@@FringeWizard2 To see your forefathers works and take pride in your history. To bring together culture across time and make it your own while still paying respect. Humanity is the sum of our history and will to remember who and what we are. Resurrecting 5000 year old instruments and singing a ballad once thought to be only with the Earth purely because we could do it and wanted to then modernizing it in an authentic way to show others what was is indeed then essence of humanity.
Gilgamesh (the epic) died thousands of years ago. Buried under the hot soil of Middle East, to be rediscovered by archaeologist and then brought back to life by musicians like Mr. Pringle. It's unbelievable that almost 4000 years after the epic was written in Sumer, I can listen to it, in a house in the middle of nowhere, in Northern Canada. No, Sir. The video is not too long. No one will be bored by the full length video.
Very nicely said, except only one thing is off. The epic of Gilgamesh written about around 4000BC which means it was written some 6022 years ago (Add 2022 years since Anno Dominus to 4000 years before Christ)
@@thefalsebaconing All the sources I checked are placing the Epic of Gilgamesh at 2100-1200 BC. That means roughly 4000 years. Do not confuse this epic with the age of the Sumer.
@@angelzipp I'm sorry to say but sources online can be mighty ambiguous in their estimates of these dates. Now it is not very hard to prove that estimate is surely incorrect. And that is because, the epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest written text of literature in the world. If you look up (or in this case more reliable sources would be published material by universities and historians of notable academic legacy) it's quite easy to determine that 2100BC is around the time when the golden age of Hellas/ancient Greece flourished and a whole host of literature was being written around this time. This part can be confirmed very easily as there are numerous sources across mediaeval to Renaissance period through Victorian era writers all agreeing to that..people like Homer or Plato, Aristotle, Pythagoras, Euclid and many others were already writing text relating to all subjects under the Sun. As it is historically established and validated by archaeological research that the epic of Gilgamesh is indeed the oldest written piece of literature that only means it is impossible for it to have been written so late when Greeks have already began, shortly to be followed by the Chaldeans, Etruscans and Romans.
Absolutely, I think people often underestimate the attention span of the new generations; so to speak, if pyrocynical can release a 7 hour tv show video analysis and get millions of views, and similarly release other long form content to comparable success, I think mr pringle should feel more confident about long videos as well. As for this video, I was glued to the screen the whole way through, the absolutely ancient feel of the instrumentals as well as the alien sounding language it is sung in contrasted with the all too human and familiar feeling of melancholy mr pringle conveys in his singing makes for an enthralling video, which is to say that it completely immersed me in this 2500bc Sumerian funeral, I absolutely would've stuck around for the full thing.
I wouldn't bet on it being authentic. I doubt enough information has survived to authentically reproduce music from that time. But I agree his interpretation is pretty!
@@Xezlec he’s doing his best attempt at authenticity informed by his research as well as his musical intuition concerning the historical instruments. Obviously you are right that’s it’s not gonna be exactly the same as ancient times though.
In gardens, outside busy estates, in taverns and social centres, with the sounds of city and working life outside, on rooftops at night, perhaps echoed by others across urban landscape, as the warmth of the day fades.
With the technology of the present age, Peter Pringle has become a kind of Court Bard of ancient memory to the whole world. And for this we are most grateful.
It is the magic of the written word, one is listening to the voice of someone who is already dust on the ground. It is indeed time travel. It's... impressive that even so we are able to beat time and experience first-hand the ideas of someone who no longer exists. It's magic in the deepest sense
@@talha7309 assyrians and babylonians were the descendant cultures from the mixing of the sumerians, akkadians and their neighbors; and the stories of sumer became the stories the assyrian people knew
I can't believe that lyre makes that sound, I only heard it in electronic music. So amazing that something so old makes such a sound. The music and singing are very loud and made it hard to look away. I'm amazed by the performance. How amazing it is to play an instrument that existed when man just started writing.
I was expecting more of a bright round sound closer to a classical harp, not this deep haunting enchantments w/ a bit of a rattle that you're right, reminds me of modern electronic samples with an effect on it. It's beautiful & the bass drum complements it expertly. Of course the play style is guess work unless we have descriptions which is certainly possible with all the tablets. Regardless it sucked me right in.
A few days ago, the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, Germany had to temporarily close down due to building renovations. The museum features the original bricks of the Ishtar Gates as well as a reconstruction of the Babylonian street of processions. The museum held a concert during which a small orchestra played Western classical music from the 17th - 19th century. A performance like the one in this video would have been so much more fitting, capturing the haunting lament of having to bid the Mesopotamian collection farewell for the next 14 years, until the renovations are done. Truly, a missed opportunity.
It also made it worse that when his comrade Enkidu died, we got a GOOD look at what awaited EVERYONE no matter their status or moral character. It was awful.
I just wanted to tell you that i previously played you for my students. I tried to explain the importance of the first written word and how everything after is building off of it, of the teachings of Gilgamesh and Enkidu. In the end we are stories told to our children and their children; and if we are very lucky , we will live longer in story than we lived in life. I don’t know if they understood, but I can hope. Your use of the translations of man’s earliest songs has meant so much to me. In the end, we are only a story to those who come after us, those we will never know.
Very much the same situation here - I played some of your work for my middle school English students and we all sat in awe. Absolutely love your work and the meaning of your work.
There are other ancient civilizations in other parts of the world that existed before and alongside the sumerians, along with writing, though. not everything is built off them. Many Indigenous peoples in what's now known as North and South America had writing systems, it's just colonizers literally burned and dug up and destroyed as much of they could of everything here.
Just wow. The harp really sounds like the roaring 'Bull of Heaven' mentioned in Gilgameš. Closing a gap of 5000 years with the sound of this song is overwhelmingly direct. I touched 5000 year old Dolmen here in the Netherlands, but this a a new sensation altogether. Fantastic!
Not only could we handle it but many of us would feel honored if you could grace us with your full long version of this spectacular, expressive musical storytelling. It’s not only educational but moving as well. Glimmers of history brought to life with true human beauty and feeling.
God, I wish we taught our young history the way it was lived - by song, by story, by artifacts of past. Instead we give them dry books full of uninspired prose and then act surprised when so few of them truly feel the breathtaking, and sometimes heartbreaking, magnificence of our species' long, colorful past. Your music is one of such wonderful windows into old history, Mr. Pringle. Listening to you recreate the epic of Gilgamesh like this truly makes it come alive, and I wish more people can experience this.
Gilgamesh died thousands of years ago, yet he still found immortality in the hearts and minds of countless people, as they learn his story and pass it on to others in a variety of forms. Your performance was outstanding.
@@platannapipidae9621 It's very likely that the character was inspired by a real king the sumerians remembered as especially strong, as more often than not mythology comes from historical events being remembered trough word of mouth that gets exaggerated over time
I read the epic of gilgamesh because of your music while listening to your music and it almost transports you back to the time when Uruk was ruled by gilgamesh himself
LYRICS BELOW: Here are the various lines sung by Mister Pringle in this video. They are taken from parts of “the Death of Gilgamesh.” I have taken the liberty of writing them phonetically, instead of the syllabic transliteration available on the ETCSL (which can be misleading). Several lines were sung but not quoted in the video. Those which are not sung but are quoted in the subtitles are included in [ brackets ] If anyone would like, I can post the in-depth breakdown of the lines as well. En Gilgameš, ba-nud, ḫur numuedanzizi _~Lord Gilgamesh, he lays, never will he rise_ a-‘ur sag-sag, ba-nud, ḫur numuedanzizi _~the one of most good limbs, he lays, never will he rise_ niĝ-erim [ingaz’a], ba-nud, ḫur numuedanzizi _~[he who kills] wickedness, he lays, never will he rise_ Kur-gal, Enlile, aya diĝir-ene-ke _~the great mountain, Enlil, father of the gods,...._ [en Gilgameš-ra] namzu namlugal-še īmde, til dari-še numunde _~...to lord Gilgamesh he gave destiny of kingship, eternal life he did not give_ igi kugzu dug-dug’a ba-nud, ḫur numuedanzizi _~he who spoke most wisdom, he lays, never will he rise_ lib-lib mada-e, ba-nud, ḫur numuedanzizi _~the plunderer of the provinces, he lays, never will he rise_ ḫursaĝ ed-ede’a, ba-nud, ḫur numuedanzizi _~he who climbed the mountain tops, he lays, never will he rise_ Ki dili namlūlu-kam, sa miribdug _~the one place of mankind, it waits for you_ ^sung but not quoted in video [meš kar-ed nume’a, sa miribdug] _~[the battle which cannot be fled, it waits for you]_ ^this line is quoted in the subtitles but is absent in the video ĝišnu namtar-ake, ba-nud, ḫur numuedanzizi _~in the bed of decided fate, he lays, never will he rise_ kinu ūwa, ba-nud, ḫur numuedanzizi _~on a couch? of sighs, he lays, never will he rise_ niĝgig ‘ak namlūlū-ke, nēn de’a maradug _~that which is bane of mankind, this was told to you_ ^sung but not quoted in video [Ud kukku namlūlū-kam, sa miribdug] _~[the darkest day of mankind, it waits for you]_ ^this line is quoted but absent from the video Ursaĝ, ba-nud, ḫur numuedanzizi _~the hero, he lays, never will he rise_ ĝ= velar nasal
Dude, the fact that you're still out here dropping these bangin' bops - absolutely righteous. Nothing but gratitude and love for you for just doin' you.
I stumbled across this looking for something interesting to listen to. I thought I could play it in the background while while I read. I was wrong. I was struck down by the first notes, overwhelmed by the power of this ancient grief. I could do nothing. I weep now for a king over 5,000 years dead. Truly he has found the immortality he sought.
It's pretty amazing that we can get a taste of a performance that hasn't been heard for like 5000 years. I respect this dude so much for bringing this back and allowing us to have this experience.
This absolutely destroyed me. No drug, no substance, no-magic-trick-brute-force-chemicals can do what this recording just did to me. I literally broke down in tears. I looked to the sky, mouth agape and sobbed. What we’ve lost in all our generations is an atrocity. Music like this is powerful, a forgotten sacrament. It’s like peroxide on a dirty scrape. God bless the men who’s work made this possible.
Imagine. Just imagine still being sung about, remembered 5 thousand years after you lived. A mere mortal. It blows my mind that I can listen to this, laments over a man who lived in times I cannot even fathom. This is one the few things that the internet is still good for.
Oh hell yeah, i definitely needed this, have been struggling in university, but this has restored my vigor and i will prevail in this archaeology program!
I didn't expect the harp to sound like that at all. It's so interesting the thought and knowledge that went into reconstructing this. I love your work.
the first hero of mankind, who overcame hedonism and lust and vanity and all the vices that drag us down, rose to courage to become a slayer of the nightmares that haunt us, faced the loss and the tragedy that we all experience, and never stopped defying the perceived futility of existence. GILGAMESH.
Peter, you are an extremely talented gent with a gift that this world deserves to see and appreciate. You are a man of pure culture and so interesting when it comes to your brain-enriching content. Me, for one loves Ancient Music and your beautiful reenactions make history come to life for me. Your voice is truly something else-powerful. And you play your magical instruments so perfectly, with such amazing discipline. You are a real role-model to me, Peter and I truly appreciate your work. I admire the passion you have for music and your lovely scenery and how photogenic you are. I think your videos should be played by teachers in schools, as they are also quite educational, especially due to your scholarly descriptions. Your talent enriches my knowledge and taste for the arts and high culture/academia. I am a fan of yours! More power to you, Peter and may God Almighty Bless You always. Take care.
Here from reddit because I was lucky enough to stumble upon a clip and had to hear the whole thing. It's very rare that you're able to actually hear how much someone respects both the culture and antiquity behind something like an instrument or a piece of music and this is one of those rare instances. Gave me goosebumps for sure within the first line. It almost feels like I haven't paid the price of admission by simply clicking on it to experience it in its true form and medium. I feel like I should have had to climb a mountain and hike in the desert for a few months in order to be given the chance to hear this. You're doing history and future generations an extremely important service just by being who you are sir. Thanks so much for showing us these songs, tales and instruments in their raw form.
I would like to say that as an aspiring anthropologist, I believe what you are doing transcends musical reconstruction- it is archaeology at its finest! Gives archaeol
"It's OK Honey, the Yellow Wiggle playing the Ancient Harp of Doom does not exist and will not hurt you... I promise." Yellow Wiggle playing Ancient Harp of Doom: *EXISTS*
The lyre's sound is the most awe- and fright-inducing sound I have ever heard in my life. It resonated with something very primal in me, that I didn't know was there. This performance has in one instant, and singlehandedly changed something in the way I've always thought about music. Thank you, Sir.
Hi Peter, just so you know, I just bought an album of a jazz pianist I discovered on UA-cam yesterday. About a year ago, I bought Dancing Alone because I wanted to support you. If you ever bundle your ancient music in some way, I'd be very interested. Thanks, as always, for your unique work.
Mr. Pringle, I'm a great fan of your work and I must say that it always pains me when I read that you've felt the need to edit and cut down the full performances into smaller segments. Personally, I'd love to see and hear the full length works! In any case, this was beautiful, and timed very well considering the recent news that a whole new tablet from the Epic of Gilgamesh has just been discovered!
Whenever I lose my faith, I return to the sounds of Sumer. Thank you for keeping the epics of our species truly alive. When nothing else can inspire, there will always be: song.
personally, I would have more than handled the missing 8 mins! - so please, do release the full unexpedeited version .... as this , kind sir...is crackling!!! - I would love to hear a recording of just hte harp resonating along with the drum, and perhaps some kartals for percussive moments alongside...such sounds to revive, I adore...x
Great thank you to museum curators and serious keeper of ancient musical history Peter Pringle! Amazing to hear this and imagine what it would be like to hear this in ancient Sumeria.
Absolutely loved this performance and I assure you, I wouldn't mind it to be longer. This song creates a space where one wants to stay for a while, and it's a bit sad when it's over
Peter, I'm so grateful for your historical research, your re-creations of ancient instruments, and your marvelous voice. Thank you so much for your wonderful videos. Keep 'em coming!
That lyre is unlike ANYTHING I have ever heard in my life. And now after finishing the video I am genuinely shedding tears. This is amazing, not only because of the masterful composition, but because it is thousands of years old, and millions upon millions still have the ability to hear it to this day.
This is absolutely wonderful but what really makes it shine is (IMO) the description! Seeing the archaelogical background research requiered just to make it possible for us to hear this anthem is absolutely delightful, and I thank Mr. Pringle profusely for taking the time to include it!
i am glad modern archeologists are making an effort to bring back not just trinkets of the long-gone civilizations they dig up but their culture and their way of life as well this really gives me an idea thru their music how they lived
Looking forward to the upload of the full length video. There's always been something about the presentation as you have made it but, in the last ten years, your voice has become the perfect instrument for this epic. You do the original proud.
I am the father of a 1 year old girl and 2 year old boy, and often on the mornings we all just lay in bed, talking slowly waking up, usually the Kids get more and more energetic as they wake up and become impatient for us adults be more active as well. I put on this song and both Kids completely froze and were spellbound, it is just one of many performances by you our little family enjoy.
This is so beautiful, i want to listen to all your videos again! It would be amazing if you did a full version of the epic of Gilgamesh or another work of art! I saw in many of your video description that you edit down many of your performance and i just wanted to say...people gladly watch 2 hours long videos on UA-cam nowadays, so i dont think anyone would be bothered by a longer videos - on the contrary! I could listen to you sing forever !
What an incredible performance. What an incredible instrument. I'm so deeply thankful for your work and your passion! I feel transported to a very foreign world
Thank you for this beautiful performance, Mr. Pringle! Your works had inspired me to read the Epic of Gilgamesh. I wish the next performance will be even longer, because I can never get enough of this kind of music!❤
Making art on top of a 5000 year old poem with reconstructed 5000 year old instruments is very touching. It’s the essence of humanity.
The essence of humanity? What.
@@FringeWizard2 To see your forefathers works and take pride in your history. To bring together culture across time and make it your own while still paying respect. Humanity is the sum of our history and will to remember who and what we are.
Resurrecting 5000 year old instruments and singing a ballad once thought to be only with the Earth purely because we could do it and wanted to then modernizing it in an authentic way to show others what was is indeed then essence of humanity.
@@FringeWizard2 You can't really pursuit the human essence ignoring it's historical roots.
@@BigBadBossu That's not the "essence" of humanity words have meaning you know.
@@BigBadBossu and more proof that in 6.500 years it seems like we didn't change at all
Gilgamesh (the epic) died thousands of years ago. Buried under the hot soil of Middle East, to be rediscovered by archaeologist and then brought back to life by musicians like Mr. Pringle. It's unbelievable that almost 4000 years after the epic was written in Sumer, I can listen to it, in a house in the middle of nowhere, in Northern Canada. No, Sir. The video is not too long. No one will be bored by the full length video.
Agreed. I CRAVE the full length video
Very nicely said, except only one thing is off. The epic of Gilgamesh written about around 4000BC which means it was written some 6022 years ago (Add 2022 years since Anno Dominus to 4000 years before Christ)
@@thefalsebaconing All the sources I checked are placing the Epic of Gilgamesh at 2100-1200 BC. That means roughly 4000 years. Do not confuse this epic with the age of the Sumer.
@@angelzipp I'm sorry to say but sources online can be mighty ambiguous in their estimates of these dates. Now it is not very hard to prove that estimate is surely incorrect. And that is because, the epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest written text of literature in the world. If you look up (or in this case more reliable sources would be published material by universities and historians of notable academic legacy) it's quite easy to determine that 2100BC is around the time when the golden age of Hellas/ancient Greece flourished and a whole host of literature was being written around this time. This part can be confirmed very easily as there are numerous sources across mediaeval to Renaissance period through Victorian era writers all agreeing to that..people like Homer or Plato, Aristotle, Pythagoras, Euclid and many others were already writing text relating to all subjects under the Sun. As it is historically established and validated by archaeological research that the epic of Gilgamesh is indeed the oldest written piece of literature that only means it is impossible for it to have been written so late when Greeks have already began, shortly to be followed by the Chaldeans, Etruscans and Romans.
Absolutely, I think people often underestimate the attention span of the new generations; so to speak, if pyrocynical can release a 7 hour tv show video analysis and get millions of views, and similarly release other long form content to comparable success, I think mr pringle should feel more confident about long videos as well. As for this video, I was glued to the screen the whole way through, the absolutely ancient feel of the instrumentals as well as the alien sounding language it is sung in contrasted with the all too human and familiar feeling of melancholy mr pringle conveys in his singing makes for an enthralling video, which is to say that it completely immersed me in this 2500bc Sumerian funeral, I absolutely would've stuck around for the full thing.
Hearing Gilgamesh authentically performed, instead of simply reading it in a modern, Western format, is awe-inspiring.
🎯👍 have you listened to his Egyptian love song?
I wouldn't bet on it being authentic. I doubt enough information has survived to authentically reproduce music from that time. But I agree his interpretation is pretty!
@@Xezlec he’s doing his best attempt at authenticity informed by his research as well as his musical intuition concerning the historical instruments. Obviously you are right that’s it’s not gonna be exactly the same as ancient times though.
@@Xezlec everything is in the description
@@Xezlec Thank you.
You can almost imagine the lyre and drum reverberating in a palace hall made of stone... both eerie and majestic.
That would have been amazing.
In gardens, outside busy estates, in taverns and social centres, with the sounds of city and working life outside, on rooftops at night, perhaps echoed by others across urban landscape, as the warmth of the day fades.
Yes I saw that as well.
Imagine the king having 3 of these... all playing in parts... ancient dubstep.... jut saying
They built in mud, not stone
When he said "𒁀𒈿 𒄷 𒉡𒈬𒂊𒁕𒀭𒍣𒍣" I really felt that...
Nah jit trippin
Lol XD
When the top comment is a copy of another top comment because Babylon has sapped any creativity from your weak bones. Pretty sad.
𒃫 𒃺𒄤 𒄥 𒄦🤣🤣🤣
@@Chimbumberle haha yeah bro!!
With the technology of the present age, Peter Pringle has become a kind of Court Bard of ancient memory to the whole world. And for this we are most grateful.
irl Bard of College of Lore
It's like a time singularity: millenia-old lyrics and instruments are reborn and spread via internet. I am in awe
It is the magic of the written word, one is listening to the voice of someone who is already dust on the ground. It is indeed time travel. It's... impressive that even so we are able to beat time and experience first-hand the ideas of someone who no longer exists.
It's magic in the deepest sense
the internet is the modern library of alexandria.
but with videos instead of scrolls and tablets
@@hermeticascetic This library will too, burn down one day...
@@hermeticasceticand it can be easily burned like The Great Library as well...
@@Sxcheschkayou wish, you nhilist
I am Assyrian and every time I am so happy to hear voice of my original land and culture. Thank you so so so so so so so so so so much
@@talha7309 assyrians and babylonians were the descendant cultures from the mixing of the sumerians, akkadians and their neighbors; and the stories of sumer became the stories the assyrian people knew
@@talha7309 i meant specifically the amorites, chaldeans, arameans, and mountain peoples that migrated into lower mesopotamia
nah youre an arab lol
@@morpheusgreene2704 bro the syriac language is still spoken
@@pupyfan69 So is Sumerian cuneiform. That does not mean the original speakers are still alive.
I can't believe that lyre makes that sound, I only heard it in electronic music. So amazing that something so old makes such a sound. The music and singing are very loud and made it hard to look away. I'm amazed by the performance. How amazing it is to play an instrument that existed when man just started writing.
Apparently you have not heard the jew's harp! Perhaps there were even more ancient types of writing.
the aboriginal Didgeridoo, listen to it, straight up techno
If I were born 4,000 years ago, I definitely would have been hitting up all the Raves in the caves. 👁️
The sound of this lyre is amazing, yeah
I was expecting more of a bright round sound closer to a classical harp, not this deep haunting enchantments w/ a bit of a rattle that you're right, reminds me of modern electronic samples with an effect on it. It's beautiful & the bass drum complements it expertly.
Of course the play style is guess work unless we have descriptions which is certainly possible with all the tablets. Regardless it sucked me right in.
RIP Gilgamesh. 6000 years on we still remember you
The closest anyone has yet come to "immortality", and still way ahead in the lead-
Rip Spinosaurus, we still dont know how you vibed but I would bet he swam
@@KomradeKrusher Peoples (Including ⅔God ⅓Man People) die twice you know.
@@KomradeKrusher Alexander the Great definitely comes just as close. Arguably had the bigger impact too, not to take anything from Gilgamesh.
@@DefinitelyNotEmma Gilgamesh was older to Alexander than Alexander is to us. In fact, Gilgamesh was older to Achilles than Achilles was to Alexander.
F for Gilgamesh, we just lost a real one
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don't worry, he'll be back in 1994
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A few days ago, the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, Germany had to temporarily close down due to building renovations. The museum features the original bricks of the Ishtar Gates as well as a reconstruction of the Babylonian street of processions. The museum held a concert during which a small orchestra played Western classical music from the 17th - 19th century. A performance like the one in this video would have been so much more fitting, capturing the haunting lament of having to bid the Mesopotamian collection farewell for the next 14 years, until the renovations are done.
Truly, a missed opportunity.
Classic Germany not reading the room moment.
Would be an interesting place to perform Summerian music with the Gate there.
Portal expected.😉
Truly. Yes.
This slaps harder than anything the Akkadians ever dropped. This OG Tigris and Euphrates jam is FIRE. 🔥
Sargon was a punk.
You can hear the pain in the music. If Gilgamesh could not escape death, then the singer and audience are made aware of their own inevitable fate.
well said
Modern Technology: Hello, let me introduce myself.
(I know, we don't have immortality yet, but we're not far away.)
@@asterlofts1565I wonder... the distance between Earth and the center of the galaxy is close to you?
duuuuuuude...
goosebumps.
It also made it worse that when his comrade Enkidu died, we got a GOOD look at what awaited EVERYONE no matter their status or moral character. It was awful.
I just wanted to tell you that i previously played you for my students. I tried to explain the importance of the first written word and how everything after is building off of it, of the teachings of Gilgamesh and Enkidu. In the end we are stories told to our children and their children; and if we are very lucky , we will live longer in story than we lived in life. I don’t know if they understood, but I can hope. Your use of the translations of man’s earliest songs has meant so much to me. In the end, we are only a story to those who come after us, those we will never know.
Very much the same situation here - I played some of your work for my middle school English students and we all sat in awe. Absolutely love your work and the meaning of your work.
There are other ancient civilizations in other parts of the world that existed before and alongside the sumerians, along with writing, though. not everything is built off them. Many Indigenous peoples in what's now known as North and South America had writing systems, it's just colonizers literally burned and dug up and destroyed as much of they could of everything here.
High school teacher here, I've done the same.
Beautifully worded. Thank you 🙏🏼
@@artosbear It’s such a shame so much has been lost not just by the passage of time but also due to the arrogance of man…
eight minutes of this isn't too long, in fact, it's not long enough.
This performance gave me goosebumps.
I can't believe that was 8 minutes. I was raptured.
Just wow. The harp really sounds like the roaring 'Bull of Heaven' mentioned in Gilgameš. Closing a gap of 5000 years with the sound of this song is overwhelmingly direct. I touched 5000 year old Dolmen here in the Netherlands, but this a a new sensation altogether. Fantastic!
Bro that rock basically owns you now gl.
The way he hit that drum after singing "Gilgamesh" 😭
Hello dear,how are you doing,i hope your good?
Hello dear,how are you doing,i hope your good?
jeets
Hello dear,how are you doing,i hope your good?
Hello dear,how are you doing,i hope your good?
Music archeology always hits different. Thank you.
BECUASE, YOU LITERALLY CAN HEART IT.
@@asterlofts1565 AMEN
Not only could we handle it but many of us would feel honored if you could grace us with your full long version of this spectacular, expressive musical storytelling.
It’s not only educational but moving as well. Glimmers of history brought to life with true human beauty and feeling.
Indeed, I will listen and remember Gilgamesh.
I agree
DROP EVERYTHING! THE MAN THE MYTH THE LEGEND THE MASTER OF MUSIC HAS BLESSED US ONCE AGAIN
PRAISE BE!
HE HATH RETURNED WITH GIFTS FROM THE ANCIENT TIMES. REJOICE
new tablet just dropped
This is a certified Iltam Sumra Rashupti Ilatim moment. Nothing but respect!
God, I wish we taught our young history the way it was lived - by song, by story, by artifacts of past. Instead we give them dry books full of uninspired prose and then act surprised when so few of them truly feel the breathtaking, and sometimes heartbreaking, magnificence of our species' long, colorful past.
Your music is one of such wonderful windows into old history, Mr. Pringle. Listening to you recreate the epic of Gilgamesh like this truly makes it come alive, and I wish more people can experience this.
Gilgamesh died thousands of years ago, yet he still found immortality in the hearts and minds of countless people, as they learn his story and pass it on to others in a variety of forms. Your performance was outstanding.
gilgamesh is a fictional character.
@@platannapipidae9621that’s irrelevant, what he said still applies.
@@platannapipidae9621 It's very likely that the character was inspired by a real king the sumerians remembered as especially strong, as more often than not mythology comes from historical events being remembered trough word of mouth that gets exaggerated over time
I read the epic of gilgamesh because of your music while listening to your music and it almost transports you back to the time when Uruk was ruled by gilgamesh himself
"The unavoidable battle awaits you now"
Considering that Gilgamesh wanted to achieve immortality that's a verse with a lot of weight. Amazing.
In a way, he achieved it, if we are here, still aware of his epos.
That Lyre has such a haunting sound, i love it
LYRICS BELOW:
Here are the various lines sung by Mister Pringle in this video. They are taken from parts of “the Death of Gilgamesh.”
I have taken the liberty of writing them phonetically, instead of the syllabic transliteration available on the ETCSL (which can be misleading).
Several lines were sung but not quoted in the video. Those which are not sung but are quoted in the subtitles are included in [ brackets ]
If anyone would like, I can post the in-depth breakdown of the lines as well.
En Gilgameš, ba-nud, ḫur numuedanzizi
_~Lord Gilgamesh, he lays, never will he rise_
a-‘ur sag-sag, ba-nud, ḫur numuedanzizi
_~the one of most good limbs, he lays, never will he rise_
niĝ-erim [ingaz’a], ba-nud, ḫur numuedanzizi
_~[he who kills] wickedness, he lays, never will he rise_
Kur-gal, Enlile, aya diĝir-ene-ke
_~the great mountain, Enlil, father of the gods,...._
[en Gilgameš-ra] namzu namlugal-še īmde, til dari-še numunde
_~...to lord Gilgamesh he gave destiny of kingship, eternal life he did not give_
igi kugzu dug-dug’a ba-nud, ḫur numuedanzizi
_~he who spoke most wisdom, he lays, never will he rise_
lib-lib mada-e, ba-nud, ḫur numuedanzizi
_~the plunderer of the provinces, he lays, never will he rise_
ḫursaĝ ed-ede’a, ba-nud, ḫur numuedanzizi
_~he who climbed the mountain tops, he lays, never will he rise_
Ki dili namlūlu-kam, sa miribdug
_~the one place of mankind, it waits for you_
^sung but not quoted in video
[meš kar-ed nume’a, sa miribdug]
_~[the battle which cannot be fled, it waits for you]_
^this line is quoted in the subtitles but is absent in the video
ĝišnu namtar-ake, ba-nud, ḫur numuedanzizi
_~in the bed of decided fate, he lays, never will he rise_
kinu ūwa, ba-nud, ḫur numuedanzizi
_~on a couch? of sighs, he lays, never will he rise_
niĝgig ‘ak namlūlū-ke, nēn de’a maradug
_~that which is bane of mankind, this was told to you_
^sung but not quoted in video
[Ud kukku namlūlū-kam, sa miribdug]
_~[the darkest day of mankind, it waits for you]_
^this line is quoted but absent from the video
Ursaĝ, ba-nud, ḫur numuedanzizi
_~the hero, he lays, never will he rise_
ĝ= velar nasal
information rich! thank you
you're a god send! wanted to sing this but couldn't find the lyrics anywhere
couldnt find it anywhere thanks
That lyre is the possibly the best, most metal instrument I've ever heard, no distortion required 🙌🖤
This lyre belongs on the next Nile album!
No, the lyre is clearly wooden 🤓
@@oz_jonesit is golden, my man, and gold is metal
@@ФедяКрюков-в6ьnope-
Dude, the fact that you're still out here dropping these bangin' bops - absolutely righteous. Nothing but gratitude and love for you for just doin' you.
I still can't believe how much my guts can feel you singing, thanks for sharing your gift ❤️🙏🏻
I am so glad there are people like you who have the skill to construct and perform on these instruments - musical archeology brought to life.
I stumbled across this looking for something interesting to listen to. I thought I could play it in the background while while I read. I was wrong. I was struck down by the first notes, overwhelmed by the power of this ancient grief. I could do nothing. I weep now for a king over 5,000 years dead. Truly he has found the immortality he sought.
Something about this hits in a way nothing on the radio EVER could. You have awakened the ancient blood in all of us.
It's pretty amazing that we can get a taste of a performance that hasn't been heard for like 5000 years. I respect this dude so much for bringing this back and allowing us to have this experience.
This man is an absolute treasure. We are privileged to have him.
Lyrics + Your voice + this haunted, extraordinary, beautiful instruments = instant time travel. Thank you Master for that
Peter, we need a collection of all of your wonderful Sumerian music. Please, please, please!
Haunting sounds of the ancients. Beautiful.
This absolutely destroyed me.
No drug, no substance, no-magic-trick-brute-force-chemicals can do what this recording just did to me.
I literally broke down in tears.
I looked to the sky, mouth agape and sobbed.
What we’ve lost in all our generations is an atrocity.
Music like this is powerful, a forgotten sacrament.
It’s like peroxide on a dirty scrape.
God bless the men who’s work made this possible.
I appreciate your sincerity, but you need to stroke some grass.
@@ShifuCareaga Out here we don’t have grass. But, Y’know I’ll find some rocks to stroke or a cactus to hug.
@@tunnelrat1000 just don't lick it lol
You may be depressed if you cried to this. I’m not being sarcastic just look into it.
@@tunnelrat1000 you know in your heart man wasnt meant to step foot there.
Imagine. Just imagine still being sung about, remembered 5 thousand years after you lived. A mere mortal.
It blows my mind that I can listen to this, laments over a man who lived in times I cannot even fathom.
This is one the few things that the internet is still good for.
Imagine listening to this in a time where music was not as common as it is today. Majestic!
Oh hell yeah, i definitely needed this, have been struggling in university, but this has restored my vigor and i will prevail in this archaeology program!
Loving this absolute banger from 3000bc. Hope it'll become a classic
I didn't expect the harp to sound like that at all. It's so interesting the thought and knowledge that went into reconstructing this. I love your work.
i feel like i have been searching for the sound of that lyre for my entire life.
You do the ancients proud, good sir. Your work is as inspirational as it's sources, and I thank you for your efforts and applaud your talent.
the first hero of mankind, who overcame hedonism and lust and vanity and all the vices that drag us down, rose to courage to become a slayer of the nightmares that haunt us, faced the loss and the tragedy that we all experience, and never stopped defying the perceived futility of existence. GILGAMESH.
'The unavoidable battle awaits you now'; that's powerful stuff.
Peter, you are an extremely talented gent with a gift that this world deserves to see and appreciate. You are a man of pure culture and so interesting when it comes to your brain-enriching content. Me, for one loves Ancient Music and your beautiful reenactions make history come to life for me. Your voice is truly something else-powerful. And you play your magical instruments so perfectly, with such amazing discipline.
You are a real role-model to me, Peter and I truly appreciate your work. I admire the passion you have for music and your lovely scenery and how photogenic you are. I think your videos should be played by teachers in schools, as they are also quite educational, especially due to your scholarly descriptions.
Your talent enriches my knowledge and taste for the arts and high culture/academia.
I am a fan of yours! More power to you, Peter and may God Almighty Bless You always. Take care.
Here from reddit because I was lucky enough to stumble upon a clip and had to hear the whole thing. It's very rare that you're able to actually hear how much someone respects both the culture and antiquity behind something like an instrument or a piece of music and this is one of those rare instances. Gave me goosebumps for sure within the first line. It almost feels like I haven't paid the price of admission by simply clicking on it to experience it in its true form and medium. I feel like I should have had to climb a mountain and hike in the desert for a few months in order to be given the chance to hear this. You're doing history and future generations an extremely important service just by being who you are sir. Thanks so much for showing us these songs, tales and instruments in their raw form.
I would like to say that as an aspiring anthropologist, I believe what you are doing transcends musical reconstruction- it is archaeology at its finest! Gives archaeol
"It's OK Honey, the Yellow Wiggle playing the Ancient Harp of Doom does not exist and will not hurt you... I promise."
Yellow Wiggle playing Ancient Harp of Doom:
*EXISTS*
the yellow wiggle!!!! I can't unser it now
Babe, wake up! A new Peter Pringle musical archaeology video dropped!
Is Babe your mummy? : D
I MUST learn this song. real tears for the dead king... i will sing it every where, thanks Mr Pringle
oh my god, absolutely haunting and incredible. i feel transported 5000 years back.... thank you for this peter pringle, i love your work so much!!!
The lyre's sound is the most awe- and fright-inducing sound I have ever heard in my life. It resonated with something very primal in me, that I didn't know was there. This performance has in one instant, and singlehandedly changed something in the way I've always thought about music. Thank you, Sir.
Hi Peter, just so you know, I just bought an album of a jazz pianist I discovered on UA-cam yesterday. About a year ago, I bought Dancing Alone because I wanted to support you. If you ever bundle your ancient music in some way, I'd be very interested. Thanks, as always, for your unique work.
This is music archaeology at its finest. Thank you for sharing this with the world.
Truthfully, Mr. Pringle, I could listen to this for hours. Thank you!
That low buzz instrument sounds like something you'd hear with a wavetable synth. Damn cool!
Mr. Pringle, I'm a great fan of your work and I must say that it always pains me when I read that you've felt the need to edit and cut down the full performances into smaller segments. Personally, I'd love to see and hear the full length works!
In any case, this was beautiful, and timed very well considering the recent news that a whole new tablet from the Epic of Gilgamesh has just been discovered!
I think he is just asking us? So we are saying yes
Whenever I lose my faith, I return to the sounds of Sumer. Thank you for keeping the epics of our species truly alive. When nothing else can inspire, there will always be: song.
Your voice is absolutely incredible!!!
I will not get tired listening to this epic. I feel like i am living in that old period.
POV: You had just finished the day's work in the fields and you're having a pint with the lads in Uruk proper.
More like a highly professional court musician - and you sweaty field workers are whipped well out of earshot.
personally, I would have more than handled the missing 8 mins! - so please, do release the full unexpedeited version .... as this , kind sir...is crackling!!! - I would love to hear a recording of just hte harp resonating along with the drum, and perhaps some kartals for percussive moments alongside...such sounds to revive, I adore...x
Great thank you to museum curators and serious keeper of ancient musical history Peter Pringle! Amazing to hear this and imagine what it would be like to hear this in ancient Sumeria.
RIP GILGAMESH U WERE A REAL ONE
ikr he literally only died because he wanted to take the immortality weed to his ppl
@@imperialofficer6185 classic hero arc
@@morpheusgreene2704 and in the end was only one who achived immortality thanks to these sick beats
He still lives and continues to fight in the Holy Grail war.
Lololol
Absolutely loved this performance and I assure you, I wouldn't mind it to be longer. This song creates a space where one wants to stay for a while, and it's a bit sad when it's over
Hello dear,how are you doing,i hope your good?
@@davidmoore2325 hello, I'm good, thank you for asking
@@davidmoore2325 creepy ass old man
Como sempre sua música nos transporta a tempos remotos. Magnífico.
One of my favorite videos on all of youtube. Thank you sir, this will never not be amazing. Shivers down my spine every time I click it.
Every day there is a new Gilgamesh video is a day the world gets a little brighter.
Damn. Amazing as always. And I would never have imagined the kind of unearthly sounds this lyre makes.
Peter, I'm so grateful for your historical research, your re-creations of ancient instruments, and your marvelous voice. Thank you so much for your wonderful videos. Keep 'em coming!
That lyre is unlike ANYTHING I have ever heard in my life. And now after finishing the video I am genuinely shedding tears. This is amazing, not only because of the masterful composition, but because it is thousands of years old, and millions upon millions still have the ability to hear it to this day.
Excellent performance and interesting video. Speaking of ancient relics, glad to see Windows Movie Maker is still kicking. 👍
This is absolutely wonderful but what really makes it shine is (IMO) the description! Seeing the archaelogical background research requiered just to make it possible for us to hear this anthem is absolutely delightful, and I thank Mr. Pringle profusely for taking the time to include it!
This is beautiful, awe inspiring.. I was speechless from the moment he hit the drum and plucked the string of the Lyre 😌
Mesmerizing! Kudos to you, Peter Pringle, for your painstaking scholarship and your powerful performance -- a window into our deep past.
By Lord Gilgamesh this is Insanely AMAZING
Hello dear,how are you doing,i hope your good?
i am glad modern archeologists are making an effort to bring back not just trinkets of the long-gone civilizations they dig up but their culture and their way of life as well this really gives me an idea thru their music how they lived
Thank you Mr. Pringle. This is awesome and above Historical importance. Amazing you got this translated and performed, for the WORLD to hear again.
Wow. Wild. Haunting. Fantastic! You are an incredible musician, singer, performer, AND bearer of history's treasures sir!
ALBUM WHEN please I’m begging
thank you SO MUCH for this, I can`t express how deeply mooved I am to hear this poem sung, thank you thank you thank you
I am from Bahrain 🇧🇭 Gilgamesh eternity place. This Tune is so strong, as it speaks to my heart. Waaaw
Looking forward to the upload of the full length video.
There's always been something about the presentation as you have made it but, in the last ten years, your voice has become the perfect instrument for this epic. You do the original proud.
I am the father of a 1 year old girl and 2 year old boy, and often on the mornings we all just lay in bed, talking slowly waking up, usually the Kids get more and more energetic as they wake up and become impatient for us adults be more active as well. I put on this song and both Kids completely froze and were spellbound, it is just one of many performances by you our little family enjoy.
This is so beautiful, i want to listen to all your videos again! It would be amazing if you did a full version of the epic of Gilgamesh or another work of art! I saw in many of your video description that you edit down many of your performance and i just wanted to say...people gladly watch 2 hours long videos on UA-cam nowadays, so i dont think anyone would be bothered by a longer videos - on the contrary! I could listen to you sing forever !
What an incredible performance. What an incredible instrument. I'm so deeply thankful for your work and your passion! I feel transported to a very foreign world
Appreciate how much you put into your performances. From this end it looks like you give it all you've got. Thank you for that.
So first Enkidu dies and now Gilgamesh?! Bro's it's not looking good for Sumer...
Excelente!!
Escuchar a Peter es transportarse al pasado.
Gracias!!
the King of Heroes Gilgamesh
The first hero of humanity and Uruk's wise King to close their eyes to the world
Neat found the fate reference
Thank you once again for your work Peter!
What a beautiful of work to have this all re-constructed :) Thank you!
O som dessa lira antiga parece ser algo vindo das profundezas do Universo.
I love that you can see the performer through the window created by the lyre...
Thank you for this beautiful performance, Mr. Pringle! Your works had inspired me to read the Epic of Gilgamesh. I wish the next performance will be even longer, because I can never get enough of this kind of music!❤
Hello dear,how are you doing,i hope your good?
@@davidmoore2325 wtf