Rosna Livada - Balkan Slavic Song feat. July Vitraniuk

Arrangement and video by Farya Faraji, vocals by July Vitraniuk. Many thanks to Christophe Chapleau and Barbara for heping out with the video. This is a song present in at least three of the Balkan's Slavic-speaking cultures: Serbs, Bosnians and Croats. The lyrics used here are from the Bosnian and Serbian versions. There are multiple versions of the song with different lyrics, even time signatures, but they tend to share lyrical similarities about a dewy meadow, and a girl stringing pearls in it. The Bosnian version of the lyrics I decided to use makes reference to tyrants who "took the girl's beloved," and given the historical and cultural context of this phrase and song, the interpretation many have is that it is an implicit reference to the Ottomans; representing the suffering felt by natives of the Balkans at the hand of imperial domination under said empire.
Musically, I wanted this rendition to reflect native, historical Balkanic musical practices from before its more modern usage of Western musical vocabulary, the kind of sound encapsulated by bands such as Kulin Ban, who give an insight into the sound of the Balkans from the 1500's to the 1800's. I collaborated with the talented July Vitraniuk for the lyrics; as a Ukrainian singer, she was able to utilise the recognisable "White Voice," a sharp, bright vocal quality female vocalists traditionally use in Slavic music, especially the regions of the Balkans and Eastern Europe.
The vocals use typical Balkan polyphony which occurs in the form of drone harmonisation: some of the voices sing the full melody whilst others hold the same notes repeatedly, usually the tonic, subtonic, and perfect intervals like the fifth, which I've used here.
The instrumentation consists of drums and a historical approximation of a Saz-like instrument, the kind used prominently by Balkaners up to the 1800's, which would give rise to instruments like the Šargija or Albanian Çifteli. The end section also features a kaval flute, the most widely used flute in the Balkans. The first section is in duple metre, a form of the song commonly heard in Bosnia and Croatia, whilst the latter part at the end uses a seven-beat metre, commonly heard in the Serbian versions of the song.
Lyrics in Bosnian and Serbian:
Rosna livada trava zelena
Rosna livada, aman, aman,
Trava zelena
Na njoj djevojka biser nizala
Biser nizala, aman, aman,
Suze ronila
Zulumcari joj dragog odveli
Zulumcari joj aman, aman,
Dragog odveli
Biser nizala, dragog cekala
Dragog cekala aman, aman,
Od tuge zaspala
Rosna livada, bregom njihаlа
Tu mi devojka stado čuvala,
Stado čuvala, *džanum, biser nizala
Momče gledalo, sproću livade,
čuješ devojko, džanum, čuješ lepojko
Tvoje je lice jarko sunašce, а ја sam junak,
džanum, kraj sunca oblak
Čuješ devojko, čuješ lepojko, tvoje su oči,
džanum, morske trnjine.
A ја sam junak, s mora trgovac,
Jа da ih kupim, džanum, ја da ih ljubim.
English translation:
Dew-covered meadow, green grass
Dew-covered meadow, *aman aman
Green grass
In that place a girl stringed pearls
She strings pearls, aman, aman
She shed tears
Tyrants took her beloved away
Tyrants took him away from her, aman, aman
They took her beloved one
She stringed pearls, waited for her beloved one
Waited for her beloved one, aman, aman
And the sadness put her to sleep
A meadow full of dew,
My dear, swayed on a hill.
There a maiden was herding a flock of sheep,
my dear, putting pearls on strings.
A young lad was watching from the other side of the meadow,
hear me girl, my dear, hear me beauty.
Your face is the bright sun, and I am a hero,
my dear, a cloud next to the sun.
Hear me girl, hear me beauty, your eyes,
my dear, are sea blackthorns.
And I am a hero, a merchant from the sea, I want to buy them,
my dear, I want to kiss them.
*Note the terms "džanum" and "aman." The former is a Persian term, meaning "my dear/my love (literally my life),the latter is an Arabic term meaning something broadly like "God help us," used to mark wonder, but in terms of traditions like Arabic, Turkish, Iranian and Balkanic music, both "džanum" and "aman" are more or less stock terms used to fill in the blanks in lyrics.

[@faryafaraji]

DISCLAIMER: Whilst I never care about total historical accuracy in terms of costumes and always settle on a compromise of “budget/generally fits the era/looks cool”, the Balkaner wearing a Fez is accurate but I have to write this otherwise all the comments will be about the Fez lol. “Why is the Balkaner wearing a Fez, the Fez is Turkish.” Not uniquely, no. Starting from the late 19th century, it began being more and more associated with Turks and Islam uniquely. Prior to this, however, the Fez was a common headress across the Balkans, at least in regions like Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria, and was worn by Christians and Muslims alike without any special association towards Islam. In fact, the origin of the Fez isn’t known, and a commonly accepted origin theory is the Balkans. Greek freedom fighters and Serbian hajduks wore the fez while killing their Ottoman foes and giving their lives to fight the Turks. Look for visual depictions of Greek klephts, Hajduk Veljko, Dimitrios Makris, or even post Ottoman independence Balkaners like Stevan Pereović Knićanin. Alexander Maxwell’s “Patriots against Fashion” documents all of that pretty well. kk thxx for reading love you plz try not to have a balkan war in the comments byee 😘 Arrangement and video by Farya Faraji, vocals by July Vitraniuk. Many thanks to Christophe Chapleau and Barbara for helping out with the video. This is a song present in at least three of the Balkan's Slavic-speaking cultures: Serbs, Bosnians and Croats. The lyrics used here are from the Bosnian and Serbian versions. There are multiple versions of the song with different lyrics, even time signatures, but they tend to share lyrical similarities about a dewy meadow, and a girl stringing pearls in it. The Bosnian version of the lyrics I decided to use makes reference to tyrants who "took the girl's beloved," and given the historical and cultural context of this phrase and song, the interpretation many have is that it is an implicit reference to the Ottomans; representing the suffering felt by natives of the Balkans at the hand of imperial domination under said empire. Musically, I wanted this rendition to reflect native, historical Balkanic musical practices from before its more modern usage of Western musical vocabulary, the kind of sound encapsulated by bands such as Kulin Ban, who give an insight into the sound of the Balkans from the 1500's to the 1800's. I collaborated with the talented July Vitraniuk for the vocals; as a Ukrainian singer, she was able to utilise the recognisable "White Voice," a sharp, bright vocal quality female vocalists traditionally use in Slavic music, especially the regions of the Balkans and Eastern Europe. The vocals use typical Balkan polyphony which occurs in the form of drone harmonisation: some of the voices sing the full melody whilst others hold the same notes repeatedly, usually the tonic, subtonic, and perfect intervals like the fifth, which I've used here. The instrumentation consists of drums and a historical approximation of a Saz-like instrument, the kind used prominently by Balkaners up to the 1800's, which would give rise to instruments like the Šargija or Albanian Çifteli. The end section also features a kaval flute, the most widely used flute in the Balkans. The first section is in duple metre, a form of the song commonly heard in Bosnia and Croatia, whilst the latter part at the end uses a seven-beat metre, commonly heard in the Serbian versions of the song. Lyrics in Bosnian and Serbian: Rosna livada trava zelena Rosna livada, aman, aman, Trava zelena Na njoj djevojka biser nizala Biser nizala, aman, aman, Suze ronila Zulumcari joj dragog odveli Zulumcari joj aman, aman, Dragog odveli Biser nizala, dragog cekala Dragog cekala aman, aman, Od tuge zaspala Rosna livada, bregom njihаlа Tu mi devojka stado čuvala, Stado čuvala, *džanum, biser nizala Momče gledalo, sproću livade, čuješ devojko, džanum, čuješ lepojko Tvoje je lice jarko sunašce, а ја sam junak, džanum, kraj sunca oblak Čuješ devojko, čuješ lepojko, tvoje su oči, džanum, morske trnjine. A ја sam junak, s mora trgovac, Jа da ih kupim, džanum, ја da ih ljubim. English translation: Dew-covered meadow, green grass Dew-covered meadow, *aman aman Green grass In that place a girl stringed pearls She strings pearls, aman, aman She shed tears Tyrants took her beloved away Tyrants took him away from her, aman, aman They took her beloved one She stringed pearls, waited for her beloved one Waited for her beloved one, aman, aman And the sadness put her to sleep A meadow full of dew, My dear, swayed on a hill. There a maiden was herding a flock of sheep, my dear, putting pearls on strings. A young lad was watching from the other side of the meadow, hear me girl, my dear, hear me beauty. Your face is the bright sun, and I am a hero, my dear, a cloud next to the sun. Hear me girl, hear me beauty, your eyes, my dear, are sea blackthorns. And I am a hero, a merchant from the sea, I want to buy them, my dear, I want to kiss them. *Note the terms "džanum" and "aman." The former is a Persian term, meaning "my dear/my love (literally my life),the latter is an Arabic term meaning something broadly like "God help us," used to mark wonder, but in terms of traditions like Arabic, Turkish, Iranian and Balkanic music, both "džanum" and "aman" are more or less stock terms used to fill in the blanks in lyrics.

[@SirBoggins]

Is the Bosnian/Serbian used modern or the version used during the period of Ottoman rule (1400 to mid 1800)? I know you've done similarly accurate songs with medieval French and classical Latin so I just wanted to know?

[@faryafaraji]

@@SirBoggins I’m not sure the song itself is from the period of Ottoman rule. But I based my pronunciation on modern singers so the pronunciation has to be modern

[@SirBoggins]

@@faryafaraji Oh ok, that's fine. Thanks for the clarification 👍🏼

[@Damian0358_]

But I want to write about the Fez! But not to complain, since I was already familiar with the historical context (and also think Fezzes are neat). Moreover, I just want to briefly think about Fez types. Back in 2021, outlets were talking about one of the last fez makers in Cairo, Nasser Abd El-Baset, where every fez is custom-made and fitted to the client's head, with copper molds used for various types of fezzes. Since then, I had always wondered what specific types of fezzes were popular in the Balkans, and my own native Serbia, where many of our popular figures in the period wore fezzes. Is there a place in Belgrade where you can still get a custom-fitted fez in the style of those of the time? Tried to look into it, and I don't recall finding it, at least none explicitly stating so. Would be nice to have one someday, as a remembrance of the cultural legacy we inherited from the Ottomans that many try to overlook or erase today (despite it being visible even in some of our words). Discovered your videos about a week ago with your excellent video on Greek music and its 'oriental' nature, and have been loving all of them, and even my parents enjoy them after sharing them. My dad, who is from Western Serbia, is incredibly impressed by your Serbian and related arrangements, and has inspired some discussions on the current state of folk music in Serbia today (he prefers the slower style of his part of the country). Keep up the great work!

[@greygamertales1293]

I thought the Fez came from North Africa. I remember sources saying that the Fez originated as the Tarboush from Morocco but I never knew the hat could be from the Balkans.

[@SlavicAffairs]

Wow, prekrasno! Svaka čast Perzijski brate!

[@faryafaraji]

Honoured to see you here! Hvala brate!

[@toubi4316]

Never in a million years did I anticipate the meeting of the embijí of Maotunuk.

[@boriszivkovic8174]

CROATIAN PERZIA HOME COUNTRY THE OLD KING DARIO TALK ABOUT SARRHVATI AND THE MOOVMENT OF PROUD PEOPLE WHO LEFT THE KINGDOM FOR THE LAND OF THER OF OWNE ,,AS THE AASIRRE GODS PROMISE

[@TamaraSrbija]

@SlavicAffairs ...šta je sa tobom .... nemate nigde !?

[@sal6695]

@@boriszivkovic8174 we wus persians n shiet... Croats were never persians, both serbs and croats were SCYTHIANS, we werent civilized, we were wild steppe tribes that herded sheep and raided villages. Iranians, not Persians

The Balkans not only create more history than it can digest but also music. It's such a rich cultural space.

[@nikogrujic6807]

I agree !! But the Serbian music still has that turkish sound in it !! Just like the serbian food still have that turkish infusion !! Hope one day we break free from it !! But hey this just my opinion !!! Greetings from LAS Vegas

[@succa9490]

​@@nikogrujic6807This is Bosnian music my friend, written and sang originaly by Halid Muslimovic

[@sanell4460]

@@nikogrujic6807 break away from what lol how does it hurt you in any way if anything turks added flavor my friend

[@HK-pp9ig]

@@nikogrujic6807 Almost five centuries under the Ottoman rule has left a heavy influence in the Blakans. I have heard Orthodox people saying "mashala". It is difficult to break free from the past.

[@HK-pp9ig]

@@succa9490 It seems to be Bosnian (mostly at least), many words from Turkish/Arabic in the lyrics.

[@jnino1993]

Greetings from Greece to my Serbian brothers

[@ЗоранКузмановић]

Greetings to the Greek brothers from Serbia

[@MilanNedicSerbia]

🇷🇸🇬🇷

[@SRB3336]

Brothers 🇷🇸🇬🇷☦️💪🤝

[@theone5656]

How are they your brothers are you sllav too or are they greek?

[@ЗоранКузмановић]

@@theone5656 Serbs and Greeks are Orthodox brothers in Christ. Spiritual brotherhood in Christ is stronger than blood brotherhood. We received Orthodoxy and Byzantine culture from our Greek brothers, which we accepted as our own. A Serbian noblewoman was the mother of the last Roman emperor (Greek by birth) in Constantinople, and the Greek princesses were Serbian queens. We fought together against the same enemies for centuries. And i know that you are Albanian and you cant understand that

[@pawekazmierski1500]

Greetings from slavic Poland for our Balkan brothers❤️

[@Svevladovich]

Pozdrowienia dla Polski, szczególnie dla Serbii Łużyckiej!

[@smiljanadodic4416]

Pozdrav iz Srbije✨👋🌼

[@pawekazmierski1500]

@@smiljanadodic4416 Thanks Brother ❤️

[@cerebrummaximus3762]

Much love to Poland, from Bulgaria! 🇵🇱❤🇧🇬

[@pawekazmierski1500]

@@cerebrummaximus3762 Thank you very much 🇵🇱🤝🇧🇬

[@petar.dj98]

Great job, sounds very authentic! Greetings from Montenegro

[@cerebrummaximus3762]

Love to Orthodox Balkan Slavic brother Montenegro, from Bulgaria! 🇲🇪❤🇧🇬 Balkans for ever! Na zdrawe/Živeli/Noroc/Yiamas! 🍻🍻 🇭🇷🇧🇬🇷🇸🇲🇪🇬🇷🇷🇴🇦🇱🇸🇮🇧🇦🇲🇰 (🇽🇰)(🇲🇩🇨🇾)

[@valiantone6937]

Crna Gora 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸

[@usudnik4561]

Your vocals are amazing, greetings from a Serb-Croat from Bosnia 💙❤️

[@tokyo.peking]

To ti ne postoji SerbCroat

[@kikokiko305]

@@tokyo.peking Ko tebe pita, ima covjek pravo da bude sto god on pozeli. Moze biti i Serb-Croat-Bosnjak-Bosanac ako zeli i niko mu ne smije zabraniti, a to sto je tebi nejasno to trebas sam sa sobom da rijesis.

[@tokyo.peking]

@@kikokiko305 A ti si neki KroManjonac i lupetaš ? Da nisi muhamedanac ?

[@kikokiko305]

@@tokyo.peking Bosnjak 100% isto kao i ti sto si, samo ne znam dali si Bosnjak/Katolik ili Bosnjak/Pravoslavni.

[@tokyo.peking]

@@kikokiko305 Otkad si ti "bošnjak" ? Otkad te alija 90 izmislio? Nacija koja sebe zove po nekoj reci bosni ? E da si na Nilu bio bi Nilski Konj, je li ? Da nisi ti muhamedanac ? Evo pa uči činjenice: Istoričar Salih Selimović: „Većina naših muslimana, sada Bošnjaka, srpskog su porekla i bili su pravoslavci. Ako su srpska plemena bila dominantna u Raškoj, Zeti, Bosni, Travuniji, Zahumlju, Neretvi, Usori, Soli i stvorila srpske srednjovekovne države, što je u ISTORIJSKOJ NAUCI NESPORNO, pa kojeg bi to onda mogli biti porekla domaći muslimani po dolasku Turaka Osmanlija od kojih će primati islam? "

[@AbelDimitriev]

Love Serbia and serbian culture, salve from Bukarest 🤚

[@succa9490]

Funny thing, this song is Bosnian, originaly written and sang by Halid Muslimovic

[@vladimirzivojinovic1410]

Thank you brother from 🇷🇸

[@LazicFilip]

@@succa9490 les bosniaques musulmans étai bien traiter par les turcs est traiter comme membre de l’Empire a part entière. Je doute fort que les villages des musulmans est était victime de zulum turc. C’était plus tôt les serbes orthodoxes de bosnies !

[@LazicFilip]

@keno2285 serb-Bosno and bosno serbe its egal

[@LazicFilip]

@keno2285 stefan kotromanjevic its king of bosnia and king of the serbs peoples. Les monténégrin les bosniaques faisaient parties de se qu’ont appelé les peuples serbes autrefois avant la guerre des années 90

[@SirBoggins]

There Stepan was, on his knees, about to be felled by a jannisary who was once an old but distant friend Darko, now turned to Islam and serving as a lapdog for the sultan in his Palace in Constantinople. He stops to think of his woman, Dragana; oh how her warmth felt so close to him, yet it is now merely a distant memory. He smiles solemnly as he brings himself back to that last moment of passion & his one last stroll through the field.....

[@azvdcrafts6147]

Go write a book!

[@SirBoggins]

@@azvdcrafts6147 Sure!

[@XXXFYALL]

Is this famous serbian history aka fairytale?

[@SirBoggins]

@@XXXFYALL I did it myself :)

[@alextaylor9034]

​@@SirBogginshow can I find stories like that do you know ?

[@JustinMiller-mt2fp]

Beautiful song and beautiful lyrics, greetings from Texas.

[@thesaint8675]

Most happiest day in balkans.

[@axpowrt3456]

Lol😂😂

[@h0rn3d_h1st0r1an]

From a film standpoint: I loved the choice of blurring/hiding the face of the Janissary. Gave him somewhat of a mysterious, and also terrifying vibe to him.

[@Gutvald]

Maybe he is played by Farya himself ... just a intuition.

[@h0rn3d_h1st0r1an]

Hmmmmm either that or mitosis. You could never know.@@Gutvald

[@dog2737]

It could also symbolise how the janiseries were men without identities. Empty man who didn't knew who they were

[@h0rn3d_h1st0r1an]

@@dog2737 also cuz the Jannisaries were from all over the empire, and the balkans: they could be *anyone* so they are depicted as no one

[@h0rn3d_h1st0r1an]

@@dog2737I can imagine farya just being like “nah fam our camera was jus blurry and we winged it”

[@cikorija3505]

Богато стваралаштво Срба у народним песмама.Свака песма има своју истину у животу и многе су поучне.Осим тога мелодија и извођачи су одлични!!! 👍❤️❤️❤️👏

[@zamajaniker123]

Balija je napisao pesmu.

[@lachesarborisov9531]

If there were ever a rendition of a song that made me consider just how strongly of a shared cultural space we have in the Balkans, it's this one. And the storyline of the rogue janissary that comes to fight against the folk of where he's originally from strikes a chord with most Balkaners. I tend to relate it to this vintage ass movie that's really popular over here called ,,Време разделно" where a janissary returns to convert his home village in the Rhodopes to Islam. Quite a tear-jerker and this song and rendition remind me most of that 🥲

[@cristinamanole7398]

Can't you write the name of the movie in ebglish too?

[@swatkabombonica4103]

​@@cristinamanole7398 time of parting is a novel. But I can see movie clips translated as time of violence. It was one of Cannes movies, maybe it can be found with good translation

[@ЯгнинаКод]

Обожаю ваши шедевры в славянском исполнении!!!! ❤❤❤

[@inexoudi9z167]

У него шедевры во вчех ичполнениях

[@АндрійПідкоритов-ц9ы]

Неймовірне виконання! Просто ледженд!

[@khuzaitwarlord5742]

sending greetings to all Balkan brothers from Turkiye

[@muratyldz-gn9tv]

Türkleri nasıl öldürdüklerini anlatan şarkı yapmişlar. Sen selam yolluyorsun

[@timbotim6243]

Exclude Albanians from your Hipokrit Greeting

[@greatercroatia5864]

We are not brothers

[@muratyldz-gn9tv]

Onlar seni düşman olarak görüyor. Sen kardeşlerimiz diyorsun.

[@ZeroTwo-fv6ut]

@@greatercroatia5864 Your idea was rejected by the Turks

[@annafirnen4815]

Amazing reindition and great video. Love it. You can feel the Slavic spirit ❤

[@NUTella_enjoyer]

I'm so glad that you brought this song to light, even to me a Croat that should've heard this already but better later than never. Keep being an absolute delight on youtube bud, can't wait to hear more Balkan stuff from you.

[@christosmavrommatis912]

Beautiful song, so familiar to my ears even though I don't speak the language... we Balkans share so much common culture it keeps amazing me every time.

[@hollish196]

What a beautiful rendition of this tale. Both the music and the film. Lovely!!

[@pompeypazova4102]

Fantastic! Greetings from Serbia! 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸

[@faryafaraji]

Хвала!

[@argvas373]

good song greetings from greece

[@EsmirodBosne]

Its Bosnian song ,not serbian

[@mrk_997]

@@EsmirodBosne да, то је песма о томе како сте настали.

[@EsmirodBosne]

@@mrk_997 Sikidum je pjesma kako ste vi nastali karavlasi,pravoslavni turci

[@msajeilat]

I listen to farya’s roman music and I decided this time to give something else a chance…what have I been missing on!!!!???

[@Ioannik]

@faryafaraji your contribution to world culture through music is truly unique. Few local artists have contributed as much to the musical wealth as you have. Thank you for promoting Slavic culture.

[@greendalf123]

Nice song! Def very Bosnian sounding! Hello from Croatia

[@felmaiden1094]

This is Serbian folk btw. Serbs from Bosnia.

[@hattorihaso2579]

​@@felmaiden1094no, just bosnian

[@valiantone6937]

Bosna je Srpska zemlja 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸

[@LazicFilip]

no is bosnian serbian and croatian ista kuktura haso bre aman

[@eacamo2986]

There is no such thing​@@valiantone6937

[@Skanderbeg99]

As an Albanian, it is lovely to hear the music of our neighbours. I pray one day we’ll see eye to eye, and not take them from one another. If any Serb here feels like extending a bridge to an Albanian from Kosovo I am more than happy to have a chat

[@Skanderbeg99]

@@thefaramith8876 I know, I am aswell… but what has it to do with my comment?

[@sercanalbayrak9022]

The man said let's chat, you are saying grudge and hate. People live 60-70 years. What revenge and what war in such a short time?

[@SRB3336]

We used to be very close and similar two nation, especially Serbs from Montenegro. I hope one day we will be in good relationship but Kosovo is heart of Serbs, i hope we will find ,,common language” and go together into better future and not be puppets of America or Russia!

[@Skanderbeg99]

@@SRB3336 I agree both people have alot of history in Kosovo, Dardania in my tongue. I pray our Lord Christ will come sooner or later and judge the dead

[@AnaB012]

​​​​@@Skanderbeg99After Dardania it was Roman empire etc. Serbs also have Dardans/Illiric genes, proto Balkan, even more than Slavic genes. And Serbs make country, history and culture on Kosovo, not Albanians. It is funny even to compare that. I'm so sorry for Albanian situation there. However, by any logic and international law, it belongs to Serbs. Dardania, for which we heard recently, didn't make any significance there, culturaly or any other way. It is apsurde to call on Dardania, it doesn't make any sense. If every country would have that logic, it would be totally chaos and again, it doesn't make any sense...

[@YuliaLimorenko]

Без слёз слушать невозможно... Спасибо вам всем, кто создал это видео, пел, играл!

[@TheOlgaSasha]

Украинская народная певица Юлия Витранюк пела...😢

[@liriodeouro]

Slava Slavenima!!! pozz od Bosanca

[@vesnanuspahic7510]

SLAVA SLAVNIMA (slaveni) 😁

[@enricomarcofiorenza2747]

Bellossma !!!! Saluti dall'Italia

[@jansykora6193]

Krásná a mocná píseň . Pozdravení buďte Slovania 🇨🇿

[@predragilic6050]

Најежио сам се .Изванредно, прелепо 👍

[@dejanjovanovic1389]

Wow, fantastic brother. Thank you🇷🇸

[@Christian777_]

Awesome performance, and good speaking Serbian from you : ) thanks for this , please more Serbian songs . Greatings from Serbia!

[@Человек-х9м]

С большим уважением пишу из России. Здоровья и благополучия, сербы! 🇷🇸🇷🇺

[@cristinamanole7398]

It's fu cking Bosnian

[@munzekonza2263]

Спасио братушки наши ❤️🙏☦️🇷🇸🇷🇺

[@ChocholateStarFish]

🇷🇸🇷🇺

[@azizoyank4716]

Tüm şarkılar Harika ❤

[@radoskojadinovic6797]

Your serbian pronunciation is excellent, thanks man for your work.

[@lomionaredhelion]

Your Balkan songs are fire. Et la cinématographie est magnifique, comme toujours (j'espère qu'il faisait pas trop humide au moment où la vidéo a été filmée. C'est fort dégueu depuis la St-Jean)

[@whatever2206]

Yeah great Bosnian song❤ Thank you for a nice observation

[@knyazvals4824]

Absolutely beautiful music which truelly captures the Balkan freedom fighter feels. Great job Farya!!

[@grib_Luny]

Господи, заметь меня, ты и твои помощники прекрасны, как и ваше творчество, которое погружает в любую страну любой эпохи

[@yaralikatil]

Nonetheless, many writers, politicians, and intellectuals in areas of the Balkans, such as Bulgaria, Greece, and Serbia, resonate with a terrific hostility to the Ottomans, the “Turks.” For many Bulgarians, the “Turkish” yoke until today stands out as the darkest, most deplorable period in Bulgarian history.

[@khelian613]

Je t'ai découvert avec tes essais vidéos, notamment le récent sur la musique grecque... Et mon dieu quelle claque le reste de la chaîne aussi ! J'adore ta musique et ta démarche, c'est extrêmement inspirant et je sens que ça va m'accompagner sur mes prochains projets aussi ! Merci pour tout ce travail !

[@faryafaraji]

Merci beaucoup!

[@aurorider]

Hello Farya. I am a Greek deeply interested in history and culture. I believe your understanding of music and the exchange of cultures is admirable. I i nvite you to my island, Euboaea and Cavo d'Oro to dance Καβοντορίτικο. This is one of the last places in Greece where no tourists go, no good roads exist and the traditional feasts are as original as they can get. Also,have you ever thought to make Folk Metal music? I kindly invite you to listen to Yaşru from Turkey and Orphaned Land from Israel. I think you will really like them.

[@maja_soullanguage_soundhealing]

Ajme koja ljepota.. Svaka cast. Puno hvala.

[@TheFunnyPlayer2]

EPIC!

[@vperr6923]

I love it a lot! Greetings from Turkiye!

[@00MSG]

I love this song thank you. The Sargija is especially famous with Croats in Posavina region of Bosnia and often paired with the violin. It's also used in Bosnian root music or "Izvorna muzika"

[@explorer-jh8db]

Šargiju sviraju i Srbi i Hrvati u Posavini. Nije čak toliko ni bitno ko je prvi počeo da je svira, to je kulturno nasleđe cijele Posavine. Pjesma zaista ima dušu. Pozdrav iz Srbije, iz Novog Sada, od jednog Modričanina!

[@agenttchong1698]

Very beautiful video

[@linababe7376]

To tears..thank you

[@jointscript]

Красота 🇧🇬👍💪

[@cemyildiz7842]

At the end of the day, Ottomans themselves demolished Janissaries.

[@Цехакрон]

Очень красивое исполнение, братья и сестры Привет от армянина из России ✝️🇦🇲🇷🇺🇷🇸

[@bosniankingdom4686]

This is Bosniak song. 🇧🇦🇧🇦🇧🇦

[@ЗоранХулк]

Свака част,браво 🇷🇸👏👍

[@whatever2206]

Great Bosniak song❤

[@mccm6167]

Farya Faraji Thank you for everything! 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷

[@ГрозниВетар]

@Farya Faraji is just simply one of the bros. Everything you make is just amazing and you can really see how much love you put in your work! God bless you @Farya Faraji ! Keep it up. Бог те Благословио драги брате!

[@socaman9938]

Svaka cast! Odlicno odradjeno! Pozdrav iz Srbije

[@rafal9405]

Love from Lechistan!

[@OrolesMagnus]

Congratulations for this amazing music video and this great song.

[@nandlalnandlal7075]

Extremely nice song

[@januszbogumil]

had to listen to this gem after hearing it in the orientalism video

[@ginismoja2459]

Lovely. Greetings from Bulgaria ❤

[@kv3625]

Beautiful, respect for Serbia

[@andtif]

Great as usual Farya! Would love for you to do an interpretation of Η μάνα εν κρύο νερό ! Much love

[@vassildimitrov274]

Awesome!! Greetings from Bulgaria

[@guntergastner8287]

Crven fesic aman aman Pozdrav za Bosnu

[@Ehre-Den-Gott.]

Сви смо ми једно Племе! Велико Племе које остали англо-саксонци мрзе и уништавају, полако али сигурно..😢😢

[@KrvavaMeri-rh4hl]

Prelepa pesma ❤❤❤

[@lentamintal]

Powerfull story in such a simple video

[@kostiamarich]

This is actually amazing to realize I understand almost every word of this beautiful song as a Ukrainian. And yeah, the arrangement and performance is great as usual.

[@Robsonktos]

Lovely song and good post at the morning! :D

[@theaceofspades634]

I do appreciate the story that goes along with this video and the actors' portrayal of how this tale or song is imagined.

[@erwinrommmel2456]

Greetings from Constantinopolis, long live Balkans

[@YorgunDiktator]

Weird

[@daveass4063]

based as usual agha damet garm!

[@faryafaraji]

Mersi dadash!

[@JohannaChristine-s8q]

Seemingly Ethel surreal symphony 🌙🦄🦉 love all your work Farya, I learn so much and enjoy the way you teach! Thankyou handsome ❤

[@ХочаМаре]

Serbia strong! Greetings from Poland

[@miloradtomic]

I love Polish people. Greetings from Serbia.

[@cristinamanole7398]

​@@miloradtomicit's Bosnian

[@nikolavukicevic9799]

​@@cristinamanole7398This is Serbian song and culture Serbs fighting the Ottoman Turkish invaders

[@korpusarbih2370]

@@nikolavukicevic9799 ovaj Crni je zulumćar jer ubija branioca porodice koji je Osmanlija i ovo je bosanska pjesma razmisli malo bolje

[@iexist3919]

Hello, is there a way I can use your music for my history KZbin channel (it is on another account)? I’d gladly purchase it if it means I would be able to use some of your music for my videos on Greek history. If not, that’s perfectly fine, keep making great music!

[@faryafaraji]

Hey there, as long as you mention the link it’s all good, Cheers!

[@loiss.381]

Beautiful cinematography!

[@TomLaios]

Beautiful

[@ch64621]

Listening from the Republic of Vanuatu. Great song, keep up the good music

[@kentpaul8817]

Added to my music playlist ❤

[@veliborkovacevic947]

Amazing artists and a soultouching song!!

[@petarjovanovic1481]

Where did you shoot the video? It looks and sounds so nice. The video, people, background and voices ❤.

[@ImperatorIke573]

Aaaaaand another one added to my sword training playlist. Keep up the great work my friend!!

[@Timur21]

Wow, so good!

[@eliotblancard1628]

Interprétation énorme, mrc de nous faire vibrer avec les harmonies profondes des chants slaves

[@oktayozturk9247]

Thanks for another quality song Farya. Janissary looks cooll even tho he is the bad guy in the story😂. Still my favorite Playlist is ancient Turkic-Mongol songs u made. They send me back to the times which raids made on horseback. 🏹

[@Thhkgxsr267]

Из Сибири с❤

[@vinfacts11]

Can you do songs on regional cultures of Indian Subcontinent like Punjabi, Kashimir, Tamil, Bengali, etc?

[@faryafaraji]

I’ve done a Tamil one before but I’ll do more for sure :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3qzipVtbMmHnZI

[@pprot1337]

@vinfacts11 Bro I'd actually have a heart attack and die a happy man if Farya ever makes a Bengali song.

[@bsdpowa]

Beautiful!

[@lebrusk6044]

Comme d'hab', excellent travail

[@bemore6349]

Bravo!

[@_soryu]

Great as always

[@Bulgaria632]

Wow! I understand everything!

[@nips4865]

U are my fav person on this website

[@toyfoxy-rq4ee]

This is fire

[@charlbloum7415]

Love your music....your voice is stunning broer

[@belimalone7930]

Fenomenalno je mala rijec za gospodu za ovaj clip :)

[@statilius2454]

stunning work of art but one point that ı didnt understand why dont we see clear image of jannisary. was there a symbolism that my vision cant handle ?

[@faryafaraji]

The pretentious artistic explanation is that there’s a powerful image of the Janissary as this almost mythical boogeyman because you only see a dark silhouette; and an inhuman boogeyman that terrifies people was pretty much how they were viewed in the Balkans for a long time. It’s like the Darth Vader effect of never seeing a human face, only this black form. The more applicable explanation is that it was just the two of us filming this and you would have seen that it was me if it wasn’t blurry 😂

[@lilestojkovicii6618]

​@@faryafarajihuh I like your sence of humor xD

[@statilius2454]

@@faryafaraji Brilliant. I loved it.

[@Дмитро-ц9ъ2о]

Слов'яни найсміливіший нарід ,ще Візантійці казали - "дай слов'янам коней -вони весь світ завоюють - це звісно не стосується росіян вони фіно угри ,їхні вчені це визнали ,можете перевірити.А ми будь то Поморці яких винищили, Поляки, Чехи, Українці , Білоруси,всі Балканські слов'яни ,розуміємо слов'янську мову, будьмо вірні нашому РОДУ .Дякую не вірте російській пропаганді.

[@iulianviorelmosteanu2800]

South Slavs themselves are a mixed people, mixed with the native Balkaners who inhabited said region long before the Slavic tribes came, that is why their haplogroups differ so much from Eastern Slavs.

[@СвпетарГајтан]

Добро је што поштујеш Словене,али то што не поштујеш Русе,први и највећи словенски народ,само значи да ниси Словен,него Slave

[@milosavpavlovic7548]

The moment when he kills the janissary and runs is in short the genesis of Montenegro, the very state of hajuks.

[@forodinssake9570]

The cool music man strikes again