King Gilardin/Re Gilardin in Latin - European Folk Ballad | The Skaldic Bard

[@SkaldBard]

Re Gilardin is a traditional Italian ballad - and one of my favourite European folk songs - that I translated to Latin from the Italian regional language Piedmontese, sung with Italianate Latin pronunciation. Arrangement by The Skaldic Bard. The performance is by me, my wife, and as a first, also my dear mother and father - my mother joined us to sing the parts sung by the mother of King Gilardin/the mother-in-law of his wife, and my father narrated the spoken proverbs towards the final part of the song. I think the song reminds us of the importance of family, so I quite wanted to make this a little family project. The song is quite a heart-wrencher. King Gilardin is wounded while fighting and returns to his mother’s home to die. His mother greets him and attempts to conceal the fact that he is going to die from his wife, who is still in bed recovering having recently given birth to their son. Her mother-in-law tries to give plausible explanations for the singing, music and candles, which are in fact all elements of the king’s funeral. Unwittingly, on her way to church, the wife encounters an altar boy who informs her that her husband is, in fact, no longer alive and was recently buried. At the end, the spirit of her husband comes to her, telling her that she must go on living while he has returned to the earth. There are similar folk ballads in different European languages that touch upon the same themes, such as Le Roi Renaud. I highly recommend you listen to the original in the beautiful Piedmontese - my favourite is a version by a band called Tendachent which can be found here on KZbin. I have linked to it at the end of the video. Many thanks to my friend Louis for checking my Latin. I hope you enjoy - please leave a comment and like the video if you did! You could also support me in making more videos by leaving a donation at buymeacoffee.com/theskaldicbard. Thank you for your kindness. Lyrics in description.

[@bantamsertorius]

@SkaldBard Alas, relief for my weary body and mind after a week of labour I'd gladly forget. Your songs are a panacea brother! Many thanks from a follower living in the homeland of San Francesco.

[@lukefriesenhahn8186]

This song does do a good job of showing the importance of the family. Modern culture wishes to destroy the family, but history speaks against them. Tradition is on our side.

[@LorenzoPedretti-h6x]

Thank you for sharing the Tendachent version of this song. I studied fingerstyle acoustic guitar with their guitar player Enrico Negro (he has a wonderful solo record called La memoria dell'acqua on Bandcamp, and another called Sono with the band Baia Trio) and got to know this band though him, as well as another one that preceded it called La Ciapa Rusa. Both were headed by a singer and hurdy-gurdy player named Maurizio Martinotti, a key figure in the Italian and European folk revival scene of the past 40 years. He sadly passed away on 31 December 2021. I highly recommend checking his music out.

[@SkaldBard]

@LorenzoPedretti-h6x That's amazing, thanks for sharing. I'm sad to hear that he passed away

[@lgchannel3464]

As an Italian, thank you so much! Italian ballads are almost unknown to even Italian themselves unfortunately, so is very nice to see a little part of our culture so well represented! Again, many compliments, you did a beautiful job, just like all the other song that you arranged. Please keep it up, your and Farya Faraji channels are rare pearls in the sea of shit that is KZbin nowdays

[@SkaldBard]

Thank you, my friend

[@samueldamuel1689]

I’m not afraid in saying this is probably the most powerful song you’ve made, even compared to the originals, and it helps understand how Latin can be spoken in a folk setting, which is just super cool to me

[@cristianpurcaru]

This made me shed some tears 🥲

[@meshugim]

Words cannot fully express how this song lifts one ‘s spirit

[@robinrehlinghaus1944]

Thusly, you expressed it in words

[@lyvras]

Bro Skaldic Bard postet one of my favourite folk songs. As an Italian I thank you for presenting parts of my culture that go beyond the quite exhausting "pizza pasta mamma mia" and "gabagool (if you count italo-americans)" caricatures, showing the beauty and variety of italian folksongs. THANK YOU

[@SkaldBard]

Italy and Italians are simply glorious. I love your nation and people!

[@FlaviusBelisarius500]

It's beatiful to see a song from my region, piedmont(which is the only italian region to have a Celtic heritage) being published by an Irish music composer, now you should make the song in piedmontese dialect😅. Cheers and Bugia nen.

[@nni9310]

Much of northern Italian was "Gallia Cisaplina", including Bergamo (in Lombardy) has Celtic origins.

[@FlaviusBelisarius500]

@nni9310 yes, but Piedmont has the most celtic heritage, also some words come from the old celtic language

[@Aureus_]

Of course it still sounds beautiful in the ancestral tongue. simply wonderful work bard!

[@SkaldBard]

Thank you!

[@uberfeel]

My wife is Italian and she loved this song, thank you for making her day brightful ❤

[@easternlights3155]

Every time I think your work could not possibly get any better, you prove me wrong. Incredible arrangement and translation, as always! Your family is immensely talented. Your father's narration especially gave me shivers. You guys perform with such emotion it's hard not to get teary-eyed. Bravo!

[@ADT1995]

Wow, I'd never heard of this song. When I clcked on it I didn't think I'd almost be moved to tears. Bravo and Brava, this may have just become one of my favorite requiems.

[@DrAleks67]

My god, this is an absolute banger man. You never disappoint, love your family singing this together sounds absolutely amazing and very emotional.

[@JorgeTrejo23]

Heartbreaking, yet beautiful. Definitely loving this piece, my friend!!!

[@afleitan77]

Beautiful song thank you to the Skaldic family.

[@LAC03098]

Skald and family! what a wonderful performance by all of you. your wife performed extremely well in the early parts of the song, her voice loaned itself very well to the Italianate and her pronunciation was spot on your mother, a charming addition, and her voice worked very well with the lyrical context. The contrast between her and your wife's voices was wonderful and that's without over looking her wonderful singing you, and your voice wonderfully contrasting the song adding depth only where it's needed- not overused as some amateur - even pro!- do where they add way too many layers. i think your natural composition added to the authenticity and "vibe" of the song your father did splendid, i think his speech in the middle -which is normally acclaimed by you- added what it always does, extra information and context whilst also changing the pace and varying the sound give my thanks to Louis - your friend. I am thankful for him checking your Latin and I'm glad that you have enough commitment to accuracy as this God bless

[@SkaldBard]

Love this comment, my friend - thank you! I've passed your comments along and everyone is touched :-)

[@LAC03098]

@@SkaldBard that’s wonderful. I’m glad they were appreciative. Thanks for passing on

[@deathbydank3206]

Hurray my addiction to European folk music is fueled yet again!

[@iberius9937]

Amazing collaboration, arrangement and overall song. One of your best uploads. And translated into Latin, no less!

[@SkaldBard]

The wife (and myself!) were wondering what you might say! Many thanks indeed, friend

[@angelmeier4382]

This is such a beautiful song, I love it so much. The vocals sound so amazing. It touches my heart. The song is so beautiful yet sad, and I love the sound of Latin. Wonderful work, Skaldic Bard. War is indeed a terrific thing, both nowadays or as it was in the past.

[@SkaldBard]

Many thanks for the lovely comment

[@meateatingparrot8139]

Another song from the Skaldic Bard that will one day be a classic.

[@SkaldBard]

Thank you for the uplifting thought!

[@BonifatiusvonFriesland]

Sehr geehrter Skaldenbarde, wieder ein wirklich gut gelungenes Liedlein. Ich weiß Ihre Mühe und den Aufwand dieser Kunst sehr zu schätzen. Das dieses Lied ein Familienprojekt geworden ist, finde ich auch wirklich schön. Ich freue mich hoffentlich auch in Zukunft weiter von Ihren musikalischen Darbietungen im Internet hören zu dürfen. Vielen lieben Dank! Hochachtungsvoll, Bonifatius von Friesland

[@bespectacledpanda]

This is a beautiful arrangement! I've always loved the songs of yours that feature yours and your wife's voices together, so it's especially wonderful to see your parents' voices being including in this one too. The harmonies are gorgeous and really emphasize the meaning of the lyrics! Thank you all for bringing us this wonderful song!

[@Hoshinosaull]

Latin is very neat! Salve! Thanks for great work as usual! Recommendations: Pelagius - Gothic Theodoric the Great - Gothic Clovis - Frankish Charlemagne - Frankish Æthelstan - Old English Tale of Magnus, ( son of Harold Godwinson who emigrated to Poland, maybe song would be about Masovia where he got to ) - Old English Cheers!

[@SkaldBard]

Nice, thanks for the suggestions!

[@MalhaoDelas]

I love Latin, you've been aiding my learning efforts thanks to these wonderfull songs! Great work, Skald!

[@danhubert-hx4ss]

So beautiful, so heartwrenching, so true...

[@elisabettamacghille4623]

From Italy: enchanting song, words, language and music! Thank you very much! ❤

[@Beorthere]

Memento mori... what a powerful phrase... "Remember that you must die".

[@sunkan_dunkan_]

Absolutely enchanting and beautiful, sad and mournful. Truly this is a wonderful cover of a great ballad! Hope you never stop Lord and Lady Skald!

[@MaefigHistory]

Wow... Just wow... This is probably your best work yet, and all power to you! I LOVE your OE songs, but this takes the cake! Happy Father's Day to your dear father, and god bless you. To many more such beautiful pieces!

[@emrecancakr2194]

This has the best lyrics and melody of a song I have listened in a while and you have uploaded it on my breakup day, touched me differently. Brilliant work

[@SkaldBard]

Bless you, friend. Keep the strength

[@OlavEngelbrektson]

My good englishman, you and your family have truly outdone yourselves this time. My regards to you all. This rendition has become my new favourite among your work. Bravo! I also like to quickly direct your attention to two rather relevant ballads in light of the song's subject matter: namely, Olaf Liljekrans and Dalebu Johnson/Samson. Regardless, I am now thoroughly excited to see your next production.

[@SkaldBard]

Thanks for the high praise and suggestions, my friend

[@vojtechotava1417]

Hooray! I was growing impatient. Two weeks of waiting for another banger!

[@t.k.3349]

Hallo @Skald Bard! Sind heute durch Dr. Ludwig auf Deinen Kanal gestoßen und sind total begeistert!!! Abo ist da ;)) ^^^^

[@SkaldBard]

Danke schön! Herzlich willkommen :)

[@nicolaesavin7173]

I believe this is the best one yet.

[@lovebaltazar4610]

great rendition!

[@robinrehlinghaus1944]

It feels deeply relieving to hear and something of such culture. Beauty there is, and truth. Thank you all.

[@Rua-Bnuuy_the_Possessed]

This is very beautiful, and well done as usual SkaldBard. As much as "memento mori" is a well-known phrase, and a good one at that- very important to remember your mortality- I also always think about a counter-phrase for a more optimistic approach as well: Memento Vivere... remember that you have to live, which goes well with memento mori- you must keep yourself in check understanding and accepting that your death will come, but you should not focus on it primarily, keep thoughts of death on the back burner and remember that you have that precious time to spend while you can before you do die... make the most of your mortal life while you can, whether to be useful or to simply enjoy being alive. ...and I gotta say, you, SkaldBard, certainly seem to know how to memento vivere, despite my knowledge of and exposure to you being limited to just your music.

[@Bjorn_Algiz]

Amazing piece! ❤ lovely video! Hail!

[@Oswaldfedz]

This sounds so Fairytale, Deep an Mystic, love your content Skaldic Bard 😊

[@lorenzogravina156]

I was wandering when you would make a song or a cover about Italy, thank you for doing it and for making me discover this amazing ballad

[@JackAttack1776]

Nice! Gonna have to add this to the playlist!

[@grandmarshallsteve]

Another incredible Skaldic song! Incredible to have your whole family in a song, too!

[@persian639]

Another piece of nice music👌 Thank you and God bless you and your family❤

[@brandont1465]

Beautiful song. She should sing more often.

[@kristianrosales3545]

Majestic voices, the lot of y'all; My praises go out to ye and thine family for this work of art. Wesað hal & drincaþ hal!

[@SkaldBard]

We þanciaþ þe!

[@duckeggcarbonara]

Was hoping for Lombardic song about King Liutprand but this is also freaking amazing and not far off at all!! Keep it up dude!!! God bless

[@SkaldBard]

Will make a note about him! Thank you!

[@duckeggcarbonara]

@@SkaldBard He is the rescuer of the relics of Sts. Augustine and Boethius from the Mohammedans at Sicily, the greatest King of Lombardy, he established orthodox laws and codified them in Latin similar to St. Justinian, and is generally regarded as a bastion of the true faith in the Lombardic Kingdom. He also saved the icons from the iconoclasts during the iconoclastic reign in Byzantine Northern Italy. He marched in, took the land and icons, and when they reverted from iconoclasm, literally gave it all back...

[@MachulusMagnus-qe9pu]

This was awesome!

[@Cody-5501]

Beautiful and sorrowful song.

[@robinrehlinghaus1944]

How graceful

[@lukefriesenhahn8186]

This song showcases how beautiful Latin can sound. Good job Skaldic Bard!

[@iberius9937]

Not only was this excellently performed by all, but your father's spoken Latin narration was pretty much flawless! Is your father also linguistically inclined like yourself?

[@SkaldBard]

He's quite a fan of Duolingo..! But he did do a great job. He attended Latin Mass a lot as a kid (pre Vatican 2) so that may have had an effect!

[@iberius9937]

@@SkaldBard Excellent!

[@alecssandro1761]

If you, who are reading my comment, loved this song, you should definitely check either La Ciapa Rusa's or Tendachënt's version in piedmontese... actually just listen to both of them, they are both in youtube and absolutely stunning! And thank you very much Skald for this amazing song.

[@agentbimlo4555]

I was waked up by the only notification that matters and i am very glad it happened. It sounds very good as always keep it up! (Btw i see some improvement on your latin) 😁

[@meskoi-1-879]

Everything you make is sraight up fire

[@davidbrignolo9708]

You have covered a Piedmontese song?!? ‘T héi fäcc-lo ver̠amant! Gr̠ässij da ‘n piemontàis astësan tò fan!

[@davidbrignolo9708]

I can speak Piedmontese koiné and the Astesan dialect, if you ever want to cover a Piedmontese song I’d be really glad to help you! I once proposed it to Farya as well but he probably hadn’t read my comment

[@bacicinvatteneaca]

what does the diacritic under the R mean?

[@Cozonac3000]

This is beautiful!

[@Weesel71]

That was outstanding! So glad I found this via ??? Thank you.

[@SkaldBard]

@@Weesel71 thanks, glad to hear it! What is ???, though?

[@Weesel71]

@@SkaldBard Oh, I meant that I was not sure what I was looking for or what I'd found that caused this to be a suggestion. Probably, I was looking for the guy I found the other day: does a lot of Latin and other old languages for songs. Take care and keep it going.

[@JustinMiller-mt2fp]

I'm gonna play this for my Girlfriend, it will make her cry her eyes out. oh, great song by the way.

[@SkaldBard]

Bless her in advance - thanks, my friend

[@natheriver8910]

Very beautiful 😢😢👏👏⚜️⚜️

[@MootingInsanity]

She has such a perfect and beautiful voice. May the True God who rules unto Ages of Ages grant her many happy and lovely years, a thousand hundred times multiplied by her own ineffable beauty.

[@Ianiosos]

beautifull, great song, great meaning and story (I'm dutch so don't mind my bad english).

[@eurHuf-gf7fx]

Amazing truly

[@Wilson_Andres_Ramirez_Rios]

Nunc scio quid sit amor: Amor et melle et felle est fecundissimus Ubi amor, ibi dolor Memento mori Ad vitam aeternam 😢😢😢😢

[@alessandro7522]

Quanto l'italiano è simile al latino....tutto ciò è bellissimo! Abbiamo la lingua degli DEI

[@rpoutine3271]

Latin ''Ferens'' comes from Proto-indo-European ''bʰéronts'' whose Bh transformed into a F sound in Italic and Hellenic languages, but transformed into a B sound in Germanic languages... ''Ferens'' is a cognate to the English verb ''To bear'' in its present participle tense ''Bearing'' , but it is closer to ''berandz '' from Proto-Germanic Replace the B of Berandz with an F and you get a sound that is quite close to the latin word. I love historical linguistics

[@jaimar_99]

Long live indoeuropean people, language and culture!! We must always remember his legacy.

[@ragingsmurfling7205]

Another song. Huzzah!

[@SvidomyjKmet]

Will you make the songs in proto-slavic?

[@widgren87]

Beautiful song even if the lyrics are a bit to sad for me. Looking forward to your next one and best of luck.

[@juancarlosdelval8619]

I need this on spotify please

[@juniorezequielduranreynoso946]

Aðal,aðal,aðal eini kann ek segja. Þú ok konu þín eru miklar ok bestir allra manna.

[@winterbearnkm3302]

Im piemontese and i never knew about this song , from wich part of piedmont does it come from?

[@AresNergal]

It's really funny because I didnt know that song but halfway through I'm like 'oh wait that's the same exact plot as Le Roi Renaud'. I wonder how old the story actually is and where it started

[@pedraozeirah2518]

Please mister SkaldBard, do a Latin version of Ja nuns hons pris song

[@davestevenson9080]

Gib mp3 folder of all your bangers pls I can buy otherwise I am ripping them all off YT :(

[@Comandante2050]

My friend, all your music is very beautiful, if you allow me to translate it into Spanish, so that more people know your channel.

[@SkaldBard]

Thank you! Could you email me at [e-mail]?

[@Comandante2050]

@@SkaldBard I already sent him the message.

[@servantofaeie1569]

Can you please do an Old or Middle Welsh song? Welsh is my favorite Celtic language!

[@SkaldBard]

Definitely on the cards, just notoriously difficult to find decent sources for Old Welsh. Research is underway though

[@servantofaeie1569]

@@SkaldBardWould it be easier to use existing lyrics from preserved poems and stories than to write your own?

[@SkaldBard]

It would certainly be easier, but.. not nearly as fun ;-)

[@NamelessMF1658]

Ladin é e krannt språg, unnebart vakker Etalesk sang

[@Medieval_history_lover]

Now make a song about costantine the great!

[@SkaldBard]

Definitely on the cards!

[@mathiasjeppesen6781]

Will there be a Danish translated to old Norse?

[@AntonyMikaj]

❤❤❤

[@martach36]

❤

[@danielesavorana2038]

Very similar to the French song “Complainte du roy Renaud”

[@MatthewVanston]

Le Roy Renaud de guerre revint Portant ses tripes dans sa main

[@MalhaoDelas]

I would love if you made "Cavaliere io sarò" in Latin.

[@MatthewVanston]

So you got Waifu Skaldic, Mamma Skaldic and Papa Skaldic to partake in this song? Nice!

[@lukacosmos-ri7rs]

Sad 😢😢 poor boy

[@joraninator]

if you ever try other languages (the germanic family seems to be your thing) try the dutch 'merck toch hoe sterck'

[@user-fq7eh3jz7u]

That’s it, I’m learning Latin. It’s the French of ancient languages.

[@AeliusCaesar]

Latin ❤️

[@alessandro7522]

Latino ed italiano viste nello stesso video......Sembrano le lingue degli DEI

[@Yemalidk]

Wouldn't it be cool to have palästinalied in old frankish?