|| Rio Grande | Lyrics | Assassin's Creed IV ||

[@ekimaulthar2044]

that lead singer's got a fantastic singing voice

[@Deus042]

Fun fact: the lead singer is called the Shantyman

[@dzombaj_ga]

I think his name is Nills Brown

[@theleanmonster3735]

In many of the black flag shanties, I swear the shanty man is kenway, I tell you, I’ve sailed with him far to often to not recognize his welsh accent.

[@MacheteTalkStudios]

It's amazing what practice does!

[@uncledanni9352]

He is Sean dagher

[@Vlog-yk8kk]

This is just so nostalgic, I didn’t even remember any of the shanties and then I turned em on and it all just came flooding back. This has changed me different than any other game could

[@penguin1662]

Same so I had to play the story again

[@FreddyFazbear101]

One of the best shanties in AC4

[@Dxbot]

One of the best in all ac story :)

[@penguin1662]

Opinions are opinions but yes it is great

[@envixity_2971]

LEAVE HER JOHNNY LEAVE HER

[@storytsunami]

I've heard other versions of this on Spotify, but this one's still the best.

[@AssyMcgee-cg4og]

I always go out of my way to listen to "Rio Grande".

[@zerk490]

Nostalgia demais cara, sdds dos tempos de ac iv no x360

[@ricardosilva8317]

Melhor AC de sempre, nada bate o estar navegar com as ondas a ouvir isto e ver barcos no horizonte

[@henriquevidart3391]

I literally live in Rio Grande/RS in Brazil, when i found out about that shanty my mind just exploded.

[@ADAM-tx4nv]

ME TOO

[@vitormarques3818]

kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk essa foi de fud neguin

[@henriquevidart3391]

@@ADAM-tx4nv tmj ent cpx eh usguri

[@paocommanteiga928]

KKKKKKKKKKK

[@diosefer9813]

Também moro em rg kkk

[@Sam-qm3el]

love this shanty

[@veldrensavoth7119]

WE DIDNT DESERVE THIS SONG

[@ehabolas9338]

holy shit this was released in 2013 i cant belive its been that long holy shit

[@mooparr]

POV: You are two seconds from saying "OH SHIT THAT'S A LEVEL 57 RUN"

[@bobwalsh3751]

AWAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY YOU RIIIIOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

[@jung.o.2080]

Rio Grande... I'm a native Spanish speaker and I was thrown off with how they pronounced it xD but I understand why

[@phantomdust9162]

Why I want to know why they pronounce it differently

[@imJasmineee]

@@phantomdust9162 No real reason as far as I know. The English language went through a vowel shift starting in the 1400s and ending in the 1700s. The first people to pronounce the lyrics that way may have been making fun of how people were starting to say things or they could've just done it for shits and giggles because it sounds weird

[@xMADCx]

the song is about the Port of Rio Grande / Brazil, so in portuguese it is almost perfect sang ;)

[@istvanmolnar1697]

Well, in Hungary we pronounce it like how we spell it!

[@jero2955]

@@xMADCx Rio grande is a part of Mexico, there's "Rios grandes" everywhere., Even here in Argentina. The song is about the Mexican Rio grande, and it's mispronounced. Not "raio grand" but ,"río grande"

[@JoelMarioMX]

Blackbeard:"Aye Maties! Its Blackbeard and your Lad Hornigold!" Hornigold:"So Lads What Questions Do We Have?" Blackbeard:"Aye Lad,Ill Give You Blackbeard's Honest Opinion,You Ask Me "Can This New Cap'n Can Promise You A Life Of Prizes, Plunder, And Adventure?" Aye,For Amongst All The Gentlemen Of Fortune Sailing These West Indies,He Ranks Amongst The Most Clever...There Was A Time When I Thought Myself,The Deadliest Scurge In These Seas..hehe...But This Man... He's A Fearsome Dog Who Feeds Of Trouble And Turnmoil,I'VE SEEN HIM CLEAR THE DECK OF A SPANISH GALLEON LIKE IT WAS NOTHING! FIGHTIN' LIKE A DEVIL,DRESSED AS A MAN. And He's A Cunning One! Knows His Way 'round every crack and crevice of these islands,so if its fortune and adventure you seek,then Captain Edward Kenway's your man,Only Don't Meddle 'n His Private Affairs...For There's More Mystery Of That Man...That Even I Dare Ask..." Hornigold:"Jaysus! I Thought I Was The King Of These Seas Mate! Blackbeard:"Alrighty Lads! This Is Blackbeard In Black Flag Radio FM 171.5 And You're Listening To Rio Grande By Kenway's Crew!"

[@lindaguajardo3189]

Fucking Well Executed Mate.

[@k14brb]

That was amazing

[@the100g0ds]

Fm 171.5? As in the year 1715? Nice one.

[@h_bryce1506]

Nice vid

[@PotentialAutist42069]

Why is this one not on Spotify? It's the only one missing from my playlist

[@Kiosketheninjawolf]

I wish it was on there too

[@felipecirne1299]

Getting back here 'cause I'm shocked that this song is actually about my city, Rio Grande - RS - Brazil. Viva RG!

[@henriquevidart3391]

Yahoy!

[@anysn2268]

Se sentindo honrado, marujo?

[@graphideia47]

Piratas baguais

[@The_Nacio]

Aeee gaúcho

[@kalel6757]

Chimarrão e Rum

[@paocommanteiga928]

A beautiful song

[@Cantaro_dorada]

Ese es y siempre será mi saloma favorita de Assassin's creed IV

[@youarenotmadenough655]

I thought they were talking about the river and I was so confused

[@kellerblair2952]

They are it’s a river in Brazil as well

[@roguescorner9042]

They are. Rio Grande is Spanish for “big river”.

[@jcavs9847]

@@roguescorner9042 its about the brazilian state though

[@IanPiedras]

@@jcavs9847 it's a city from Rio Grande do Sul, actually

[@froid0003]

If you're brazilian, and especially if you are born in Rio Grande, this shanty have even more sentimentality (The song is inspired in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)

[@pablonivison7357]

Primeiramente, de que época deve ser a canção?

[@froid0003]

@@pablonivison7357 de uma época entre 1600 e 1800 provavelmente

[@pablonivison7357]

@@froid0003 pode ser então que ele estejam falando do Rio de Janeiro pois no jogo dentro da cabine do gralha tem missões de mandar navios pra certos pontos, e quando eu jogava tinha pra mandar navios pro Rio de Janeiro

[@froid0003]

@@pablonivison7357 Não, não teria nem sentido pois é rio grande o nome da música, e é confirmado em um livro sobre essas canções que é sobre o RS msm

[@pablonivison7357]

@@froid0003 qual nome do livro para eu ler depois?!

[@danielsilva2200]

Not sure if this song is about the province of Rio Grande, one of the Portuguese colonial provincies in Brazil...

[@tadhgmcelligott3693]

No its about the river that flows from colorado to the gulf of Mexico and the port there

[@danielsilva2200]

@@tadhgmcelligott3693 Nice to know, man. :-)

[@froid0003]

@@tadhgmcelligott3693 No, It's about brasil

[@danielsilva2200]

@@froid0003 I think no, dude. I'm Brazilian (and from Rio Grande) and I would love it. But I think it is about Mexico!

[@froid0003]

@@danielsilva2200 É confirmado que é sobre o rio grande do sul

[@sanja9936]

this song is so deeply linked with my trauma. whenever i listen to it i just start remembering and... idk being anxious. i cant really explain the feeling of trauma. it sucks

[@my_little_anarchist]

The only song missing from Spotify

[@hansgetzeflammenwerfer8090]

Me and my shanty band (Jolly Roving Tars) sing this a lot

[@danielsilva2200]

"Ryo Grand"

[@rejvaik00]

Yeah it hits my ear wrong too lol🤣 I keep seeing it as "ree oh grand"

[@quintinus3532]

@Jack Beatty they may have been illiterate but they knew what life was about, living simple, in a way

[@catrionasloanei6847]

Fun fact you can't own the copyright to these songs anyway all sea shanties are public domain.

[@aedesaegypti3129]

The lyrics are public domain but not the performance.

[@swift_sixx4860]

wth... i used to live right on the rio grand, it separates Texas from Mexico. I can't believe there's a shanty about it. yet alone I can't believe pirates sailed through it.

[@ADAM-tx4nv]

It’s about Rio Grande Brazil brother,, God Bless you.

[@defnotthekgb8362]

@@ADAM-tx4nv its not, its about the port on the delta of the rio grande, it was a major port during the 1700s especially for british privateers. the province in brazil at that time was fairly unimportant.

[@papagaiofilmes6642]

@@defnotthekgb8362 the producers confirmed is about Rio Grande on Brazil

[@realjxrell]

Its about Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

[@seamuswbiggerarmalite3379]

raio gran???? XXXDDDD

[@joffreybaratheon3045]

That’s how it was originally pronounced

[@jeremytate4795]

It was from back when the Spanish and the British weren't on the best of terms and would frequently be in the same port. The Brits were basically trolling the Spaniards, intentionally saying it wrong.

[@datura9441]

@@joffreybaratheon3045 is pronounced: ryo grandde

[@datura9441]

@@jeremytate4795 exactly

[@luca_uy6529]

@@joffreybaratheon3045 No, just no

[@wattguns]

the best sea shanty in ac4

[@jeremytate4795]

That key will get the shanty-man thrown overboard.

[@callumwillerton2139]

This chane me the first time i herd it in the game

[@darknes2742]

Anyone from the Tx 956 listening to this shanty lads and lasses?

[@raar962]

Rio Grande do Sul?

[@atzejow7719]

Who sings this ?

[@NoBody-ip4gt]

I do when I drink enough

[@graphideia47]

Pirates

[@romainvicta3076]

The British sailors of the 18th and 19th centuries

[@paocommanteiga928]

Michiel schreyer, sean dagher and nils brown

[@hohohoaaa2262]

@@paocommanteiga928 and a whole other people

[@theoneguywhowasatthatoneplace]

try not to sing along challenge (already failed)

[@phantomdust9162]

Any one know why they pronounce rio as ryeo instead of reeo

[@marshallross8090]

Because they’re canonically British sailors, if they could pronounce it properly it would break the immersion

[@jimakiph]

Good song ;-;

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

Its a shanty about the Rio Grande river in Jamaica, not Rio Grande in Brazil. Why would English sailors be singing about visiting a Portuguese owned port? It even references it being a river in the song!

[@javierperez1471]

There's also the river border between us and Mexico but it's not their either. Imagine tho

[@brendan4184]

@@javierperez1471 yeah

[@c00kie_monstr]

@@javierperez1471 yeah I live near there

[@Jon-yo3kg]

Considering that Rio Grande means 'Big River' in not one but two languages, they could be singing about any number of spots in the world. Do you have any sources on whether they were singing about any particular one?

[@ADAM-tx4nv]

Because the British empire traded a lot with Argentina and Brazil, all histórica researches lead to believe it’s Rio Grande Brazil, not Jamaica.

[@bobwalsh3751]

That lead singer sounds like Father Mulcahy.

[@nathanderbyshire2428]

Is this Michiel Schrey or Nils Brown? Or someone else who I just disrespected

[@paocommanteiga928]

Michiel schreyer, nils brown is "lowlands away"

[@agoraeuentendi1391]

Make portugal great again .

[@lucasmontblanc3932]

Big River

[@op466_gaming9]

Ryo lol

[@seamuswbiggerarmalite3379]

raio graaannn

[@datura9441]

@@seamuswbiggerarmalite3379 XD

[@datura9441]

Raio grannnnn

[@paocommanteiga928]

Hadouken

[@newton.j.b.pincer]

its mean, big river, its a brazilian state kkkkkkkkk

[@naval_gama]

É uma cidade porra, e eu moro nela kkkk

[@newton.j.b.pincer]

@@naval_gama opora KKSKKSKS minha geografia foi pro saco agora KKKKKKSKSK

[@realjxrell]

BIG RIVER cara nome nao traduz skshJzjakaz

[@paocommanteiga928]

@@realjxrell né mano kkk

[@paocommanteiga928]

Grande rio KKKKKK

[@jochokilla]

Just for you to know, Rio Grande is pronounced "Reeo GranTHE" in spanish. Edit: It has no point pronouncing it in Spanish since it was founded by the portuguese in 1737, my mistake.

[@luccav.432]

The song is talking about a Brazilian state tho, Rio Grande do Sul.

[@jochokilla]

@@luccav.432 I mean its a brazilian region, however, it is in Spanish thanks to the spanish conquerors which named it that way originally.

[@luccav.432]

@@jochokilla it was the Portuguese that colonized Brazil, and it was the Portuguese that founded Rio Grande do Sul, and they speak portuguese. Edit: do you know anything about Brazilian history?

[@jochokilla]

@@luccav.432 You could be right, do you have any references?

[@luccav.432]

@@jochokilla what do you mean "references"? Like, history books?

[@lorisvaldodacg5582]

0,75

[@tlgamin867]

America in 1846

[@captainsarky1859]

It better be rio grande texas

[@rejvaik00]

Nope it's for the coastal province of Rio Grande which is in Brazil

[@ADAM-tx4nv]

Rio Grande BRAZIL!

[@graphideia47]

It's a coastal city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil

[@EpicVoiceShitposting]

Dio Brando was a better version

[@brendan4184]

Is that a jojo reference??? Choose your next words carefully, mate.

[@britishmexico2372]

Erm akshally its "away to Rio," not "aweigh you Rio." 🤓

[@britishmexico2372]

Erm akshally its "away to Rio," not "away you Rio." 🤓