Argımak Attar - Altai Song

Arrangement & vocals by Farya Faraji. The Altai are a Turkic speaking ethnicity inhabiting the Altai Republic of Russia. Their traditional and historical culture was based on livestock and a nomadic or semi-nomadic structure, in which horses played an important, even central part, as seen in most of the mythologies of the steppes Turkic peoples and similar cultures.
The instrumentation consists of a topshur (also called dombra in other countries), possibly the central instrument of Altai music, as well as many of the folk Turkic traditions of the steppes, such as Kazakhstan, (although the shape of the topshur can change from country to country, even culture to culture. The specific dombra I have is a Kazakh one). The dombra is often played in a rapid manner using the index finger, in order to produce a sound reminiscent of the galloping of horses. Khoomei and related forms of singing form an essential part of the music of this region.
Lyrics in Altai:
Attar, attar, siler kaydan mantap bardıgar?
Attar, attar, siler neni sezip turıgar?
Argımak attar siler kayda bardıgar?
Baatırlar kaçan da mında cuvlaşkan,
Kanı akturıp jerge jayılgan,
Argımak attar siler kayda bardıgar?
English translation:
Horses, horses, where do you run?
Horses, horses, what do you feel?
Noble horses, where are you going?
Once here warriors fought,
Blood covered the ground,
Noble horses, where are you going?

[@faryafaraji]

Arrangement & vocals by Farya Faraji. The Altai are a Turkic speaking ethnicity inhabiting the Altai Republic of Russia. Their traditional and historical culture was based on livestock and a nomadic or semi-nomadic structure, in which horses played an important, even central part, as seen in most of the mythologies of the steppes Turkic peoples and similar cultures. The instrumentation consists of a topshur (also called dombra in other countries), possibly the central instrument of Altai music, as well as many of the folk Turkic traditions of the steppes, such as Kazakhstan, (although the shape of the topshur can change from country to country, even culture to culture. The specific dombra I have is a Kazakh one). The dombra is often played in a rapid manner using the index finger, in order to produce a sound reminiscent of the galloping of horses. Khoomei and related forms of singing form an essential part of the music of this region. Lyrics in Altai: Attar, attar, siler kaydan mantap bardıgar? Attar, attar, siler neni sezip turıgar? Argımak attar siler kayda bardıgar? Baatırlar kaçan da mında cuvlaşkan, Kanı akturıp jerge jayılgan, Argımak attar siler kayda bardıgar? English translation: Horses, horses, where do you run? Horses, horses, what do you feel? Noble horses, where are you going? Once here warriors fought, Blood covered the ground, Noble horses, where are you going?

[@moony7144]

Thank you very much, kozhongchi (singer in Altai language)! You did good work. *Not dombra but topshur.

[@uzunhsn2724]

по-моему алтайский язык по звучанию очень сильно напоминает древнетюркский язык. это связано с тем, что горы Алтая стали надëжной защитой для немногих тюркютов переживших гибель второго тюркского каганата в 8 веке. алтайцы не приняли ислам, их язык не заполнен арабскими и персидскими заимствованиями и они самые прямые потомки древних тюрков..

[@moony7144]

@@uzunhsn2724 отчасти верно. Конечно ислам мы не приняли, но очень активно взаимодействовали с западными монголами, ойратами. Дошло до того, что русские вплоть до 20 века нас называли "белыми калмыками". Есть немного монгольских слов, да и есть парочка кланов явно монгольского происхождения: могол, халха. Ещë возможно монгольские: иркит, майман. На самом деле у нас есть огромное количество родов: от очень древних и исконно алтайских телëсов (от теле) и кыпчаков до более новых сойонг (потомки тувинцев), кыдат (потомки выходцев из Китая), чорос (ойратского происхождения) . Каждый, кто потерпел неудачу и был разбит в степи, нашëл приют в горах Алтая. Помнится на уроках литературы в пятом классе мы расшифровывали тюркские руны (орхоно-енисейская письменность). Вполне успешно.

[@uzunhsn2724]

@@moony7144 конечно надо учитывать что между алтайцами и тюркютами 1250 лет истории и Алтай стал домом не только для тюркютов. Тем не менее алтайский язык очень сильно напоминает древнетюркский язык. Киргизский язык тоже напоминает, но не настолько сильно, как алтайский. Казахский и уйгурский вообще звучат по другому. Огузские языки по звучанию напоминают немного древнетюркский, но перегружены очень сильно арабскими и персидскими словами-заимствованиями.

[@SMiki55]

Throat-singing Farya 😳

[@Mamistify]

Men Azerbaijan Turkiyem Salam Olsun Turklere 🐺🤘

[@Ozgur81_38]

Esenlikler Kardeşim 🇹🇷🇦🇿

[@OneFlyingTonk]

Altai music is one of my favourites in the Turkic cultural sphere, it's nice to see this part of the world get more of a spotlight in the last half-decade or so.

[@dinguskhan46329]

the internet is wonderful. Its especially nice when you consider that the altai culture (and others such as telengit) are dying, but here we are indulging in their culture

[@darth3911]

@@dinguskhan46329 Indeed I wise these old, small, and dying cultures could find some way to live on. At least if the culture dies we will have the culture preserved by the internet, unlike the cultures that died before its invention.

[@khantemujin2245]

as a half-Tatar myself, it's very nice to hear Altai music since the Altai Mountains are home to our Turkic ancestors. great job, Farya, бик зур рәхмәт!! :]

[@emirkanceylanilemuzik2993]

Whats ur other side

[@khantemujin2245]

@@emirkanceylanilemuzik2993 other half is Russian. I can't say whom I feel more though, I am proud of both my Slavic and Turkic ancestries :)

[@zaboybagoi8636]

Tatars are Russkiy,you are Slavic not a Turk

[@khantemujin2245]

@@zaboybagoi8636 it's funny that some people claim that Russians are not Slavs but Turks and Tatars are not Turks but Slavs. What an interesting world we live in.

[@emirkanceylanilemuzik2993]

@@zaboybagoi8636 hahhahaha

[@unknownmf2599]

Hello to all my Turkic brothers and sisters! Love you all! BIZ BIRGEMIZ! 💙

[@Ozgur81_38]

Türkiye'den Esenlikler kardeşim yaşasın Türk ırkları

[@kirkdougherty8690]

Once again, Farya celebrates what a wonderfully diverse world we live in. To open one's mind to this diversity brings understanding. And, understanding is everything.

[@met7151]

Greetings from Kazakhstan ! Your music is amaizing. With Altai people we have simular language close. Even in that song we also call Argimak Attar.

[@kurtkz8237]

Ее солайде). Біздің домбыра жүрғо видеода

[@Ozgur81_38]

🇹🇷💙🇰🇿

[@xali69]

Bütün Türk dünyasına Türkiye'den selamlar olsun.

[@thewarriorfrog]

Another important reason for the success of the Turks was their superior military technology and art of war. These nomads from the steppes could be credited with introducing the age of the horse'. The Turks used iron stirrup and horse- shoes that reinforced their striking power and the stamina of the cavalry, while horse- shoes provided greater mobility to the horse, stirrup gave the soldiers a distinct advantage.

[@akeeMM]

What? The age of the horse was always around since the days of the Seleucids who defeated several Roman armies with the use of Horse archers. The only meaningful victory the Turks ever had was over a crumbling, near bankrupt and constant civil war enduring empire. The 'Turks' then got their ass wiped by the Venetians, Romanians, Russians and the Spaniards. Stop changing history because you can't handle facts.

[@user-yw7pg8ii1h]

Привет с Алтая братья 👍

[@suleimanthemagnificent1494]

Brother. Love from Turkiye❤

[@moony7144]

Very nice! The author of this song is friend of my mother. He will be proud. As language speaker, I'd like to say that you accent isn't bad at all. Greeting from Altai republic! Altaidang slerge ezen!

[@burakguler1233]

Greetings my Turkic bro 🐺

[@CrazyChickenFarmer]

@@burakguler1233 you are funny

[@moony7144]

@@burakguler1233 hello! I know, It is very late. I wish all the best to all those affected by the earthquake. May the wounded recover and the dead find peace!

[@Apogee012]

whos the author of this song?? isnt this a folk song?

[@merhabanaber5837]

@@moony7144 thanks Brother

[@user-sq3nr1oe9c]

Как Алтаец скажу, что ваше произношение великолепное!

[@Ozgur81_38]

Türkiye'den esenlikler Altay Türkleri ile tanışmayı çok istiyorum bir gün Tengri izin verirse altaya gelicem

[@Nomadicenjoyer31]

Before the rise of Genghis Khan Mongolic was spreading at westward and absorbing Turkic speakers (Janhunen, 2008). During the Mongol expansion, Turkic speakers whose tribes and states had been incorporated into the Mongol empire were so much more numerous than Mongols that, although Mongolian was the language of command, it was Turkic rather than Mongolic speech that was chiefly spread across Central Asia and the central and western steppe.

[@kutalbey]

Cengiz Han'ı yükselten Kıpçak Türkleri idi.

[@XScorpionXful]

One of the first Turkic songs I listened to, and I always search new versions for it. Thank you for adding yours to the list.

[@coskunmapping]

Farya bu şarkıyı bize armağan ettiğin için çok teşekkürler. Argımak Attar benim en sevdiğim şarkılardan bir tanesidir.Türkiyeden selamlar:)

[@sss11662]

Приветствую Братан 😊✋Я сам Алтаец, твоё творчество очень вдохновляет всё тюрские народы) сделай ещё песни на Алтайском ☺☺☺

[@Khorasan_Turco]

🐺

[@ismailtulucu5109]

Muhteşem! Daha fazla Turkic serisi gelsin.

[@schnitzel6852]

first time ever hearing Altai music, it sounds so beautiful!

[@mustafakurt40581]

Old Türkic music good 🇹🇷♥️

[@user-ws8sv7yv8c]

Поразительно! Bravo, Farya!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@a.v.j5664]

Finnish translation: Hevot, hevot, minne juoksette? Hevot, hevot, mitä tunnette? Uljaat hevot, minne menette? Kerran soturit täällä taisteli, Veri tantereen peitti, Uljaat hevot, minne menette?

[@tremka833]

Harika teşekkür ederiz Farya Türkiye'den selamlar.

[@vladus8014]

La canción estuvo muy bien, gracias por tan buena música Farya! Saludos desde Republica Dominicana :)

[@shahbozmusa7820]

Kõp yaşa, usta baxşi. Bu kuylar Turkti 40 asrlik tarixidan bizga meros... Altay, jon Altaydan oqqan qonimiz qutluğ bõlsin

[@adidoki]

kop ne anlama geliyor? Geriye kalan sözleri anladim ama kop nedir bilmiyorum

[@denizucar3947]

​@@adidoki köp bizim Türkçedeki "çok" karşılığı. Bizde kop = hep olmuş. Yani Çok yaşa diyor. Onlarda çok/çong = sık olmuş.

[@Hussar117]

You are really skilled in all types of singing and music. You master the sounds so well.

[@thewarriorfrog]

The Turks have constantly been an imperial people. They have made a habit of empire building, and although none of their structures have attained the imposing dimensions of the Mongol achievement, many of them have been far more lasting. The maps show at least a dozen states of the first rank which have been constructed by Turkish peoples, and another dozen built by Turkish leaders, sometimes by themselves, sometimes with the assistance of a military aristocracy of their own race.

[@nickname2616]

Wtf? Mongol ? What success is there other than Gengish khan?

[@charlesc.9012]

@@nickname2616 Timur the lame and the khanates created by the sons of Chinggis Khan lasted centuries. Many conquests such as the subjugation of the Rus and the invasions of Europe were performed after the death of Chinggis Khan himself

[@hrafnayuzen9437]

One of my favourite Altai songs and this time, it’s from my favourite artist.

[@tryllon4774]

Horse is the most beautiful thing to ever exist in this world...

[@technodiance]

Sana Kurban Olurum Ya Cidden Aylardır Senin Paylaşmanı İstediğim Şarkıydı Sana Teşekkür Ederim Cansın Seviyoruz Seni Ya Çok Güzel Sesin Var Çok Başarılısın Başarılarının Devamını Diliyoruz Türkiye'den Selamlar..

[@animenewslife]

Сÿрен lakшы👍 Алтайдан Эзен!

[@alieren0613]

Greeting from Altai grandchild to all people!

[@serhatklcarslan978]

Anadoludan yüce Türkistan a selam♥️🇹🇷

[@mello46029]

Une très belle musique ! Merci beaucoup ! 🥰 Une suggestion pour la prochaine, une composition de ta création sur l'histoire de Caramuru, un explorateur portugais qui a vécu parmi les indiens Tupi et a épousé la fille du chef. En somme, une musique mixte entre la renaissance portugaise et les musiques Tupi. ☺

[@karachaybalkar]

Français 💪

[@sbd03]

Greetings from the wolves howling in Anatolia to the wolves howling in the Altai mountains! 🐺🏹

[@vonschmoth441]

- most proudest greco-kurd

[@sbd03]

@@vonschmoth441 No Artsakh? No Western Armenia? 🥺

[@vonschmoth441]

@@sbd03 No high buildings, houses or happy living families in Antakya anymore?

[@sbd03]

@@vonschmoth441 No Shusha? No economy? No happy armenians? No Mount Ararat? No Lake Van? No Kars anymore?

[@moony7144]

Anatoliaga ezen Altaidang! Hello Anatolia from Altai!

[@goldrinn12]

Korean lyrics 말들이여 말들이여 어디로 달리는가 말들이여 말들이여 무엇을 느끼는가 고귀한 말들이여 어디로 가는가 이곳에서 전사들이 싸웠다네, 피는 땅을 뒤덮었네, 고귀한 말들이여 어디로 가는가?

[@Ozgur81_38]

🇹🇷🤍🇰🇷

[@PerdiccasMKD]

Beautiful performance as always! Love from Macedonia❤

[@FakeEgg]

Great job as always farya! I genuinely didn't expect you to make this but I'm so so happy it's here (especially because I'm a giant fan of throat singing), keep it up bratha!

[@goldrinn12]

역시 기대 이상의 채널!!

[@muhammetp1453]

I feel at peace every time I listen to this song.

[@fantom_rr595]

Farya never disappoints

[@sowhat4510]

Love from Türkiye 🇹🇷🤍

[@kirstypollock6811]

This is my new favourite channel

[@balkanmountains2-3131]

You have no idea how much I wanted you to do an Altai song! I've been in love with the traditional music of Altai since I was a teenager, when I got a CD of the band Altai Kai from an obscure CD store in Athens. I'm curious and I didnt remember to ask you, did you learn how to throat sing by yourself?

[@valorwarrior7628]

Oh man! The throat singing is just phenomenal and natural!! Farya keeps on nailing the natural beats of the music!!! ❤❤❤❤

[@georgi7590]

Very beautiful! What a surprise! Didnt expect to hear the song I like! My turkic part makes me ööööäääääääöööö

[@madmanyamanman8599]

Fırst comment I want to see more turkish songs as turkish with your permission

[@ercumentcozer5966]

Türkiye den selamlar 🇹🇷

[@Skeymar]

İşte bunu bekliyordum!

[@Vanhal11]

One of my favourite songs ever, thank you! If you don't mind please make more of this kind of music.

[@ima12345]

Thank you Farya! 𐰽𐰍:𐰉𐰆𐰞:𐰯𐰺𐰖𐰀!

[@warlock-jr-2545]

Thank you for this 🙏 Your music echoes in the beatiful skies of the world.

[@Suleimenoff]

Galloping horse silhouette is such a nice touch.

[@Nomadicenjoyer31]

The Turks were considered as the best warriors due to their horsemanship and skill in archery. Kaushik Roy., n.d. Military Transition in Early Modern Asia, 1400-1750: Cavalry, Guns, Government and Ships (Bloomsbury Studies in Military History). p.24.

[@moony7144]

Our mongol brothers were as the best like we in that.

[@CoksadebirTurk2]

@@moony7144 come on they learned from the best There is a reason why Chenghis chose Turks in his army

[@fireboywithmustache8495]

As a Turk I fucking Love this Song and now hearing it from your voice made my day after a stressful day thank you 😊🫶🏼❤️

[@Er-Eldey]

Hello brothers! Hello from the Altai Republic. I sincerelyHello brothers! Hello from the Altai Republic. I sincerely hope that one day our countries will unite into one union and prosper and develop together 🤍💙🤍 (there is no Altai flag here, so I will manage with my hearts)

[@nob4076]

Hate to break it to you, but the flag you tried making is the flag of the degenerate liberal opposition in russia led by navalny, so people might not know you're representing altai. :)

[@daspotato895]

@@nob4076 You mean the anti-corruption activist and political opponent who was jailed by Putin for being a threat to his rule?

[@iansysoev9462]

@@daspotato895 no, he meant degenerate that would break the country apart once more. Also, ironically, actually he was jailed for corruption

[@semyonsedykh7591]

Очередное подтверждение, что бсб -флаг рабов и предателей)

[@thelobbyofhobbies3244]

@@nob4076 what is wrong with you? the only degenerate flag is that of the russian federation led by putin and his ogligarchs who have thrown the country into an imperialistic war in Ukraine, let me guess, you are a brainwashed z-patriot, arent you.

[@berikapolat]

Mükemmel bir iş olmuş. Başarılar

[@Kayinova]

Beklediğim parça gelmiş 🔥

[@Ozgur81_38]

Kulaklarımız şenlendi

[@mustafaozgurokuyucu6576]

Great to see this piece from you!

[@NessieAndrew]

I know this one by heart. Nice job, Farya

[@Apogee012]

AYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY I thought no one wouldve ever heard or known of tihs song, very impressive how you discovered at all, but even managed to remake it, somewhat similar to the original Altai version.

[@RugnirSvenstarr]

This is awesome. I wish all success. I'd love to learn these beautiful instruments and songs one day. Love from Denmark

[@Cinar_95]

I loved all turan family

[@kaykysoares9152]

Sou doidinho pra ver uma música lusa kkkkkk Ouça-me Faraji, por favor!🙏🏽🙏🏽😭

[@gabrielcarvalhosaraiva4138]

E eu pensando ser o único brasileiro que escutava esse cara😅😅😅😅

[@kaykysoares9152]

@@gabrielcarvalhosaraiva4138 nada, tem uma pancada de brasileiros por aqui, mas ficam todos escondidos. Uma vez ou outra aparecem por aí kkkkkk

[@alperen38209]

I love my culture

[@hanmustsleep4374]

so accurate and great, as always

[@SenaChalishqan]

Another turkic song, YESSS!

[@Dravuth]

So beautiful

[@javikus]

Клево) Давно ждал её

[@glishev]

Ah, the freedom of the cold air!

[@controversy.enjoyer]

Never thought i'd see Gilgamesh sing in Altai mountains

[@lorenzogiampaoli2156]

Beautiful!

[@dizayncf]

respect from Turkey.

[@bosanskenaufalevic7370]

really good music

[@alidemircioglu6879]

Çok beğendik, teşekkür ederiz.

[@kemalcanyalap3428]

Çepni Bozkurtlarından Tüm Türk Yurdu Bozkurtlarına esenlikler.

[@karenlove4025]

I have only just found your channel (or it found me) and I so appreciate your mission to share these sounds with us in an accessible way. You are extraordinary with your talents, wisdom and humour! So glad you have chosen to share these and I am so glad to receive them. A couple of questions: I looked at your recorded music and want to know if they are available on cd too? I would love to hear more pieces with women singing with you. I think your voice works perfectly in harmony and, as a woman, I would love to know more about songs women sang. Is that something you intend to do? With much appreciation ✨

[@qaramesedizayn]

Bütün Türklərə Azərbaycandan salamlar

[@furkancanoglu2755]

From Pasific to Atlantic! Hail to you great nomads of steppes

[@sivastoprakharmanyigit.3487]

Tüm TÜRK TURAN Ellerine Esenlikler Gardaşlar..Kan aynı Kan,Türkiyeden Esenlikler❤️‍🔥🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@GalicianArca]

I can tell that even though there's no Altai Turkic blood through him he sing Argimak Attar well

[@vidya2144]

Well, he's Persian so you can say his ancestors passed on the horse-nomadic culture to the turks / altaic peoples and became part of the Turkic people's ethnogenesis. Culturally and even genetically.

[@ernstachterhof6481]

What a unique performance! 👏🏻

[@a.m.4479]

Another banger by Farya 🔥🙌🏻

[@h0rn3d_h1st0r1an]

Honey wake up new Farya Faraji song just dropped

[@mirzaklnc3173]

You are so good i so like you i waited this song 💙💙

[@Ouzz_ayzz]

Kardeşim sesine emeğine sağlık harika bir kanal yapmışsın harika muziklerle dolu maşallah

[@ducdemolteverge8911]

Oh yes, some altai song, love this !

[@ilovemilk7585]

loved it

[@user-lv1bv1pw1f]

Әй тамаша! Керемет өлең!

[@Khorasan_Turco]

I'm half turk half mongol The blood in my veins misses the old ones

[@hrabesancho1892]

Wonderfull!!!

[@FernandoLima-mh6tg]

If I could I would give a thumbs up every time I come here to listen to this piece.

[@ozgekantar3277]

i love your music, thank you for all of your beautiful work. i just wish you add original lyrics and their translations of turkic music on the video as you did in roman or byzantine music so that we can relate with the music while watching..

[@iberius9937]

Magnificent!!

[@RenVasTerul]

Awesome ❤

[@crocyfacts7844]

به عنوان یک ترک ساکن ایران میگم تو و کارت بی نظیر هستید همیشه شگفت زده میکنی ما ها رو

[@crocyfacts7844]

@Kāveh پاینده باشد میهنی که از جان ماست "ایران‌زمین"

[@grkngrkn3177]

​@@crocyfacts7844 😂

[@tugaysemihkarakus3014]

❤

[@ufcfan2018]

Сәлем Қазақстаннан рахмет өлен үшін!

[@Ktmkh-po8tk]

çok güzel....

[@mustafabilgen]

Love from Turkey

[@introtonaturerelaxing]

Nice

[@janekkamenohorsky2886]

Perfect!!