodox church in Russia
También soy un hombre simple, si veo a Bizancio quiero volver a traerlo a la vida
Ողջոյն քեզ Մարիամ, լի շնորհօք,
Տէր ընդ քեզ
Տէր ընդ քեզ
Տէր ընդ քեզ
Օրհնեալ ես դու ի կանայս,
եւ օրհնեալ է պտուղ որոկայնի քոյ, Յիսուս:
Սըրբուհի Մարիամ, մայր Աստուծոյ,
բարեխօսեա վասն մեր մեղաւորացս,
այժըմ եւ ի ժամու մահուան մերոյ.
ամէն.
Voghjoyn k’ez Mariam, li shnorhok’,
Ter ynd k’ez
Ter ynd k’ez
Ter ynd k’ez
Orhneal yes du i kanays,
yev orhneal e ptugh vorokayni k’voy, Yisus:
Syrbuhi Mariam, mayr Astutsoy,
barekhosea vasn mer meghaworats’s,
ayzhym yev i zhamu mahuan meroy.
amen.
Armenian Lyrics:
Voghjoyn k’ez, Mariam,
li shnorhk’ov, Tern ynd k’ez.
Tern ynd k’ez, Tern ynd k’ez,
orhneal yes du i kanays.
yev orhneal e ptugh,
vorokayni k’vo՝ Yisus.
Srbuhi Mariam,
mayr Astutsoy,
barekhosea՛ vasn mer՝
meghaworats’s,
ayzhm yev i zhamu
mahuan meroy amen.
Ողջոյն քեզ, Մարիամ,
լի շնորհքով, Տէրն ընդ քեզ.
օրհնեալ ես դու ի կանայս
եւ օրհնեալ է պտուղ որովայնի քո՝ Յիսուս։
Սրբուհի Մարիամ, մայր Աստուծոյ,
բարեխօսեա՛ վասն մեր՝ մեղաւորացս,
այժմ և ի ժամու մահուան մերոյ.
ամէն։
❤❤❤
FINALLY, THANK YOU
մերսի❤
I have an Armenian Orthodox Christian name! Second generation overseas born Greek
. Absolutely love your music. God bless you ✝️
As an Armenian who have been listening to your music for the whole year, I am stunned by what you’ve just done.
Love you, man
Hi , my Armenian neighbor.
Love Armenia from Colombia, we have a City named in Honor to you ❤☦
Yo soy de allá, saludos parcero, un abrazo 🇨🇴🇦🇲
Hello armanian boy lm turkish
My Armenian brothers...
I speak from the heart, I wish all the best to all of you, a beautiful, kind and special people for us Brazilians.
A hug from the Latin American giant, the best and most beautiful nation in the Caucasus!
✝🇧🇷❤🇦🇲☦✝
Your Byzantine themed songs are espicially very, very good!
Fun fact the Byzantine military was mostly Armenian. Even the elite imperial guards, the Scholae Palatinae were mostly Armenians! :)
@@tigranispiryan4865 а как же викинги?
@Tigran Abazyan Some people don't even know we Turks especially like me Christian Turks was already exist in anatolia even in Byzantine waaaay before ottoman even come to existence or their ancesters start to come as big waves. If i remember correct there was a christian turkish guy almost become emperor of byzantine but failed or killed no idea.
@@tigranispiryan4865 Look like a kurdish theme.
Perfect...Congratulations my brother. Greetings from Hellas 🇬🇷
Narses : look Belisarius,i have my music now and...italy
Belisarius : damn you Narses.
Belisasius also hame music
now this is what I have been waiting for! This song honored my Narses and my Mother Mary! Rejoice for a thousand games shall be in your honor
Still no Justinian theme song tho.
AVE IVSTINIANOS
@@eurasiaacaci.-110 Two things in life can’t be rushed: making good food and Justinian themes hehe
@@faryafaraji that is for sure because my theme would be more epic than Caesar's theme for I am the best Roman Emperor in existence
Thank you Imperator for rebuilding the two greatest church in Nova Roma, as you know the biggest one still stands today and it is admired by people from all over the world.
Narses: Hammer of the Goths. A man who cared for the troops under his command as if they were blood.
So...... I take it Belisarius is next? You can't have a song about the Emperor's hammer without one about the Emperor's sword.
@@aseris8024personally I like this song more and also I personally find the Person of narses to be much more emotionally compelling.
I am a Romanian and i'm vibing on this. For some reason everything sound so familiar. I really enjoy your work. Keep it up! :)
Nice one man, and like always, thanks for providing some of the history of the music and the translation of the words. A great addition to your already stunning collection of music!
I’m a simple woman. I see Farya Faraji , I click .
Sounds awesome! Really fascinating to learn about this Armenian General too.
Amazing, as always. Daredevils of Sassoun next pls, would be incredible epic song.
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Agreed!
It doesn't matter if it is reconstructed music or not. Music is art! Great piece once again!
You never disappoint, I love your explanation in everything. I'm glad someone is defending the truth. Your Assyrian brother, much appreciated Farya 🙏
my armenian brothers we iranians love you. 💙
We love you too persian brothers🇦🇲❤️🇮🇷
Armenians are going through alot right now so thank you for shedding light on historical figures with Armenian origins like Narses while also making kickass music. ❤️
what exactly are they going through ?
@@burakyalinalp5308 Azeri aggression, i dont care which side you're on but just have some sympathy
music is so kick-ass that according to Christian theology the prayer Farya is chanting is a blow to Satan's head so imagine having this music so epic that kicks demonic ass
@@cornamenpython6760 We have... At least some of us.I'am personally very smypathetic about armenian struggle but unfortunately our politicians feeded by hate speech nowadays(which modern Turkey has never seen in its history).I hope our relationships gets better in near future,thats not saying much but hope is the thing keep us going.Love you all
@@Talha-zy9yv we need more of this beautiful mentality.
My respect Narses, may the Mother of God always intercede for all of us☦️🇬🇷☦️🇦🇲.
Narses was a temporary rival of Belisarius tho
Loyalty to the empire prevails even if rivalries exist. Narses, like any other human being, made mistakes just like Justinian and me.
@Imperialis_Aquila narses is always overlooked just because he's armenian
Wasnt belisarius a thraco roman or an illyroroman
Dear friend Farya, you never cease to amaze. One more gem. Definitely need a Belisarius now. Thank you.
😇 AVE MARIA 😇
Strong Armenian Ancestor 👏👏👏
The prayer of our mother is beautiful in every language, Hail Mary and Jesus our savior 🙏🏻
Nice work! Armenians are beautiful nation and has rich culture and history. Love to them from Azerbaijan!
Thank you my brother for your kind words, much love from an Iranian brother with some Turk roots
Thank you for your kind comment. May we find peace and reconciliation one day.
@@gbabayan i hope my brother
@@faryafaraji are you azeri from iran? much love from an Armenian, I love your work!
HUH? How come? You weren`t supposed to say that. You were supposed to insult them!
we need a belisarius one:)
Definitely on my to do list!
Belisarius stilicho and aetius needs to
@@joaopedroghigiareli3161 attila,boudica,arminius..like this
Belisarius was an absolute based chad. He is obviously one of the top 10 greatest generals of all time.
@@Tzimiskes3506 And one of the most unrecognized. I can't think of a western general who was so skilled and yet so underrepresented in modern media.
Im 🇲🇽🇺🇸.. My great Lebanese friend shared this with me! Thanks be to God, it is absolutely beautiful! Salve Maria ❤
The empire STILL LIVES ON IN OUR HEARTS greetings from Lebabon
@Constantinefan greetings and blessings to you 🙏🏻 ✨️
As an Armenian I have to say this music is epic
your song awakens in me all the Armenian that I have. Thank you very much from all Armenians
Love Iran from Armenia you are our Aryan brothers
FREE ARMENIA!🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲
THE WORLD DOESN'T WANT TO SEE WHAT AZERBAIJAN IS DOING TO ARMENIA!
MILLIONS OF MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN IMPRISONED AND KILLED!
Soon we will take revenge on the untermenschen and justice will be served!@@heisenberg4977
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@@heisenberg4977 millions? Armenia has 2.8 million people in total
In my Country Colombia we have an important City named ARMENIA in honor to the first Christian nation in the world ❤☦ i pray one day you recover your lands back from invaders turkish Genocides
@@akhican476yes all Armenians in Ottoman Empire just decided to kill themselves and the rest flee
@@akhican476says the pedo worshipping Abdool 🐽
@@akhican476 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Me crié allí en el Quindío. Saludos hermano. Un abrazo.✝️🇨🇴🇦🇲
❤️❤️❤️
Respect from Armenia thank you for your work
Man this rocks. Somehow manages to be both really meditative and really evocative of vast landscapes and cavalries. Thanks also for always putting so much detail into your pinned posts. I always come away from these vids feeling like I learned something new
I think this talent should be recognized worldwide...
Most underaated general in roman history, its a shame that his status as a eunuch and his political rivalry with Belisarius gives him a bad rep
Dude literally reconquered Italy in his 80s iirc
I might be wrong but he was last triumphant in Rome
You sir are providing a window into history which I didn't know.
Another gem! I'll definetly use this one for my workouts.
I didn't know much Narses, just about Belisarious. Thank you, Farya.
Anna : I am Orthodox and Greek. I was very moved by this creation. I feel closer to this than the western music. The glorius Eastern Roman Empire, Byzantium, wasn' t only my small country, but included a large part of Asia, Balkania ,North Africa and parts of western Europe . Many people, many different cultures, civilizations, languages, tribes under the same faith, the Orthodox one. Your song reminded me this! Thank you for accomplishing it !!
Love and respect from an Azerbaijani Orthodox Christian (Patriarchate of Moscow). I should admit that when I hear the voice of duduk and this kind music my heart fill with peace and I feel safe and relaxed. Let us pray to the Lord that the Peace and Love of Lord God be with in our hearts and be among us. I can speak for only myselfy not for everybody, I feel myself the citizen of the world, I love and respect every beautiful thing: art, music, and especially all human beings, not only human beings but all living creatures which are created by Lord God. Peace be with you!
Azerbaijani christian? God, I've seen it all.
@@plebonhomme6982 Most likely Iranian azeri, instead of the Turkic one.
@@plebonhomme6982azerbaijanis were christians before,they were forced to islam otherwise they would be killed.Many of them died though...
@@hresoldier-xl5xlthe turkic one is just assimilation,Their languages might be turkic but genetically..most likely they are caucasian.
@@Fl0r1usresource: #trustmebroitstight
I LOVE the armenian language.
I love your channel too.
Thank you so much. Will you study it? 🙏💙…It is an endangered language.
Alright babe new byzantine music dropped lets get this show on the road
Since you're touching on Byzantine and Armenian culture again, I think it would be quite interesting if you make one based on the Daredevils of sassoun epic or one based on the bagradids
That would be sick. If he can find actual recordings of a performance of the Daredevils of Sasun, it would be unbelievable.
@@ՀովսեփԽաշունի there are and there are many on RUclips, just check this playlist
ruclips.net/p/PLivbAhY9VumCi5GX1yQq0XZpc5iRRJxf-
Yes 💕💕💕💕💕
This musik is so amazing and fascinating. I love so much the prayer to Our Lady wich is my Queen of graces
God bless you for this tribute to Her.
You are a very great musician, Farya!
With every Byzantine/Roman piece its getting better and better, would love to see a Byzantine one connected to Bulgarian history like The Gates of Trajan you did before.
Another perfect piece ! It's always nice to see new material from you Mr. Faraji. Also notice the comments below. No hate, just people appreciating and learning history of music. This is art!Thank you so much
Gotta say, I`ve never been to Armenia, but I would love to. They where always in-between massive powers, and always had to play games to survive. What I appreciate the most, is that whenever you look at the map even from antiquity, Armenia was on the map under the same name. Most of the regions changed their name throughout history, Armenia was always there.
I`ve grown to have a lot of respect for that.
A romanian is sending you guys all the good thoughts in the world !
Love from an Armenian to our Romanian brothers. Thank you very much means a lot!! Romania also has a rich history wich has been trough alot and also a beautifull culture. 🇦🇲☦🇷🇴
@@michaelmelkonjan8889 Yep, we had our fair share of super-powers around us and we still survived ^^
Farya, you stirred fire in my soul, you scream (Faryad) through the ages! Damet garm, hamshari!
Only recently found you, just awesome. Thank you! Ευχαριστουμε!
Ok, I really enjoyed reading your rant in the description.
Would probably enjoy even more some explenatory videos on instruments and the specific regions they hail from.
Most beautiful, as always
Another great personality of the letters, waiting for a musical piece dedicated to him. Ananias of Shirak.
A 7th century Armenian who was educated in Trabzon by Greek teachers and became the enlighter of Armenia.
Ooooh
Անանիա Շիրակացի💜
Or Mesrop Mashtots, founder of Armenian Alphabet
Narses from the house of "I need to talk to the manager" (hey, the joke is bad, but at least I read the whole description, great work btw)
When I first saw that he's from the house of Karen, I instantly imagined him stopping random cataphracts on the eastern front and going: "I _demand_ to see your shanshah!" lmao
brother, I am from Armenia, you sing very cool, you are really very talented and thank you for not letting these masterpieces die and giving them a new life so that people enjoy the creations of our ancestors
Those parts reminds me of instrumental parts of Vahagn's birth......
Great work Farya :)
Yes ,you're right
Another one for the books, duduk is on point and the percussion positively electric. What a pleasure to see this on my feed at 1AM :)
Hayastan ♥️♥️♥️... Love from Serbia
You are the greatest musician ever . Your family and friends should be extremely proud of you .!
@faryafaraji
Your arrangements are beyond any words that I could use to express my astonishment!
You are a genius.
Ça a juste pas d’allure la quantité de son et de langues et de musique et d’instruments différents … incroyable ❤
Merci pour le contexte historique et culturel
Most channels make music. Our man here does the music and the singing. Outstanding.
Love you armenian brother
☦🇬🇷❤🇦🇲☦
Its very cool. Thank you and greetings from Armenians!
Much love to the Armenians :)
@@faryafaraji Armenians love you back
FREE ARMENIA!🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲
THE WORLD DOESN'T WANT TO SEE WHAT AZERBAIJAN IS DOING TO ARMENIA!
MILLIONS OF MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN IMPRISONED AND KILLED!
This music and song, not just only mixed Byzantine, Arab, Roman, Greek, and Armenian, but was also very Roman Catholic and very Christian, because of Narses', as well as Catholics, whether Roman/Latin or Eastern Rites, devotion to the Blessed Mother, the Virgin Mary, and we, Catholics all over the world, are obliged to pray the Holy Rosary every month of May and also of October, for peace in our country and all of the whole world, for the conversion of sinners, for the divine intervention of our needs, for the protection, wisdom, guidance, good health, and strength of our current Holy Father, the head of the Catholic Church and also the Bishop of Rome Pope Francis, and for the divine protection of our families and loved ones, as the Blessed Mother, the Our Lady of Fatima requested.
Ave Maria, gratia plenam. 🙏
Կեցցե Մարիամը, շնորհքով լի: 🙏
Χαίρε Μαρία, γεμάτη χάρη. 🙏
Christus Vincit. 🙏
Christus Regnat. 🙏
Christus Imperat. 🙏
I love duduk so much
As always fantastic job and nice theme!
I can also sense some Pontian rythm in this. More excellence from the guy who gets better and better. I bet Serj Tankian is grooving to this right now.
Fun fact the Byzantine military was mostly Armenian. Even the elite imperial guards, the Scholae Palatinae were mostly Armenians! :)
@@tigranispiryan4865 not really , it depended on the area / themata . On the Eastern part there would be hellenes and Armenians but on central and western Anatolia it was comprised by hellenes ....
@@dimitrisg45 Not even lol, you can search it up. Everything states that the ranks and military structure was mostly Armenian so it doesn't matter which area/region you're talking about lol.
@@tigranispiryan4865 You are the one claiming it so you need to be the one bring evidence. It is like claiming army was actually was mostly aliens. Not believe me? Find it out. Really?
Another great song composed by the High Court Musician Farya for the Palace of Blachernae!
Oh that was lovely. Greetings from Turkey :)
Oġǰoyn k̕ez Mariam, li šnorhòk̕,
Tēr ënd k̕ez
Òrhneal es dow i kanays,
ew òrhneal ē ptowġ orokayni k̕oy, Yisows:
Sërbowhi Mariam, mayr Astowçoy,
barexòsea vasn mer meġaworac̕s,
ayžëm ew i žamow mahowan meroy.
amēn.
To all fellas who want to sing along
الامبراطوريه البيزنطيه من اجمل المبراطوريات في العالم
I wanted to sing along to this, but can't read the Armenian alphabet. Thankfully, I found the lyrics on some site and then put them in Google tl so I could get the Latinization. These were the results:
Voghjoyn k’ez Mariam,
li shnorhok’, Ter ynd k’ez
Ter ynd k’ez Ter ynd k’ez
Orhneal yes du i kanays,
yev orhneal e ptugh
vorokayni k’voy, Yisus:
Syrbuhi Mariam,
mayr Astutsoy,
barekhosea vasn mer
meghaworats’s,
ayzhym yev i zhamu
mahuan meroy. amen.
Thank you good man
Still probably my favorite of all your tracks🔥
Thank you so much for honoring our neighbors - Armenians! I really hope one day you'll honor one of Georgian kings or generals! I love and admire your work and dedication ❤️🔥
Queen Tamar?
@@TrajGreekFire Amazing idea!
@@gorgarslan as I also heard Bagrationi were the dynasty with Armenian roots (Bagratuni) but the difference between Georgians and Armenians has been in languages (Cartvelian and Indo-European), religion (Orthodox Christianity and Monophisite Christianity) plus material culture (Georgians are closer to people of the North Caucasus like Ingush, e.g. in highland towers or woolen clothes, and Armenians are closer to people of Middle East like Kurds).
@@Γνώστηςτωνγατών True that, we also have been ruled by armenized and georgianized Persian elites for quite some time
@@ΓνώστηςτωνγατώνGeorgia was influenced more by the other Caucasian ethnicities whereas Armenia retained significant cultural contact with Iran up to the modern day. The first Armenian ruling dynasty, the Arsacids, were a branch of the Parthian Arsacids, and before Christianization Armenia was a Zoroastrian nation.
I'm sure if you played this at a nightclub, people would go INSANE.
I know I would!
Yet another banger by a most talented artist! 🔥🔥🔥
Never let the ancient flame die, brothers and sisters!
The lyrics are about asking for salvation from the lord this song has no place in a nightclub
When your songs sound as good if not better than the eu4 soundtrack, you know it’s something special.
Sunt ortodox și ROMAN, foarte frumos. Felicitări!
Complet de acord!
wow i love it history is amazing i learn something new everyday thank you Farya god bless
We need a one on *_Rostam Farrokhzad Ispahbudhan,_* *_Shahin Vahmanzadegan,_* *_Shahrvaraz Mihran_* and *_Firuzan_* or *_Piruzan_* four of the last great generals (Spahbodh) of Sassanid empire (Êranshâhr) 😊
would love to listen to a song about me and Khosrow but of course I go first because I'm not one the reason why the Roman Empire and Sassanian Empire got defeated by the Arabs so Khosrow goes last
@@justinianthegreat1444 hmm yep but it also the fault of emperor Phocas who started this mess by killing emperor Maurice who was the childhood friend of Khosrow II Parvez.
@Shahin Vahmanzadegan
Well khosrow took yemen and southern saudiarabia from the axumites (after their empire was nearly lost to the justinian plague), if he didnt do that they would've recovered and took overthe rest of arabia before the arabs could come up with anything (the axumites almost destroyed mecca btw), they were the ones who came up with the idea of uniting the arabs (way before the prophet was born)and they almost succeeded , imagine how much history would've changed, so khosrow takes the full blame in my opinion, shouldve stuck to his own lane.
@@AMR_k400 Aksumite took over of whole of Arabia was highly unlikely they were not that big of a superpower and it was Khosrow Anushirwan who took over the Yemen not his grandson Khosrow Parvez.
Hello Farya! I found you because there was the song sons of mars in a video, from then I watched almost every song of yours. You have a very good voice! and a love and passion for what you are doing and you are really good at it! Please don't stop delivering these masterpieces like they legit could be in a film or video game, Thank you so much kind +respect +love.
Thanks alot Connor!
Ողջոյն քեզ Մարիամ, լի շնորհօք,
Տէր ընդ քեզ
Օրհնեալ ես դու ի կանայս,
եւ օրհնեալ է պտուղ որոկայնի քոյ, Յիսուս:
Սըրբուհի Մարիամ, մայր Աստուծոյ,
բարեխօսեա վասն մեր մեղաւորացս,
այժըմ եւ ի ժամու մահուան մերոյ.
ամէն.
Voghjoyn k’ez Mariam, li shnorhok’,
Ter ynd k’ez
Orhneal yes du i kanays,
yev orhneal e ptugh vorokayni k’voy, Yisus:
Syrbuhi Mariam, mayr Astutsoy,
barekhosea vasn mer meghaworats’s,
ayzhym yev i zhamu mahuan meroy.
amen.
I think this is the Transliteration, if someone wanted to read it
SHAT LAV!!!! Thank you Farya Faraji!
Khndram!
Amazing work Farya ,I would love to see a piece from you about the worlike tribe of Dorians and Klephts if they happen to interest you ,Love from Greece!
Keep up the great music bro
What I absolutely adore about your music is that you're eager to explore other languages, dedicating time and effort to actually singing in them - and what singing it is, too! If you were a purely instrumental composer, this would still be incredible and warrant well-deserved attention; but you always take that one additional step forward to give whichever culture has inspired your new song the credit it deserves. I definitely didn't expect to hear you sing in Armenian :) What will be next, I wonder?
Thanks a lot, I'm really glad to hear people appreciate the singing part; it's probably the hardest part in all my music. I always thought it enriches music to have lyrical content from the culture in question
This is amazing! Excellent work, bravo!
My underestimated favourite song for sure!
Great job as usual, 👏👏
Mersi Anet Jan!
The duduk comes for us all.
The duduk knows no mercy.
The duduk beckons
Hey farya just wanted to say your music is awesome really captures the soul of so many cultures and more importantly subcultures.
As an Iranian armenian I would be so interested to see if you could come up with something to represent Iranian influenced armenian music found in Esfahan. It’s something that isn’t explored much.
Thank you for this great work from Armenia❤️I liked every your work in your channel 🇦🇲❤️🇦🇲
Narses - proof you didn't need balls to have balls
🤣
@@TenTenJ A ballless Armenian has more balls than any Azeri or Turk. They can try to wipe out the Greek and Armenian people from existence however hard they want, these will always be Greek and Armenian lands at heart.
Huh?@@TenTenJ
@@sizack4809He was a eunuch, hence, no balls, but he has virtual iron balls though.
@@twentius777 ouch
Yet another great piece of art from you! I guess it's time to keep smashing that repeat button again ^^ Aaand I hope one day you'll make a symphony or at least a song about emperor Maurice and his tragic story - from great commander to overthrown emperor forced to watch his children being murdered
Epic music brother as always, but you must do a DACIAN (THRACIAN) music similar to this type big love from 🇷🇴 🇵🇹 ♥
Ուղղափառ եղբայրություն 🇦🇲
Ορθόδοξη αδελφότητα 🇬🇷
православно братство 🇷🇸
@@zaboybagoi8636 it is a part of oriental orthodox, like Coptic, Syriac etc
@@zaboybagoi8636 Do some research, please.
Don't forget the Ethiopians!
More Armenian music bro your work is amazing 🙏🇦🇲
FREE ARMENIA!🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲
THE WORLD DOESN'T WANT TO SEE WHAT AZERBAIJAN IS DOING TO ARMENIA!
MILLIONS OF MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN IMPRISONED AND KILLED!
@@heisenberg4977 🇦🇲🙏
excellent work, please do the same for Flavius Belisarius
Көп жаса, Мәриам, Құдай сенімен бірге
Жаныңда, Құдай бар
Бақыттысың, сен Ана
Қасиетті құрсағың
Жемісі оның Иса
Әулие Мәриам, Исаның Анасы
Арашашы бол бізге,
Күнәларымыз үшін
Бүгін, ертең, әрдайым
Өлер сәтте
Әумин
I hope you will make more songs about armenians . This is perfect 👍❤️
FREE ARMENIA!🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲
THE WORLD DOESN'T WANT TO SEE WHAT AZERBAIJAN IS DOING TO ARMENIA!
MILLIONS OF MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN IMPRISONED AND KILLED!
Lava shat Lava !!! 🇦🇲❤
FREE ARMENIA!🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲
THE WORLD DOESN'T WANT TO SEE WHAT AZERBAIJAN IS DOING TO ARMENIA!
MILLIONS OF MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN IMPRISONED AND KILLED!