Music and vocals by Farya Faraji. Please note that this isn't reconstructed Ancient Roman music, only modern music that uses elements of Ancient Roman music as well as its instruments. With this track, I wanted to lean a little into the aesthetic of the Chromatic genera of Ancient Greco-Roman music; a family of modes whose notes are organised in such a way as to often be reminiscent of modern blues and jazz melodies to our modern ears, and whose intervals also formed the basis of many modes and scales used to this day in the Balkans and the Middle-East, with a sound we today equate more to an oriental or eastern aesthetic. The instruments used are the lyre and the aulos. I used reconstructed Classical Latin pronunciation for the lyrics. The sung melody takes into account both the phonemic vowel length of Latin, as well as the stress accent. I used Ancient Greek singing convention as I figured it would be the closest relative to whatever the Romans used: therefore the musical stress falls on the accented stress of each word, and the long vowels are demarcated from the shorter ones by being sung with melismas (more than one note on the syllable). The Legio XV Apollinaris was levied by Octavian in either 41 or 40 B.C, and survived at least up until the 3rd century A.D. The legion fought against the Marcomanni, a Germanic people, as well as the Parthians. It is almost certain, given their being stationed in the Middle-East, that they also fought against the Sasanian Persians later on. Lyrics: A sōlis ortū usque ad occāsūm, Ambulāmus, ambulāmus, ambulāmus! Mīlle Germānōs, Mīlle Persos, Semel et semel dēcollāvimus! A Barbarā*, Britanniae*, flūmina*, Ad Ītaliām*, sōlem, Semel et semel dēcollāvimus! *This phrase is somewhat tricky; the “Barbarā” is in the ablative case, and means “the female barbarian,” the “Britanniae,” is vocative and in plural, the singer adresses the many Britannias as “you,” the poetic meaning being the “two Britannias,” one under Hadrian’s wall and the other above. The “flūmina” is also in vocative, and the singers adress rivers as “you.” I’m not well versed enough in Latin to know with certainty, but it might be a somewhat clumsy passage. English translation: From sunrise to sunset, We march, we march, we march! Thousands of Germans, thousands of Persians, Again and again, we have decapitated! From the Barbarian woman, ye many Britannias, and ye rivers, To Italy and the sun, Again and again, we have decapitated!
Imagine 2000 years from now there will be a Farya Faraji of their time and he will make themed songs about our own modern armies and special forces. Songs dedicated to the SAS, Marines, PLR, Spetsnaz etc.
Jaaaa, sadly I highly doubt that, but i think it could be more likely with the Armys of the World Wars or smt like that. I mean not only Russia has turned out to be a laughing stock, just look at the West as a whole
@Jan Zmyślok bold of you to assume Skrillix will even be remembered by then. I can believe the other 2 a bit but skrillix felt like such a short flash in the pan that he probably will be forgotten completely by the next century.
I watch every roman music video several times. Author,you are incredibly talanted.Please have more roman music videos.With respect and reverence from Russia 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺
At first, I wasnt quite a fan of the song following vowel lengths, but now I actually like it more than the songs where this isnt a thing. It just feels more like a living army, made of thousands of individuals, rather than a single block of all-the-same soldiers doing entirely the same things. Excellent!
Thanks my man! Honestly if I have a reaaally good melody idea, I’ll still overwrite Latin vowel rythms, but other than that it’s interesting to let it dictate the rythm and melody based on its prosody, as you describe there’s something more organic when you do that
XIII = Hymn of the Legion XIIII = Legio XIV Gemina XV = Apoloniaris... I would love to see how you manage to capture the prideful ferocity of Legio X Equestris or the unmatched staying power of the Eleventh.
I listen to hundred of different music style, from french rap to metalstep or baroque opera, but i always have such intensity vibes though my body when hearing one of your song ... you are definitly my favorite musical creator (if not simply youtuber) of the world. You take tranditionnal or ancient vibes so precisely and make them alive again. Thank you so much, your music enable me to pass hard time and go through the week or stress ! This one has light ressemblance with the song "aeterna vitrix" (the soldiers rythm on the background) which is an amazing idea 🔥
Amazing, once again. I would love to hear a Roman song that isn't about epic military themes, but about love, or the gods, or family, etc. For example, Catullus wrote some amazing love poetry which you can utilize! Anyway, I love your work!
I am currently learning latin so i love your music for benchmarking my progress. Everytime i listen to your music i can understand more and more of the lyrics in latin. So ty very much for making your music because it has been a giant motivator to not give up on learning latin :)
A roadtrip I'm planning with friends is going to have quite the playlist. Much to the chagrin of everyone I hope to be driving around. You deliver yet again, made sweeter that it was released on my birthday
Love your work Farya. It's the greatest mix of real ancient music done in a more modern way. I mean, I could really imagine our ancestors playing this music and singing exactly this way. By the way, this really reminds me of the greek Pontic Caspian steppe group dance and music. Thank you for all your work, and especially for the European, Balkan and Roman part of it. Cheers brother.
I discovered this channel listening to SPQR epic roman music and this barbarian wolf was romanized and delighted with the music you compose, this music flows a beautiful harmony, great job! 👍
I always drop everything to click on your new Roman music! Especially now that I have to write an essay paper on Augustus' accomplishments, this song will be my theme throughout it all. XD Epicness!!!
As a Descendant of Roman's and Dacia's, i will be so grateful for a song about II, IV and VI Legios Too. But ty for continuing on writing songs about ancient Empire's.
y'all mediterraneans partying here in the comments while me a Moroccan can't relate to non of farya music but am still having fun here Thanks for the great music tho, my ears always have a feast when i visit this channel ( daily )
Great song! Have you thought about making one for Heraclius? It would be an interesting mix of late westren rome influence, eastren roman music during the empire's prime and some parthian influences! Plus just how epic it would be, the final romano-persian war to end the rivalry that lasted around 700 years with Roman victory.
@@yaqubebased1961 Romans and Persians should have teamed up earlier. If only Phocas didn't exist, the last war between them might not even happen, and they could even have had positive relationships, at least during the reign of Khosrow II.
As a fan of all things Roman and Byzantine your music is absolutely amazing!! What do you think about a piece dedicated to the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius or the Marcomannic wars with some Stoic overtones?
“Decolavimus” sounds like “degollamos” in Spanish. 🤔 that usually means “we slit” as in “we slit throats” 😮 but it can also mean cut off a head. (Not words I say very often lol) I love being a Spanish speaker and hearing spoken Latin. Like looking at a black and white photograph of an ancestor and seeing them resemble you!
also in Italian we have the same word (decollare) "decapitate" "detach from the neck". But somehow over time it has also obtained another meaning that is "detached from the ground" "get up (in the air)" referring to aircraft. Just like you said it's nice to speak a Romance language and be able to understand most of this wonderful ancient language
@@SoulOfTheDesert Wow! I didn’t know that. In Spanish, 99% of the time “degollar” is meant for cutting throats ☠️ 😳 so it’s not something you say very often (I hope! 😂) fun to chat with a fellow Latin language fan
@@SoulOfTheDesert In Potuguese we also have the word " Degolamos", but we also have the word " Decapitamos", the Romance lenguages are very similar and also sisters.
Just one thing: reading the descriptions of a couple of your videos I seem to understand that you compose all the songs on your channel, did I understand correctly?
@@faryafaraji Wow, then I have to pay you my sincere compliments! It was a great idea to subscribe to your channel! But have you ever thought about trying to release an album as an artist, even just as a hobby?
Traducción a español: ¡Del amanecer al atardecer, marchamos, marchamos, marchamos! Miles de alemanes, miles de persas ¡Tú una y otra vez, hemos decapitado!
Music and vocals by Farya Faraji. Please note that this isn't reconstructed Ancient Roman music, only modern music that uses elements of Ancient Roman music as well as its instruments. With this track, I wanted to lean a little into the aesthetic of the Chromatic genera of Ancient Greco-Roman music; a family of modes whose notes are organised in such a way as to often be reminiscent of modern blues and jazz melodies to our modern ears, and whose intervals also formed the basis of many modes and scales used to this day in the Balkans and the Middle-East, with a sound we today equate more to an oriental or eastern aesthetic. The instruments used are the lyre and the aulos.
I used reconstructed Classical Latin pronunciation for the lyrics. The sung melody takes into account both the phonemic vowel length of Latin, as well as the stress accent. I used Ancient Greek singing convention as I figured it would be the closest relative to whatever the Romans used: therefore the musical stress falls on the accented stress of each word, and the long vowels are demarcated from the shorter ones by being sung with melismas (more than one note on the syllable).
The Legio XV Apollinaris was levied by Octavian in either 41 or 40 B.C, and survived at least up until the 3rd century A.D. The legion fought against the Marcomanni, a Germanic people, as well as the Parthians. It is almost certain, given their being stationed in the Middle-East, that they also fought against the Sasanian Persians later on.
Lyrics:
A sōlis ortū usque ad occāsūm,
Ambulāmus, ambulāmus, ambulāmus!
Mīlle Germānōs, Mīlle Persos,
Semel et semel dēcollāvimus!
A Barbarā*, Britanniae*, flūmina*,
Ad Ītaliām*, sōlem,
Semel et semel dēcollāvimus!
*This phrase is somewhat tricky; the “Barbarā” is in the ablative case, and means “the female barbarian,” the “Britanniae,” is vocative and in plural, the singer adresses the many Britannias as “you,” the poetic meaning being the “two Britannias,” one under Hadrian’s wall and the other above. The “flūmina” is also in vocative, and the singers adress rivers as “you.” I’m not well versed enough in Latin to know with certainty, but it might be a somewhat clumsy passage.
English translation:
From sunrise to sunset,
We march, we march, we march!
Thousands of Germans, thousands of Persians,
Again and again, we have decapitated!
From the Barbarian woman, ye many Britannias, and ye rivers,
To Italy and the sun,
Again and again, we have decapitated!
AMAZING AS ALWAYS! ROMA INVICTA!
It would be an epic idea if you make a Byzantine version of this or a Byzantine song that contains the same content of decapitating enemies
Great music, and great explanation as well! I was wondering why it had such Eastern flavour, it must be the Greek thingy!
My man you are a legend without fail you bring the heat
Hi! could you do a berber song from North-Africa please ? Amazing content as always ♥️
Sounds so natural, realistic, and believable.
Please never stop produce Roman music love it Roma Invicta ❤️❤️🦅🦅
Romae victrix! Amici!!
@@Baltaoglou03 Conqueress of Rome???
Ave,Asia Minor'dan selamlar dostum !
@@aarvin2684 Nicomedia dan selam olsun amici..
Roma aeterna victrix! Roma aeterna invicta!
Me and the boys on our way to Gallia...
Me and the Gauls on our way to boys...
@@PersianGato ))
Me and the boys on our way to the Allia
Me and the boys on our way to salt Carthage
Count with me bro ✊🏼🇷🇴 🇵🇹
Please make it real. When Ubisoft make an Assassins Creed about the Roman Empire they must use Farya Faraji Songs.
I’d be down for it
Are they going to make a Roman AC?
Probably, they’ve done Ancient Greece, and Egypt, so why not Rome?
@@jenniferkorf4767 they offed themselves with the new japanese one, rome is their only way out of that mess
They seem to be going down faster than they can put anything out like that@@nemanjamaksimovic7885
Imagine 2000 years from now there will be a Farya Faraji of their time and he will make themed songs about our own modern armies and special forces. Songs dedicated to the SAS, Marines, PLR, Spetsnaz etc.
Why would anyone make a song about a bunch of nobodies ? Rome was a fucking empire
Jaaaa, sadly I highly doubt that, but i think it could be more likely with the Armys of the World Wars or smt like that.
I mean not only Russia has turned out to be a laughing stock, just look at the West as a whole
It will be just skrillex, gay trap, and shit techno in remembrance
@@Yahoo99123 I really fucking hope not. Have a little faith and it may come to pass, wherein warriors are sung about as deserved.
@Jan Zmyślok bold of you to assume Skrillix will even be remembered by then. I can believe the other 2 a bit but skrillix felt like such a short flash in the pan that he probably will be forgotten completely by the next century.
I watch every roman music video several times. Author,you are incredibly talanted.Please have more roman music videos.With respect and reverence from Russia 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺
I watch it every day 😂😂
Such a majestic language 😍
At first, I wasnt quite a fan of the song following vowel lengths, but now I actually like it more than the songs where this isnt a thing. It just feels more like a living army, made of thousands of individuals, rather than a single block of all-the-same soldiers doing entirely the same things. Excellent!
Thanks my man! Honestly if I have a reaaally good melody idea, I’ll still overwrite Latin vowel rythms, but other than that it’s interesting to let it dictate the rythm and melody based on its prosody, as you describe there’s something more organic when you do that
XIII = Hymn of the Legion
XIIII = Legio XIV Gemina
XV = Apoloniaris...
I would love to see how you manage to capture the prideful ferocity of Legio X Equestris or the unmatched staying power of the Eleventh.
Legio VI and Legio XII also constructed and guarded Hadrian's Wall for some time
Can’t wait
Technically Farya made Rise for Legio XIII in his Caesar symphony, but it would be nice to receive a full song
@@thatstorm_spectre You are right but in Rise there are 2 verses. One for Legio XIII and one for Legio VI Ferrata.
Hate to be that guy, but you wrote 14 as XIIII instead of XIV
This turned my car into a chariot
I listen to hundred of different music style, from french rap to metalstep or baroque opera, but i always have such intensity vibes though my body when hearing one of your song ... you are definitly my favorite musical creator (if not simply youtuber) of the world. You take tranditionnal or ancient vibes so precisely and make them alive again. Thank you so much, your music enable me to pass hard time and go through the week or stress !
This one has light ressemblance with the song "aeterna vitrix" (the soldiers rythm on the background) which is an amazing idea 🔥
Always happy to see Farya upload a new song
Amazing, once again. I would love to hear a Roman song that isn't about epic military themes, but about love, or the gods, or family, etc. For example, Catullus wrote some amazing love poetry which you can utilize! Anyway, I love your work!
Definitely putting some of Catullus’ love poems to music; as well as some of his less loving poems lol
@@faryafaraji looking forward!
It truly is epic when Farya makes a song about decapitating people who I also decapitated in my campaigns and wars, truly was a blessing to my ears
I am currently learning latin so i love your music for benchmarking my progress. Everytime i listen to your music i can understand more and more of the lyrics in latin. So ty very much for making your music because it has been a giant motivator to not give up on learning latin :)
So good! Brilliant as always Farya
Again an another masterpiece!🧿
It is official: this is the music I was missing my whole life. Thank you sir!
Loving roman inspired music.
Now listen this while training in the gym with the guys 💪🏼💪🏼 Roma aeterna!
Becoming a centurion
Well, that's another one for the playlist.
Amazing work as always!
Man, these Roman songs have all been bangers! Listening to these while playing centurion in for honor. If only I was good at centurion in for honor.
As a Roman Legionary myself my Centurion Confirm this Music as the Symbol of "Brother hood"
A roadtrip I'm planning with friends is going to have quite the playlist. Much to the chagrin of everyone I hope to be driving around. You deliver yet again, made sweeter that it was released on my birthday
Love your work Farya. It's the greatest mix of real ancient music done in a more modern way. I mean, I could really imagine our ancestors playing this music and singing exactly this way.
By the way, this really reminds me of the greek Pontic Caspian steppe group dance and music.
Thank you for all your work, and especially for the European, Balkan and Roman part of it. Cheers brother.
I appreciate the kind words, thanks alot my man!
Never gets old ❤
The Great Roman Empire from sea to sea, it will always exist in my heart .
Very excellent work.
Farya my brother, I have been saying it again and again you are so underated
Wow great job Farya
Me encanta.
Saludos de El Salvador.
Definitely putting this on my playlist
I've never been this early to your video ever
I feel somewhat proud of myself
Beautiful song as always.
Está música se escucha brava y antigua, me encantan los cantos latín, me imagino marchando con las Legiones entre los canticos bélicos.
I discovered this channel listening to SPQR epic roman music and this barbarian wolf was romanized and delighted with the music you compose, this music flows a beautiful harmony, great job! 👍
Let's go new Roman music upload!
Bro, que música, que música eu realmente admiro muito seu trabalho, um grande olá de Portugal.
Também do Brasil , nosso império esbanjava também de muito da elegância Romana
Ave Império 🇧🇷
@@xaropy Obrigado camarada, um grande império como o império do Brasil deve ser respeitado e lembrado.
Império Português é neto do Império Romano, o Império Brasileiro é o bisneto
Really!? I love Portugal, where abouts in Portugal are you from?. Sincerely: a Canadian.
@@kaykysoares9152 tá mais pra neto...
Ave Glória, ave império!
Another roman song for my collection, perfect
I always drop everything to click on your new Roman music! Especially now that I have to write an essay paper on Augustus' accomplishments, this song will be my theme throughout it all. XD Epicness!!!
Hai swag , e flow. Complimenti per il ritornello che si costruisce durante la canzone
I don't know how one makes it sound so authentic, but wow..
This is haunting. It's sounds so familiar, yet so alien.
I can assume that you have become my favorite artist
Your roman songs are only getting better and better
Congratulations for the quality
Good job Farya Faraji!
Probably my favorite song of yours. absolutely love it.
As a Descendant of Roman's and Dacia's, i will be so grateful for a song about II, IV and VI Legios Too. But ty for continuing on writing songs about ancient Empire's.
Словно гром среди ясного неба!
I hope you upload your work to spotify mate. Keep this up
Do a song on the disapperance on the 9th Legion of Britannia!
This is epic
YES.
y'all mediterraneans partying here in the comments while me a Moroccan can't relate to non of farya music but am still having fun here
Thanks for the great music tho, my ears always have a feast when i visit this channel ( daily )
Celtic Chieftains: at least we're not Romans!
Caesar: GALLIA EST OMNES DIVISIA IN PARTES TRES
Thank you so much for this incredible work both as music and as a way to expand my latin in progress
This has been on repeat too many times. Love it. I hope there are many many many more to come please #SPQR 🙏
The king dropped a new banger! Let me just show this to my brothers in the legion
Great song!
Have you thought about making one for Heraclius? It would be an interesting mix of late westren rome influence, eastren roman music during the empire's prime and some parthian influences! Plus just how epic it would be, the final romano-persian war to end the rivalry that lasted around 700 years with Roman victory.
True victorious were 3rd party Arabs
"Roman victory" not one inch of territory changed in those ~700 years. True winners were the Rashidun
@@yaqubebased1961 Romans and Persians should have teamed up earlier. If only Phocas didn't exist, the last war between them might not even happen, and they could even have had positive relationships, at least during the reign of Khosrow II.
How does this not have at least a million views,
I Can't stop listening to it. It's an addictable.
I love your account so much! Every single thing i listen to is absolutely amazing!!!
Wake up boys, new Roman army lore just dropped
These consistent uploads are crazy. Keep up the good work Farya.
The first Roman song of yours that actually sounded mIdDlE eAsTeRn.
Not the first one I'm binge-listening to. PVLCHRE!
@@laisphinto6372 Did you even watch his video "Middle-Eastern Music Came From Europe (As far as we know)"?
Great Rome🦅👑
Your music is like a honey ,The older the batter 😍🙏
Imagine being a celt chilling in gallic france and suddenly you hear this banger
Wonderful wonderful! Great stuff as always
Nice to see you starting to get the attention you deserve 👏👏👏
As a fan of all things Roman and Byzantine your music is absolutely amazing!! What do you think about a piece dedicated to the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius or the Marcomannic wars with some Stoic overtones?
Greetings from Turkey, Great Song
Excelente vídeo como sempre!
Saudações de um descendente de Roma!
🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🔥🔥🔥
Calado pardo
Aqui e Aníbal tá Zé ruela.
Very realistic in lyrics and sound. And is that Imperator Nero? Great job as always
No, the one on the banner is the god Apollo!
Always great 👍
Ave Caeasar!
Thanks for beautiful music 😉👍
Based on this rythm i can already imagine what Roman legionaries dancing around the fire might have looked like!
Gracias por las explicaciones. Great job.
Just got a 66 on a test I spent 5 days studying for. I needed this.
Rip what subject was it
thank you for blessing my ears again🤌🏽🙏🏼💪🏽
Viva ROMA e o povo latino! 🇧🇷🇪🇸🇫🇷🇮🇹🇵🇹🇷🇴
Viva
Viva! But that's not all the Latin countries
@@justinianthegreat1444 I believe that Spain alone represents Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, and such.
Viva Roma!
Salve!
My chihuahua heard this song and now believes he is Cerberus
Your music is absolutely beautiful
Your Latin songs are absolutely amazing
“Decolavimus” sounds like “degollamos” in Spanish. 🤔 that usually means “we slit” as in “we slit throats” 😮 but it can also mean cut off a head. (Not words I say very often lol) I love being a Spanish speaker and hearing spoken Latin. Like looking at a black and white photograph of an ancestor and seeing them resemble you!
also in Italian we have the same word (decollare) "decapitate" "detach from the neck". But somehow over time it has also obtained another meaning that is "detached from the ground" "get up (in the air)" referring to aircraft. Just like you said it's nice to speak a Romance language and be able to understand most of this wonderful ancient language
@@SoulOfTheDesert Wow! I didn’t know that. In Spanish, 99% of the time “degollar” is meant for cutting throats ☠️ 😳 so it’s not something you say very often (I hope! 😂) fun to chat with a fellow Latin language fan
@@mitrahispana4119 it would have been a problem to have that word in the daily vocabulary😂
@@SoulOfTheDesert In Potuguese we also have the word " Degolamos", but we also have the word " Decapitamos", the Romance lenguages are very similar and also sisters.
@@sherlockholmes3308 cool, it's amazing how all of us latins can communicate and understand each other
When will you make a spotify?!!! I need thisss!!! The music is just too good!
Wonderful. I love this
MOESIA HERE!
Proud to be ROMAN! 💪💪🧡💛🖤
SPQR
🇮🇹 🦅
Roma Invicta!
I LOVE YOUR MUSIC!!
Just one thing: reading the descriptions of a couple of your videos I seem to understand that you compose all the songs on your channel, did I understand correctly?
I either compose the music or I cover pre-existing traditional music, but I do all the work in both cases, I don’t reupload anything
@@faryafaraji Wow, then I have to pay you my sincere compliments! It was a great idea to subscribe to your channel! But have you ever thought about trying to release an album as an artist, even just as a hobby?
@@nicolapapa5711 it's on Spotify
@@DaleDixieMafia Thank you!
Traducción a español: ¡Del amanecer al atardecer, marchamos, marchamos, marchamos! Miles de alemanes, miles de persas ¡Tú una y otra vez, hemos decapitado!
Legio XV Apollinaris was based near our border, but Roman never risk to fight against us (Iberian kingdom) straight during principal empire.
When the road starts speaking Latin
Since you create a lot of Roman music, I'm interested as to what you may be able to do with the Phoenician languagexclamation point
Respect from iran 🇮🇷
Mācte! Placet carmen! Vīvat in aeternum Imperium Rōmānum!
Listening to this while playing Isonzo as Italy
I could complete a Roman mile with this to set the pace.
Me and the lads rowing the trireme to Carthage...
Me and the boys going to fight some Illyrian rebels
Ave Caesar from Asia Minor
"Una y otra vez, deguellamos!"