“You Will Come as Lightning” - Hymn to Constantinople

A Greek song about the fall of Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and a major holy site. The fall of Constantinople marked the end of the Roman Empire.
Song by Stamatis Spanoudakis.
“God forbid that I should live as an Emperor without an Empire. As my city falls, I will fall with it. Whosoever wishes to escape, let him save himself if he can, and whoever is ready to face death, let him follow me.”
- Constantine XI
English Lyrics:
You will come as a lightning
The country will have feast
The sea, the earth and the sky
In your light
I will wear white clothes
To touch you again
You light and, my heart, me
How much I love you
King of Kings Help the King
Mercy, mercy, God, of Heaven
Constantine Dragases Palaiologos
By the grace of God, Emperor of Romans
In the Gate of Saint Romanus
Astride on his whitelegged horse
Four Betas, mercy, mercy, Marmaras
Bosphorus and Black Tuesday
The sun shone, the earth sighed:
The City has fallen, the City has fallen
The Queen of Cities, golden gate
And Porphyrogenitus in the Red Apple-tree
The city was the sabre, the city was the spear
The city was the key of the entire Roman Empire
Fall silent, Mother of God, and don't cry much
Again with years and times will be Yours
In the Gate of Saint Romanus
You went away to another place
And an angel will bring you here
In right time
Inside the Hagia Sophia
We will find each other again on future liturgy
Greeks together
King of Kings Help the King
Mercy, mercy, God, of Heaven
Constantine Dragases Palaiologos
By the grace of God, Emperor of Romans
In the Gate of Saint Romanus
Astride on his whitelegged horse
Four Betas, mercy, mercy, Marmaras
Bosphorus and Black Tuesday
The sun shone, the earth sighed:
The City has fallen, the City has fallen
The Queen of Cities, golden gate
And Porphyrogenitus in the Red Apple-tree
The city was the sabre, the city was the spear
The city was the key of the entire Roman Empire
Fall silent, Mother of God, and don't cry much
Again with years and times will be Yours
In the Gate of Saint Romanus
You went away to another place
And an angel will bring you here
In right time
Inside the Hagia Sophia
We will find each other again on future liturgy
Greeks together
Constantine Dragases Palaiologos
Transliteration:
Thá ‘rtheis san astrapí
thá’ chei i chóra giortí
thálassa gi kai ouranós
sto dikó sou fos.
Tha ntythó sta lefká
na s’ angíxo xaná
fos esý kai kardiá mou egó
póso s’ agapó.
Vasiléfs Vasiléon, Vasileí Voíthei,
éleos, éleos Epouránie Theé
Konstantínos Dragátsis Palaiológos,
éleo Theoú Aftokrátor ton Romaíon.
Stin pýli tou agíou Romanoú,
kavaliká tin fára tou tin aspropodarátin,
Téssera Víta, éleos, éleos,
Marmarás, Vósporos kai Mávri Tríti
Fríxon ílie, sténaxon gi,
Eálo í póli, Eálo i póli
Vasilévousa, pýli chrysí
ki o porfyrogénnitos stin kókkini miliá.
I póli ítan to spathí, i póli to kontári,
i póli ítan to kleidí tis Romanías ólis
Sópase Kyrá Déspoina kai min polydakrýzeis,
páli me chrónia me kairoús, páli diká Sou thá nai.
Stin pýli tou agíou Romanoú
éfyges gia alloú
ki ángelos tha se férei edó
ston sostó kairó.
Mes tin Ágia Sofiá
tha vrethoúme xaná
leitourgía mellontikí oi Éllines mazí.
Vasiléfs Vasiléon, Vasileí Voíthei,
éleos, éleos Epouránie Theé
Konstantínos Dragátsis Palaiológos,
éleo Theoú Aftokrátor ton Romaíon.
Stin pýli tou agíou Romanoú,
kavaliká tin fára tou tin aspropodarátin,
Téssera Víta, éleos, éleos,
Marmarás, Vósporos kai Mávri Tríti
Fríxon ílie, sténaxon gi,
Eálo í póli, Eálo i póli
Vasilévousa, pýli chrysí
ki o porfyrogénnitos stin kókkini miliá.
I póli ítan to spathí, i póli to kontári,
i póli ítan to kleidí tis Romanías ólis
Sópase Kyrá Déspoina kai min polydakrýzeis,
páli me chrónia me kairoús, páli diká Sou thá nai.
Stin pýli tou agíou Romanoú
éfyges gia alloú
ki ángelos tha se férei edó
ston sostó kairó.
Mes tin Ágia Sofiá
tha vrethoúme xaná
leitourgía mellontikí oi Éllines mazí.
Konstantínos Dragátsis Palaiológos

[@talkingpie1]

Augustus, Justinian, and Constantine, THEY WILL BE WATCHING!

[@Isidore-hj4cm]

DESTIN ACCOMPLIR POUR NOS SŒUR ARMER AUSSI JUSTICE DEPUIS LAGE DES TEMPS

[@valiatus6719]

Regardless of what denomination of Christianity you are the loss of Constantinople and the last of the Roman Empire is a catastrophic loss, may the Empire live on forever in our hearts.

[@malicant123]

And it's a story that the vast majority of Westerns don't know :(

[@adrianarivoltella5940]

@@malicant123 Sta a noi farla conoscere di più.

[@robdealb91]

Wonderful version! For me, as italian and catholic, every 29th of may is a mourn and sad day, the true end of an era; Saint Constantine XI, great like Saint Constantine Equal to Apostles, died like a hero, with him Roman Empire is not totally dead!

[@OldZanoZa]

Χαιρετισμούς από την Τρίτη Ρώμη❤ Moscow

[@ultraslan5534]

i was born on 29 may 1984, what a wonderful birthday ❤ 29th of may 1453

[@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723]

ROME shall never truly die, not as long as one of us lives on to keep that dream alive, for we are its Legion, its countless, nameless, faceless, sons and daughters, we are here, we are ready, waiting for the call, for the return of the Augustus, the First Citizen, the Imperator, Constantinople shall be reclaimed from the barbarians! The crimson banner shall flutter in the winds once more, the Aquila shall rise with the sun again! AVE IMPERATOR, SOL INVICTUS, DEUS VULT!

[@demori1097]

Try to take it then Rome empire has fallen accept this

[@demori1097]

GLORY OF TURKS

[@lordedmundblackadder9321]

Kind of ironic you say Deus Vult when Augustus and Aurelian would both be considered heretics by the medieval Church.

[@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723]

@@lordedmundblackadder9321 As does the Church at times wonder why America did not commit to aid Greece in order to liberate holy city of Constantinople during WW I & after

[@Mohammed-Ali-Salama]

You will wait for ever loser

[@FlavioBelisario5822]

Approved! 🇬🇷✝️☦️

[@muhammadzaki3405]

Imagine you are the heroes and saving the world by this anthem it must be so f epic!!😢

[@codysagert5209]

let’s play this when aliens invade earth

[@pecundangkelas2909]

Saya seorang muslim dan saya berbeda pandangan dengan muslim yang lain, tentang penaklukan konstantinopel. Al fatih tidak mewakili apa yang ada didalam hadis, itu adalah kejahatan dan kami sangat malu akan hal itu. Dimasa depan jelas turki akan ditaklukan dan muslim akan mengembalikan kota itu kepemilik aslinya. InsyaAllah

[@FlavioBelisario5822]

My respect for your opinion. God Bless you. 🙏

[@Mohammed-Ali-Salama]

You aren't Muslim. talk about your self not all Muslims

[@pecundangkelas2909]

@@Mohammed-Ali-Salama anda tidak berhak mengatakan saya bukan muslim, hanya karna berbeda pandangan tentang kristen (Ortodoks). aku tidak sendirian, sebagian kecil muslim mempercayai bahwa yang dilakukan Ottoman adalah keliru dan melanggar aturan Al-quran agar melindungi semua tempat ibadah termasuk gereja dan kuil yahudi sekalipun. " Ketika Bizantium menang, orang-orang yang beriman akan berbahagia". Dimasa depan Russia akan menang perang melawan NATO dan Turki, kami akan sangat bahagia karna nya, ambil lagi kota suci berikut gereja nya !!

[@Baskentankara0606]

@@pecundangkelas2909 in your dreams :)

[@pecundangkelas2909]

@@Baskentankara0606 no !! Itu tertulis didalam Al quran, hanya saja tidak semua orang bisa membaca dan memaknainya dengan benar.

[@jackmack6217]

God bless the Roman Empire.

[@kalunki]

Ost - Rom , ja❤❤❤

[@mushroomy9899]

I’ve noticed a small subtitle mistake near the end of the song but whatever you guys probably don’t speak greek lmao.

[@simbadooo9055]

Lmao I love your atitude " but whatever you guys probably don’t speak greek lmao".

[@ReplyToMeIfUrRetarded]

My ancestors were Greek and i can read Greek letters and know many Greek words and sentences.

[@einwd]

i can feel it even if i don’t know greek

[@l..l..l..l..l..l..l..l]

City of the EMPERORS

[@edermanutencaoejardim9138]

Glory to the Byzantine Empire, long live the double-headed eagle ✝️

[@Longe]

It will always be Constantinople and Cyprus will once again be united.

[@SUDMONEYBAGS]

WE'RE COMING BACK AS LIGHTING WITH THIS ONE

[@mushroomy9899]

🗣️

[@HungaryMatee]

Lmao

[@Mohammed-Ali-Salama]

hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh loser

[@ultraslan5534]

You live in a fairy tale world, something like wonderland 😂😂😂

[@TheGavrakos]

I am the one greek here?

[@mushroomy9899]

I mean technically i’m half greek, i think there’s one other guy.

[@ReplyToMeIfUrRetarded]

@@mushroomy9899And me

[@malicant123]

I have no children, but if I'd ever had the opportunity to have a son, his name would have been Constantine.

[@Real_MrDev]

And then, the Roman Empire fell, fell for good. After hundreds of years of perpetual decline the last stroke brought end to a glorious Empire that has influced us for the past millennia and it will continue to do so, Rome, the Eternal City, sacked multiple times, and Constantinople, the Golden city, burned and butchered. Truely, a fascinating history.

[@imperitalica]

Long life to the Roman Empire!!!🇮🇹🇬🇷

[@mushroomy9899]

Thank you for watching! Yes that is a correct byzantine flag, the famous one is the flag of the dynasty of Palaiologos. That one was commonly used by the orthodox church, Byzantium had no national flag.

[@TheNumerosopher]

Their flag symbol, that's the crest of Shamash / Utu isn't it? Grandson of Enlil (El Shaddai)?

[@mushroomy9899]

@@TheNumerosopherI’m unfamiliar with those, i know that shamash is an Assyrian god?? Never heard of it. This just represented the church which they led, thought it fit.

[@maxwellli7057]

​@@TheNumerosopherthe double headed eagle was used as a symbol of the ancient Hittites before being adopted by the Romans, where it was spread all over central-eastern Europe.

[@yodasmomisondrugs7959]

@@TheNumerosopher Yes it was, and it was the flag then adopted by Sultan Mehmed II and later became the symbol for Islam, which I find ironic from a religious and historical stand point.

[@EnToutoiNika]

@@TheNumerosopher No, what??? The double-headed Eagle represented Rome & Constantinople. The "symbol" around the neck of the Eagle on some versions is the family monogram iirc. The flag with the gold cross and the four firestriker-shaped Betas in the corners is the tetragrammatic cross, which is associated with the Palaiologos dynasty. tf you on about???

[@mikaelnilsson7313]

Great song!

[@zaranski1889]

Constantinople was stolen but it is still Constantinople!

[@Mohammed-Ali-Salama]

Actually, It is Istanbul for ever. Constantinople passed away, wake up

[@Dojg]

Yo i am the second Greek here

[@marinaagriopoulou3933]

♤ '''CONSTANTINOU ⬛ ⬛🟧⬛🟧⬛ |🟧⬛🟧⬛🟧⬛🟧⬛ ⬛ P O L I S ♤

[@SHIITE-IRAQI]

Great !

[@ReplyToMeIfUrRetarded]

Δοξά του Βυζάντιο!

[@ultraslan5534]

Ohoo bizans mi kaldi komsu, 29 mayis 1453 te tamamen bitirmisler

[@superyamky]

☦️

[@mikkelbjerring2914]

What's the flag from?

[@mushroomy9899]

A common symbol used by the romans as well as a common flag flown by the orthodox church as explained in the pinned comment.

[@ryannowo5954]

nice video man

[@Bofantvos]

Greek Will survive ant never fall

[@Mohammed-Ali-Salama]

actually It has fallen

[@Bofantvos]

@@Mohammed-Ali-Salama no Allah to hell

[@walidovwalid6441]

Islamople 😎😎

[@Mohammed-Ali-Salama]

Yes bro

[@walidovwalid6441]

@@Mohammed-Ali-Salama islamopole forever bro

[@Mohammed-Ali-Salama]

@@walidovwalid6441 Yes yes yes

[@dogechrist]

Tick Tick 💥 goes the mushroom. We put them all in that dark room called... Ад вечный! 😅

[@mushroomy9899]

huh?

[@turkishcollector8419]

It is Turkish for past 570 years and It shall remain Turkish for eternity.

[@Raimotarkki]

Average 80 IQ turk comment

[@mushroomy9899]

I never said it wouldn’t, it’s just a song. No matter who you are you must understand the importance of that city.

[@levinb1]

500 years is just a blip of the total history of humanity.

[@Center_Plaza]

Turks can’t have opinions

[@dogechrist]

The entire world belongs to God. 🤲🙏🤝

[@stark-men4265]

Do it for Mali empire too please

[@mushroomy9899]

The issue is there aren’t that many songs from the mali empire, if you have one you’d like me to use i’d go ahead and make a video for it.

[@stark-men4265]

@@mushroomy9899 yeah it’s for what I ask you because me too I don’t know a lot

[@mushroomy9899]

@@stark-men4265I do know some mali folk music, but as far as i know there are no recordings of songs from the mali empire. There’s a chance i could find one about Mansa Muds just because of how famous he is though.