The Safavids - Epic Music

[@faryafaraji]

Music by Farya Faraji, including improvisations by Soheil Saadat and Nayan Sahihi. Duduk by @AliFarbodnia setar and tar by Siavosh Karami, tanboor by Soheil Saadat, vocals by Ali Reza Berenjan and Farya Faraji, and kamanche by Nayan Sahihi. Please note that this isn't reconstructed era music, this is modern Iranian and Azerbaijani music with a historical theme. I wanted to delve into the rich subject of the Safavid dynasty which is commonly seen as the beginning of modern Iranian history, and whose lasting effects include the conversion of Iran to a Shiite Muslim country, and its consolidation as one of the major gunpowder-based powers in the region. The Safavids were a Turkic speaking dynasty whose dialect was an early form of the modern Azerbaijani language. They came to power in 16th century Iran under the rule of Shah Ismail I. Ismail I was a renowned poet under the pen name of Khatayi. As the leader of the Qizilbash, a faction of Shiite, Turkic Sufi militant group, he took power in Iran, and solidified it as the eastern, Shiite adversary of the Sunni Ottoman empire for centuries to come. The music is primarily based in the common, shared musical heritage of Iranian and Azerbaijani musical forms, with the tar and kamanche being central in both traditions. An Iranian setar and tanbour also accompany the piece, as well as a duduk, an instrument called the mey by Azerbaijanis, and commonly played both in Azerbaijan as well by the Azeris of Iran. A Sufi aesthetic also shapes the central component of the music's rhythm, with the rythmic breaths being typical of Zikr: Sufi musical gatherings were rhythm is used to induce the mystics into a trance believed to bring them closer to the divine. The kurdish tanboor adds to the mystical, Sufi aesthetic of the song, being closely associated with Kurdish Sufis. The main melody is in the mode of Isfahan, equivalent to the Western harmonic minor, with the kamanche improv in the middle by Nayan Sahihi being in Segah. The lyrics are in the Azerbaijani and Persian languages. Azerbaijani lyrics: Allah Allah din gaziler Gaziler deyin şah menem Karşu gelün secde kılun Gaziler deyin şah menem Uçmakta tuti kuşuyam Ağır leşker er başıyam Men sufiler yoldaşıyam Gaziler deyin şah menem Ne yerd'ekersen biterim Handa çağırsan yeterim Sufiler elin dutarım Gaziler deyin şah menem Mansur ile darda idim Halil ile narda idim Musa ile Tur'da idim Gaziler deyin şah menem Tahkıyk ile şahı tanun Nevruz edin şaha yetün Hey gaziler secde kılun Gaziler deyin şah menem Kırmızı taclu boz atlu Ağır leşkeri nisbetlü Yusuf Peygamber sıfatlu Gaziler deyin şah menem Hatai'yem al atluyam Sözü şekerden datluyam Murtaza Ali zatluyam Gaziler deyin şah menem Persian lyrics: Manam Jamshid, manam Khosrow, Manam Rostam o Fereydunam, Name Ali'st, bar labanam, Pir-e davazda emamam, Sharabe man, khoone Yazid, Cho Rostam khoone div ra pashid, Manam shahe Ghezelbashian, Manam Shahanshaye Iran Translation of the Persian text: I am Jamshid, I am Khosrow, I am Rostam and Fereydun, The name of Ali is on my lips, I am the Pir of the Twelve Imams, My wine is the blood of Yazid, As Rostam shed the blood of the div, I am the King of the Qizilbash, I am the King of Kings of Iran The Persian lyrics are sentiments written down by Ismail. Present here is Shiite Islamic imagery; such as the emphasis on the Twelve Imams, a belief specific to Shia Islam which proclaims that succession to the prophet Muhammad is passed every era through a divinely appointed Imam of which there will be twelve, and hostility towards Yazid as a figure of evil due to his killing of Imam Hussein, one of the central figures of Shia Islam. This Shiite Islamic imagery is coupled closely with emphasis on native, pre-Islamic Iranian cultural elements such as the Zoroastrian mythology of Rostam, Jamshid, Fereydun, etc, which remain to this day central to Iranian identity. This shows the highly multidimensional nature of the Safavid Empire as an Iranian empire where native, pre-Islamic Iranian identity played a fundamental part in its identity, ruled by a Turkic speaking dynasty, and shaped by a newly consolidated Shia Islam that would come to define Iran in opposition to much of the rest of the Islamic world. The Azerbaijani lyrics are a poem by Shah Ismail himself, however as with all poems of the era, an English translation is very difficult to offer, so I would rather prefer that someone with a better grasp of Azerbaijani than me write down the translation. The general gist of the poem is Ismail's affirmation of himself as the king, representative of the Imams and defender of the ideals of Sufism, the Qizilbash, and Shiite Islam.

[@KincadeCeltoSlav]

someone told me Old AZERRI was aPersian Language before becoming a Turkic one

[@faryafaraji]

@@KincadeCeltoSlav Old Azeri is a distinct language from Azerbaijani. Old Azeri was an Iranic language spoken in today's Iranian Azerbaijan, whilst Azerbaijani is a Turkic language that entered the region later with the arrival of the Turkic peoples. I must also add that the phrase a "Persian language" is incorrect. Old Azeri wasn't a form of Persian but a distinct Iranic language of its own.

[@johnlopez9014]

In terms of music like in certain instruments or anything else( idk much about musical terminology) was there contributions that the Turkic brought to the Iranian music?

[@faryafaraji]

@@johnlopez9014​​⁠ For the most part it must he understood that the Turkic peoples of the Middle-East came all the way from further east in Asia. They assimilated into the musical cultures already present in the regions they settled, so it's much more of a case of Anatolian Turkish being Greek-influenced and Azerbaijani music being Iranian-influenced than the opposite. That said, contributions in the form of instruments must have happened. The most plausible one is the kamanche. Bowed instruments are universally accepted as having entered the western parts of Eurasia in the early Middle-Ages from the far east where they originated, so it's very plausible the Turkic nomads brought the first specimens of bowed instruments to Iran.

[@johnlopez9014]

@@faryafaraji guess I’m going to b in a google rabbit hole for bowed instruments 😅 see y’all in the next 4 weeks

[@amirfallah6580]

I see some people arguing if Ismail was Iranian or not. first of all , what we know as Nation-State is a modern term. Iran ( previously Eranshahr) has so many ethnic groups. Kurds , Turks , Lurs , Baloch, Arabs, Persians etc. ( btw that's why Reza Shah asked westerners to call us Iran not Persia!) yes he was Turk( maybe with Kurdish roots) but in a larger scale he was an Iranian. It's not strange that from time to time some ethnics has ruled Iran ( as you see later on with Zands)

[@fathanthoriq2413]

Kings and queens were always mixed, and can't be categorize into a single ethnic

[@HistorywithCy]

Shah Ismail is in my top ten for the most intriguing people in Iranian history. Really interesting piece you're put together and thanks again for the translation...those are some fascinating verses!

[@jamjar1948]

Salam az Iran be Cy!

[@alpertunga6540]

Shah Ismail is Turkic 🇦🇿

[@jamjar1948]

@@alpertunga6540 Shah Ismaeel Iranli (🇮🇷🇦🇿) idi. Iran va Azerbyjan jumhuriati bir millatdir va bir tarixdir.

[@alpertunga6540]

@@jamjar1948 Şah İsmail Türktür halk ve orduda Türktür fars kesen adam mı iranlı olacak

[@LunarHermes]

​​@mikayil1 he was ethnically Azerbaijani and culturally Iranian (and not Persian) which isn't surprising or a new finding. Prior to today's nation-states in middle east, all those realms coexisted under the umbrella of "the greater Iran" (Ērānšahr) which was a concept that even though politically ended after the fall of Sassanids, its cultural influences lasted for millennia. Take Nowruz for example - If Shahanshah Ismail's court celebrated Nowruz empire-wide, one can't really say he's solely one or the other.

[@romaboo9772]

Azerbaijani lyrics: Allah Allah din gaziler Gaziler deyin şah menem Karşu gelün secde kılun Gaziler deyin şah menem Allah Allah, faith, ghazis Ghazis say that I am the Shah Stand before me and bow in prayer Ghazis say that I am the Shah Uçmakta tuti kuşuyam Ağır leşker er başıyam Men sufiler yoldaşıyam Gaziler deyin şah menem I am the bird of Tuti* in flight I am the chief soldier of the heavy troops I am companion to the Sufis Ghazis say that I am the Shah Ne yerd'ekersen biterim Handa çağırsan yeterim Sufiler elin dutarım Gaziler deyin şah menem Wherever you sow me I will bloom Wherever you call for me I will arrive I will hold the hand of Sufis Ghazis say that I am the Shah Mansur ile darda idim Halil ile narda idim Musa ile Tur'da idim Gaziler deyin şah menem I was in trouble with Mansur** I was together with Abraham I was at mount of Tur with Moses Ghazis say that I am the Shah Tahkıyk ile şahı tanun Nevruz edin şaha yetün Hey gaziler secde kılun Gaziler deyin şah menem Know your Shah in congregation Celebrate Nawruz and be sufficient for Shah O ghazis stand before me and bow in prayer Ghazis say that I am the Shah Kırmızı taclu boz atlu Ağır leşkeri nisbetlü Yusuf Peygamber sıfatlu Gaziler deyin şah menem With red crown and grey horse With heavy troops renowned Named as Prophet Joseph Ghazis say that I am the Shah Hatai'yem al atluyam Sözü şekerden datluyam Murtaza Ali zatluyam Gaziler deyin şah menem I am Khatai with red horse I am the one whose word is sweeter than sugar I am personified by beloved Ali Ghazis say that I am the Shah *Name of a bird owned by a merchant that gained its freedom from cage by dying *Mansur al-Hallaj from Iran who uttered the words "I am the Truth/God", important in creed of unity of being Translation and context provided by ​ @gunpowderaficionado9318 I'm just putting in here so I can read it easier

[@aymonnaqvi314]

My Turk husband introduced me to this song while i was pregnant, and smt about the throat singing combined with the instruments and Shah's poetry would calm me down, and I would sleep. Today we discovered it has the same affect on our 8 week old son. 😂❤

[@رضابهاری-ص9ز]

Hi farya. Iam an Iranian Azerbaijani my compatriot from Ardabil from the birthplace of the Safavid dynasty this music was very beautiful it took me to the era of Safavid About the afsharid Iran and ottoman empire.long love the country of Iran And Goodluck❤🇮🇷

[@jamjar1948]

Yashasin Iranimiz 🇮🇷.

[@zulfuqaroa]

Yaşasın bütöv Azərbaycan!

[@jamjar1948]

@@zulfuqaroa Yashasin Sefevilar 🇮🇷🇦🇿. Biz Bir millat va bir tarixik.

[@zulfuqaroa]

@@jamjar1948 tarixi paylaşırıq doğru, amma bir millət deyilik

[@jamjar1948]

@@zulfuqaroa Biz (🇮🇷🇦🇿) shah ismaeelin va Shah abbasin va Nader shahin va Aqa mohammad Xan Qajarin va Abbas Mirzaeen millati

[@ciaronsmith4995]

Man, I love that you quoted his actual poetry in this (I am Khosrow, I am Jamshid etc). Great work. Iran is mighty.

[@iberius9937]

Breathy Sufi chanting, epic drums, kamanche, tar, tamboor, duduk, et al are the combination we didn't know we needed! Definitely one of your best compositions.

[@ShadowOfBonaparte]

First Darius, then Cyrus, followed by Khosrow; So now Ismail... Well, next in line is Nadir Shah Afshar. I will look forward to your composition dedicated to this extraordinary person.

[@m00tp01nt]

As an Iranian born in America, I love all of your beautiful musical interpretations of our country's rich history. In a media landscape that is sparse in favorable portrayals of the region, I deeply appreciate your content. Keep up the amazing work.

[@erkanK.4106]

Greetings to all my Farsi and Azarbaijani brothers from Turkey. 🇹🇷 ❤ 🇦🇿 ❤ 🇮🇷

[@googleuser2736]

We are not azari. We are turks

[@erkanK.4106]

@@googleuser2736 Haqlısan, sadəcə fərqləndirmək üçün dedim, anlaşılmazlıq olmasın.

[@aliazarmehralparslan6067]

​@@erkanK.4106I don't care whether you use the term Azeri or Azerbaijani Turk, Azeri is just a short abbreviation for Azerbaijani. No need to differentiate between them. ❤

[@taha8276]

@@aliazarmehralparslan6067 niye birbirinizle ingilizce yazışıyorsunuz aw

[@slipknotezz]

​@@aliazarmehralparslan6067 Azeri r Iranic. Azerbaijani is Turkic, thats why u r offending our AZERBAIJANI brothers.

[@etiennespasm2562]

I consider Farya as a teacher for me. Each times he releases a song about a subject I don't know, I can't stop digging internet to find information about it. This song about the Safavid Dynasty makes me understood a bit better Shia Islam, but also Sufism, and the fascinating history of that part of the world. And i thank him for that.

[@tracyyoung7324]

I'm a black American and I just love Persian music thank you for posting this , just beautiful !!😢😢😢😢

[@kingofpullus]

Finally a Shah Ismail project from Farya Faraji! I've been waiting for this moment for a long time and it was great. Shah Ismail is a very interesting character. A gnosticism disguised as leadership, poetry, philosophy and Shia. All of them are united in a single body as Shah Ismail. Khatai expressed it. I always saw him as the eastern version of the western philosopher emperor Marcus Aurelius. Khatai (Shah Ismael) Those who read the secret and message in his poems will understand what I mean. He is both a good leader, an Iranian revolutionary and the best poet in Turkish history. He is the greatest of the 7 Great Poets in turkish literature. Before the earth and the sky existed, I existed I was a rotating compass emerging from a single grain of ore I turned this substance into water, it covered the entire universe I was the one who created the jinn and man, the earth and the sky. I disguised myself as Adam, but no one learned my secret. I have already been living in that house of God for a long time. Since then I knew his (God's) secret that he was my That's why I was a secret within a secret with God O Khatai, I have undoubtedly known and recognized the Truth. That's why I denied what he created...

[@enverrizvo9238]

In this comment of yours, You said everything that I myself thought about Shah Ismail and this masterpiece. I can only say: perfect. Selam brother.

[@amirseighali856]

lol greatest turkish poets are iranian

[@kamranismayilzade3789]

​@@amirseighali856So tired of modern Iranians being bitter here against turks. Not accepting the fact that Iranian history is not only about Iranian-speaking people, but Turkic people of Iran too.

[@kingofpullus]

@@amirseighali856 He was born in Iran and ruled Iran but he was ethnically turkic. I said ıranian, not persian. if you want to read shah ısmails poems, you need to know turkish :) thats why it concerns turkish literature.

[@s0rtaananym]

@kamranismayilzade3789 take that sentiment to modern Turks and see how they react.They're constantly claiming fukn everything is Turkish.

[@leamsezadah9156]

Glory to the both Azerbaijan and Iran, no need to fight 🇦🇿🇮🇷 The history of the Safavids is the shared history of Azerbaijanis and Iranians. It is truly senseless to engage in conflict. As an Azerbaijani from the Qizilbash clan, I want to express my gratitude, Farya.

[@jamjar1948]

Barakallah aziz Ghardash jaanim. There is no flight, Iran and Azerbyjan Republic are one nation and one history. Iran va Azerbyjan jumhuriati bir millatdir va bir tarixdir. 🇮🇷🇦🇿

[@hoomanhajivandi5577]

Azerbaijan❤iran

[@manithesumka]

Azerbaijan is a small part of iran we don't share our history with them

[@jamjar1948]

@@manithesumka Iran and Azerbayjan republic are one nation and one history.

[@leamsezadah9156]

@@manithesumka grown up man, azerbaijan gave lots of dynasties and polities for Iran. Now the both Iran and Azerbaijan are independent states

[@alisultanzade4428]

"Mənəm şahe qızılbaşan mənəm şahənşəhe iran" was definitely best part im an afsharid qizilbash from urmia iran

[@MehdiMoha-p1m]

Grettings and support to Iran and Iranian brothers and sisters from morroco 🇲🇦🤝🇮🇷

[@alexmng174]

Şah İsmail türk Azerbaycana selam ver😅

[@kazem8749]

@@alexmng174 Ismail I was born to Martha and Shaykh Haydar on July 17, 1487, in Ardabil. His father, Haydar, was the sheikh of the Safavid tariqa (Sufi order) and a direct descendant of its Kurdish founder.

[@HEXA_A]

​@@alexmng174 During the Safavid era, Azerbaijan was one of the states of Iran

[@СаидАвезов-о9в]

​@@kazem8749основатель этой династии тюрк

[@Taher.enjoyer]

احلا المراكشية 🇮🇷❤️🇲🇦

[@bayalp61]

As a Turk from Trabzon I feel double closer to Shah since his grandmother was also from Trabzon :D His poems are really easy to understand and pretty intelligible to me. Greetings to Azerbaijani and Iranian Turks , also to good people of Persia 👋❤❤ 🇹🇷🇦🇿❤ ⚪🟢🦁🟢🔴 Thank you and your friends for this piece Farya Faraji 👏👏👏

[@makito6527]

love you bro❤‍🔥

[@amirseighali856]

He wasn't actually a turk, if he was he would look asian and turkic like teymoor lang

[@kavehofraghae1816]

Greetings brother. His grandmother was a Greek. His ancestors were a mix of Greek, Kurd, Georgian, Persian, and Azerbaijani. Most important of all, he styled himself an Iranian king of Iranzamin. His line claimed descent from the Sassanids.

[@bayalp61]

@@amirseighali856 oh really so Tajiks aren't İranian folk too since they have Asian looking? Stop this primary school logic. Timur's Turkic branch was different than ours. Turk name is like Slav term. Croatia, Montenegro,Serbia Poland and Russia all Slavic yet don't look like a lot. We're Turk, Oguzh Turk never looked Asian much yet Timur's ancestors were from Gengishid line. Furthermore Turks since the beginning established great empires and that's pretty normal for us to have diverse gene trees.

[@makito6527]

@@kavehofraghae1816 i think the important question we should all ask ourselves is that does it matter? i mean even if he wasnt a turk directly probably one of his grandfathers or grandmothers were, the modern facism didnt exsist back then so interracial marrige was a thing and it was countries not races that defined people

[@elbeykz]

Çox gözəl musiqidir. Sevirəm fars dilini. Ümid edirəm gələcəkdə xoş münasibətlərimiz olar iki ölkə olaraq🇦🇿🇮🇷

[@ShahanshahShahin]

Persian lyrics:- *Manam Jamshid, Manam Khosrow,* *Manam Rostam o Fereydunam,* _I am Jamshid, I am Khosrow_ _I am Rostam and Fereydun_ *Nam-e Ali'st bar labanam,* *Pir-e Davazda emamam,* _The name of Ali is on my lips,_ _I am the holy man of the Twelve_ _Imams_ *Sharab-e man Khoon-e Yazid,* *Cho Rostam Khoon-e div ra pashid,* _My wine is the blood of Yazid_ _(2nd Umayyad Caliph)_ _As Rostam shed the blood of demon_ *Manam Shah-e Ghezelbashian,* *Maman Shahanshah-e Iran* _I am the Shah of Qizilbash_ _I am the King of Kings of Iran_

[@enverrizvo9238]

As a devoted student of the life and works of Shah Ismail, I am delighted. I downloaded this masterpiece even before I listened to it to the end. Magnificent. Keep up the great work Farya. Greetings from Bosnia.

[@Italian598]

So this Is not a new Song?

[@brl6293]

I'm trying to spend a day without listening, but no, I always end up on Farya's channel every day. Respect birader.

[@yerawizurdheary6009]

As a huge fan of your works from Azerbaijan I sincerely thank you for this magnificient piece. You're a great person Farya.

[@Huegeltroll]

What a pleasant surprise, I was just yesterday night reading on Safavid history and now this drops. Beautiful and brilliant as always.

[@Abbas_alemdar]

Huuu kızılbaşlar. Ulu ozan şah ismal Hatai'nin torunlarına selam olsun❤

[@عرفانعرفانیان-ز7ظ]

‏‪<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="181">3:01</a> بسیار هوشمندانه هست این موسیقی👌 در آمیختگی هویت ایرانی و شیعه👌 درود برصفویه🇮🇷🙌 انشالله برای نادرشاه هم چنین موسیقی سروده بشه🤲 دوتار خراسان و سروده های فارسی و ترکی چون قومیت ایشان تُرک اوغلو و زبان ایشان فارسی بود. به علاوه اشاره به صلوات خواصه امام رضا علیه السلام چون ایشان داماد صفویه و سازنده حرم امام رضا و امام علی بودند و شهر مذهبی مشهد در دوره ایشان پایتخت بود. مهر سلطنتی نادرشاه الملک لله و پرچم نیروی دریایی ایشان ذولفقار حضرت علی بود. منتظر اون روز هستم❤ باتشکر از سازنده موسیقی🙏

[@ahpacific]

Farya! The part that is Persian lyrics gave me goosebumps. The way the mythology of Rostam was combined with the story of Imam Ali and Yazid. It just perfectly encapsulated the soul of the modern era of Iran. And the Sufi breathing! Bro, I tell everyone I know about your work.

[@bayalp61]

A man who follows AP and Farya Faraji.. Gotta be friended with you dude. There's also an Iranian guy Nebi Asli. Follow him too

[@ahpacific]

@TurgayHul Thanks Turgay. I follow AP but probably for different reasons than most people. Though his early stuff had a lot of truth, I don't agree with everything he says because he oversimplifies - especially recently when he talks about politics and not religion. When he gets into politics, he's both stepping outside of his own domain and insincere. Anyway, still down to be friends, man!

[@bayalp61]

@@ahpacific I agree most of his sayings and comments and Islamic exposing ( especially the his first three years' content was amazing) yet you're right there're also times I strongly disagree with him. ( Especially giving Anatolia back to Greeks and Kurds :D comment was soo arrogant) I saw your pre lslamic Iran praise and thought you're also an anti Islamists. That's why I suggested Nebi Asli another ex Muslim channel by a Persian and his content much better than AP's one.

[@ahpacific]

@TurgayHul I definitely prefer Iran to be Zorastraian but I don't consider myself "anti-Islamist" because even though I personally dislike many aspects of it, there are really good people that are Muslim that I respect if that makes sense... and, for some people, it seems to make their lives better than it would be otherwise. So I prefer "Philosophically Zorastrian" as a way to describe myself.

[@bayalp61]

@@ahpacific " Anti Islamists" is not hating Muslims. My grand grandfather was a devoted Muslim, he didn't marry multiple women and he was a hardworking man. I seen him in his late 80's and I don't hate him. The point is he wasn't a truly Muslim and didn't even know Mohammeds unethical past. He didn't know Islamic history either. He was just a good man called himself a Muslims but wasn't really one tho. Even his name wasn't Arabic but Turkic. It's like communist college students call themselves communist and go MacDonalds. I don't hate them. I hate the Islam's basics, communist basics. I hate the results they have caused. It's the simplest way I could explain. I talk and talked many Iranian. Didn't even met one who doesn't tryna get out of Iran. Can you say it has nothing to do with Islam? Jesus's personality and character is clear, also the Mohammad's. And this clearly affected the religion they've brought to the world. Mohammad was a wicked man and that's why today Islam even has problem with the simplest daily life basics. Like womens hair, marriage age, secularism , daily clothes, freedom of speech and belief. Even with the simplest ones Islam can't really adapt itself and those who claim to be adapted are like " communist" Apple watch users.

[@daspotato895]

It's funny you post this now, when I was thinking about how cool a Safavid piece would be. This is really, really cool. And it's a poem by the Shah himself? Incredibly cool.

[@thenoobprincev2529]

Ismail has a whole book of poetry of himself, Known as "Divan-e-Khatai".

[@daspotato895]

@@thenoobprincev2529 I might have to buy that

[@enshanoldmanvilla]

shah Ismail the great king of Iran , Long live Iran the mother land , im turk and from east Azerbaijan and im proudly iranian

[@darzekot]

Probably my favorite parts are <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="255">4:15</a>-<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="330">5:30</a> and <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="478">7:58</a>-<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="516">8:36</a> the energy just hits so hard there, feels like even my heart starts beating synchronized with the rhythm 🔥 the Sufi vibes from it are just unbelievable; also it's really nice to hear shah Ismail's poetry, it always amazed me how good Medieval and Early Modern monarchs were at poetry. Awesome piece as always, greetings to Iranians and Azeris!!🇦🇿🇮🇷

[@kadircanyldran1849]

azeri is still a aryan group.. our name or their name because i am anatolian.. is azerbaycan turks or oguz turks directly..

[@Wsihsve]

azerbaijani people is not aryan stop that . azerbaijani people are oghuz @@kadircanyldran1849

[@İloveyou-al]

Azerbaijanese*

[@AS-re7bn]

سلامی به برادران اذری

[@SoulOfTheDesert]

I can't sleep and Farya releases a song during the night. TOP

[@DarulFatih]

Did you slept?

[@SoulOfTheDesert]

@@DarulFatih Unfortunately I couldn't sleep that night

[@DarulFatih]

@@SoulOfTheDesert Daymnn

[@BhagyalaxmiKumari-vb4ub]

Shah Tahmasp would make Farya his court musician , the vocals, damn the vocals 👏 very good work

[@ibragimatajanov1905]

Mashallah brother I love your voice so much! it always is suitable for ancient music! especially when it's middle easters on central asian...

[@SirThinks2Much]

heard the sample of this in your Orientalist music essay and had to find the full thing. Truly sounds epic! Thank you for making and sharing the work you do.

[@IMPOSTER_IR]

✨️🇮🇷 We Iranians are proud of you Thank you for keeping the history of Iran alive

[@fraselson]

Safavids were Azerbaijani Turks. They were not Persian

[@Msaleh.00]

@@fraselson آنها فارس بودند اذربایجان تاریخ ندارد

[@fraselson]

Go read some history, learn and do research. Ignorant@@Msaleh.00

[@mpda-kc8sb]

@@fraselson Iranian doesn't mean Persian

[@nurlanbilov7798]

Very beautiful. I appreciate you. Hello from Azerbaijan 🇦🇿

[@behzadq41]

Fake Republic Of Baku

[@jamjar1948]

Irandan Salamlar siza. Biz 🇮🇷🇦🇿 bir millatik va bir tarixik.

[@nurlanbilov7798]

@@jamjar1948 bəli düzdür

[@jamjar1948]

@@nurlanbilov7798 Tashakur siza Ghardash jaanim. 🇮🇷🇦🇿 Biz Sefevik

[@nurlanbilov7798]

@@jamjar1948 mən təşəkkür edirəm 🇦🇿🇮🇷

[@pachacutti1012]

Learning more about the Safavids from a music video and the video description than I ever learned in school. Awesome song Farya Faraji

[@Thug_Shaker]

LETS GOOOOOOOOO Also, do I smell a Chaldiran symphony coming up?

[@kamranismayilzade3789]

Let's make this go up, folks.👍

[@milliOnmilliOnmilliOn]

I smell Diyarbakir 17k v 60k moment symphony,Bitch

[@JubinNaz]

Amazing! Please make more Iranian history music! I love it!!

[@JubinNaz]

His coin said enough, don't claim the persian kings who claim themself as Iranians. Turks are Iranic. Throughout history your culture has been influenced and created by Persian. But believe what you want to believe. ​@@Kickboxer7267​

[@jamjar1948]

@@Kickboxer7267 nobody insult anybody in Iran. Har ki gofte khar khodesh khare.

[@tabanseighali693]

Fully respect to Shah Ismail for making Iran our homeland and identity again✨️ surely he was one of the most intelligent Kings of all time♥️

[@_SUPREME_ARCHAILECT_OF_MALAYS]

Holt shit he finally did it... Would you also maybe perhaps make a Music centered around The Iranian Intermezzo? Like the Samanids, Saffarids, Ghurids, Ghazvanids, etc

[@Gilgamesch1994]

That would be lowkey super hot fire 🔥

[@kavehofraghae1816]

Don't forget Mardavij and the Buyyids. Mardavij is a national hero for reconquering Isfahan from the Caliphate.

[@z-kotsov]

Incrível que além do seu DOM de cantar Farya Faraji tem uma bellíssima voz! Abraços da Terra Sancta de Vera Cruz (Brasil) - 🇧🇷

[@shadowborn1456]

درود و خسته نباشی خدمت فریا جان عزیز امیدوارم که برای شاهنشاه بهرام بزرگ هم سروده ای ترتیب بدین

[@karticksharmapro1523]

What's the difference between vahram and bahram

[@Amir-el8yx]

Middle Persian and new Persian​@@karticksharmapro1523

[@persianmoez39]

​@karticksharmapro1523 is just a historical change. They are the same

[@karticksharmapro1523]

@@persianmoez39 then jai Vahram , one day dharma shall return to persia with jarathustras values jai Aryavarta 🇮🇳♥️🇮🇷

[@persianmoez39]

@@karticksharmapro1523 we are brothers from the same race and father.

[@cibosays]

this song it's completely amazing, i've never heard something like this

[@KenanAdhari2000]

One of your best tracks yet!!! We need MORE content like this!!!

[@RxnClash]

Persian culture has to be my favorite ones so far; long live persia & bengal friendship from Bangladesh.

[@gulsinempolat631]

English translation of the old turkish poem Allah Allah! [1] fighters [2] of the faith Fighters say, I am the King Greet me and bow to me Fighters say I am the King I am the Tuti[3] flying I am the head of the army I am the comrad of the Sufis[4] Fighters say I am the King I grow where I am sown I come when I am called I hold the hands of Sufis Fighters say I am the King I was in gallows with Mansur [5] I was in fire with Khalil[6] I was in Horeb with Moses[7] Fighters say I am the King Investigate the King Celebrate[8] and reach to the King Hey the fighters bow to me! Fighters say I am the King With the red crown, with the gray horse With heavy soldier proportions[9] With the face like prophet Josef[10] Fighters say I am the King I am Hatayi[11] with the red horse My words are sweeter than sugar I have the face of Ali [12] Fighters say I am the King [1](Allah Allah here it is sort of greeting in the name of God and also war chant) (for those who played AOI 2 or sth Muslims attack with this chant) [2](Gazis are the paladins (fighting in the name of God/Justice)), [3](Tuti is sort of a parrot) [4](Sufis are Islamic heterodox religious, they are sort of philosopher/artist/wise/vagabond maybe corresponds to bard/mage as a class, I think western philosophy accepts Sufis as pantheistic but if you are interested in sufism has more to offer) [5](Islamic philosopher who is famous for saying I am the god and he was executed) [6](I seriously do not know who this Khalil is refer to) [7](Where the Moses speak to the burning shrub/God) [8](my language proficiency is struggling here but my senses say he is asking for celebrations) [9](my language proficiency is struggling here but my senses say he is praising his build/looks) [10](Prophet Josef is famous for his looks such a modest soul ) [11](nickname of Shah Ismael in poetry) [12](or I am sort of Ali reborn)

[@dannymarashi]

Oh, oh my. This is going to go down as one of the really big ones in my book. Every upload is huge, but this one really, really hit.

[@jamjar1948]

Warmest Greetings from Iran. Thank you Farya jan. Long live the memory of Great Safavids. Unfortuantely, Iran and Azerbayajan republic were separated by evil Tsardom of Russia. Although outsiders separated us, we can listen to this song and enjoy this song together, respect our ancestors who united to save our land from the Occupation of Ottomans. Do not forget our ancestors bravery in Chaldoran and during Shah Abbas's time and later.

[@kk-nr6oh]

Litterly me two days ago : man i wish farya would do a song about safavids farya : ( amazing work man , as always , you're truly a glory to iran❤️❤️ )

[@Saljuqid1040]

A great song for the Iranian Safavid Empire (of Azerbaijani origin) 👏❤🇮🇷

[@Amir-el8yx]

IRANIAN kurds and has nothing to do with trk

[@jamjar1948]

@@Amir-el8yx dadash jan, Azarbayjan kurd ham dare. to hamon nazarie ke shoma goftin migoyad khandane pedari Shah ismaeel Kurdhaya Azarbayjan boodan ke Turk zaban shode bodan, albate az tarafe madar 25% Aq qoyounlu hastand, ke mishe Turkaman. Azarbayjani faghat Turk zaban nist, Kurd dare, Tat dare, Talysh dare, Armani dare, Ashure dare .... Azarbayjani turk zaban ham ke risheye bishatre jad o abadeshon az irane. Shoma be Azarbayjan moghol migin? chera? Akhe?

[@EsfandiarNokhodaki]

​@@jamjar1948 پدر شاه اسماعیل شیخ حیدر کرد بود ماد شاه اسماعیل حلیمه بیگم نصف یونانی و نصف ترکمن بود

[@jamjar1948]

@@EsfandiarNokhodaki درست است. مادرش نصفی آق قیونلو بود از نسل اوزن حسن بود . وقتی مادر نصف آق قیونلو باشد، شخص خودش 25 درصد آق قیونلو می شود

[@EsfandiarNokhodaki]

@@jamjar1948 این دیگه چه منطقیه !! نسل و شجره نامه رو از ریشه پدری مینویسند نه مادری اگه اینجوری باشه تیمورلنگ و خیلی از پادشاهان هندی و مغول هم مادران ایرانی داشتند !! بعد شیخ حیدر پدر شاه اسماعیل توسط یعقوب آق قویونلو به قتل رسید و وقتی که شاه اسماعیل به قدرت رسید بیشتر ایل آق قویونلو ها رو قتل عام می‌کنه و عده زیادیشون رو به عراق و اون طرف ها تبعید می‌کنه !! هنوز هم عراق ترکمن داره که همون آق قویونلو ها هستند که بعدا هم شیعه میشن

[@KhansDen]

The grandson of Uzun Hasan surely turned the tables around, and not in the way his ancestors would have anticipated.

[@Apogee012]

I thought we would get celtic music for a whole week straight but here we are, this ones gonna be good(like all of them)

[@codpeyfaarmy3480]

Great work❤️ Shah Ismail Safavi the shia IRANIAN king ❤️🔥❤️🇮🇷🇮🇷

[@aliazarmehralparslan6067]

Another masterpiece, keep up the good work ❤

[@loop4569]

You've made epic music on the Safavids and Mughals, when do you plan to complete the gunpowder empire trio with the Ottomans? :P

[@mehdializade6409]

Shah Ismail has a very beautiful song in Turkic called "Muhabbet Bağında". I would be gratelful, if you do that

[@аболфазл-у5я]

Glory to Iran 🇹🇯🇮🇷

[@Iranian747]

Glory to Samanid empire🇮🇷🇹🇯👌

[@SamVidovich]

The breathing underlying everything is way too cool

[@Fakeslimshady]

sounds like gay sex

[@cshelley5658]

What instrument do you play? Iranian: I play asthma attack. * breathes rhythmically * BASED

[@romaboo9772]

Lmao

[@IoanCenturion]

Great music as always, the Safavids are super fascinating to me with the speed at which they were able to reconquer a subjugated Iran. I really don't know how you're able to pump out the sheer volume and quality of music that you do.

[@AzeriDervish]

Has been requesting this for quite some time) Azerbaijani Sufi music at its best! Sir, you are the legend!!!

[@saebica]

You're amazing! Since I've met you' you've always shocked me with your music dedication and quality you deliver! Respect from an Aromanian born and raised in Romania! Wish to hear help or something in the Aromanian language in the future. I'm willing to help for free. Respectfully Yours, Sebastian Florea, Co-Founder and Vice-President of Deadun, Aromanian organisation in Constanța, Romania.

[@khaterehkm3273]

As an Iranian, Safavids are not my fav dynasty of Iran. They brought both advantages and disadvantages, but I guess the outcome wasn't the best that could happen to Iran. Yet the music is amazing and I really like the mixture of Azerbaijani and Persian. Thank you. 💚🤍❤️🙏🏻

[@MustafaAli-lb8dq]

Safavids made Iran independent. Otherwise, Iran would still be a slave like Kurdistan.

[@Alkasasbeh__2492]

الصفويين هم سبب انحراف إيران عن سنة رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

[@denizelv]

Greetings from a Turkish Alevi. Shah İsmail is one of the most important figures for us Alevis too.

[@jamjar1948]

Warmest Greetings from Iran to our Turkish Alevi brother and sisters. Irandan Alevi Ghardashlarimiza salamlar.

[@denizelv]

@@jamjar1948 thanks brother

[@turkcukayi]

@@denizelv You don't look like a Turk at all. Like most of the Alevis in Türkiye, you have the Iranian phenotype.

[@oksanmak-isteyen-kirpi]

​@@turkcukayi Şimdiye kadar tanıdığım Alevilerin hepsi senden çok daha fazla Türk'e benziyordu. Pek çok farklı bozkır halkının oluşturduğu koca bir kavmin sabit tek bir fenotipe sahip olduğunu düşünmek ayrı aptalca da neyse

[@denizelv]

@@turkcukayi bro no offence but How many Turks in Anatolia actually have a Turkic phenotype? all people are mixed

[@milliOnmilliOnmilliOn]

Chokh Gozal Mahnidi,Gozlarim yashla doldu 🥲 🇦🇿🤝🇮🇷

[@jamjar1948]

Barakallah aziz Ghardashim. Iran va Azerbyjan jumhuriati bir millat va bir tarixdir. Yashasin Sefevilar 🇮🇷🇦🇿

[@vahidlisoy3528]

Never ! From Azerbaijan. 🇦🇿🇹🇷

[@amirmohamadrajabi3706]

🇦🇿🤝🇮🇷shia brothers

[@jamjar1948]

@@amirmohamadrajabi3706 and eternal brothers 🇮🇷🇦🇿

[@milliOnmilliOnmilliOn]

@@amirmohamadrajabi3706 Finnaly ur reduced ur racism

[@HistoryandOtherStuffwithBV]

Early modern Iran in general and the Safavid era in particular are topics I should definitely be reading up on more.

[@tv1f704]

Im a Afghan Qizilbash from the Afshar tribe💯👍🏼

[@mehmettalat]

Senle tanışmak isterim bende Türkiye afşarıyım 🐺

[@cod_sobhan3616]

How the f you are afghan and afshar💀💀💀

[@mzleveli]

So, Nader Shah was from your tribe? 😃

[@ilyasnesibli7181]

Yəni Azərbaycan Türküsən ❤🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿

[@DDazai4709]

​@@mzleveliYeah as qizilbash in Afghanistan are remnants of safavids and afsharids. Many reside in Kabul, Herat and Kandahar.

[@papazataklaattiranimam]

In Safavid times, an estimated 1,200 azeri words, mainly dealing with adminstrative and military issues, entered the Persian language.

[@bottledjuice70]

This deserves to be your most popular piece, been listening on repeat for a day now

[@Ash-wz8bo]

Long Live the great Shah, Shah Ismail. As an Iranian Azeri, I'd like to thank you for creating this masterpiece. LONG LIVE IRAN.

[@rehastudiofan8292]

Anadolu Alevi Kızılbaşlarından Şah İsmail dedemize selamlar olsun can baş feda edip bu yoldan dönmedik ikrarımız daim ola!!

[@kibyralidelidumrul]

This is by far the best music you've made

[@loner1562]

Even though some may dislike the Safavids for them forcing Shia Islam on Iranian people, but there's always the argument that it was done purposefully to separate Iran from Ottoman influence and make Iran a unified country once again. Also, the real Iranian flag(lion and sun which you may have seen in protests outside of the country against the anti-Iranian regime) was initially officialized by the Safavid dynasty(probably Shah Abbas the great) and remained in use until 1979. Hopefully it will be waved in Iran once again.

[@KinAzazelion]

Absolutely Glorious Farya 🙏🇷🇴

[@AELIIFVLVII]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="131">02:11</a> ohh, so this is where you took the transition sound from, on your Orientalism Epic Talk video

[@ОксанаСавина-ю8ц]

Вы заставили меня посмотреть другими глазами на Восток

[@hatcherssteel5894]

This is a beautiful piece, while it is modern take it can still teleport you to a period in a culture. Music is the universal language, we should learn what we can from these cultures before they are lost to history.

[@kayvikroy6594]

Super belle collaboration entre plein d'artistes passionnés. Bien fier de toi et du coeur que tu mets dans ton travaille. Lâche pas :)

[@faryafaraji]

Merci mon homme!

[@Jeremiah-h4u]

beautiful piece, I love the Tamboor improvisations. Reminds me of Kurdish sufi Music

[@kisuren]

Oh my god! This is what i wanted all along, though i am from Afghanistan i love shah Ismail Safavi so much. He is the greatest Persian shah of all time in my opinion. Mr farya thank you so much for making my wish a reality!

[@iberius9937]

There's something about the harmonic minor scale used here that touches the innermost parts of my soul. Could be genetic memory, something to do with my Spanish and Sephardic Jewish descent, both cultures having made extensive use of this scale considerably.

[@ЈованМушица]

Long live Great Iran 🇮🇷🦁 from Serbia 🇷🇸

[@A._.A-t3i]

❤❤❤

[@Muhammed_Salih_Karagoz]

English translation: Say Allah Allah, ghazis Say ghazis, I am the shah come forward, prostrate Say ghazis, I am the shah I am parrot on heaven I am leader of heavy soilders I am comrade of sufis Say ghazis, I am the shah wherever you sow me, I sprout wherever you call me, I come I hold sufis' hands Say ghazis, I am the shah I was with mansur(al-hallaj) at gallows I was with Khalil(Abraham) in fire I was with Moses on Mount Sinai Say ghazis, I am the shah know the shah by verification make nowruz(celebrate), come to shah Hey ghazis prostrate Say ghazis, I am the shah his crown is red, his horse is grey his heavy soilders are superior his face is like prophet Joseph Say ghazis, I am the shah I'm Khatâî, I'm the one with red horse I'm the one whose words sweeter than sugar I'm the one who has personality of Murtaza Ali(Ali the one who The God consents) Say ghazis, I am the shah

[@lomionaredhelion]

Each song you play comes with a cultural and history lesson 🖤

[@morquendil2428]

I was waiting for this. Thank you Farya ❤

[@belamorkanal]

❤ absolutely fantastic, didn't expect to see my pfp (Ismail I) in one of your videos

[@samuelberteferreira]

❤This song has such a beautiful and deep sound, being one of the strongest compositions I've ever heard on the channel. Congratulations to all the composers of this work of art.❤

[@ramtin5152]

The shahanshah who revived Iran from ashes again like a Huma 👑🔥 He truly deserved a better fate 💔🖤

[@Sportarihi]

Bir Türk olarak çok hoşuma gitti, İrana selamlar.

[@PunGa-or9sx]

I have no idea what this guy is talking about, but I believe him... Long live the Safavids...

[@muradmehdiiyev]

as an Azerbaijani, I really thank you man

[@luffy3695]

Shah ismail is an iranian king and was a nationalist towards iranian culture and anti-turk

[@muradmehdiiyev]

​@@luffy3695 Shah Ismail wrote his poems in Azerbaijani language. even the main language of the country during Shah Ismail's reign was Azerbaijani. and u are saying that he was anti-turk? :D

[@jamjar1948]

Do not flight, Iran and Azerbayjan republic are one nation and one history. Enjoy the song and proud of be the Braveries of our Sefevids. Biz 🇮🇷🇦🇿 bir millatik va bir tarixik.

[@aliazarmehralparslan6067]

​@@luffy3695please be normal for once in your life. I know it's hard

[@Amir-el8yx]

@@muradmehdiiyev don't make me laugh 🤣🤣🤣, ottoman sultan had Persian poems is that make them Persian? Official language was PERSIAN

[@Valimer999]

All love and respect from iraqi to iran and it people 🇮🇶💚🇮🇷

[@jamjar1948]

Thanks my brother. Iraq is our Mesopotamian brother. Mesopotamia is amazing. We love and respect Iraq. 🇮🇷🇮🇶

[@PROOB-xq2rq]

I got this reccomended under 30 seconds of release. So hurray!

[@iberius9937]

Pardon my French, but: FUCKING AMAZING. Another whopping masterpiece. Interestingly enough, this came at just the right time as I'm getting more and more into Iranian music. Awesome vocals and Instrumentation from all involved!

[@armh7539]

Don't let politics separate us Love from iran to azeris brother 🇦🇿🇮🇷❤

[@leamsezadah9156]

And love you from Azerbaijan🇦🇿💜🇮🇷

[@pierfelicianogrippo6765]

Bellissima canzone sono contento che tra le centinaia di canzoni che ai fatto una sia propio dei safavidi. un tuo fan italiano

[@Apogee012]

I like the sufi influence, as first shah ismail was a converted(wouldnt say converted you can still be sufi + shia/sunni) sufi!

[@Humayun_Rehman]

Shah Ismail I The Great Muslim...❤👑

[@faraz-i3x]

Your channel is a treasure. Thank you very much for this.