Don't worry, it's still awesome you tried to sing in a language most non-native Polish speakers see as hard, thanks for this nod to the roots of the Witcher ;)
As a Polish person I find it both amusing and awesome that someone like you is trying to pronounce something in Polish, it's not horrible and I have nothing against it. Good job and love the song.
I'm by no means good at games, but I found with the Witcher 2 that it simply lacked a decent tutorial. The 360 tutorial happened far too fast and told me I should play 'easy'. I told it to screw off and picked normal and sure enough, after 4-5 hours of struggling to learn the mechanics, the game became very very easy for its remainder.
As a Polish person i want to recommend you two Polish songs about the wicher, first is a Vader - Sword of the wicher and the second is a Marcin Balacar - Biały wilk Greetings from Poland :)
W2 is surprisingly heavy if you crack up and/or activate all of the graphical settings. I haven't ever touched ubersampling. W3 I run on high (some low and ultra mixed in) and some post-processing effects.
MY Computer runs witcher 3 runs perfectly on my pc, but witcher 1 amd 2 completely freeze up my computer to the point i have to hard reboot my computer.
I can't read or write music notation so I'm not sure what you mean. If you want different musical styles/scales just go and listen to some of my other songs like Sweet L.A., Little Sister, Binary Divide, Brothers Of The Creed etc etc
Throughout the crooked kingdoms I watch the weather change The clouds collide on either side As nations rearrange A silver mane adorns me My steel is fluid and fast They shun my ways, avoid my gaze A fugitive outcast There is no pain I can feel True retribution I deal Through silver and steel Silver and steel Deadly dark elixirs Caustic, curdled, sour Wound and weave and carve and cleave Engulf my guts in power By tome or trial I master The secrets of the beast By trap or burst now be dispersed From torment be released There is no pain I can feel True retribution I deal Through silver and steel Silver and steel Better make way when the Witcher comes Srebro i stal Better make way when the Witcher comes Srebro i stal I bear no love for counts or kings Or nobles' taunts and tricks I have no will to share their thrill For tiresome politics I hunt my wayward memories For pieces of the past As fragments fade I clutch my blade And visit visions vast There is no pain I can feel True retribution I deal Through silver and steel Silver and steel Better make way when the Witcher comes Srebro i stal Better make way when the Witcher comes Srebro i stal
Geralt is presented in the game as quite a glib and easy going guy from what I saw. The entire story is also narrated by Dandelion, who is a very whimsical and fun character. It's also full of humour and light relief. Did you stop to thinking that the 'dramatic' side wasn't what felt like the 'soul' of the game to me? Or that capturing the 'soul' of a game is not always my goal? Just because something doesn't fit with your personal experience of a story doesn't mean it didn't fit with others.
"A silver mane adorns me My steel is fluid and fast They shun my ways, avoid my gaze A fugitive outcast" Silver mane - his white hair They shun his ways, avoid his gaze, as he is a witcher, feared and despiced by many because they mutate their bodies to become better fighters. And he is a fugitive as people think he murdered the king.
"I hunt my wayward memories For pieces of the past As fragments fade I clutch my blade And visit visions vast" Just refers to the fact that you discover more and more of Geralt's momories in the form of visions. Small shards of them, if you will.
After listening to this a couple of times, I must say this is everything Geralt is shown as in the games. I also really like the way you did this, singing like Dandelion narrated was what did it for me. Great work and keep up the work. Hoping for more songs soon cant get enough :D
I love the lyrics so much! Not only in this song of course. It's brilliantly written, it's beautiful. I keep listening to the first four lines because it's just divine to my ears. Your songs make me so happy! Thank you!
Wow, you truly have my respect, along with my subscription! Not many know about the Witcher, however anyone that somes past it , is truly touched by this piece of artistic expression from CD project Red.
I reeeeeaaally love this! to me it feels like it would fit right into the world of the witcher, having read the books and beaten the games I've always felt that it's always had an underlying feeling of self awareness and satire. and I can definitely see dandelion singing this XD
Spodziewałem się, że wszystko będzie po angielsku i wsłuchując się próbowałem wyłapać tylko angielskie słowa, dlatego nie ogarnąłem od razu, że w refrenie jest "srebro i stal" :P
I havent played The Witcher 2 yet(but im planning to,after finishing The Witcher:)),but have read almost all books of that saga. I really enjoy this song, its awesome!!! And I really hope to hear more songs about Geralt from you in future:)
Wasn't Dandelion like: "Oooooh it sounds like a material for a tale!... She traded her voice to be with her beloved!" (the mermaid:"I still can speak, you know?") "... In my version she will." (← loose translation of a part of dialogue in one of the stories (Don't remember which one...)) I'm somewhat unsure if Gavin would like to play such a character...
It took me about 10 listenings to figure out he's singing "srebro i stal" in the chorus (haven't thought about checking for the lyrics ;p|). My language, but it's not exactly how it's supposed to be said ;) thus, it was hard to recognize. Still, props for using a difficult language!
Your music is the first music I've ever bought for myself. You've inspired me to actually legally acquire music from now on, now that I have the money to do so. Hopefully now I can put those crappy pirating days behind me and help the industry.
This is one devious song, I listened to it once and was like "Meh." 2 days later, it's on repeat and I'm humming "Srebro i stal" when I'm not listening to it. Damnit Gav :D Awesome job with this one.
The Witcher's awesome, this song is awesome, YOU SIR are awesome, it's not every day you find so many original songs on the Internet based on a video game spare material. I feel like I should be paying to listen to this.
To whomever complaining about the pronunciation - I would love to see you pronounce some of the English words, I'm rather certain it would be a quite amusing experience.
Relax, it's not a complain, it's just a notice... We know Polish is very difficult for non-Slavs and it was really nice to hear it in this song :) Actually, I think spanish guy would pronounce it better, 'cos you should say "r" in "srebro" more like in "burro" than "wuss" :P (yes, it's a joke...)
GaGaCatX Yeah, slavic languages are complicated. I can't complain 'bout his pronounciation, because I spend almost every summer teaching foreigners how to speak croatian and i've learned that slavic languages are a bitch to learn :D
Wow, thank you so much :-). I love this song even more now. still can't belieave I couldn't gigure it on my own, first time it ever happened to me. again, thank you
@@maximenskstudio8908 12 years later... I don't remember writing that comment at all. That song still slaps! Happy to see that the video reached 1M after all.
@@xeetsh I was five/six years old when you written this comment :D And yet here I am enjoying this music too :P I honestly hope that remake of Witcher1 and probably even remake of Witcher2 would help this song, because its fantastic.
"Throughout the crooked kingdoms I watch the weather change The clouds collide on either side As nations rearrange" I suppose this could refer to the war that's brewing, like a storm is oft said to brew. I suppose I should've just done all this in a private message. Oh well.
It's very nice on your part, that you're trying to put emphasis on that this production is a polish one. Although the distribution of this game is awful (so I've heard) I'm proud, that it's polish, and that you mentioned it. Big love from me and my country Gavin, BIG LOVE!!!
Gav, I hope you are ready for the polish fans flood ;) Especially if someone would add this song to some polish forum... Anyways, thank you for the amazing song! ^^ Greets from Poland :D
As much as i like both games, they can't mach the perfection of their origin - the witcher's saga. I recommend it to read for everyone - altough i dont even know if it was translated - but i hope so. And to you, this song is brilliant, but hey, all your songs are. I love the way you pronounce "srebro i stal"! :D cheers and keep up that good work!
I don't have the time nor the room to explain every part of the song, but here goes one: "By tome or trial I master The secrets of the beast By trap or burst now be dispersed From torment be released" Is about the Kayren, or however it's spelled, as you first learn about it's weakness, that being, the fact that it's sick. You catch it's tentacles with your trap spell, and you release it from its torment because it was in constant pain from its illness, and killing it ends that.
Man, you should totally write a song about the fight against the Beast in The Witcher 1! This fight was just so effin' hard I thought I'd crush my computer with my bare hands by the time I got through it.
Why so many downvotes? I'm from Poland and I have been learning Russian for about 3 years already and I can that there are lots of similarities between those two languages (mostly pronounciation). The main defference is the alphabet.
And more: If you are interested in types of swords, basic are: Longsword = długi miecz Shortsword = krótki miecz Bastard sword = Półtoraręczny miecz/ Półtorak (Witcher uses this one) This meen something like: oneandthehalfhandsword ;)
Its been 10 years but the line "The clouds collide on either side, As nations rearrange" is still so underrated
Because the Witcher is Polish, the lyric is paying respect to that :)
Silver and steel
Polska tho lol
Kto z Polski?
@@zbigzbig ja
It was Polish? I that it was Russian!
Greetings to my Polish fans :) I'm sorry my accent is so bad haha :D
Don't worry, it's still awesome you tried to sing in a language most non-native Polish speakers see as hard, thanks for this nod to the roots of the Witcher ;)
Make a lord of rings song.
your accent wasn't so bad
This is EXACTLY what I wanted to put across with this song. Glad a lot of you guys can see this and aren't whining that it isn't 'dark' enough lol :D
As a Polish person I find it both amusing and awesome that someone like you is trying to pronounce something in Polish, it's not horrible and I have nothing against it. Good job and love the song.
Lodz is my favourite polish word to see English people pronounce
I'm by no means good at games, but I found with the Witcher 2 that it simply lacked a decent tutorial. The 360 tutorial happened far too fast and told me I should play 'easy'. I told it to screw off and picked normal and sure enough, after 4-5 hours of struggling to learn the mechanics, the game became very very easy for its remainder.
As a Polish person i want to recommend you two Polish songs about the wicher, first is a
Vader - Sword of the wicher
and the second is a Marcin Balacar - Biały wilk
Greetings from Poland :)
Bought Witcher 2. Saw file size. Cried. downloaded. Realized I need better hardware. Cried harder.
Surely you mean W3? W2 isn't that hard to run.
The witcher 2 is too demanding for a counter top PC and it was damn impressive when it came out.
W2 is surprisingly heavy if you crack up and/or activate all of the graphical settings. I haven't ever touched ubersampling. W3 I run on high (some low and ultra mixed in) and some post-processing effects.
W3 is extremely optimised and runs pretty well. Even on the weak consoles it looks good (not even close to PC with mods though)
MY Computer runs witcher 3 runs perfectly on my pc, but witcher 1 amd 2 completely freeze up my computer to the point i have to hard reboot my computer.
I'm polish and I find that kind of dedication and respect admirable.
0:34 *6 y/o me when we run out of dino nuggets*
I don't WANT to do something more epic/dark about Geralt. I represented him as I interpreted him - end of.
i love the parts when u sing "silver and steel" in polish (srebro i stal) :)
The vids are always on the Escapist a week before UA-cam :)
I can't read or write music notation so I'm not sure what you mean. If you want different musical styles/scales just go and listen to some of my other songs like Sweet L.A., Little Sister, Binary Divide, Brothers Of The Creed etc etc
How do you know I haven't already started..... ;)
Throughout the crooked kingdoms
I watch the weather change
The clouds collide on either side
As nations rearrange
A silver mane adorns me
My steel is fluid and fast
They shun my ways, avoid my gaze
A fugitive outcast
There is no pain I can feel
True retribution I deal
Through silver and steel
Silver and steel
Deadly dark elixirs
Caustic, curdled, sour
Wound and weave and carve and cleave
Engulf my guts in power
By tome or trial I master
The secrets of the beast
By trap or burst now be dispersed
From torment be released
There is no pain I can feel
True retribution I deal
Through silver and steel
Silver and steel
Better make way when the Witcher comes
Srebro i stal
Better make way when the Witcher comes
Srebro i stal
I bear no love for counts or kings
Or nobles' taunts and tricks
I have no will to share their thrill
For tiresome politics
I hunt my wayward memories
For pieces of the past
As fragments fade I clutch my blade
And visit visions vast
There is no pain I can feel
True retribution I deal
Through silver and steel
Silver and steel
Better make way when the Witcher comes
Srebro i stal
Better make way when the Witcher comes
Srebro i stal
Thanks. ❤
A Witcher! Hide your women!
+MEGA musician Hide the wenches! Witcher's comin' !
+Amalia Bahaciu BETTER MAKE WAY WHEN THE WITCHER COMES
yes just yes you sir are awesome 😆
"better lock up your daughters 'cause they're catching my eye!"
Sherlock Holmes It seens we got a Sherlock here,litterally
Geralt is presented in the game as quite a glib and easy going guy from what I saw. The entire story is also narrated by Dandelion, who is a very whimsical and fun character. It's also full of humour and light relief. Did you stop to thinking that the 'dramatic' side wasn't what felt like the 'soul' of the game to me? Or that capturing the 'soul' of a game is not always my goal? Just because something doesn't fit with your personal experience of a story doesn't mean it didn't fit with others.
Happens to us all sometimes :D
"A silver mane adorns me
My steel is fluid and fast
They shun my ways, avoid my gaze
A fugitive outcast"
Silver mane - his white hair
They shun his ways, avoid his gaze, as he is a witcher, feared and despiced by many because they mutate their bodies to become better fighters.
And he is a fugitive as people think he murdered the king.
Gavin=Awsome+Singing voice= The ultimate incarnation of awsomeness
I gotta say, from all of Gav's songs? This would still have to be my favourite, despite how utterly amazing just about all his other songs are~
"I hunt my wayward memories
For pieces of the past
As fragments fade I clutch my blade
And visit visions vast"
Just refers to the fact that you discover more and more of Geralt's momories in the form of visions. Small shards of them, if you will.
I was waiting for you to make a song about this, and I was not disappointed!
Well done, I love these games.
After listening to this a couple of times, I must say this is everything Geralt is shown as in the games. I also really like the way you did this, singing like Dandelion narrated was what did it for me. Great work and keep up the work. Hoping for more songs soon cant get enough :D
Greetings from Poland ! Thank you miracleofsound
this is about the only song that I have ever had to ask for this
Imagine this song sung in Geralt's voice :p
Thanks, now my ears are bleeding and I want to die.
Weasel Guts My work here is done.
+enjoythestruggle actually in polish version it could be good.
+enjoythestruggle Isn't that about the same as imagining Vin Diesel singing it?
+enjoythestruggle I doubt Geralt would ever sing
I love the lyrics so much! Not only in this song of course. It's brilliantly written, it's beautiful. I keep listening to the first four lines because it's just divine to my ears. Your songs make me so happy! Thank you!
Wow, you truly have my respect, along with my subscription! Not many know about the Witcher, however anyone that somes past it , is truly touched by this piece of artistic expression from CD project Red.
I reeeeeaaally love this! to me it feels like it would fit right into the world of the witcher, having read the books and beaten the games I've always felt that it's always had an underlying feeling of self awareness and satire. and I can definitely see dandelion singing this XD
Spodziewałem się, że wszystko będzie po angielsku i wsłuchując się próbowałem wyłapać tylko angielskie słowa, dlatego nie ogarnąłem od razu, że w refrenie jest "srebro i stal" :P
+Wojtek Kosior Tak jak ja, dopiero jak włączyłam tę piosenkę na kolumnach to rzuciło mi się to "srebro i stal" ;)
Nie, "słebro y stal" :P
No, that game had me raging my face off till the very end haha :D
Thank you Poland and thank you MoS !!
I havent played The Witcher 2 yet(but im planning to,after finishing The Witcher:)),but have read almost all books of that saga. I really enjoy this song, its awesome!!! And I really hope to hear more songs about Geralt from you in future:)
It's Dandelion's vision of Geralt ;)
Please don't ever stop responding to the comments. You earned my respect. Awesome music, man.
I am... speechless... Very beautiful song. I am proud that you put polish words in the song.
yep in july :)
Nah I played the demo and it did nothing for me. Got bored about 3 years into the first boss fight.
"Słuchaj się, kurwa, we wszystkim Rocha bo to patriota, chociaż chuj"
''Sępy już krążą nad trupem Foltesta, ale radzę sobie. Dorwij skurwieli, nie daj się''
***** "Post Scriptum: Ale w zamku, to zjebałeś."
Irmarinen "Pozdrów Talara."
Yeah, me too.
:) "Co ty pieprzysz Jaskier?"
I hereby vote for Gavin to play Jaskier/Dandelion in teh Witcher movie if they make one;]
***** very good I saw it like wiedzmin or something like that.
ragnarok fist :( polish witcher movie is very bad you can saw a decoration and another stuff :D
mrdarkdestiny They're making one, we need Gav as Dandelion.
Wasn't Dandelion like: "Oooooh it sounds like a material for a tale!... She traded her voice to be with her beloved!" (the mermaid:"I still can speak, you know?") "... In my version she will." (← loose translation of a part of dialogue in one of the stories (Don't remember which one...))
I'm somewhat unsure if Gavin would like to play such a character...
Unfortunateley, he did not play in the series
Every time you make a song I have to get it and check it out. You're eating up my free time.
It took me about 10 listenings to figure out he's singing "srebro i stal" in the chorus (haven't thought about checking for the lyrics ;p|). My language, but it's not exactly how it's supposed to be said ;) thus, it was hard to recognize. Still, props for using a difficult language!
avelione language name ?
GamerX 007 probably polish since the Witcher books are polish
@@robertoleary5470 I am from Slovenia, still understand this :D A lot of similarities between the languages (Y)
Øwnage Lord polish translates to silver and steel
Aaah, that warm feeling while listening to this song after two and a half year :)
HOW DO YOU MAKE THIS MUSIC? MY GOD.
Every song is unique, every song has a style, every song reflects the game 100%. I don't understand it.
Your music is the first music I've ever bought for myself. You've inspired me to actually legally acquire music from now on, now that I have the money to do so. Hopefully now I can put those crappy pirating days behind me and help the industry.
This is one devious song, I listened to it once and was like "Meh."
2 days later, it's on repeat and I'm humming "Srebro i stal" when I'm not listening to it.
Damnit Gav :D Awesome job with this one.
I think you will find that with almost every song ever written.
Wait, what.
That's not Geralt's face at 1:59
It was the original model that they (thankfully) changed after the community voiced their displeasure.
Muninnnr Phew..
Muninnnr I can see why they voiced their displeasure, the Geralt is terrifying as FUCK
oh shit i did not realize that was from a diffrent video
Ah, two weeks later and this song is still pure awesome in a jar.
Woohoo! Another awesome song to be bought and treasured is out!
The Witcher's awesome, this song is awesome, YOU SIR are awesome, it's not every day you find so many original songs on the Internet based on a video game spare material. I feel like I should be paying to listen to this.
Miracle of Sound - You made my day :) Wielki szacunek za "srebro i stal"
Better make way when the Witcher comes!
To whomever complaining about the pronunciation - I would love to see you pronounce some of the English words, I'm rather certain it would be a quite amusing experience.
Relax, it's not a complain, it's just a notice... We know Polish is very difficult for non-Slavs and it was really nice to hear it in this song :) Actually, I think spanish guy would pronounce it better, 'cos you should say "r" in "srebro" more like in "burro" than "wuss" :P (yes, it's a joke...)
GaGaCatX Yeah, slavic languages are complicated. I can't complain 'bout his pronounciation, because I spend almost every summer teaching foreigners how to speak croatian and i've learned that slavic languages are a bitch to learn :D
Itunes fucked up the upload of song, still waiting for it to go up!
Fantastic song! Sincere congratulations and hugs from Poland :-)
Wow, thank you so much :-).
I love this song even more now.
still can't belieave I couldn't gigure it on my own, first time it ever happened to me.
again, thank you
Great song!
I was shocked as i saw the number of views... guy your work is so awesome you should have 1.000.000 views!
It finaly does 🎉
@@maximenskstudio8908 12 years later... I don't remember writing that comment at all. That song still slaps! Happy to see that the video reached 1M after all.
@@xeetsh I was five/six years old when you written this comment :D
And yet here I am enjoying this music too :P
I honestly hope that remake of Witcher1 and probably even remake of Witcher2 would help this song, because its fantastic.
Polish fan here, it even tops your Commander Shepard song, really awesome. :)
Great song. I revel in both your musical talents and your dedication.
Oh man, I love the guitar riff in the chorus.
awesome song that fits its game as usual, great job
added to favorites the moment i heard i have been waiting for this for a while
also i have no idea what natavan30 is talking about this song is epic
AS always Gav,wonderful job!
I can only imagine how hard was to sing "srebro i stal" :D greetings from Poland!
"Throughout the crooked kingdoms
I watch the weather change
The clouds collide on either side
As nations rearrange"
I suppose this could refer to the war that's brewing, like a storm is oft said to brew.
I suppose I should've just done all this in a private message. Oh well.
again, AWESOME!!!
I suggest you buy yourself some music recording software, then you can have whatever kind of Geralt song you like.
Love it, something new again.
2:00 There, on the lower right corner! That's such an awesome pair of necklaces.
People are gonna jump on me for this, but this is SUCH a good song for a D&D ranger....*braces self for the inevitable backlash*
It's very nice on your part, that you're trying to put emphasis on that this production is a polish one. Although the distribution of this game is awful (so I've heard) I'm proud, that it's polish, and that you mentioned it. Big love from me and my country Gavin, BIG LOVE!!!
I just got this for my pc ^^
Keep it up Gav! Love your work!
Gav, I hope you are ready for the polish fans flood ;) Especially if someone would add this song to some polish forum... Anyways, thank you for the amazing song! ^^ Greets from Poland :D
The song fits - just imagine Dandelion singing it in some tavern, eyeing a pretty girl across the room ^^
Awesome song dude!!!can't stop listening, damn catchy.
You have so many great songs that I can't choose a favorite :)
Thank you kindly sir
Hello Gavin, just wondering, are you gonna make a song about the Witcher 3 when it comes out? Because that would be awesome.
He did my dude :D
XD yeah about 4 of them.
As much as i like both games, they can't mach the perfection of their origin - the witcher's saga. I recommend it to read for everyone - altough i dont even know if it was translated - but i hope so. And to you, this song is brilliant, but hey, all your songs are. I love the way you pronounce "srebro i stal"! :D cheers and keep up that good work!
Describes my social life in 1 song.
Damn, everyone thought I was crazy when I said the same thing. 'They shun my ways, avoid my gaze, a fugitive outcast.' Sounds about right.
I don't have the time nor the room to explain every part of the song, but here goes one:
"By tome or trial I master
The secrets of the beast
By trap or burst now be dispersed
From torment be released"
Is about the Kayren, or however it's spelled, as you first learn about it's weakness, that being, the fact that it's sick. You catch it's tentacles with your trap spell, and you release it from its torment because it was in constant pain from its illness, and killing it ends that.
Among the greatest games!
I like it. I think you captured the spirit here, Gavin :)
Srebro i Stal !!!! Great song, as always :)
Correct me if I am wrong, but in the lore, didn't Dandelion write the song 'Violet Eyes,' which is about Geralt and Yennefer?
Man, you should totally write a song about the fight against the Beast in The Witcher 1! This fight was just so effin' hard I thought I'd crush my computer with my bare hands by the time I got through it.
your songs are epic!
Why so many downvotes? I'm from Poland and I have been learning Russian for about 3 years already and I can that there are lots of similarities between those two languages (mostly pronounciation). The main defference is the alphabet.
I get more views on the Escapist than on UA-cam actually, plus they pay me and make awesome videos for the songs so it's all good :)
My second fav song from you (first is ME song :) ) your awesome, thanks from Poland ! :)
"If Dandelion wrote a bard song about Geralt Of Rivia, it might sound like this little ditty! " - he did. It stands in the books :D
Thanks for it.
Oh man . This is even better than the songs you did for W3
I was listening to it since morning (at your bandcamp :P )
Awesome!
And more: If you are interested in types of swords, basic are:
Longsword = długi miecz
Shortsword = krótki miecz
Bastard sword = Półtoraręczny miecz/ Półtorak (Witcher uses this one)
This meen something like: oneandthehalfhandsword ;)