Windiorix's Curse - Brythonic Celtic Chant

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@faryafaraji 11 ай бұрын

Music & vocals by Farya Faraji. Like Call to Maponos, this is another highly speculative attempt at reconstructing the general soundscape of what Ancient Celtic music may have been like in Antiquity. The idea here is not to infer that we have any confident understanding of their music, we do not. However, we do have access to their material culture and instruments, therefore the acoustic soundscape in terms of pure sound can at least be brought to life to some degree. Like Call to Maponos, this is again more about showing that "Celtic music" as we think of it (Irish like sounds of fiddles and jigs and reels) is not altogether Celtic, only an Irish and Scottish sound of the past few centuries, and that we mustn't imagine the music of the ancient Celts of Antiquity as sounding anything like our modern idea of Celtic music. Here is a link to a video I've made explaining that in more detail: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZ_bXmR3js1knrs The instruments used are recordings of brass horn instruments of Iron Age and Roman rule Britain, especially the carnyx, seen in the picture. These horned brass instruments were ubiquitous throughout the Continental and Insular Celtic cultures, and could provide a variety of different sounds and pitches. I also used frame drums, a flute, and a lyre. The melody consists of only the tonic, octave, and perfect fourths and fifths. This is because these are the most universally found intervals in human music, and this limited approach was the most statistically viable way to infer what kind of notes their melodies would have had. I personally believe it highly likely that the pentatonicism so profoundly linked to older traditions of the British Isles may be a remnant of pre-Roman rule, with which diatonicism and heptatonicism may have arrived, although this is only pure speculation on my part. That said, this melodic sparseness may certainly not be representative of Britain's music at the time, and we should imagine that they had a rich, living musical tradition complete with different genres, no differently than today's music of Britain. Unfortunately, we will never be able to know. The text sung is the only preserved text found in the Common Brittonic language, which was the dialect continuum spoken by the Insular Celts of Britain at this time, described by Roman writers as being effectively the same language as Gaulish. Probably an exaggeration by them, but we can imagine a high degree of mutual intelligibility not unlike that of Castilian and Catalan. The text was found in Aquae Sulis, a Roman-era resort dedicated to Roman bath. Many curses were found in archeological finds there, most of them in Latin, but one in the local Common Brittonic language. The exact translation is uncertain, so all different translations will be written down below. Brythonic Lyrics: Adixoui Deuina Deieda Andagin Uindiorix cuamenai or Adixoui Deiana Deieda Andagin Uindiorix cuamiun ai English translations: The affixed - Deuina, Deieda, Andagin, (and) Uindiorix - I have bound. or May I, Windiorix for/at Cuamena defeat (or summon to justice) the worthless woman, oh divine Deieda. or Divine Deiada, may I, Windiorix, bring to justice/defeat (in court) the woman at Cuamena. As seen here, the translations make it difficult to know the exact nature of the text, hence the very title of this song implying that this curse belongs to Windiorix casting it, rather than Windiorix being one of those cursed, is uncertain.

@talonsmith2016 11 ай бұрын

Is your music copyrighted?

@mysteryman2392 8 ай бұрын

You mention that the tonic, octave, fourth and fifth intervals are common around the world. Do you have some sources/further reading I could see on how musical intervals and scales vary in the music outside of the "western" musical tradition?

@faryafaraji 7 ай бұрын

@@mysteryman2392 I would suggest my videos in the Epic Talking playlist about Greek and Middle-Eastern music theory for that subject. They contain sources with further reading in their pinned comments

@YossarianVanDriver 11 ай бұрын

The fact we have one surviving text in this language and you were like "yeah, I can make a song in it"...

@CatastrophicDisease 11 ай бұрын

Farya is a legend.

@Geckotr 11 ай бұрын

Salute to all Celtic people around the world! My country Turkiye was once home to a Celtic nation called the Galatians. Love and respect!

@ruzicaa6389 2 ай бұрын

??????

@Edits_Panic0 20 күн бұрын

@@ruzicaa6389What's the surprise? Never read the Bible?

@tylerbrubaker6642 11 ай бұрын

I like how the drums and carynx give this sort of dark and powerful sound without sounding stereotypically spooky, same with the vocals.

@GalesPatagonico 11 ай бұрын

As a Welsh guy from Patagonia Argentina this is turning my blood on fire, thanks 🇦🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💪🏻

@arthogof 8 ай бұрын

greetings from the homeland brother!

@Iliasmadmad 7 ай бұрын

Are you a crossover episode?!?🤔😂

@whatshouldichangethisto8822 2 ай бұрын

@@Iliasmadmad there’s a colony of Patagonian Welsh with many areas that speak Welsh only in Argentina, Patagonian Welsh language is a bit different from Welsh Welsh though I think

@Dimitrije_Sukovic 11 ай бұрын

This man was bored one day in 2020 and decided to make every Rome/Medieval 2 Total War campaign and battle OST for every single faction and just be extremely good at it.

@holdenennis Ай бұрын

Wait, the Creative Assembly actually hired him?

@DderwenWyllt 7 ай бұрын

No wonder Caesar turned tail and ran when he heard something like this coming from our forests, I'm Welsh and this sends chills down my spine, the carnyx (to my ears) always sounds like the war cry of the forest, like you've upset the very roots of the trees and now with grumbling and creaking moan they march to turn you into compost. Absolutely love it, speculative or not, it's awesome.

@iberius9937 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely haunting and mesmerizing. No words. The music evokes everything it needs to about the misty mystery of Celtic Britain.

@TheIrishvolunteer 11 ай бұрын

You have a tremendous skill for immersing people in the past. I can feel the past echoing through me as I hear your music, tens of thousands of warriors marching into battle.

@septimus7524 11 ай бұрын

He really does have a way of unlocking one's sense of their ancient lineage. Everytime I hear Farya's work it's like the whole 21st century never happened. I close my eyes, and I find I feel millennia removed from where and when I belong.

@TheIrishvolunteer 11 ай бұрын

@@septimus7524 Exactly! You get it.

@billybonk7673 11 ай бұрын

I can feel the past coming inside me

@septimus7524 11 ай бұрын

@@billybonk7673 Oh no bro..

@TheIrishvolunteer 11 ай бұрын

@@billybonk7673 Huh

@lomionaredhelion 11 ай бұрын

C'est sûr que ça fait changement des musiques irlandaises, écossaises et bretonnes auxquelles le public est plus habitué. Intéressante écoute!

@WjfhdhShshshsh 8 ай бұрын

Not exactly Irish was the exact same at the time bag pipes and all weren't around yet The loud horn in this is a dairhorn commonly associated with Irish but also widespread in all celtic regions. Also a carnyx in the background which was also used by all celts

@ЖерарПасскаль 3 ай бұрын

I can stop listen this chant, there is something in me, very far in soul, that is happy to hear canix of my ancestors. Greatings from Gaule!

@MrHazz111 11 ай бұрын

I didn't know that there was any remaining trace of the Celtic language in Britian. Thats pretty cool. Since you made a whole song with one text, I eagarly await your Carthaginian music.

@clo8862 11 ай бұрын

I would love to hear carthaginian music and early iberian/ tartessos music

@NvardQueen 11 ай бұрын

lol Celtic languages in Britain and Bretagne are very much alive

@Γνώστηςτωνγατών 11 ай бұрын

@@NvardQueen he meant ancient Britonnic languages which could be different from modern ones (as well as Latin from Italian or Danish from Old Norse).

@thegreatselkie6009 11 ай бұрын

Norn, Occitan.

@lysanamcmillan7972 10 ай бұрын

@@servantofaeie1569 It is not common or looked kindly on to refer to Celtic languages spoken by peoples who were invaded and subjugated by English and British peoples as British. In a way, it is also like saying that some of the Romance languages are Swiss. Yes, some are spoken in that geographical area, but they are not considered to be part of the political term that overshadows the geography except within the constitution of the country. The Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland only sees the Celtic languages under their sway as official in their native regions, so they're not really British regardless. Stick to Brythonic and Goidelic or use insular and continental. Anything else makes you sound to far too many people like you think colonizers own languages they tried to wipe out.

@dannymarashi 11 ай бұрын

Been a bit of a while since the algorithm chose to bless me with another Farya tune. Much needed respite these days for my tired eyes, ears and soul. Glad to see you've kept pace going back through your upload catalogue. ❤

@iamtheonewhoasked119 11 ай бұрын

Straight up shivers from beginning to end. Perfect Job!

@AMi-lh5xy 11 ай бұрын

Farya, you are my most wonderful musical discovery this year! Now I will wait for your new compositions. Greetings from Poland!

@youtublore 11 ай бұрын

These celtic songs are amazing.

@fitzmeister87 11 ай бұрын

I love the sound of carnyx in the evening

@danielschaeffer1294 5 ай бұрын

“It sounds like victory.” - Robert Duvall, “Apocalypse Now.”

@beverlydeardurff5366 11 ай бұрын

So mystic and haunting melody. I could tell by the sounds produced that it's a different scale, I read your background about the tones. I studied music ages ago. I do remember having to listen to ancient music. I remember the pentatonic scale.

@rickjones641 4 ай бұрын

If those commercially available DNA tests are to be believed, my samples with three different companies show that all of me appears to be made of Cornish and Welsh people that led to me (born in modern day Wales). To think that this may have been in some way what the aforementioned folks might have sounded like is a very cool experience, and I thank you for the work you did to make it -- and your channel in general. Music is a language we all share, everywhere on Earth. :)

@theshadowsagas3617 11 ай бұрын

I am a simple man. I hear carnyx, I like

@iberius9937 11 ай бұрын

This is the Celtic equivalent to that one track of Ancient Roman music by Synaulia that sounds like a funeral procession. Very similar vibe.

@faryafaraji 11 ай бұрын

Funnily enough I thought the same thing when I listened to the final mix. Seems like using the same reconstructive methodology will yield the same type of results

@spmoran4703 11 ай бұрын

The sound of a Celtic dragon battle horn is fearsome. And that drum is really a Celtic battle rhythm . I love it .

@bayramaktas4135 11 ай бұрын

More of a wild boar's head,I think.

@WjfhdhShshshsh 8 ай бұрын

@@bayramaktas4135yeah ita boar

@WjfhdhShshshsh 8 ай бұрын

It's a boar head boar is sacred in celtic religion

@amjthe_paleosquare9399 5 ай бұрын

The fact that you managed to make an arrangement based on such sparse info, wow 👏 Wish we had more to go by, but what we have already makes for beautiful music

@Murawood 11 ай бұрын

you make some of the most unique and awesome and just beautiful and informative and amazing content on youtube. I wish you all the best Farya

@thegreatselkie6009 11 ай бұрын

I want a carnyx so badly! ❤❤❤ This is breathtaking!

@celtofcanaanesurix2245 11 ай бұрын

We’re working our way to that ancient Celtic album boys!

@alienpimp. 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful, also gives me vibe from game Gothic 2, pyramid valley song

@seandegidon4672 11 ай бұрын

Richly atmospheric! Would have been especially apt for Halloween, but a great job regardless. If there's a production of King Arthur attempting to evoke 5th Century Britain, this may come in handy!

@WBradJazz 4 ай бұрын

You are amazing and an inspiration. A great composer

@finlandais5591 11 ай бұрын

Du sang breton du côté de ma femme , du sang de gaule Belgique qu est le mien , avec un peu de slave ceci dit merci de tout coeur !

@joshuaperkins9916 7 ай бұрын

Love it man nice job. It’s nice to here the carnyx brought back to life👍

@angloaesthetics4987 11 ай бұрын

Really great work, very grateful for your ability to immerse people in the past! Was wondering if you have ever considered creating something Romano-British? Would be interesting I think

@name-nu2jg 11 ай бұрын

Great video, can you make songs about Albania and Skanderbeg in the future sometimes

@Joshwolfman 10 ай бұрын

Salute to asterix and obelix

@sal6695 5 ай бұрын

For some reason if you play the Weezer song "Say it aint so" from the 6 second mark side by side with this song they actually go together SURPRISINGLY well

@AD45 8 ай бұрын

Chilling

@suzannebarbeau8937 11 ай бұрын

I am working on De Vita Julii Agricolae Liber and listening to Brythonic Celtic Chant is very inspiring. Tacite explique les moeurs des habitants de la Britannia qu'il trouve beaucoup moins corrompus que ceux des puissants Romains de l'époque. Il s'agit de quarante générations avant nous mais...pas grand chose de changé sauf la techno....Il faudrait que l'humanité morale commence à faire des progrès.

@ishanabhavsar 11 ай бұрын

Most interesting ❤

@archeogaming 4 ай бұрын

Very interesting interpretation.

@blakeprocter5818 11 ай бұрын

This sounds dark and foreboding, almost otherworldly, far removed from anything that could be construed as remotely identifiable to the modern musical ear. Whether this sounds like the songs they actually played or not, we'll never know for sure, but you have at the very least created an atmosphere that sounds truly ancient, from a time when art and culture was entirely foreign to what it is now. Excellent piece. The carnyx is such a cool instrument as well. I sometimes wonder if the Romans were directly influenced by the carnyx in terms of their own instruments and music at all. They were fond of borrowing from other cultures and making it their own, after all.

@walemaa5631 11 ай бұрын

Gentlemen, comprise your roasts the way that in many years some musician makes a song out of it

@landofthearyans6029 11 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤very very nice Video ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ my bro

@Iraqi_baathist2009 11 ай бұрын

In my opinion a rare topic you can do a song on is the zengids do a song for them but since Iraq Turkmens did the zengid empire you should use there instruments and make it close to Iraqi Turkmen horiat horiat is the Iraqi Turkmen peoples songs and you have to check out there instruments i would be very happy if you do a video on zengids since they are us Iraqi Turkmens history and we aren’t really known maybe your song would change that thank you so much farya and as always this was a masterpiece

@TheFall777 3 ай бұрын

O ye ---Windiorix at Camenae's defeat (for she was summon to justice), did you find the worthless woman you miss, and pursue thy painfully shamed manhood to Truth? dead man... if he is to be shorn of feathers, O divine Deieda gave him talons rent the watery heaven in retribution for his heartache, in missing the worthless woman he misses and let him come to know the same Truth the dead, missing gods of foreign Justice once knew. Sulis, wise woman, Minerva hear my counsel, O the wiser of the wise: a dead man with a broken heart is worth more than curses conjured through a well of tears. this song is for you, dear Windiorix

@kanaouennoubreizh 6 ай бұрын

S O N * A R * C ' H A R N I Z * !

@Khan71717 11 ай бұрын

Like always, i think that my songs are fine and then farya adds new masterpiece and im ashamed

@lesaintsophie549 3 ай бұрын

It makes me. Think about a french artistist in Britanny ... Denez Prigent... It sounds As. Dark and sad as Denez Prigent sings in old local language... Really strange... 🙏 Merci pour cette adaptation 🐗🐓🦎🐞

@internetkurator9256 11 ай бұрын

Could you perhaps do the Magic Spells of Merseburg one day? 😊 Or Dum Pater Familias ❤

@gabijojo54 11 ай бұрын

Enfin une musique celtique sans cornemuse

@gabijojo54 11 ай бұрын

Vue que les music celtique c est toujours cornemuse

@mtathos_ 11 ай бұрын

me ripping a heavy one before releasing the mud gates

@ashyeet702 11 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤

@masonmorgan6753 10 ай бұрын

Romans: The culture of these savages cannot be allowed to survive... Me: *Aggressively drinks undiluted wine through my mustache whilst wearing trousers.*

@dariogutierrez6716 9 ай бұрын

the romans let the southern wales tribes carry on undisturbed

@WjfhdhShshshsh 8 ай бұрын

@@dariogutierrez6716the lines were to far apart British conquest in general made no sense it was ego driven and a waste of lives

@talonsmith2016 11 ай бұрын

DOES ANYONE KNOW IF FARYA`S MUSIC IS COPYRIGHTED??? I would like to use some of it in a short film. Credit to Farya of course.

@faryafaraji 11 ай бұрын

My music is copyrighted like any artist’s work is, but you’re free to use it as long as it’s not for commercial purposes :)

@talonsmith2016 11 ай бұрын

Oh okay thank you! I was asking because if it`s copyrighted then I`d have to get a license to use it on KZbin, but I`m not sure how to get a license.@@faryafaraji