Irfan - Mari Maro (live, Paris 2006)

The band Irfan playing Mari Maro live in Paris, 2006

[@antonioskamel5989]

music is a universal language where happiness , joy , sadness , sorrow and grief could be felt even if i don't understand the lyrics i could feel something legendary epic through the song ... greetings from Egypt

[@БориславМарков-ч1э]

Try. DJ89. ABAGAR QUARTET. TRIO BULGARKA. MARIA DIMITROVA. NUSHA CHOIR . Choir ANGELITE. NELI ANDREEVA. PHILIP KOUTEV CHOIR. EVA QUARTET.. COSMIC VOICES FROM Bulgaria.. ORATNITZA.

[@antonioskamel5989]

@@БориславМарков-ч1э Many thanks for the decent recommendations Greetings with respect and appreciation from Cairo-Egypt

[@theultrawarrior7448]

I too don't understand, thought it be Arabic. Blessings, from a Mexican in Los Angeles.

[@ko6uta133]

​@@theultrawarrior7448This is bulgarian language, Europe

[@theultrawarrior7448]

@@ko6uta133 I know about Bulgaria, the style just sounds like Arabic.

[@theultrawarrior7448]

Such beautiful voice... sounds like Arabic music; enchanting and beautiful. Be blessed, sister in spirit.

[@didkoitf]

Its Bulgarian folk song

[@theultrawarrior7448]

I know but it sounds Arabic, and it's understandable because their genre is world music, a music that incorporates different elements, instruments and influences in all the world.

[@EcclesStephen]

This is possibly the finest live performance by a female singer that I have ever heard. I have been hunting for more information about the amazing Vladislava Todorova (Vasileva?), but have found little info other than she sang live with Irfan from 2006-2009. In my opinion, Vladislava is an exceptional talent who deserves a world stage.

[@MoonInfluenced]

Stephen Eccles She also work with Thomas Bergersen (part of the duo Two Steps from Hell) on Illusions album...You can check also his up-to-date album Sun, where he (Bergersen) worked with other bulgarian singers.

[@dazenguile5960]

Hello! I was wondering, have you ever heard the original singer Yanka Rupkina and the song Alten Mara? Well, it is not live, but everything else,performed different is almost an abomination. Cause this is not the Strandza sound of Alten Mara, aka Mari Maro.

[@БориславМарков-ч1э]

Try. DJ89. ABAGAR QUARTET. TRIO BULGARKA. MARIA DIMITROVA. NUSHA CHOIR. Choir ANGELITE. NELI ANDREEVA. PHILIP KOUTEV CHOIR.. DIA. COSMIC VOICES FROM Bulgaria. Bulgara. ORATNITZA.

[@dazenguile5960]

@@БориславМарков-ч1э, agreed. But. Alten Mara is best performed by our great Y. Rupkina. Everything else is a good try, but sounds like Thracia and not Strandza region. 😉

[@vladislavaivanova7098]

Beautiful Bulgarian song and singer! Bravo! What a talent! My name is the same :) but I wish I could sing like her!

[@transDIVAlicous]

@7saiten its a traditional bulgarian folk song. it's original name is: Altan Mara ( Golden Mara )

[@mariapopova2944]

Автентичният български фолклор е уникален!Има нещо мистично,невероятно в него което омагьосва слушателите в целия свят!

[@theultrawarrior7448]

Sounds Arabic. Blessings

[@MrGMitzik]

Каква красота, Господи, в българската музика!

[@theultrawarrior7448]

Sounds like Arabic music.

[@neita9066]

Her voice is the manifestation of the Goddess.

[@6766hhhvnjlbhtcx]

that's the original text Мъри Маро, мъри, малка Маро, стани Маро, мъри, отвори ни, ний сме дошли Маро, да те главим. Отворила, мъри, малка Мара. Не са били, мъри, годежари. Най са били, Маро, османлии. Мъри Маро...

[@vakikirilov4654]

Мари Маро, мъри, алтън Маро, стани Маро, мъри отвори ни. Ний сме Маро мъри,добри гости Станала е, мъри, алтън Мара, отворила е, мъри, чимшир порти. Не са били, мъри, добри гости. Не са били, мъри, добри гости. Вързали й, мъри, бяли ръки, бяли ръки, мъри, със синджири. Изпълнител: Янка Рупкина

[@transDIVAlicous]

a beautiful bulgarian folk song and a magical Vladislava's voice makes this an enchanting experience.Love Irfan !!! thank you for posting!

[@silverjinglebobspur1]

Haunting and alluring. Intriguing and captivating. I not only liked it. I loved it.

[@gl8014]

Amazing bulgarian band.

[@MrGMitzik]

Какъв красив глас!

[@ANASTASBULGARIA777]

. IRFAN is a BULGARIAN world music & neoclassical darkwave band. The name of the band is borrowed from the Sufi terminology and can be translated from Persian and Arabic as “gnosis”, “mystic knowledge” or “revelation” (see Irfan). Indeed Irfan's music is a world fusion and it is strongly influenced by the sacred and folk music traditions of Bulgaria, the Balkans, Persia, Caucasus, the Middle East and North Africa, as well as by the musical and spiritual heritage of Byzantium and Medieval Europe, yet it retains its own original sound. The musicians use traditional (Bulgarian, Balkan, Oriental, Persian, Indian) and medieval European instruments and vocal techniques woven into a delicate electronic dark ambient sound.

[@manz007]

yeah and its also a name.... if you say irfan in indian subcontinent they will probably go like who irfan (refereing to a name) ofcourse names have meaning.

[@ANASTASBULGARIA777]

manz I heard talk about that. But sometimes I find similar name Erfan in Iran ..... maybe it's the same or very similar name.

[@manz007]

+ANASTAS BULGARIA they are the same as far I know or they just differ in spelling. is the pronunciation the same? maybe the pronunciation is bit off but its derived frim irfan.

[@starbuckfrigon]

Completely Wonderful! What a delight to the soul. Praise and honor from America!

[@jdsbeau1]

america has no honor to give

[@cvetomir7]

Красота българска !

[@mydyingbride6541]

Such beautiful song and music I have never heard It is mixed between the oriental and eastern Europe cultural . Thank u a lot , you mAke me happy

[@vladislavaivanova7098]

Actually it is a sad Bulgarian folklore song. It is authentic , only he music is modernised and added upon the old song

[@simonandze]

you are absolutely right, literally. but technically for us there is a difference between the 'folk' and 'folklore' genres in bulgarian music. 'folk' is with a pop/oriental and ususally serbian/turkish/greek influence, and rather expresses profanity esp. with lyrical content- in other words, we also call it 'chalga'. 'folklore' music is the ethnic folk music, that might be with various arrangements or with an original sound.

[@saimyndavidson2745]

Добре написано !

[@uomobg]

strahotna pesen! great song! canzone stupenda!

[@xenuno]

Great stuff ... as a DCD, Vas, Stellarama, and Rasa fan, this fits right in.

[@jdsbeau1]

Love Irfan ! Music from God !

[@ПламенЙорданов-ж1г]

Хубаво изпълнение, добър аранжимент. Песента има много болка, който знае историята българска. Това е друго изпълнение на песента : kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpXRZq2Cl9l9pdU

[@Pickijuya]

This is so beautiful!

[@ajlinacor]

A song that comes out of history and is a tragedy: There was a knocking at the gate and a voice says "open up" good guests are coming. So Mari opens the gate, but they are not guests. They are soldiers and they kidnap the beautiful Mari and they take her away with them.

[@vladislavaivanova646]

This song is about the time when Bulgaria was under the ottoman rule and these soldiers are Muslim ottoman men who kidnapped the butiful Christian girl.

[@ahmetseyrek2154]

Amazing/Harika.

[@galile256]

Unigue!!!! What a grat voice.

[@Tokivideo]

well done, thanks!

[@paulmcallister2405]

Very good

[@zlatkofenix4945]

Šta reći.... predivno :)

[@gokhanoral4417]

Legend...

[@cherrylipsbrunette]

Simply magical

[@Aragornski]

@Panzerunfall Well, unfortunately not anymore. They have separated with her again and now have a third singer. The singer on the video is Vladislava.

[@iliyaborisov157]

Модерно изпълнение.Браво.

[@carlolombardo2536]

Heaven to me!

[@Panzerunfall]

@wglmb Denitza is still their vocalist. Vladislava (on this video) joined them only for a short period of time.

[@DrCLA212]

I love this band. Irfan is amazing!

[@Panzerunfall]

You gotta love this voice!

[@fezic5]

Angelic

[@alexandreviol]

They are just amazing

[@Tukker1970]

Very Nice!! Thanx for uploading

[@Orchydee64]

wonderful !!!

[@BabyEvil1]

Wonderful

[@vladislavkulev5544]

красива пает!

[@ko6uta133]

Много красиво :)

[@neveliasjamestyler]

I am a year into being a huge irfan fan now.. i apologize for the intensity with which i came at her for ripping of.. (the beginning of these comments..) though i still feel it sounds all too similar.. Lisa gerrard is the most earth shattering voice on the earth... and to dare imitate her is beyond bold.. but i say this with great respect.. Irfan.. is a GREAT band. truly. this song is beautiful.. but come on. Toward the within version of yulungs DESTROYS!!!!! it.

[@laxdah]

wow...thnx.

[@robertoroblesgomez7236]

nice...music..

[@БориславМарков-ч1э]

Try. DJ89. ABAGAR QUARTET. TRIO BULGARKA. MARIA DIMITROVA. NUSHA CHOIR. Choir ANGELITE. NELI ANDREEVA. PHILIP KOUTEV CHOIR.. DIA. COSMIC VOICES FROM Bulgaria. Bulgara. ORATNITZA. KAYNO yesno solnce

[@Firewalkerbg]

@tonytrailer It's a Bulgarian folklore song. You may also find interesting the version that the Philip Koutev choir has, at least I find the other one better sung than this one.

[@mirhabeebali3846]

Superb 😇

[@monQsurlaKomod]

@windv they are bulgarians but a girl who work with me, who is bulgarian, told me it wasn´t...now, i don´t know!

[@paulmuwadeeb2161]

Damn it, why isnt this on any of their albums? If it is I can't find it!

[@БориславМарков-ч1э]

Try Philip Koutev choir"mari maro"

[@wglmb]

They've had two singers. I believe this one is their second, Vladislava Vasileva. (Their first was Denitza Seraphimova). That's what Wikipedia tells me, anyway ;-)

[@paulmuwadeeb2161]

WOW!

[@silverjinglebobspur1]

Fabulous. Isn't it :)

[@alburda]

Beautiful. Can someone translate, even just a little, of what she is singing?

[@windv]

@tonytrailer She sings in Bulgarian.

[@bjsebastian8918]

muy bueno

[@miroslavmihov6350]

Виждам, че умишлено криете истинският текст на песента. Това е грозна обида към паметта и неописуемите страдания на предците ни, нанесени им от османците - турци! Какво си мислите, че ще постигнете? Мир и уважение от тях ли? Още днес биха ни го причинили отново, без въобще да се поколебаят. Никога няма да заглуша гласа на измъчените си предци, които викат към мен: "Не забравяй, не допускай да се повтори!!!" Мъри Маро, мъри, малка Маро, стани Маро, мъри, отвори ни, ний сме дошли Маро, да те главим. Отворила, мъри, малка Мара. Не са били, мъри, годежари. Най са били, Маро, ОСМАНЛИИ. Мъри Маро...

[@Sightless111]

Да брат! Многие еще помнят! Прапрадед мой воевал за вас. "Най са били, Маро, ОСМАНЛИИ. Мъри Маро..."

[@ivailodonchev7609]

@@Sightless111 Поклон пред смелостта и паметта на всички отдали живота си за нас Българите !

[@teryakesh]

Те, кто воевал тогда, давно уже умерли. Нынешние жители Турции к тем событиям отношения не имеют.

[@RositsaPetrovarjp7]

@@teryakesh очень даже имеют. Они наследники этих убиицев и насильников! Никто не воевал. Они просто издевательствали над местным населением, изнасиловали, убивали. Для вас это нормально?

[@kemal2442]

Goosebumbs! And wet eyes!

[@БориславМарков-ч1э]

Its like every Bulgarian folklore Song. Try. DJ89. ABAGAR QUARTET. TRIO BULGARKA. MARIA DIMITROVA. NUSHA CHOIR. Choir ANGELITE. NELI ANDREEVA. PHILIP KOUTEV CHOIR. ISIHIA. DIA. COSMIC VOICES FROM Bulgaria. Bulgara. ORATNITZA

[@tuanagokyar1621]

muhteşem

[@argeHu]

Amazing song! Pitty, that Irfan did not included it to any of their albums..

[@alicanbozkurt]

ses ve yorum guzel

[@adrlncK]

кръвта не лъже ! Корена остава .. и да си Бозкурт, ... кръвта на някоя плачеща майка те вика ...

[@wglmb]

@Panzerunfall thanks for the info... I really don't know much about them!

[@giaomgia1779]

I can't find that song to buy and download anywhere. Irfan needs a sales manager.

[@БориславМарков-ч1э]

Must see original. "philip koutev choir - mari maro"

[@electronicbrainpan]

​@@БориславМарков-ч1э That is not the "original", it is arranged by Filip Koutev.

[@laxdah]

Yes I certainly know wat u meann..I hav a very vivid imagination.. so yeahhh me too

[@enriquevalenciaaboytes7686]

Who can give me the full setlist This concert ¡¡¡¡ who can get me the full video of this concert???? thanks

[@Panzerunfall]

@neveliasjamestyler You miss the point, man. It was Lisa Gerrard in the first place who started imitating, or let's say reproducing! This song and the way they sing it is much older!

[@vinayak027]

❤

[@neveliasjamestyler]

ok there are differences.. and i am sorry for mildly insulting her.. she is definately talented.. the drum BEAT IS almost the same though. whatever.. sorry... i just get annoyed when people rip others off.. beautiful song just the same.. thank you for posting. ; ) ..

[@Bayganu]

Tyler Portnoy Iranian,Midlee Eastern beat

[@Siberatmaca53]

thnx for comment(meaning of song)

[@Daniel_Popov]

Не чуваш ли, че пее на родния ти език?

[@neveliasjamestyler]

the secret is. lisa gerrard not only comes from a melting pot of nationalities. she has also been all of these nationalities from different parts of the worl in her past lives. that is indeed how she channels the ethnic energy so brilliantly and perfectly/genuinely. she IS all of the nationalities. because she is an ancient one of the most ancient. love/

[@tcr333]

What album is the off? I have both Irfans albums and isn't on any.

[@IAmFat1968]

Man kann glauben es sei eine Kopie von Dead Can Dance. Das ist falsch, denn es ist die richtige bulgarische Musik. Das ist aber sehr nah der Musik, die von Lisa Gerrard zugehört wurde, als sie während ihrer Kindheit im grieschischen und türkischen Viertel von Melbourne wohnte.

[@ДалиборШкорић-ь8ч]

Christophe MARTINEAU Dead can dance is copy of Balkan music in many songs, but they are more famous because they are from West they are and more close to you so you start your view form there.

[@simeonsimeonov9479]

Mitar Mitrovic bravo, Mitre!

[@IcyScythe]

what album is this from? And what other bands are there of this mystical folk style? (I know of DCD already but that's it)

[@БориславМарков-ч1э]

Try. DJ89. ABAGAR QUARTET. TRIO BULGARKA. MARIA DIMITROVA. NUSHA CHOIR. Choir ANGELITE. NELI ANDREEVA. PHILIP KOUTEV CHOIR. ISIHIA. DIA. COSMIC VOICES FROM Bulgaria. BULGARA

[@todor0729]

Моя песен! Българска песен! Война!

[@RussMoxham]

What are you talking about? English is my native language and I've never heard of 'folklore music'.

[@RussMoxham]

Sorry, not a patch on Yanka Rupkina

[@pilepetelkov]

Чувам,чувам родния си език,но чувам и камиларските ноти. Точно тази песен не трябваше да я поанадолчват,като се има в предвид текста и.

[@Rin0Kaka]

Всъщност мисля, че точно това подсилва тази версия на текста. Това поанадолчване за което говориш вдъхва доста силна атмосфера.

[@ЯмбаДула]

Няма никакъв срам на поанадолчването на песента, както си спомним че и наще предци са живяли във тези краища. :)

[@dazenguile5960]

Абе яяяяя, големи разбирачи! Ама не е тъй бе, спрете се. Това е много висока топка и всеки втори се хвърля да я пее. Нея и Страти на Ангелак думаше! Вижте как реват и крещят едни братушки на Страти, че Молодец даже им викат, пък на мен стомаха ми се обърна от обида... И се осир*т, букавално! Странджа е толкова нежна, глисандото е толкова уникално и не всеки може или има възможност да пее така. Все да се изменя, иновативно било. И следващия път, ако някой запее баш както си е, няма да му повярват, заради ей таквиз, нà, уйдурми!

[@suleymanthemad1140]

Твоите предци не са толкова далечни с анадолците колкото си мислиш.

[@RositsaPetrovarjp7]

Съгласна

[@stracimir80]

Амоняк амярт

[@ps-fb2eq]

ot Strandja

[@radoslavsavov4879]

ne e brat ot ohrit e originala na pesenta i e na bulgarski .... irfan prosto q pee na srednovekoven strandjanski , s orientalski i indiiski и kup o6te vidove instrumental (vklu4itelno i afrikanski ??? ) .... no e mnogo stara pesenta i q ima v celite balkani suotvetno na razli4nite BULGARSKI diqlekti za regiona :D :D :D :D :D tui4e ob6to vzeto vsi4ki sa pravi , prosto irfan sa napravili ne6to zumitelno kato sa subrali kup razli4ni instrumentali i pohvati za peene .. rezultata ot koito e qven :D

[@ultramimo]

ok. i don't think i can really reply to that...

[@veneveronika]

Not FOLK a FOLKLORE :) there is a difference between Folk and Folklore music :)) Enjoy it and I'm glad you like it

[@NaecroLov3]

i was deflected by the lil child on 0:10, sorry... uhm... yeah the song is beautiful!

[@revolutionvolk123]

Ataraxia is pretty cool

[@luigiionascu7056]

_compassion is my wish not sacriface _jessus hrist archaicxn lord _archaicxn lord

[@mmysticus]

this seems to be a Bulgarian folk song, and cannot be covering someone who might be possessing an english, or of whatever other Western nationality, name

[@transDIVAlicous]

@guerrillacap Vladislava Todorova

[@pilepetelkov]

Какви са тези арабски изпълнения?

[@МаяТонева]

Точно с тая розовата пола не трябваше да я пееш тая песен, а освен това къде е вторият куплет?

[@MsKrasK]

това не е модно ревю, за да коментираш полата. а за втория куплет - сигурно на франсетата ще им дойде в повече, и без това дума не разбират....

[@IAmFat1968]

On peut croire qu'ils se sont inspirés de Dead Can Dance, c'est faux, c'est LA musique bulgare, très proche de la musique turco-grecque que Lisa Gerrard entendait durant son enfance dans un quartier de Melbourne.

[@skrizovec]

If you don't like it just don't listen. I hope you can find some music of Dead can dance in KZbin. This song is uploaded for people who love it.

[@IAmFat1968]

+skrizovec I haven't told at all that I don't like this music ! I DO LIKE IT ! I just was trying to explain the origins of this wonderful music, some people believe that it's a copy of Dead Can Dance which is totally wrong. I was just saying that Irfan is the real bulgarian music and explaining that Lisa Gerrard was listing to this music in Melbourne because her neighbors had türkish or greek roots, which is very close to the bulgarian culture.

[@skrizovec]

+Christophe MARTINEAU I am sorry for the misunderstood.

[@IAmFat1968]

+skrizovec that's all right :-)

[@simeonsimeonov9479]

Christophe MARTINEAU sorry, this is not Turkish-Greek music at all! Bulgarian traditional music is much older by thousands of years than any Greek music not to mention Turkish one! Yes, they do put some oriental style in executing it, yet this is original Bulgarian traditional song! So it is quite normal for a Bulgarian group to play a Bulgarian traditional music, isn't it! So, the Dead Can Dance copied a Bulgarian traditional song not that Irfan copied DCD! Greetings

[@StanislavBo]

She have to learn, Ianka Rupkina sing it at best, far away from this. This it folklor of Bulgaria it is difikult to sing it.

[@poisoner]

I could, but it's very sexual

[@MaxinePowers]

Funny, why I couldn't hear the "sexual element" there...

[@todor0729]

Война!!!

[@neveliasjamestyler]

They had better be openly saying this is a cover of dead can dances yulunga.. because if they are trying to say this is their own.. they are full of shit.... besides the fact SHE IS NOT!!! lisa gerrard.... and is lucky to even be half the singer lisa is... she is free to be creative along these lines.. but they whole layout.. EVEN THE DAMNMED DRUM BEAT is almost identical to yulunga. whatever.

[@makedon9991]

Macedonian song :)

[@ivanbinev517]

Странджанско-тракийска мъка е тази песен....

[@ivanbinev517]

Може и да бъркам ....От коя област е оригинала на песента ?

[@k.stoyanov3032]

От област Македония - Гръцка провинция и българска територия до началото на 20 век. Отстъпена на български етнос говорещ умишлено развален български език, съставен на българска пишеща машина, която област ще стане горда собственост на Велика Албания под носа на всички ни, заради такива като Македон.

[@stracimirivanov575]

Според едно предание (някои предпочитат да го наричат легенда) египетският цар Озирис (Osiris), по-късно повишен от жреческата каста в ранг на бог, имал двама сина - Анубис (Anubis) и Македон (Macedon). Вторият бил оставен по завещание на баща му за управител на Македония, наричана по-рано Ематия (Emathia), и от него тя получила името си • От таблици, останали от Манетон (Manetho) и достигнали до нас, може да се пресметне, че Македон е царувал около 2326 г. пр. Хр. • Хезиод (Hesiod), като добър гръцки поет, “дарява” Македон с гръцко родословие; той го прави син на Зевс (Zeus) и Тия (Thyia), дъщерята на Девкалиион (Deucalion) • От друга страна, Хеланик (Hellanicus) смятал, че Македон е бил син на Еол (Aeolus), когато македонците “обитавали страната заедно с мизите” 13. Независимо от толеранса на грешките при сортирането на пресмятанията на древните хронисти по отношение на тези събития, името македонец трябва да е било известно навред из Изтока по времето на Троянската война. Защо тогава то не се споменава от Омир (Homer)? Никой досега не е предложил задоволително обяснение. Все пак, имайки насреща си фанатичното усърдие, с което гръцките писатели са се стремели да заличат някои “варварски” имена, преправяйки други така, че да ги направят приятни за чувствителните атически уши, ние сме доволни, че сме способни да извършим едно “сдобряване”.Омир може би не го е било грижа да допуска, че без помощта на някои македонци, гърците са щели да бъдат унищожени пред стените на Троя. Затова навярно както той, така и някой друг като него не е мислел да заменя македонците с мирмидонци. И е станало точно така, че за Йоан Малала Омировите мирмидонци са били идентични с онези българи, чиято родина някога е била в Тесалия - област в Македония

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