Cantiga 235 - Medieval Iberian Song

Vocals & arrangement by Farya Faraji, oud my Mohab Attalah, lyra by ‪@stefanoskrasopoulis‬
The Cantigas de Santa Maria are one of the most important musical works of Medieval Europe. Written during the reign of King Alfonso X of Castile in the medieval Portuguese-Galician language, they are a collection of 420 poems with musical notation. They were historically all attributed to him, but are now understood to have mostly been created by his court musicians, with some being credited to him.
This is a historically informed performance that uses the musical methods and music theory of Europe at the time. The instruments are varied and range from the oud to a variety of other lutes like the gittern and citole. Psalteries and rebecs are the bowed instruments that are used, with flutes, bagpipes and a hurdy-gurdy. This selection was based on the wide variety of visual depictions of musicians of Iberia in that era.
The arrangement exemplifies medieval European music in its highly heterophonic and horizontally ornamental nature, the usage of drones, modal polyphony not defined by tonal harmonic rules, and the usage of Organum in parallel fifths. The vocals employ a certain degree of ornamentation and microtonal inflection. I was more restrained and conservative in this regard, but Eduardo Paniagua's rendition goes especially in depth with these techniques after the halfway point of his performance which I suggest you check out, as it is an absolutely stellar version: • CSM-235 Como Gradecer ...
For more info and sources on the elements discussed above, I refer you to my Epic Talking video playlist.
The pronunciation is historically informed and in particular, employs José-Martinho Montero Santalha's hypothesis of many of the "n" sounds being representative of a voiced velar nasal "ŋ"; ultimately a precedence for the current nasal sounds found in Portuguese and Galician. For more info on the matter, consult this site: www.cantigasdes...

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Vocals & arrangement by Farya Faraji, oud my Mohab Attalah, lyra by ​⁠Stefanos Krasopoulis. This is a reworking of the version I uploaded three years ago which can be found here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2e9iaarqrmkbcksi=oArFaApmuMbrOk2s The Cantigas de Santa Maria are one of the most important musical works of Medieval Europe. Written during the reign of King Alfonso X of Castile in the medieval Portuguese-Galician language, they are a collection of 420 poems with musical notation. They were historically all attributed to him, but are now understood to have mostly been created by his court musicians, with some being credited to him. This is a historically informed performance that uses the musical methods and music theory of Europe at the time. The instruments are varied and range from the oud to a variety of other lutes like the gittern and citole. Psalteries and rebecs are the bowed instruments that are used, with flutes, bagpipes and a hurdy-gurdy. This selection was based on the wide variety of visual depictions of musicians of Iberia in that era. The arrangement exemplifies medieval European music in its highly heterophonic and horizontally ornamental nature, the usage of drones, modal polyphony not defined by tonal harmonic rules, and the usage of Organum in parallel fifths. The vocals employ a certain degree of ornamentation and microtonal inflection. I was more restrained and conservative in this regard, but Eduardo Paniagua's rendition goes especially in depth with these techniques after the halfway point of his performance which I suggest you check out, as it is an absolutely stellar version: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5CWpIN_eLabq7csi=sAlUqLYRnxh5acLR For more info and sources on the elements discussed above, I refer you to my Epic Talking video playlist. The pronunciation is historically informed and in particular, employs José-Martinho Montero Santalha's hypothesis of many of the "n" sounds being representative of a voiced velar nasal "ŋ"; ultimately a precedence for the current nasal sounds found in Portuguese and Galician. For more info on the matter, consult this site: www.cantigasdesantamaria.com/pronounce.html

[@SirBoggins]

VIVA IBERIA! 🇪🇸🇵🇹

[@empireofengland6039]

Hi. Great song as always,but tbh,I thought this song was about Georgian state Iberia or Iveria in some. Im still confusing them. For me As Caucasian person Iveria always was Georgia,and that's why confusing

[@kaykysoares9152]

@@faryafaraji You made me happy today, my friend!

[@MW_Asura]

@@empireofengland6039 Understandably it might be confusing for you, but for most people even outside of the Iberian peninsula they associate "Iberia" with the Iberian peninsula when they hear the name, not the kingdom of Iberia in the Caucasus

[@isoldatraducoes]

​@@SirBogginsopa, não nos deixem de fora. Viva Ibero-América também.!

[@momentomori5263]

PRESERVE THIS MAN AND HIS COLLEAGUES AT ALL COST!!!!!!

[@Gerhisto]

KEEP MAKING MUSIC FARYA, EVERYONE LOVES IT

[@marduk3986]

24 minutes of medieval music in authentic heterophonic and ornamented manner - exactly what is needed. Thank you acquainting us with beautiful musical traditions of the past!

[@DoctorKalkyl]

Reaction 1: Hmmmm, medieval Iberian music. Reaction 2: By His Name, over 20 minutes! Thanks Farya, you really are a boon to the world.

[@_Are_You_Stupid_]

LOL these were my exact thoughts

[@pedrorodrigues8856]

As a Portuguese, thank you so much for this. While listening to this, i feel like i am going back in time to northern Portugal or Galiza even 🫡

[@malahamavet]

these songs were written I gallego-portugués, that's what kids learn in school here in Spain, so I guess this means both languages were even closer then, so I wonder if you could understand this as a modern Portuguese person. Does it sound very diferent? For example, i can understand old Castillian since I know modern Castillian but I have to put a bit of effort, i wonder if it was the same in your case. I can also understand Galician but modern Portuguese is harder to understand because of the pronunciation, so I have to pay way more atention

[@acusticamenteconvusional9936]

@@malahamavet there was no "galician-portuguese" it was just old galician, calling it portuguese is a modern revisionism to fit current nationalisms

[@MW_Asura]

@@malahamavet It's the same for Portuguese people. It's different but similar enough that a modern Portuguese person can understand at least 80% of Galician-Portuguese, and modern Galician is even easier to understand

[@MalhaoDelas]

@@acusticamenteconvusional9936 Found the salty spaniard. :)

[@acusticamenteconvusional9936]

@@MalhaoDelas am i salty for saying the truth? Galician was the cult language of medieval iberia until this same Alfonso X started to use castilian

[@malahamavet]

YEEEEES!!! i was wondering when you'd go for the cantigas, and you choose a less known one, much better! I love the idea of a repertoire of music composed by a wise king and his musicians, during a reign of coexistence between "the three culturea" as we call them, Christian, Muslim and Jewish, being the king Alfonso the wise also responsible for the translators school of Toledo where scholars of these cultures translated all kinds of texts. I know that full 100% peace and understanding between these cultures wasnt possible always, but his reign is an example of getting pretty close to that ideal. There were also other instances of collaboration between the three cultures in Alandalus too, but Alfonso X The Wise Is the most famous example of this in a Christian territory. The history of medieval Iberia is so nuanced and complex! full of fighting but also of understanding between diferent people, it has everything, and is the intermingling of cultures what makes it so unique!

[@lemonZzzzs]

That's a pretty good cover of the late King Alfonso X's concept album!

[@glthemusicenjoyer6809]

DUDE YOU DONT KNOW HOW MUCH IVE BEEN HUNGERING FOR MORE MEDIEVAL ARRANGEMENTS WITH MELISMAS AND ORGANUM AND NOW YOUVE DELIVERED A WHOPPING 24 MINUTE ONE LETS GOOOOOOOOOO

[@kaykysoares9152]

Hahaha A few days ago a Portuguese song, now, another music in its first version, the Galician-Portuguese... I am very grateful Farya Faraji, my language is being well represented by you. By the way, I know everyone says you pronounce their language well, but you pronounce Portuguese and Galician-Portuguese very well, congratulations! Edit: Sua pronúncia realmente melhorou muito. Na antiga versão dessa música ela soava muito semelhante ao castelhano, e eu não conseguia entender sem ler a legenda, já agora... Eu como falante de português posso entender cerca de 70% do que está sendo cantado, e creio que aplicar as nasalizações e sons vocálicos mais fechados e fracos no final (na gramática portuguesa, as "vogais fracas" do final se chamam semivogais, que não ocorre no castelhano, com um som bem uniforme) ajudou muito no entendimento. O sotaque é bem mais português agora!

[@zoroaster5353]

I cant get enough of medieval-era European music. Iberian, Frankish/Old French, Old English, all of it!

[@mennyboy1528]

Don't forget byzantine greek.

[@c.m.v8953]

Os Ibero-Americanos e Ibéricos da Europa vós agradecem pelo ótimo conteúdo que tu fizeste, Farya Faraji. Ótimo conteúdo e bom gosto! 🇧🇷🇵🇹

[@isoldatraducoes]

Fizeste* vos*

[@iberius9937]

Love when the oud and frame drum percussion kick in, three minutes in. Sounds like something out of a Jordi Savall album.

[@Eugene-tm8fm]

It really is interesting to hear the changes between medieval music styles and modern music styles. From the Galician folk songs I’ve listened to on occasion, it’s very apparent that the music theory behind medieval Galician music is fairly distinct from that of modern Galician music. This is some nice relaxing music to start my day to, thank you

[@ZeynepEceBakala]

I’m working on CSM for my PhD project, and I can’t describe how excited I felt when I saw you uploaded your version! I always listen to your channel when doing research, and I can say for sure that this will be my new obsession 😎

[@quietcat]

@ZeynepEceBakala Now I'm curious, what is your PhD about?

[@ZeynepEceBakala]

@@quietcat Women pilgrims in medieval Iberia!

[@quietcat]

@ZeynepEceBakala Oooh, that's interesting. Could you elaborate a little bit if it's not too much trouble.

[@ZeynepEceBakala]

Sure! I’m researching women pilgrims and their cross-cultural encounters during pilgrimages in 13th-century Iberia 😊 I’m mostly working with literary sources like Cantigas de Santa Maria, as literature is where we can get most of the information about women’s pilgrimage experiences!

[@quietcat]

@ZeynepEceBakala By cross-cultural encounters, do you mean with christian pilgrims from other parts of Europe, or that plus the other cultures within Iberia at that time? Have you found some interesting stuff? Also, I forgot to say: I wish you all the best with your PhD 💪.

[@analynramo2236]

LET FARYA COOK!!! 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥

[@Kamamura2]

Beautiful! You, sir, are a true scholar and a gentleman! I recommended your video on orientalism to all my friends.

[@quietcat]

I have to say, I'm enjoying this version a lot more. I'll come back and listen to it in full, now to work I go 😩. Would much prefer to stay here listening to this beauty.

[@malahamavet]

cheer up, its friday! :D at least here... you have something nice waiting for you after work. iys pretty relaxing

[@quietcat]

@malahamavet On the one hand, it's the weekend, and I don't work on weekends. On the other hand, Saturdays are for house cleaning, and I do not enjoy that. But, it's still the weekend, so, better than the rest.

[@alessaram]

I'm not joking when I say that this man has enriched my musical taste. Your compositions have hit the nail on the head and now I can't go without listening to one of your songs. Thanks for sharing your talent, Farya 🛐

[@squirrel7398]

Beautiful musics. Like to hear while I’m training. 🇧🇷

[@ЮлияУшанова-ч8г]

Очень красиво! Спасибо за удовольствие которое дарит ваше творчество❤❤❤

[@josegamurca]

If we, Portuguese and Spanish agree on something is that Our cultures are Goat. And by this fact, I must thank you Farya for bringing light onto this great piece!

[@mercianthane2503]

¡VIVA LA CULTURA IBÉRICA!

[@trankos2762]

@@mercianthane2503 ya subió video de la caída de Al Andalus, se viene canción de la reconquista

[@Petrosssssss]

24 минуты чистого удовольствия

[@marcovalentini863]

let's go the cantigas of santa maria!!

[@ioanasavu3569]

A year ago I listened to this song before it disappeared from the channel and I liked it very much (especially since medieval music is my favorite). Thank you Farya for reworking this song and like the old version, I liked it very much and I will listen to it again when I read. Thank you from my heart!❤

[@OneFlyingTonk]

This is going on a 1 song, infinite replay, playlist for sure. At this point studios should seriously consider you for audiovisual pieces on the medieval era

[@KNIGHTOFSHADOWS-t8c]

Just.........beautiful...

[@luthfilofianda3999]

The one I have been waiting for a long time, finally re-released. Thank you for your special gift in my special day, Farya! I pray for your health and blessed long life! Any chance to cover more on Cantigas de Santa Maria? Like Cantiga 1 - Des oge mais perhaps?

[@Belisarius-b2z]

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[@irawoiya]

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[@Eugene-tm8fm]

Greetings

[@momentomori5263]

hello

[@Gerasimos_slava]

WE LOVE YOU FARYA❤❤❤❤

[@safs3098]

Keep making these Authentic Medieval renditions Farya, they’re awesome.

[@alexpenalo4684]

Thank you for reuploading this! The Middle Ages made amazing music!

[@VermontStrolls]

Bravo, Bravo!!

[@AnneBeggs]

Another stunning arrangement for us =----> Haunting and enchanting TY TY TY

[@coolmanidk]

You know farya im an artist that like the asthetic of other cultures especially less known one ( my fav was gauls) and everytime i drew i played your songs ( Especially Call of mapanos and Cyrus)

[@shuvosajid8786]

Love from Bangladesh.

[@antoniobarbalau1107]

Amazing ❤️

[@lovebaltazar4610]

You make the authentic medieval music Farya, great work!

[@gorgosaurusful]

Esperaba con ansias el momento en que debutaras en las cantigas. ¡Gracias, Farya!.

[@alexisern5815]

Alfonso X of Castilla, one of the best monarchs of the XIII th century in the iberian peninsula

[@peterthecactus4150]

I have been waiting for you to cover this one, I love galician-portuguese music so much and I think everyone should as well

[@SirBoggins]

Being someone who learnt Castillian for my exams, the words here in Old Galician are pretty close to what I use, which makes sense as those 2 still retained Archaic latin vocabulary.

[@user-hi1xf6so1u]

Thank you Don Farya Faraji! Your medieval iberian music is absolute 🔥

[@kathleencove]

Lovely 🥰

[@zsorosebud]

Thank you for mentionin the portuguese-galician language in the description. As a galician, it's a pleasure watching a great youtube creator spread our history and culture. Beautiful rendition!

[@irawoiya]

I am very happy you took your time with another song in galego-português and a Cantiga de Santa Maria 🤍💌

[@bared473]

I love you so much. As a french, I admire greatly all the amazing job you're doing to let our beautiful history live through your musics

[@waitingforwonderland6036]

I LOVE THIS, the oud is magical!

[@putthecotdown]

Wonderfull, bravo! really good and interesting (arrangement wise and performance wise by everyone -instruments and vocals), especially 10:42 (and after) is magic

[@iberius9937]

Just a few minutes into listening but already love and like it. Your interpretations of Medieval music are always top tier. 👌

[@AliceGHAyoub]

Wow this is great, The Oud(Lute) is beautiful and Mohab Attalah is one of the best. Keep up the good music like this!!!

[@IRANIC_MEDE]

Salam la to farya gyan ❤ you are the greatest musician in the history of the world!

[@IRANIC_MEDE]

@@santiagodelpilar6701 where are you from brother?

[@IRANIC_MEDE]

@@santiagodelpilar6701 what?

[@IRANIC_MEDE]

@@santiagodelpilar6701 just so you know I’m not Christian or Jew.

[@jorgejohnson875]

I was literally singing this yesterday wanting to listen to your older version, and today this. Incredible.

[@averageenjoyer8190]

Awesome work, Farya. Please make one about Nader Shah🙏🙏🙏

[@ExAnimoPortugal]

More historical music from my homeland is much appreciated! Much love from Porto!

[@MalhaoDelas]

Another song in the general area of Portugal? Deus abençoe o Farya Faraji!

[@MiaraJackyFereshteh]

Durud Farya, i have been following you for a long time now and i really love your work! Keep it up dadash! ❤

[@marianatheschizoid5912]

As a Brazilian fan! Thank you for showing us the beauty of our language.

[@philsavage6186]

Wonderful Farya, thank you. God Bless

[@Historia_Invictus]

Honey wake up, a new medieval song dropped

[@feliflak9894]

Great Galician-portuguese Cantiga!

[@dragonzuelo2208]

very cool stuff, umu umu

[@Aureus_]

GRACIAS FARYA

[@stefanoskrasopoulis]

❤

[@DhruvaGadipathi]

24 minutes? Man, your really spoiling us!

[@nothores]

Obrigado por me apesentar essa obra. Uma grande homenagem a parte da cultura Iberica. Seria muito interessante alguma obra Portuguesa/Lusitana.

[@dustinweaver9135]

Epic Farya Faraji Voice

[@davidoscas2]

Omg this is just what I was waiting for I've really wanted to hear a rendition of what medieval iberian music sounds, from you, as a portuguese person! I even recall leaving a comment about it and not a few months later there's this gem, and 24 minutes! It's awesome! Bem Feito!

[@Amadeus_ix]

Orgulho de falar português🇧🇷🇵🇹

[@SirBoggins]

Me and the bois Reconquering Portugal from the moors be like:

[@joundii3100]

*conquering

[@ram0s._1]

the reconquista, as depicted nowadays, never existed: it is just part of one of many other romanticizations of history in which the moors are portrayed as evil and the europeans as good during the period of the so called "reconquista", there was no clear consensus among the iberian christian kingdoms about a unified mission to expel the muslims from the peninsula, the idea of ​​a continuous and coordinated reconquista is largely a later construction, influenced by nationalist and religious narratives (sometimes Islamophobic) that sought to give a unified meaning to this process.

[@ram0s._1]

an unified reconquista, as depicted nowadays, never existed: it is just part of one of many other romanticizations of history in which the m00rs are portrayed as 3vil and the chr1stians as good during the period of the so called "reconquista", there was no cl3ar consensus among the 1berian christian kingdoms about a unif1ed mission to expel the m00rs from the peninsula, the idea of ​​a continuous and coordinated reconquista is largely a later construction, influenced by n4tionalist and religi0us narratives (sometimes 1slamophobic) that sught to give a unifi3d m3aning to this process.

[@joeld5338]

@@ram0s._1 yeah ia very complex but christians and muslims werent good or bad they just fight over(altough the muslims were the ones that start and conquer the peninsula

[@joeld5338]

@@joundii3100 the moors also conquered

[@yami_1164]

nice

[@crashology14]

WOOOOOWWWW !!!

[@sidkvarforth]

Supreme as always, Farya! Do you happen to consider finishing the song of Roland sometime by any chance? I know I would love a full performance

[@Saul4433]

New banger, new comment scenario!!

[@irawoiya]

I LOVE YOU

[@koimismenoss]

👍

[@ezrafriesner8370]

Oy vey, my evening is made, a dank meyn fraynd

[@aslinazein5367]

Dear Farya, I always love your rendition of Cantigas de Santa Maria, especially the rendition of Cantiga 235 both previous and latest version. Is there any plan to explore more on other Cantigas like Cantiga 1 - Des Oge Mais or Cantiga 302 - A Madre de Jesu Christo? I’m sure your rendition will be beautiful as always!

[@Kegich]

I'm still waiting for the Roman theme to last the same amount of time. :)

[@SirBoggins]

Last I was this early, Iberia was still Muslim! ☪️😂

[@bavid4430]

Letsgoiiiiioooookkk

[@prodavec6309]

Thank you for the music! Could you upload more cantigas like "Non e gran cousa"?

[@LusoKolumbuz]

Lindo

[@mohamedamr8227]

We want ancient Egyptian symphony

[@FlameRaven]

portuguese approved!! 🗣📢

[@probaddie456]

24 minutes? Them's rookie numbers /j

[@ThisHandleIsDefinatelyTaken]

rad

[@MYGAS21]

You have too many videos to respond ...so I came to this latest video of yours to ask you a burning question of mine.....I have watched the "Usul : Rhythm in Turkish, Balkanic and Neighbouring Traditions - Epic Talking" video several times obsessed by the KUDUM Usuls that have a unique way to combine tension and release in a constant and not cyclical way, through a slow tranquil pace, ...like tension is "built in" in a qualitative way somehow. (my hypothesis is that this is accomplished through a fasting of the upbeats of the basic pulse) ......It would be great if you could comment on that, ...but my question is about how you showed two examples ( one 12/8 and the other 8/4) both on a 39 square grid and by doing so changing the relative lengths of the Long and Short beats, and the tension of the groove. Can you talk a bit on that? Is this 39 square grid typical? Thanks! Φιλιά από Ελλάδα.

[@josephhadzic8234]

Hello Farya, I love how you put your soul into whatever music you make, almost as if it was your own religion/culture. I was curious, given that you're Persian (i'm pretty sure) are you muslim?

[@faryafaraji]

I'm not, but I respect all religions equally

[@Lvisredalin]

Was wondering where did this song go. Also early gang 😎

[@OS-26]

❤👍🇷🇺

[@fjoergyn]

Pls some time a version from Balapan qaz.

[@DM5550Z]

Make a conquest of tenochtitlan soundtrack bro😊 😩

[@eiloen]

Who came here from Drumeo? Anyone? Just me? Cool cool cool

[@aitorb__]

ORTHODOX FOREVEEEER!!!!

[@AELIIFVLVII]

Where lyrics

[@Samual.adis.Najmani]

Can we get any Andalusian music??

[@luthfilofianda3999]

@@Samual.adis.Najmani He did make "Jadaka al-Ghaitu", an Andalusian Arabic song, and several Sephardic songs like "Kol Dodi" and "Kuando el Rey Nimrod", which root back to Andalusian Sephardic Jews' heritage.

[@Samual.adis.Najmani]

@@luthfilofianda3999 👍

[@cerocero2817]

It seems like you forgot to put a reference or link to Paniagua's rendition in the description and pinned comment.

[@faryafaraji]

Thanks, I added it

[@cerocero2817]

@@faryafaraji thanks for your rigorous work.

[@setinkart]

For some reason I feel like Christopher Columbus.

[@MW_Asura]

Idk what Columbus has anything to do with this

[@mertinkodlamadunyasi]

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