House of the Rising Sun - Hildegard von Blingin’ & Algal the Bard (Bardcore | Medieval Style)
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- Опубліковано 10 чер 2022
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We're pleased to present you with not one, but two Bardcore covers! Algal played every instrument you hear, and I provided the vocals. You'll find the other cover, Dust in the Wind, on Algal's channel in the link above.
About the art:
Illustration of Algal the Bard by me
15th Century Bathhouse, Konrad Kieser Ms. of 1405, coloured. (Recoloured from black and white by me)
** LYRICS **
There is a house in Orléans
They call the Rising Sun
It has been the ruin of many a soul
And Lord I know I'm one
Mother was a tailor
She sewed my chaperon
My father was a gambling man
Down, in Orléans
The only thing a gambler requires
Is a satchel and his luck
And the only time he’s satisfied
Is when he’s in his cups
Oh mothers tell thy children
Not to do what I have done
I spent my life in sin and misery
In the House of the Rising Sun
I’ve one foot in the stirrup
The other on the ground
I shall return to Orléans
To be lost, and never found
There is a house in Orléans
They call the Rising Sun
It has been the ruin of many a soul
And Lord I know I'm one
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I remember when this was released in 1516. I celebrated my 18th year of life, I loved this song. I had the bards play it on loop till their fingers bled. Good old times!
When I was 18, I was taking care of my grandchildren, didn’t have a time to play. Besides, I lost my leg during Crusade, so I wasn’t a dancing type.
I had the bards play it at mine 18th year celebration as well! However mother did not approve of the song's tale so they were silenced before the finale.
That was you in 1516? Mine throat still has not recovered from singing this blasted song for hours during that celebration
@@monotonescreaming649 I love you guys! 😭🤣🤣🤣
@@juniorndlovu2291 Aw, and my heart doth extend love to you, friend. While we're at this, my bard troupe has discount for birthdays, baptisms, proms, and random acts of anarchy. Send a pigeon with event details
It has been a pleasure working with you. When you collaborate with someone who knows how to do things well, everything seems easier.
Glad you got your channel back fast enough to put these out!
Just wow...
The best collaboration I've ever heard
The two of you should cooperate more often! Each of you is great, together you are unbelievable! Loved the two songs!
Brilliant! Una maravilla 🤩
Fun fact: "The House of the Rising Sun" is said by some to date back to the 16th-century ballad "The Unfortunate Rake" while others believe it to come from 17th-century "Matty Groves". Either way, this song has some pretty complicated and unclear origins!
I never knew this but Matty groves is an underrated banger. I wouldn’t be surprised if they were related.
Pretty sure Hildegard predates them, dude. This is the original.
Where did you find this information? All I can find is that it probably dates back to the 18th century.
The tune I know for Matty Groves is completely different to this one, are there two melodies for the lyrics out there?
Two at least, and neither of the ones I know (the arrangement Fairport Convention used, and the version Doc Watson used) sound much like House of the Rising Sun.
My God, her voice. That first high note gave me chills.
Seriously, same.
Me too.
@@loreleilowell1267 your comment got me to listen that again, and again, that first high note..wow
@@DJcs187 Really is absolutely amazing her voice
🤩
This song is an old folk song, that The Animals often are attributed for creating.
I always tell people that when it plays, but they just say, "Shut it, nerd!" and take my lunch money.
It's as old as the hills!
Which is doubly criminal because The Animals actually ruined the lyrics. The original is sung from the perspective of a prostitute, "it's been the ruin of many a poor girl," but the lead singer of The Animals refused to call himself a girl, changed the lyrics, and made the song make no sense.
On the opposite side of the coin, it cannot be understated what a difference the Animals' arrangement makes- traditional arrangements put the meter in a 4-beat pattern, and the Animals have the sole claim to the innovation to put the song in a 3-beat meter and arrange instrumental arpeggios behind the melody. In my opinion those two changes make the song that much more haunting.
Worry not fellow man of culture! I've yet to meet a bully rook that hath been faster than mine arrow!
It's debated upon music historians where exactly it orginated, but it is usually agreed upon that the first time such a song was written down was around early 1500s England. The mention of Orleans was in the states however, most likely after aquiring New Orleans and the Louisiana Territory.
When a new Hildegard video comes out, it’s going to be a good day.
❤️
*fair day
Can I request some ABBA please? I'd love to see what you could do with one of their songs.
Verily, the day shall be quite fair when Lady von Blingin doth descend from her cloister.
Cool fact, the city of Orleans was named after Emperor Aurelian, who among many other great and glorious accomplishments was one of the first rulers of Rome who worshipped the Sun God Sol Invictus. Just thought this was cool as the first line goes "There is a house in Orleans they call the Rising Sun".
When it comes to bardcore, Algal is the best when it comes to instruments and Hildegard is the best when it comes to vocals. And now the two of them have joined forces and brought balance to the bardcore universe!
Thanos would be pleased.
Fact
I just saw that very same comment of yours under Algal's dust in the wind
Yea and verily!
I might never have discovered bardcore if not for HvB (specifically, the 15c. original of "Somebody that I Used to Know").
That said, saying she's "the best" for vocals implies that there are others in the running; are there? So far, all bardcore videos I've found are either all-instrumental or HvB.
It's kinda cool that The House of the Rising Sun has its roots somewhere in the Middle Ages, and with your cover, it has come full circle.
Exactly what I was thinking!
Yes, it's an old English folk song.
Explains why it requires so few lyrical changes!
@@Cordelia-again Yes, set in Lowestoft, the most Easterly settlemt, hence The Rising Sun.
Ah yes. I see you too are a person of culture
Oh man, two of my favorite Bardcore UA-camrs together. Life doesn't get much better!
Proper Folk musician, him. Also, love the revisions on the lyrics, with the old Orleans and all.
@@SeymoreSparda Yeah, nothing against MIDI, but recorded live music feels so much more honest and sincere. More... real.
This song makes me want to attack one of the Italian city states on the morrow
@@Brigand231 Also, genuine instruments will have limitations in the tempos, keys etc they can play; plus there'll be slight variations in when notes are played, dynamics, attack / decay etc - so it will feel a lot more authentic than taking apart the existing MIDI and just swapping / removing some instruments.
@@mittfh Gotta agree, live instruments always sound best, especially genre or age specific instruments. The only trade off is the ability to purchase, maintain and perform on those instruments, versus downloading software and sounds and just writing. There's no question which one is the higher quality product though, and the effort and will power required to get there are so admirable.
1:32 I don't know if this is 100% intentional, but the lyric:
"and the only thim he is satisfied is when he is in his cups."
Works on so many levels!
- i'd have to check my sources, but I do believe that in the 14th (still very much in the late medieval time period) century, the suits of card games were swords, clubs, coins, and (drum roll, please) *Cups*.
So it works as a "medieval-isation" of the original lyric, as a euphemism for excess alcohol consumption *and* as a possible reference to the iconography of playing cards and gambling of the era!
This tickled my nerdy brain, and I thought I'd share!
Those are the current spanish set of cards (naipes) we use to play games with. Swords (espadas), clubs (bastos), coins (oros) and cups (copas).
Reminds me of Tarot cards which have swords, cups, pentacles, and wands.
Commenting mainly to attract the blessing of St. Algorythmis so more people may hear this enchanting song! It's so gorgeous, I'm breathless. Thank you so much as always for sharing your talent and I hope you collaborate with Algal the Bard again!
The blessing of St Algorythmis 😂😂😂😂 That is brilliant!
@@lenamoser3888 :D I picked it up from Aavak's UA-cam comments. (Not a music channel, but he has a lovely voice all the same.)
I usually say " I need to pet the very moody cat" instead of St. A :P
Brilliant. One of the Greatest Saints for sure
Well met, fellow Dapperling!
Gorgeous harmonies!!!!
Agreed and hey Whitney!!!
Thanks Whitney! ♥️
I am so happy to see a new clip. Thanks.
True.
Hey there Janet 😆😍.
Loved the fact that as New Orléans in USA didn't exist in Middle Ages, they replaced it by Orléans in France. Amazing work, by the way!!! Your voices are beautiful and sweet
similarly the modern "On a Drunk" is swapped out for the old timey 'In his Cups"
I loved that too!
There’s actually an Orleans Vermont
@@jaytheslav6588
Yes, but Orleans in France is a bit older (by almost 2000 years).
Fun fact, the predecessor city of Orleans was sacked, burned and destroyed by Julius Caesar!
Obbiously New Orleans was named after Orleans
Another great medieval version of a classic song. Handy how the modern "New Orleans" has the same syllables as the French "Orleans" 😁
Funny, because French usually pronounces like half the apparent syllables.
Not really, considering the almost-universal pronunciation of New OR-lins is not the way it is pronounced by those who live there. Orleans, both old and new ARE French, after all.
@@debrawhited3035 Would be "Or-lei-ahn" closer?
@@EllAntares - actually, it's closer to N'-WAH-lins
Folk songs lend themselves well to this genre, its almost like a full circle back to the medieval style.
Verily, 'tis a dream come true: to have the golden voice of Lady Hildegard accompanied by the peerless instrumental talents of Sir Algal. I salute ye twain!
finally someone who understandeth this tongue!
Would absolutely love to hear hildred sing some of Tolkiens songs
Absolutely! *The Road Goes Ever On* or *The Last Goodbye*
Edit to add: *The Ent and the Entwife* would be a perfect fit as well.
Yes!
Yolanda Mott and Adele McAllister are my favourites of that genre.
These would absolutely be the death of me
Don't forget Beren and luthien tinuviel
I had a dnd campaign where my character was Rai Zen Tsun, the gambling wizard with a heavy cowboy theme. I would quote the song all the time, it was pretty much his whole backstory.
this would have been perfect for that, what good memories
Amazing, thanks for sharing! They live on in legend.
A current GURPS campaign I play in uses a recent 'old Scots language version' of 'on melancholy hill' as a theme within the game.
But it's title theme is 'promontory' from the 'Last of the Mohicans' soundtrack.
But did he also know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, know when to run?
The first full D&D campaign I wrote had a tavern just outside the city on a cliff called First Plot Point. It was older than the city and was the first building constructed. The tavern is called 'The Way' Inn. The campaign revolves around getting into and exploring the cursed abandoned fortress on the mountain above.
Sadly, the four times I ran that campaign before I rewrote it, no one ever stayed at THE WAY INN on FIRST PLOT POINT because I'd named one of the taverns in the city 'The House of The Risen Son' a gambling hall, brothel and flop house. Seems everyone wanted to go to the second place... humming a familiar tune.
Funny, I'm using it now as the theme for a sub-boss in my dnd campaign! The party hears a different version of it whenever one of his agents ambushes them.
I love the updated lyrics that relocate the song from New Orleans (USA) to Orleans (France) in centuries past. Purity of the vocals adds to the charm of this version too!
I will never get tired of Hildegard's voice. Legitimately one of the most beautiful and powerful voices I've ever had the pleasure of listening to, and the higher she goes the greater it is. Amazing control.
That "to be lost and never found" is a great example of how epic these lyric changes can be!!
This is the music I play/sing during DnD as a Bard.
I had a friend who would sing the Sir Robin song. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Just today I sang We Will Rock You to encourage our barbarian, who got challenged to a one-on-one fight in order for us to proceed to the next level of the dungeon. Did the stomp-stomp-clap bit and everyone joined in- it was great!
@@pLanetstarBerry My DM has a homebrew for Bardic Inspiration…Instead of only choosing one other party member, all members get to reroll any attack, check, or save they fail. Think it’s only suppose to last 1 in-game minute.
I’ve started with “I see a little silhouette of a man…” and then the next person…etc…
I'm sending a link to this to the other members of my campaign!!
This voice. It soothes my soul and take my ails away. Now I know what the sailors of yore went thru when they heard the siren song.
Love the lyrical interpretation "a satchel and his luck" ive always seen the lyrics in chord books say "a suitcase and his trunk" but in the animals verision you could almost hear trunk as charm and to me it makes more sense and ive always sung it that way, whys he need two bags of things.. i see him as having a suitcase thats contents are a mystery and his so charming with charisma he can gamble with people who think he has something to gamble but really his got a toothbrush and a half empty flask in there or a newspaper
The harmony on the second worse gave me goosebumps, this is actually some really amazing work.
(Edit): The flute solo is also perfection.
*verse
Awe thank you, and yes, I think Algal did an amazing job with the flute.
It’s a recorder.
@@53pdj Which is a fipple flute, so I guess Randa isn't completely wrong although I imagine they had a transverse flute in mind. Mind you, the transverse flute did begin to appear in the 14th century, but it didn't become widely known until later.
Right in time when im on the low, i feel like there is a hand holding me from the top of the cliff. Thanks for keeping my sanity
Even that feeling can't last forever. Hang on, friend.
Thank you, i don't know whats wrong with me last night. Maybe just mood swing before sleep or i'm really that depressed. But, i feel so much better after i've got enough sleep(because this is sunday and i don't have to go to work haha). And yeah this song is the one that brought me to sleep, thank you once again
@@farhansangaji5029
"And once the storm is over you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure, in fact, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what the storm's all about."
-Kafka "On the Shore"
I wasn't expecting for the vocal part. GOD THAT'S GLORIOUS
I'm convinced this is the original lyrics. It's so damn good, I even started dancing to it. Life in medieval times might has sucked major ass, but their music was fucking amazing.
As soon as I saw House of the Raising Sun, I had to click on it straight away as I absolutely love the song. This was perfect and I'm in love with it.
Hail, oh great Hildegard! Tis’ one of my favorite songs that thou hast bequeathed us with! Mine gratitude doth be full in my chest, and I thank thee for thy contribution to this here day!
Well spoken, sir Justis. Shakespear doth be proud of said eloquence.
Ooohhh! You can tell Hildegard wanted to do this cover for a while... She went HARD on the vocals! It's great!
First of all: absolutely stunning.
But second: this is getting creepy. Had House of rising sun stuck in my head the last few days, rewatched most of your songs and now this comes out...
Hehe perhaps I read your mind.
@@Hildegardvonblingin Mayhaps you did...
On an unrelated note, where did I leave the tin foil?
same thing happened to me omg...
Oh Lord, I’m in musical heaven! May I be lost and never found! 🎼❤️ The subtle animation is great too, does not distract from the full enjoyment of the heavenly singing and music.
Thank you so much, that's very kind. :)
The slight animation haunts the piece well.
Wait, is there any animation apart from the sun rising?
@@lnt305 Algal's foot slightly moving. I didn't Notice it at first.
The return of our queen, and with a banger no less! This is amazing work, keep it up
If there's a better singer than Hildegard von Blingin' on UA-cam, then I've never heard them. She is absolute perfection! A voice of purest silver that carries you away to distant lands and olden times, soaring like a bird high and far above the sea of mediocrity drowning the rest of the world.
Красиво до такой степени, что даже матом ругаться не хочется.
Спасибо за великолепную песню.
Русский комментарий.)
It’s a miracle how you sing, I love it so sincerely
Oh I've been waiting ages for more!!
Anyone else find this voice so beautiful it makes you cry?
Algals music is fantastic as well 👍
Fan*tas*tic adaptation.
I was really impressed by your interpretation, not just in terms of adapting the instruments, but also with the lyrics. As soon as the song started, I wondered if you'd substitute 'Orleans' for New Orleans, and was tickled to see you had. I laughed out loud when you switched out 'on a drunk' for 'in his cups.' 'Satchel and luck' for 'suitcase and trunk,' 'chaperon' for 'blue jeans,' absolutely brilliant. This could have been an actual song from medieval times!
You are a dream, I've wanted your version of this song for so long so thank you!
The humor of these pieces is wonderful, but it is eclipsed by the pleasure derived from the sheer beauty of the songs. ❤️
Hey, as a Latin student I'd like to begin a Latin cover;
Domus in Orleante est, "solem crescendum" nominatur.
"Sol crescendus" sounds totally like a tavern name in medieval Paris. Whilst having this song in my head and being a student at a gymnasium, my brain automatically forced me to sing the song in Latin, which sounded actually pretty fun.
I never got any further than the first line though, so please feel free to add the rest of the Latin lyrics for this song. I think it will sound pretty cool.
For latin you should say " cenabum " (gaulish first name) or " aurelianis "(latin second name of the city ) not " orléans "
In Latin you shouldn't use the prepositions with cities, e.g. Romae - in Rome.
@@user-mq4ge1sb7y It's mediaeval Latin though. Anything goes in that case. ;) Or at least the rules are a little more flexible.
(Let me scare thee with the "puto quod" construction. :P )
Oh Hildegarde, thank you! And thank you to Algal! You two are my dream collaboration, truly. More, please!
Your music is the perfect accompaniment to one another. Your words, Hildegarde, are so expertly rendered to fit both the original and the Medieval setting. And your beautiful calligraphy and illuminations are just stunning! I regret I have but one thumbs up to give this video! I’ll be passing it on to all and sundry. Thank you, thank you. :)
omg thank you!! this is my favorite song!!! your voice is stunning
My two favorite bardcore artists, covering one of my favorite songs. It's a good day.
Thank you for this release to day. While my wife and daughter is out today visiting her Grandmother’s. Just finished grilling myself a steak 🥩 and enjoying a martini 🍸 as I dine. I have had these two lovely releases from you and Abel. Thank you for making a meal for one an otherworldly experience.
Not regretted being swayed by this song's gorgeous thumbnail. Her covers are so majestic. I hope she can sing a duet with Aurora❤
God, you're both such icons, I love you. Also you sound like a literal angel. Stunning work!
So much talent. I love this
I was searching in the comments the lyrics people make and then she starts to sing...satisfyingly chills
Your voice is absolutely piercing, and I cant think of a better song to Medivilify. Great work, honestly one of the best songs I've heard in months.
Amazing work as usual :)
Hotel California?
That could be cool!
Fantastic! I think Bardcore is becoming my new favourite genre! 👍
Thou art late to this feast, but well met nonetheless!
Mine too!
Who'd have guessed, the exact same story playing out in both Old and New Orléans?
The instrumentation is perfect! Always a joy to listen to Ms. von Blingin'
Also, the little animated Algal the Bard with his lute made me smile!
We have been blessed!!! This made me fall in love with this song all over!
I always love the accompanying art, and cant imagine how much work and resources it must be to find and adjust the art for the song :)
you can't hit those high notes with such clarity that's illegal
Ahh, and there it is, the quality covers I long for.
When I'm saying all your video is worth the wait, I know damn well that it's true
I once found some very old sheet music in a 2nd hand book store that had a 1920s or 30s version of House Of The Rising Sun. It was meant to be sung by a woman and the "house" was clearly a brothel, which makes a bit more sense than a gambling house with some of the lyrics.
This song feels like it could genuinely be in a fantasy series
The Two Best Bardcore UA-camrs collaborating is something I've wanted for SOOO LONG and it has not disappointed. Incredible cover 😍👏❤️
Superb music ngl
Forget about Hayley Westenra - what a beautiful voice Hildegard offers.
as an artist I can't remember if I ever drew a building with such misplaced perspective. kudos to the artist for getting every piece so amusingly wrong, I don't think my hand would obey in doing such an illustration.
Another banger as always m'lady. Might I recommend the The Rains Of Castamere, I know you considered it in the past would definitely do well with the spinoff coming.
That would be a good one.
Even more than usual, this one sounds timeless in your arrangement. Amazing work as always!
Thank you Hildegard, please continue with your amazing music ❤
I love the tiny detail of the person’s leg swinging ever so slightly. An unnecessary detail, but still really cool
I literally can't find the words to describe how in love I am with this! Both of you are such incredibly talented creators, no wonder that together you've produced an absolute masterpiece
The land of the rising sun!
Goosebumps. I'm back in France. In that old tavern by the river. In Orleáns. I see it.
Perhaps your best yet! With all the various mentions of its origin, it's also interesting to note that the oldest official recording in the States was as Rising Sun Blues by Tom Ashley and Gwen Foster. There are also early recordings from the hills of Kentucky by Georgia Turner and Bert Martin, both also as Rising Sun Blues.
One of my favourite songs and a fantastic rendition. Well done M'Lady
May I request you cover a Dire Straits song? I'd love to hear a Medieval version of Sultans of Swing or I want my MTV
Thanks for posting this video
Second for Sultans of Swing, though I'm curious what period equivalent she'd come up with for MTV.
Sultans of Swing would be so cool!
I didn't realize how bad I wanted a bardcore sultans of swing till now
@@BonaparteBardithion- My thoughts exactly 😃 MTV is not my favourite Dire Straits song (although the album is brilliant) but how do you convert it to Medieval 😃 (I guess the line about moving microwave ovens etc could become "got to move the cess pit"
Sultans of Swing, what a great idea.
Excellent as always. I wonder, though, if "I know that *I'm* one" is normal medieval usage. It seems to my completely unstudied ear that "I am" would have fit better, though perhaps it just wouldn't work with the meter of the lyrics.
Also, I enjoyed picturing y'all having to figure out what item of clothes both fit into the original and rhymmed with "Or-lay-ahn" instead of "Or-leens." I.e. "chaperon" instead of "new blue-jeans." It works especially well as (like jeans) the chaperon was a common-person's utilitarian garment that later was taken into high fashion. So, it feels similar that his mother sewed his new ___ rather than providing an expensive one, as he set off to make his fortune.
I’m was common when spoken and I am was used for emphasis.
Absolutely wonderful! Hildegard's voice is as beautiful as ever, and huge respect to whoever rewrote the lyrics in such a clever manner.
This is the shit I live for. Will be listening to this on repeat all day tomorrow while working...
so excited for this !!
Again you did such an amazing job💕 all the work that went into it is much appreciated!
Lyrics are so good in all your covers. The removal of "New" in this one and the Chaucer line in Hero.
I can't help but conjure to mind that this version is sung by Esméralda from the Hunchback of Notre Dame. She performs with her caravan for the common people of France, enticing them with her beauty and recalling her own sorrowful life story through the lyrics (with tambourine accompaniment). While she never knew her real mother and father, she knows she's trapped in this life and warns mothers not to let their children stray down the same path.
With the last verse before the refrain ("I've one foot on the stirrup"), it's not hard to imagine the guards are approaching are about to run them out of town. So of course, they have to pack up and escape quickly, continuing the endless cycle of never having a home and being "lost and never found."
It's truly amazing the kind of storytelling these Bardcore interpretations can create. Thank you so much!
This song fits bardcore so well!
I can't tell you how happy I am to hear new music from you - and then to get a double feature with Algal, what a TREAT. Thanks to both of you for bringing some light in these tiring times
This collaboration is a match made in heaven. Thanks for blessing us with those divine sounds, both of Hildegard's voice and Algal's multi-instrumentalism.
Hildegard, It has been far too long since we were last graced with one of your beautiful songs. This latest came at a time when I could really use inspiration on this level. Thank you (and Algal the Bard) for your contributions and collaborations. There isn’t any aspect of this offering that isn’t outstanding. Long may you bless us with such fine music.
This gave me the chills ❤️ ❤️
Bravo!!!! 👏 👏 👏
The only thing better than a new Hildegard release is discovering it's your favourite song of all time
This was nothing short of spectacular. Chills.
Nice touch changing New Orleans to Orleans in France. Well done! Your pitch is so spot on.
YES IT WILL BE GREAT
Excellent change of lyrics to match the theme. Well played, well sung, just gorgeous piece of music.
On a lark I went searching for bardcore music for something to listen to while doing my weaving. Imagine my joy to discover you had a new cover of a much beloved song, posted only a day ago. The smile this has brought me is beyond measure and the skill of its artists knows no equal.
Hilde is back😎
Well I had barely finished typing in the Bard's channel that I would love to hear more from you two together and I get this notification as I hit enter... This is a good day.
Damn Hildegard now at 836K subs I think I can remember when there were 20K and then bard-core exploded.
This is quite simply, unadulterated pleasantness - your crisp voice, the impeccable arrangement, the flowing instruments... Not to mention that this is one of my favourite songs, modern or medievally re-imaged. I still vividly remember how the version by another great artist, @the_miracle_aligner, released almost two years ago and sung in Old French(!), brought me into the glorious world of bardcore... Sweet memories. Rock (or I shall say, lute) on!