Byzantine chant - Τη Υπερμάχω Στρατηγώ
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2024
- Medieval Byzantine Chant, 7th century AD.
Title: "Τη Υπερμάχω Στρατηγώ" (Unto the Defender General)
Service: Akathist Hymn
Performers: Greek Byzantine Choir
Album: "The Akathist Hymn"
This famous kontakion comes from the 7th century Akathist to the Theotokos, is attributed to St. Romanos the Melodist and it is a hymn addressing Mary as the savior of Constantinople in the 626 AD siege. There are many versions of the chant, with varying duration, though the most frequently used is the shortest, which is about 1'50" long. This version is a lengthier one, with a duration of about 10 minutes. Lengthier still versions exist, even up to 20+ minutes.
The Akathist Hymn is chanted traditionally in its entirety on the 5th Saturday of Lent, but it's also divided into 4 parts and each part is chanted each Saturday of Lent from the first Saturday to the fourth and then the whole Service on the fifth. Each of these services occur on Friday evenings, as according to byzantine calendar, the beginning of one day is immediately after the sunset of the previous one (hence Saturday begins with the sunset of Friday).
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Greek:
Τῇ ὑπερμάχῳ στρατηγῷ τὰ νικητήρια,
Ὡς λυτρωθεῖσα τῶν δεινῶν εὐχαριστήρια,
Ἀναγράφω σοι ἡ Πόλις σου Θεοτόκε.
Ἀλλ᾿ ὡς ἔχουσα τὸ κράτος ἀπροσμάχητον,
Ἐκ παντοίων με κινδύνων ἐλευθέρωσον,
Ἵνα κράζω σοι· Χαῖρε, Νύμφη ἀνύμφευτε.
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English:
Unto the Defender General the dues of victory,
and for the deliverance from woes, the thanksgiving
I, Thy city, ascribe Thee, O Theotokos.
And having your might unassailable,
deliver me from all danger
so that I may cry unto Thee:
Rejoice, O Bride unwedded.
Τῇ ὑπερμάχῳ στρατηγῷ τὰ νικητήρια,
ὡς λυτρωθεῖσα τῶν δεινῶν εὐχαριστήρια,
ἀναγράφω σοι ἡ Πόλις σου Θεοτόκε.
Ἀλλ' ὡς ἔχουσα τὸ κράτος ἀπροσμάχητον,
ἐκ παντοίων με κινδύνων ἐλευθέρωσον,
ἵνα κράζω σοιˑˑ• Χαῖρε, Νύμφη ἀνύμφευτε
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Reminds me so much of going to church with my grandparents when I was little, the nostalgia is unreal
Immortal Byzantium. The City is Constantinople ( = City of St. Constantine the Great,
the first orthodox christian emperor of Roman Empire ).
Pray for us, pray for us, most Holy Theotokos, Panagia Mou, pray for us!
🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹🙏🙏
Ὁ πραγματικὸς ἐθνικὸς ὕμνος τῆς Ἑλλάδος!!
Να αγιάσει το στόμα σου αδερφέ μου.
Quidam Graecus Ενω εχει να κανει το νεοφερμενο φτιαχτο ποίημα;; Το σώσον κύριε τον λαο σου και ο Ακάθιστος ειναι αμεσα συνδεδεμένα με το Εθνος, ο Ακαθιστος ψαλλοταν οταν οι βαρβαροι πολιορκούσαν την Κωνσταντινουπολη και οι Ελληνες ολοι μαζι απο τον πρωτο στον τελευταιο λιωνοντας τα κοσμήματα τους φτιάχνοντας οπλα και πετοντας στον εχθρό ο,τι βρουν, αμυνθηκαν και νίκησαν. Ο Ακάθιστος πρεπει να ειναι ο εθνικός υμνος.
Quidam Graecus Ενα ποίημα ειναι ο εθνικός μας υμνος απο εναν ποιητή και δεν συνδέεται με τιποτα. Μετέπειτα έγινε. Ο Ακάθιστος είναι συνδεδεμένος αμεσα με την ιστορια μας. Διαφωνείς σε αυτο;;
Quidam Graecus Κατέβασε το υφακι, γιατι δεν σου την μπαίνω. Δεν με ενδιαφερει τι κανουν οι αλλες χωρες, ο Ακάθιστος ψαλθηκε ομοφωνα από ολους τους κατοίκους της Κωνσταντινουπολης, ενωθηκαν μεσω της θρησκείας και του κοινού αισθηματος για την υπερασπιση της γης τους, σε μια περιοδο που η αυτοκρατορία ηταν μια σχετική αναρχία. Ειναι κατι παραπανω απο υμνος στην Παναγια. Τι κόνσεπτ;; Υπαρχει κόνσεπτ στον ύμνο που συνοδεύει ενα κρατος;; Μην υπερβάλλεις, αυτο που θελω να πω ειναι πως ο εθνικός μας υμνος ειναι απλα ενα ποιημα μπροστά στον ακαθιστο, και θιχτηκες λες και εθιξα τα όσια σου.
Quidam Graecus Και θα προτιμούσα το "σώσον κυριε τον λαο σου" , εαν ακουγεται καλυτερα.
Stunning and Beautiful! Callixtinus I have included a better, more accurate translation in Elizabethan English: Ancient English instead of the modern English, it has more beauty to it. I use the translations from Holy Transfiguration Monastery in Boston Massachussets, as they have the best Greek to English translations than anyone else. They translated them so that they can be chanted in the same meter, same syllables and timing as the Greek, making their translations the best I've seen.
"To Thee the Champion Leader we Thy Flock Dedicate,
A Feast Victory and of Thanksgiving, as one rescued out of sufferings O Theotokos, but as thou art one which might is invisible, from all dangers be do thou deliver us, that we may cry to thee, Rejoice Thou Bride Unwedded"
Excellent Post. God Bless!
I classify my self as latin rite catholic and I love eatsern catholic chants
Can anything ever separate us from Christ's Love? One day God's Holy Church, Holy City, and Holy People will be free.
Amazingly beautiful!
Πολύ ωραίο κανάλι μπράβοο!
The REAL National Anthem of the Greek Nation everywhere in the Diaspora.
The most accurant definition of the byzantine empire is East Roman Empire. A definition thar derives from the administrative division of the roman empire the 4th cent.a.d.And although it ened up to be e greek empire, for many years they avoided calling themselves greeks (hellenes) because the word was given a bad name as a reference to those faithful to the old religion of olympian gods rather than their christian rulers.Politicly a 'byzantine"is a conciliative term to include both these parts
very nice icons in this video!
Alex Patt the original church would have disapproved.
fanta claus no it wouldn’t have
I have to thank you for considering my comment in one of your videos and providing the Greek text; in this simple way you have made the listening to the chant much more immersive for those of us who can read Greek.
Something amusing: I first heard this hymn, in fact this very recording, from the most unlikely source many years ago: a bizarre, somewhat mediocre Gnostic-themed P.C. game, 'Pilgrim', released in the '90s involving Cathars in France. How more out of context can such a thing be?
Meme les grecque prie que jesus nous entendre et nous protege
@Greek487: Not sure about the date but it's not the old recording, I know which on you mean. This one I think is from 2006.
to those who dont know what this is-------- THIS IS THE TRUE HYMN OF GREECE
AETERNUM IMPERIUM ROMANORUM..Το αποκορύφωμα της Ρωμιοσύνης.
St. Romanos the Melodist (490-556),so the hymn should be composed in 6th century.
i guess he is just stating that there has never been a byzantine empire, since this name, was given from the full of complexes German historian Wolf. The real name of the empire was Romania or Kingdom of Romans or East Roman Empire. Don't forget that Greeks call ourselves Romioi, not Byzantines! :)
Μάνα μου και Παναγιά
Amin 🙏🙏🙏🌹
Callixtinus, any idea what year this recording was made? i have their 2 CD set of the Akathist with the same piece, but this is a newer recording.
vagos, I think your translation is definitely the most widely used. Most people would know it in English as "To Thee the Champion Leader."
Costantinople free!
ONE CHURCH....ONE EMPEROR.....ONE EMPIRE... (Constantinople around 900 AD)....Amen. this was the unofficialAnthem of the Roman/Byzantine Empire....
@Zanator1 Wat? We desire neither an empire nor a pope. Would it be nice to have the city back in our hands, sure. However, we are still going on just fine without it.
СпасиБо
fridays, not saturdays
It is a shame but the state of the byzantine empire made it inevitable
@ninjahobo3 don't be ashamed, the city was the pupil of ottomans, it was well groomed under the ottoman rule.
Ňhivis
@sdcheung Αre you claiming that there is no such thing as a million years byzantine empire? And unfortunately an ottoman heritor? You must be out of this world!
Τη Υπερμάχω (Αργα) - Ηχος Πλ. δ
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is there a dubstep remix to this?
Η Πλατυτέρα όλων των ουρανών
Je ne voix pas la paix et c est domage vic et il toue comme si il jouet au foot 🏈 Jésus-Christ viens a nous et protege nous 😢 vic amen Jésus Christ
@ninjahobo3
Not ottomans, Turks, Muslim Mongol Turks from Dzungaria. No Such thing as an ottoman, like there is no such thing as a Byzantine, Byzantine = Eastern Roman, or Greek, and ottoman = Turks, or Mongol Turks from Dzungaria.
@sUperMaN01380
Lord, I hope not...
All christian churches are worshipping One GOD and believe in Christ and His resurrection and 2nd coming for Judgement .Why then so many churches and many are fighting among themselves and against other churches. Christ built his church on the rock (St Peter) There were 12 diciples but only one church and all disciples were united and worked together.If Christianity has to be spread all over the world in all nations hristians should stop in fighting and remain in Grace of True God always.
Chacko Panjikattil Our savior, Yashua, was a devout Jew. His followers were with the same scenting of Luke. These Apostles did not establish what passes for any of the big denominations today. Neither Roman or Orthodontist dos. They called themselves Jews and Christ's adherents were followers of THE. WAY. They would not be call d 'Christian' until maybe 150 years after the Crucifixion. In Antioch, Syria. The church of Acts II does not resemble the ritualized Pomp and hierarchy of the churches today.
+fanta claus WTF ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT??? IN WHICH HERESY DO YOU BELONG? PLEASE TELL ME.
@ninjahobo3 The orthodox shold rise to arms and bring it back to its glory, eliminate islam culture and architecture from the holy eastern city! But not hurt any islamist in the process, and ensure all their artifacts and wealth be preserved and given back to them... It shold becomse the equivalent of Vatican, under the old name of the Byzantine Empire (not true, it will still be only one city, but to keep the name) and all orthodoxy be ruled by one patriarch from there! May the orthodox unite!
@acerb45666555 ahh there head thing is nothing to do with been Muslim.
religious persecution by France. ..i can accept asking a Muslim woman to remove her face covering for ID photo, car liscence, etc, but to actually ban theyre religious clothing,(veils), is going too far. .......and, if Sarkozy is a Christian, he should show more respect to those who also revere Mary, Jesus, and God! = Mariam, Isa, Allah!
acerb45666555 Satan,go back to Hell. You deceive no one with your false equivalence arguments...
The only TRUE church of God is Orthodox Church...all other churches fell into heresy, so isnt the same!!! We kept all holy traditions from apostolic time and holy fathers and Roman Catholics and others changed all of that so they stepped away from its original traditional teachings... Jesus church isnt Protestant, or Roman Catholics, or Baptist, its ORTHODOX!!!