I actually contacted Bruce Broughton for the lyrics. He said they were simply "nonsense lyrics" with no translations. The actors in the movie were chanting "El Maltemal Tey Han De Brahn Mobbit" over and over. Bruce added the "Rame Tep" and "Etare Homentep, Etare Syristep" for the melody after the shots had already been filmed, which is why the actors aren't seen singing those parts.
It cannot be actual Egyptian, as Egyptians didn't write vowels, and, when two consonants sound "bad" an "e" is put between them, here many other vowels are put between consonants.
Hierglyphics, like most middle eastern abjads (e.g. Hebrew and Arabic) did not include the vowels. But a native speaker of ancient Egyptian wouldn't have put an "e" in between adjacent consonants. Rather, that's what Egyptologists do because the pronunciation is lost. A more concrete example would involve the 2's consonant glyph "PR" (meaning house). You would expect this to sound like "PeR" but in reality it was probably "PaR" ... which is where Pharaoh comes from ("great house"). We know the pronunciation of that one thanks to the story of the exodus.
The Lyrics could have actually made sense. I thought "Homen" (tep) Stands for Mankind, Syris (tep) could be Syria (the Levant) "Ehtar", the leader was Professor Rathe backwards (Etar means beyond). "Ethar rules over Syria, Mankind and the World"
Omg!!! Thank you so much! This is my childhood!!! My parents were afraid something's wrong with me because I was singing a piece related to the fanatic murder scene, but the truth is I was just amazed by this masterpiece and its unique style. I always loved this movie and I knew in the future I want to be a part of such things. And today... I am a proffesional actor :) See? If you love something, GO FOR IT! No matter What they say! This film, this soundtrack are very important to me!! Thank you!!
I've been listening to it for the past few hours. I'm starting to worry - I can't stop! :D I'm amazed that on TV they keep repeating the same stuff over and over again + they use one piece of music for absolutely everything when stuff like Waxing Elizabeth is sitting here and no one seems to realize it is just as powerful as some of the other stuff they use. In my opinion even more!! A thousand times! No question! Thanks again for sharing!! It made my day!
It's really amazing how all my feelings and memories related to this song, are exactly described in detail by all of you. Thanks for everything! Best music of a lifetime!
The menace of this is incredible. Particularly in the context of the second (near) sacrifice in the film (Elizabeth). This in the background with Holmes emotionally losing it -- 'I don't know what to do.' Off the hook.
How powerful is this song, thank you very much for the upload. It amazes me how much it resembles Carl Orff's "O fortuna"; the notes in the background are the same (although with a slightly different rythm). I always liked to think Bruce Boughton was inspired by it. Also, a funny thought is that Carl Orff published Carmina Burana in 1936, which means, 49 years prior to Waxing Elizabeth, which again, was published with the film in 1985, implying that was released 38 years ago. In a decade, this will be almost the same time distance!
My sister and I used to watch this movie when kids, like 20/22 years ago, and I loved this piece of the OST. I´ve been humming it many times to this day, thank you!
Brilliant piece! The film Young Sherlock Holmes and the Pyramid of Fear used to be one of my favourites when I was a kid...and although it's very exciting all the way through this music is definitely the most memorable part of it! Thanks so much for sharing!
Thank you, thank you, thank you Roman. This was a favorite piece of movie music of mine as a kid and I never could get the actual lyrics and/or music in order to enjoy it without watching the actual movie. You've made that possible!
Vitor Camilo I agree. I had not seen your comment before I added mine above. It been a long time since I watch this movie and in my mind they sounded almost exactly the same until I listen to them side-by-side.
Duel of the Fates. Not Spielberg, but close enough. Also has ominous chanting. But Darth Maul would destroy Eh Tar in an instant. Not only is he a far better swordfighter, he has a lightsaber.
As a kid I use to try singing this classic,but since I did knew the lyrics I did a lot of humming to it.Ha-ha,cool thanks for the post.Hit the like for sure...
Actually, "The Ceremony" is part of the extended soundtrack. "Waxing Elizabeth" is the official version that was released on casette and LP when the move first came out. "The Ceremony" is part of a 2-cd set which was released in 2003 as a limited edition to attendees of a music convention. It is very hard to obtain, and has spawned many low-quality bootlegs on ebay.
This is a wonderful, wild, passionate, empowering,fetishistic, ritualistic and spiritual tune. It certainly explores all facets of the emotional realms. It is an intense force with a strong, pulsing beat. Sitting alone in this darkened room, it is very quite, as if the walls are holding they're breath and waiting ... It carries me along on its dark waves, and if feels as if I'm crossing a line, going to a dark place where there is no boundaries, where there is no normal. Even as if everything still appears normal, if there's no sun and no moon to be found, that's how I know I'm 'there'. Immediately upon that realization, I focus and go into meditation ... I close my eyes, drink-in the lyrics and beat and 'feelualise' (different to visualise) i.e. feel the music course through me, churning up my chakras, feeling it within me, and sensing it around me, I rise to my feet and dance, letting myself go, losing all my inhibitions; watching my dark silhouette perform as it moves through my body. Feeling it's energy enter my head and churn in my stomach, rush to my heart and float in my head, mixing with my own. Only then, there is no boundaries. There is no limit. Like anything can happen and probably will. I feel my insides expanding but there's also this ... this emptying out right at the very center of my being and I don't want it to stop, ever.
This was the first scene I saw from this movie as a child. Someone else was watching it, I saw this part, and it terrified me. Revisiting it as an adult showed me that it's actually a masterpiece.
I haved loved this track ever since first seeing the film as a young lad, thankyou for this download as I have always wanted to know the lyrics to the chant, just to let people know the city of Prague philharmonic have actually re done this and its on an assorted film track album called "Apocalypse, cinema choral classics" you can buy this one track alone on amazon for about 80p I think :)
Apologies for someone getting back to you 5 years later... lol.. Bruce Broughton.. the original composer of this chant has stated in interviews that there is no translation because the lyrics are simply gibberish words they invented for the lyrics .. aside from the very obvious "Rame Tep"
I remember going to see this in the theater with my folks back in 1985. I was 12. This was always my favorite part of the film. Back then I use to think the part when they chanted the word "Mobbit", I thought they were saying "Mummy". It made more sense to me, since Elizabeth was being prepared to become a mummy. Funny what a kid can misinterpret to make sense of what he's hearing. Mobbit - Mummy. It just made perfect sense to me that they'd be chanting about something to do with Reme Tep and mummies. 😄
The person who put this video and lyrics to this song on RUclips is excellent, well done. Now I can try and learn the words and sing the song! Thank You :)
so they were basically doing all of this out of revenge against the men who were responsible for burning down their village. I'd like to see a movie made out of that backstory! :)
È pazzesco, fantastico e travolgente. Il credo nel culto è ciò che può creare una dipendenza mentale, la bellezza dell'Antico Egitto, e la venerazione di Anubis, completano la magia! " Et maltemal" io ci sono.
Well, I did some research, and if I got it all right, Lovecraft mentions them in some stories as worshippers of the Black Pharaoh, AKA Nyarlatothep (both the cult and the Pharaoh were probably based on real historical figures). The filmmakers probably read about them in one of HPL's stories and thought they'd make cool villains for the movie.
This is incredible! As a child, I though this was an "O Fortuna" mixup between this and another from Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Now, I know the difference, and (hate to say it) Waxing Elizabeth is much better. kudos!
That honestly should be Khnum's (the Ram-Headed God) headpiece in SG-1. Khnum was a god like Ptah and Sobek that was never explored and all three were VERY important Egyptian Gods. Then again, SG-1 had shitty costume designs. The original movie was a masterpiece.
As others have said, the lyrics are essentially nonsense with some things thrown in to make is seem real like a real hymn like the the classic "Tep" and "Ra". Despite that, it is magnificent and sounds very authentic.
I actually contacted Bruce Broughton for the lyrics. He said they were simply "nonsense lyrics" with no translations. The actors in the movie were chanting "El Maltemal Tey Han De Brahn Mobbit" over and over. Bruce added the "Rame Tep" and "Etare Homentep, Etare Syristep" for the melody after the shots had already been filmed, which is why the actors aren't seen singing those parts.
It cannot be actual Egyptian, as Egyptians didn't write vowels, and, when two consonants sound "bad" an "e" is put between them, here many other vowels are put between consonants.
Hierglyphics, like most middle eastern abjads (e.g. Hebrew and Arabic) did not include the vowels. But a native speaker of ancient Egyptian wouldn't have put an "e" in between adjacent consonants. Rather, that's what Egyptologists do because the pronunciation is lost.
A more concrete example would involve the 2's consonant glyph "PR" (meaning house). You would expect this to sound like "PeR" but in reality it was probably "PaR" ... which is where Pharaoh comes from ("great house"). We know the pronunciation of that one thanks to the story of the exodus.
The Lyrics could have actually made sense.
I thought "Homen" (tep) Stands for Mankind, Syris (tep) could be Syria (the Levant) "Ehtar", the leader was Professor Rathe backwards (Etar means beyond). "Ethar rules over Syria, Mankind and the World"
Eh Tar-e Homentep, Eh Tar Rame.... They are chanting Rathe's name in there at times.
Bruce should have told you this
Always wondered what they were saying. I figured it wasn't supposed to be real.
I love this song. After many years without watching the movie, I still remembered this song. It reminds me of Carmina Burana.
It's got Carmina Burana all through it. But I too never forgot this tune.
Nunca esqueci. Essa música é muito boa. Queria um remake do filme
I’m 46 years old and I have finally learned to lyrics to one of the greatest songs of my childhood! Thank you!
I'm past 41, but somehow I couldn't learn the lyrics😁
47 and exactly the same ! T H N X !
This song might be the best relic of my childhood, thank you for bringing it back to life
Not the best relic, but it's a damn shiny piece, ain't it? 😁
It’s sound terible!
It's a bit scary, but otherwise quite good. Nominated for an Oscar in 1986
Wow! I used to rewind the VHS repeatedly just to hear this! Nice one ☝️
GoldenRatio Girl Me too!! My VHS got so messed up because of it, I had to get a second 🤣
This chant has stayed with me since aged 9 when I saw the film. It was so dramatic and furious. I love it. thank you for uploading.
It's a chant worth shaving your head for
😂😂😂
@@TheDedlilithI don't need to shave it anymore lol 😂😂
@@suspensesmith good, very hygienic.
The Temple of Doom cerimonial theme in Indiana Jones is also very hipnotic.
Omg!!! Thank you so much! This is my childhood!!! My parents were afraid something's wrong with me because I was singing a piece related to the fanatic murder scene, but the truth is I was just amazed by this masterpiece and its unique style. I always loved this movie and I knew in the future I want to be a part of such things. And today... I am a proffesional actor :) See? If you love something, GO FOR IT! No matter What they say! This film, this soundtrack are very important to me!! Thank you!!
I've been listening to it for the past few hours. I'm starting to worry - I can't stop! :D I'm amazed that on TV they keep repeating the same stuff over and over again + they use one piece of music for absolutely everything when stuff like Waxing Elizabeth is sitting here and no one seems to realize it is just as powerful as some of the other stuff they use. In my opinion even more!! A thousand times! No question! Thanks again for sharing!! It made my day!
STOP SHE’S ALIVE !!!
It's really amazing how all my feelings and memories related to this song, are exactly described in detail by all of you. Thanks for everything! Best music of a lifetime!
Underrated film
imagine if this song began to play in Benedict Cumberbatch's Holmes.
It would make them better than the POS they are?
The menace of this is incredible. Particularly in the context of the second (near) sacrifice in the film (Elizabeth). This in the background with Holmes emotionally losing it -- 'I don't know what to do.' Off the hook.
such an awesome tune! i sing it real loud at 3am every day!
hahhahaha
One year later but,what?Ha-ha
In your front lawn... in your underwear... while eating from two cans of Easy Cheese...
Creepy at 3am in the morning
How powerful is this song, thank you very much for the upload.
It amazes me how much it resembles Carl Orff's "O fortuna"; the notes in the background are the same (although with a slightly different rythm). I always liked to think Bruce Boughton was inspired by it. Also, a funny thought is that Carl Orff published Carmina Burana in 1936, which means, 49 years prior to Waxing Elizabeth, which again, was published with the film in 1985, implying that was released 38 years ago. In a decade, this will be almost the same time distance!
I was looking for this chant for long time. I watched the movie when I was hardly 15 years, with my family. Its an outstanding performance.
What memories ❤️ I'm back of my childhood thanks 🤗
My sister and I used to watch this movie when kids, like 20/22 years ago, and I loved this piece of the OST.
I´ve been humming it many times to this day, thank you!
Waxing Elizabeth was the first but of music specifically from a movie that really got to me, so powerful. Incredible work. Thank you Roman.
Muito boa essa música 2023 e eu aqui ouvindo.
A masterpiece...
Maravilhada pela música,presente raro.Uauuu!Vou compartilhar esse presente.❤❤❤❤😉😉😉
dark, gloomy, addictive, hypnotizing
This scared the bejesus out of me when I was 8 years old watching it!
It was hypnotic!!
Brilliant piece! The film Young Sherlock Holmes and the Pyramid of Fear used to be one of my favourites when I was a kid...and although it's very exciting all the way through this music is definitely the most memorable part of it! Thanks so much for sharing!
Thank you, thank you, thank you Roman. This was a favorite piece of movie music of mine as a kid and I never could get the actual lyrics and/or music in order to enjoy it without watching the actual movie. You've made that possible!
I am so glad to hear that :) It's really nice to know other people enjoy this track as much as I do.
Sgtbigmike 👍
Exactly the same meaning and for me Sgtbigmike:)
This music, certainly, was inspired in Carmina Burana. Carl Orff.
My thoughts as well!
Vitor Camilo I agree. I had not seen your comment before I added mine above. It been a long time since I watch this movie and in my mind they sounded almost exactly the same until I listen to them side-by-side.
¿Inspirado? Más bien copiado...
I was looking for that comment
J. Smith For me too
Spielberg always loves this kind of Heretic ceremony/Musical chant like that of Temple of Doom.And I love it too of course!
Duel of the Fates. Not Spielberg, but close enough. Also has ominous chanting.
But Darth Maul would destroy Eh Tar in an instant. Not only is he a far better swordfighter, he has a lightsaber.
Yeah he made two whole movies using it in his decades long career of dozens and dozens of films. He sure loves it.
Love this song, is was really cool in the 80s.....and the movie is awesone too..
As a kid I use to try singing this classic,but since I did knew the lyrics I did a lot of humming to it.Ha-ha,cool thanks for the post.Hit the like for sure...
J'adore ce son, c'est un de mes films préférés ! 😍
for anyone that really likes this music and would like something that sounds similar, look up Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
It really sounded like an “o fortuna” ripoff to me :/
Love this movie so much , remember when i saw it for the first time , i was a teenager ....
Super wielkoduszny utwór, istna majestyka!!!
Best recording of Rame Tep on RUclips, thanks man!
I warched this moive 20 years ago still lvo it
Vaya traca de canción, me encanta. Muy chula.
Actually, "The Ceremony" is part of the extended soundtrack. "Waxing Elizabeth" is the official version that was released on casette and LP when the move first came out.
"The Ceremony" is part of a 2-cd set which was released in 2003 as a limited edition to attendees of a music convention. It is very hard to obtain, and has spawned many low-quality bootlegs on ebay.
POWERFUL!! I LOVE IT! This definitely brings out my dark side. ;) Well done!
I have been looking for this song for more then ten years and forgot about it until this morning thank you so much for this
I'm so glad you enjoy it! :)
Great song, i have never forgoen this song in all these years.
This is a wonderful, wild, passionate, empowering,fetishistic, ritualistic and spiritual tune. It certainly explores all facets of the emotional realms.
It is an intense force with a strong, pulsing beat. Sitting alone in this darkened room, it is very quite, as if the walls are holding they're breath and waiting ...
It carries me along on its dark waves, and if feels as if I'm crossing a line, going to a dark place where there is no boundaries, where there is no normal.
Even as if everything still appears normal, if there's no sun and no moon to be found, that's how I know I'm 'there'. Immediately upon that realization, I focus and go into meditation ...
I close my eyes, drink-in the lyrics and beat and 'feelualise' (different to visualise) i.e. feel the music course through me, churning up my chakras, feeling it within me, and sensing it around me, I rise to my feet and dance, letting myself go, losing all my inhibitions; watching my dark silhouette perform as it moves through my body. Feeling it's energy enter my head and churn in my stomach, rush to my heart and float in my head, mixing with my own.
Only then, there is no boundaries. There is no limit. Like anything can happen and probably will. I feel my insides expanding but there's also this ... this emptying out right at the very center of my being and I don't want it to stop, ever.
You high when you wrote this??? 😂😂😂
Roman, thanks SOOOO much for that! Brought back my childhood in seconds. 'Got me crying mate! ;-)
Frank S. So glad other people appreciate it as much as I do :)
This was the first scene I saw from this movie as a child. Someone else was watching it, I saw this part, and it terrified me. Revisiting it as an adult showed me that it's actually a masterpiece.
Adoro essa música ela é simplismente perfeita com o filme gostaria de ver com andre rieu
The only part I understood was “Andre Rieu”, and yet I feel I got the gist.
It is one of the my favorite ost songs, of course movie as well
I haved loved this track ever since first seeing the film as a young lad, thankyou for this download as I have always wanted to know the lyrics to the chant, just to let people know the city of Prague philharmonic have actually re done this and its on an assorted film track album called "Apocalypse, cinema choral classics" you can buy this one track alone on amazon for about 80p I think :)
Great job. THis song has been playing in my mind for about 20 years now. Thank you a lot!
Is there any translation for this lyrics?
Apologies for someone getting back to you 5 years later... lol.. Bruce Broughton.. the original composer of this chant has stated in interviews that there is no translation because the lyrics are simply gibberish words they invented for the lyrics .. aside from the very obvious "Rame Tep"
I can't believe I remember this song, I saw this movie on TV 30 years ago.
I remember going to see this in the theater with my folks back in 1985. I was 12. This was always my favorite part of the film. Back then I use to think the part when they chanted the word "Mobbit", I thought they were saying "Mummy". It made more sense to me, since Elizabeth was being prepared to become a mummy. Funny what a kid can misinterpret to make sense of what he's hearing. Mobbit - Mummy. It just made perfect sense to me that they'd be chanting about something to do with Reme Tep and mummies. 😄
One-Word: Epic!
1 people has gone completely tey han de brahn mobbit.
Just think - somewhere, hiding in that crowd of robed ascetic madmen, there was a full orchestra!
The person who put this video and lyrics to this song on RUclips is excellent, well done. Now I can try and learn the words and sing the song! Thank You :)
This one with O Fortune...are really amazinng masterpieces!! Well maybe Dies Irae too.
MultiPisuke 👍
I realized some of that as I was going through it. but thanks for the reply. It truly is one of my favorite movies
Thankyou so much.., I've been looking for this music
so they were basically doing all of this out of revenge against the men who were responsible for burning down their village. I'd like to see a movie made out of that backstory! :)
It's interesting, that the actor who played Professor Rathe (Ehtar) played Sherlock Holmes himself a few years later.
A few years earlier you mean
I like this song. Wonderful!
È pazzesco, fantastico e travolgente. Il credo nel culto è ciò che può creare una dipendenza mentale, la bellezza dell'Antico Egitto, e la venerazione di Anubis, completano la magia!
" Et maltemal" io ci sono.
Such a mood set by this music. Obviously both times with the movie. But even just a random watch of this. Esp at 1:56, 3:13, when it ratchets up. Wow.
I thought that, too. That made me grateful for the printed lyrics here.
Well, I did some research, and if I got it all right, Lovecraft mentions them in some stories as worshippers of the Black Pharaoh, AKA Nyarlatothep (both the cult and the Pharaoh were probably based on real historical figures). The filmmakers probably read about them in one of HPL's stories and thought they'd make cool villains for the movie.
I thought for years they were talking about 'hobbit'. Couldn't figure out how Tolkein played a part in Sherlock Holmes...
Thx u so much for Upload this masterpiece! U really made m Day ! :))
I'm getting some serious temple of doom vibes right now
This is incredible! As a child, I though this was an "O Fortuna" mixup between this and another from Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Now, I know the difference, and (hate to say it) Waxing Elizabeth is much better. kudos!
I've been singing this wrong my entire life.
Ok! Got the answer reading the previous posts. Sorry. And tons of thanks again!
Currently trying to join a cult because of this.
Lol.... u got it :)
Don’t do it. For the sake of your mind and your critical thinking skills...do NOT join a high control cult.
Old is 🏆 gold
maravilhoso
That honestly should be Khnum's (the Ram-Headed God) headpiece in SG-1. Khnum was a god like Ptah and Sobek that was never explored and all three were VERY important Egyptian Gods. Then again, SG-1 had shitty costume designs. The original movie was a masterpiece.
I LOVE this song...if you guys know any similar ones lemme know. Thanks.
! B e S T S o N G e V e R !
we also recommend temple of doom - the complete extended version (by john williams) indiana jones
Шикарно !!!
Tenho esse filme até hoje .
El mal... Te mal... Tiene sentido.
So did I, way back when.
My pleasure :)
Tey Han De Mobbit!!
This chant is mesmerizing 😮😅
Tee bop Dee bop, tee bop Dee bop, Hobbiton!
Thanks for the lyrics - always wondered what the bloody hell they were saying.
This song is an earworm
Awesome. Good to know :)
ah.so hard to find the CD for the soundtrack...
Oman 🇴🇲 1986
Maravilhoso
As others have said, the lyrics are essentially nonsense with some things thrown in to make is seem real like a real hymn like the the classic "Tep" and "Ra". Despite that, it is magnificent and sounds very authentic.
WOOW! How Bizzar.
Probably heavily inspired by Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana"
Engraçado que muitas pessoas CONFUNDEM essa música do filme o ENIGMA DA PIRÂMIDE com O FORTUNA - CARMINA BURANA de CARL ORFF... rs
Carmina Burana não é uma música, é um apanhado de músicas. O pessoal acha que Carmina é uma pessoa ou personagem.
Eh Tar-e Homentep, Eh Tar Rame.... They are chanting Rathe's name in there at times.
Pânico desta cena
No, it was called "Young Sherlock Holmes and the Pyramid of Fear." Fear, not Doom.