Update for folks interested in the MP3 - Just added it to the Shop page over on my Patreon. Here's the Shop link: www.patreon.com/MichaelKelly/shop Or for a link that takes you directly to the song so you don't have to search around for it: www.patreon.com/MichaelKelly/shop/song-of-roland-rosalind-jehanne-cover-418191?source=storefront - If you're interested in multiple songs and want to save money, I also have MP3's available bundled into 5-song EP's for about 30% off. Also, be sure to buy directly through the Patreon store page, rather than through iOS. Apple charges you up to 50% more for using the app, and NONE of that extra cost goes to support the artist.
@@dexterkrammer1089 Roland likely did exist though, and likely did die in a last stand as the songs said, as the existence of Charlemagne and his 12 Paladins/Peers is factually verifiable
@@dexterkrammer1089 we don’t, all we know is he likely died in this supposed last stand, which *frank*-ly is good enough for me and my own personal satisfaction
The present of this old melody and lyrics is composed by the tongues of its all and will never be forgotten by the brains which don`t understand, what the real matter of life is. Time is the present and Future is as exciting as the past with one difference: The one You know, the other one You don`t. That, what is prayed, love and acceptance, grace, kindness is stumped into the swamp of blood, sickness, lies. Maybe it was so, all the time.
I was just thinking yesterday "Why aren't there any real bards anymore?" Sure there's music, but real storytelling not so much. A study on chivalry brought me here and I've learned more of the story of Roland from this song than all that I read.
It's definitely worth your time to check out some other stuff by Rosalind Jehanne. This song is pretty typical for her writing style (which is to say, incredibly good). As for the info that I included in the song notes, unfortunately I ran up against UA-cam's character limit and had to cut the text short. If I remember right, I'd written up another two or three paragraphs that I wasn't able to fit. My Google-fu turned up a bunch of info on this one.
BardMichaelKelly Are you familiar with the Norwegian take on the song of Roland that I've seen around? I can't make out the english text in the videos with lyrics. Definitely will check into more of Jehanne's work, I'm actually learning these songs for my sons.
I recommend Iron Hart (or white hart) albums by Samantha Moore. Theres some good bards performing for SCA and other interesting folk- ya just have to find them. I’m also a fan of neo-folk and filk music... I found an SCA playlist with some good bardic songs but I cannot remember who did the dong about agincourt.
The Song of Roland is one of my favorite medieval tales. Many years did I try to memorize it as a storyteller. I love this song. It does justice to the epic tale.
Help me out here, folks. Why is this song so much wildly more popular than almost everything else on my channel? Seriously, it's over 2 years since I posted it, and it continues to get more views every couple of days than a lot of my vids have seen altogether. Don't get me wrong.. I love that it gets so much attention. I just can't figure out why this song gets all of the love while others don't. Like, even the other Mistress Rosalind song that I've covered, which is one of the more popular ones, doesn't have close to half of the views that Roland has. Thoughts?
I found this looking to show my son the history behind our name, well done sir. Your song takes me back 1243 years to the Battle of Roncevaux Pass. Cheers!
I believe I found your channel through this song. I was looking up The Song of Roland after remembering having heard of it years before. I still think this is one of your best pieces, even though I do like several others. However, I believe the UA-cam algorithm has picked up that this song is related to other versions of The Song of Roland, and the legend of that knight. People searching for his history will bring up searches related to this song. The Fruit of the Yew, by contrast, has significantly less directly related searches. Add that this is an excellent rendition that people would be willing to re-listen to, and you get significant total viewtime on this video, so the algorithm promotes it more, the total viewtime increases ... I think you see the picture.
Most of the views are probably me :D I like it because of the pace and energy of your performance, as well as the progression and completion of the story. My second favourites are Battle of Maldon (great energy but it's not as catchy) and the Fruit of the Yew (which is also a good story but a bit slower)
In the card game Yu-Gi-Oh there are cards based around the story of Roland and Charlamange and i wanted to know the history behind it. Thats how i found this video :D
The Norman French version was sung in the lead-up to the Battle of Hastings. Charlemagne represented William of Normandy. The lyrics feature cameos by Geoffrey of Anjou and Eudon of Brittany, both of whom contributed soldiers for the conquest. Since in history/legend, Oliver, Roland and Turpin all died, the soldiers of the rear-guard (Bretons, Angevins, and men of Maine and Poitou) were expecting to perish. Instead, the way the battle played out, Charlemagne put himself in mortal danger, until wise Oliver (played by Alan Rufus) single-handedly slew half the Moorish vanguard, while Roland (the gung-ho Brian of Brittany, Alan's brother) led the rear-guard to annihilate the rest of it, and Turpin (Odo of Bayeux) rallied the fleeing French (Normans).
For what i've read, only one chronicler of the battle wrote about a trouvere knight named Ivo Taillefer singing the (then only oral version) of the Song of Roland on the eve of the battle, then re-singing it in order to taunt Harold's army, killing two english soldiers, then got killed.
@@aaronbailey7909your throwing insults to a man who has been dead for thousands of years. So I think you are the one unworthy of the Internet. I mean he's bones now mate I don't think he really cares about your insecurities and insensitivity.
This figure has been remembered in England, France, and Germany. Maybe more countries. Imagine being a hero even in countries you fought against…1200 years later…
To me superb rendition of an important historical event.Perhaps the story line of Roland is a myth but the ethics it speaks of and heroics it engenders are worth thinking about.'In honor we have lived our lives and with with honor we shall die.Michael Kelly captures it all.Romantic , breathtaking and with Mr.Kelly's voice he captures it all .Bravo.Best Alan
If I'm not mistaken, the Song of Roland is included in the forty great works of western literature, which I expect to have any day now. I'm looking forward to reading it. This version is well done and enjoyable. Of course we know that the story touted by the Song of Roland is a mixture of legend and reality. The foe wasn't actually Muslim but nominally Christian. Ganalon was the villain in reality and had Roland well and truly trapped. The Song of Roland says that Roland blew Oliphant so hard the horn cracked, but Ganalon likely did tell Charlemagne that it was just Roland hunting. Love this take on the Song of Roland, and I listen frequently. WELL DONE!!
You can add that, according to other versions of the story, Roland tried to destroy his sword, Durandal, by hitting a stone with it, wich happened to destroy a mountain, and then he launched his sword to the sanctuary of Rocamadour, hundreds of kilometers away, and the sword can still be seen nowaday. What a chad.
I'm just getting into medieval ballads and this song has quickly become a favourite as I love the story of chivalry and how Roland never surrendered in face of insurmountable foes, just like a legendary hero. Also I'm big into Yugioh and learned this was the origin for my favourite deck Infernoble Knights. Edit: Though I do wish this cover was on deezer, Spotify and other streaming services so I could listen to it easily on loop.
Mon épouse et moi-même apprécions beaucoup. Très belle voix avec un visage qui va de pair. Nous sommes d'ailleurs amoureux du Moyen Age et des pays celtiques.
I heard of the song of Roland in Pillars of the Earth, forget about it then found this song. Now am going to try and comit the whole dam thing to memory. I'm go insane trying to comit 260ish verses of French epic poetry to memory. But I don't care.
I am learning about Roland and Oliver and Charlemagne in in my class and I am in third grade my teacher showed me the song and I really liked it just that the story makes me sad and the song cuz Oliver and Roland died
I was surprised at how excellent this was. I know everybody can't fit, but I'm just a little disappointed that Archbishop Turpin wasn't mentioned ... that's it, I'm subscribing
I found this after looking for Roland the headless Thompson gunner, I thought “oh maybe someone made a medieval version of that song” I was wrong but it’s still great
Epic. I have lost count of how many times I have listened to this song now. If I may suggest one thing though: add facial expressions that reflect the events in the song. It may do wonders for the atmosphere. Other than that: well done, Michael the Bard. Hastings next? Or Tours perhaps?
Had this come up as some of my university prep work for a lecture... I'll just have to watch it multiple times as it's far too beautiful to start any kind of critical thinking. Definitely subscribing for more =)
Knight Roland related to Charlemagne of the Frankish Carolingian/ Arnaulfinger Dynastie Count of Nantes and Duke of the Marches of the Bretons. (today Maine)
Absolutely love the song and especially your rendition! If you don't mind me asking a personal question: I'm having the hardest time placing your accent. To my (non-native, but decently experienced) ears, it sounds Irish, but here and there I'm imagining picking up North American details.
Canadian, though a lot of fellow Canadians have asked me where my speaking accent is from, too, even since I was little. As for my singing accent, I think it comes from listening to and singing a lot of Irish and Scotts music. Even when I'm not singing that style specifically, it's sort of worked its way into my general singing voice, so that lilt tends to creep in around the edges.
“Durandan, Durandal, Durandana. Charlemagne used to always call me Durandana, the fruitcake. All the many implements of war to him were in some way feminine. Not that you know the story. Tycho never got it right either, especially the part about Roland breaking me. He couldn't. No one can.” -Durandal
Update for folks interested in the MP3 - Just added it to the Shop page over on my Patreon. Here's the Shop link:
www.patreon.com/MichaelKelly/shop
Or for a link that takes you directly to the song so you don't have to search around for it:
www.patreon.com/MichaelKelly/shop/song-of-roland-rosalind-jehanne-cover-418191?source=storefront
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If you're interested in multiple songs and want to save money, I also have MP3's available bundled into 5-song EP's for about 30% off.
Also, be sure to buy directly through the Patreon store page, rather than through iOS. Apple charges you up to 50% more for using the app, and NONE of that extra cost goes to support the artist.
Imagine being such a badass that people remember your last stand for over 1200 years
@@dexterkrammer1089 Roland likely did exist though, and likely did die in a last stand as the songs said, as the existence of Charlemagne and his 12 Paladins/Peers is factually verifiable
@@dexterkrammer1089 we don’t, all we know is he likely died in this supposed last stand, which *frank*-ly is good enough for me and my own personal satisfaction
The present of this old melody and lyrics is composed by the tongues of its all and will never be forgotten by the brains which don`t understand, what the real matter of life is. Time is the present and Future is as exciting as the past with one difference: The one You know, the other one You don`t. That, what is prayed, love and acceptance, grace, kindness is stumped into the swamp of blood, sickness, lies. Maybe it was so, all the time.
@@dexterkrammer1089 He died being ambushed by Basques in real life rather than Muslims
@@dexterkrammer1089 you should start, legends are as true as the people that honour them
I was just thinking yesterday "Why aren't there any real bards anymore?" Sure there's music, but real storytelling not so much. A study on chivalry brought me here and I've learned more of the story of Roland from this song than all that I read.
It's definitely worth your time to check out some other stuff by Rosalind Jehanne. This song is pretty typical for her writing style (which is to say, incredibly good).
As for the info that I included in the song notes, unfortunately I ran up against UA-cam's character limit and had to cut the text short. If I remember right, I'd written up another two or three paragraphs that I wasn't able to fit. My Google-fu turned up a bunch of info on this one.
BardMichaelKelly Are you familiar with the Norwegian take on the song of Roland that I've seen around? I can't make out the english text in the videos with lyrics. Definitely will check into more of Jehanne's work, I'm actually learning these songs for my sons.
No, I don't think I've seen that around. I'll have to take a look.
BardMichaelKelly Interested to see if you try it. Or at least find the lyrics. 😊
I recommend Iron Hart (or white hart) albums by Samantha Moore. Theres some good bards performing for SCA and other interesting folk- ya just have to find them.
I’m also a fan of neo-folk and filk music...
I found an SCA playlist with some good bardic songs but I cannot remember who did the dong about agincourt.
The Song of Roland is one of my favorite medieval tales. Many years did I try to memorize it as a storyteller. I love this song. It does justice to the epic tale.
Help me out here, folks.
Why is this song so much wildly more popular than almost everything else on my channel? Seriously, it's over 2 years since I posted it, and it continues to get more views every couple of days than a lot of my vids have seen altogether. Don't get me wrong.. I love that it gets so much attention. I just can't figure out why this song gets all of the love while others don't.
Like, even the other Mistress Rosalind song that I've covered, which is one of the more popular ones, doesn't have close to half of the views that Roland has. Thoughts?
I found this looking to show my son the history behind our name, well done sir. Your song takes me back 1243 years to the Battle of Roncevaux Pass. Cheers!
Magnum opus is cursed and blessed to be deemed as best for eternity. Just another nature law we are not able to break.
I believe I found your channel through this song. I was looking up The Song of Roland after remembering having heard of it years before. I still think this is one of your best pieces, even though I do like several others.
However, I believe the UA-cam algorithm has picked up that this song is related to other versions of The Song of Roland, and the legend of that knight. People searching for his history will bring up searches related to this song. The Fruit of the Yew, by contrast, has significantly less directly related searches.
Add that this is an excellent rendition that people would be willing to re-listen to, and you get significant total viewtime on this video, so the algorithm promotes it more, the total viewtime increases ... I think you see the picture.
Most of the views are probably me :D I like it because of the pace and energy of your performance, as well as the progression and completion of the story. My second favourites are Battle of Maldon (great energy but it's not as catchy) and the Fruit of the Yew (which is also a good story but a bit slower)
In the card game Yu-Gi-Oh there are cards based around the story of Roland and Charlamange and i wanted to know the history behind it. Thats how i found this video :D
The Norman French version was sung in the lead-up to the Battle of Hastings. Charlemagne represented William of Normandy. The lyrics feature cameos by Geoffrey of Anjou and Eudon of Brittany, both of whom contributed soldiers for the conquest. Since in history/legend, Oliver, Roland and Turpin all died, the soldiers of the rear-guard (Bretons, Angevins, and men of Maine and Poitou) were expecting to perish.
Instead, the way the battle played out, Charlemagne put himself in mortal danger, until wise Oliver (played by Alan Rufus) single-handedly slew half the Moorish vanguard, while Roland (the gung-ho Brian of Brittany, Alan's brother) led the rear-guard to annihilate the rest of it, and Turpin (Odo of Bayeux) rallied the fleeing French (Normans).
For what i've read, only one chronicler of the battle wrote about a trouvere knight named Ivo Taillefer singing the (then only oral version) of the Song of Roland on the eve of the battle, then re-singing it in order to taunt Harold's army, killing two english soldiers, then got killed.
@@elbentos7803 Roland was a german hero.
Thank you for continuing this ancient tradition of ours which has nearly been extinguished, my hats off to you sir. Long live the bards!
I feel like I am blessed by the Pope and knighted by King Charles I himself.
Charles the unworthy? 🤣
Wchich king Charles? Do you mean Charlemagne?
@@LIMA-tq4iz where do you come from?
@@seymourseymour214 maybe he was from the future?
@@aaronbailey7909your throwing insults to a man who has been dead for thousands of years. So I think you are the one unworthy of the Internet. I mean he's bones now mate I don't think he really cares about your insecurities and insensitivity.
This figure has been remembered in England, France, and Germany. Maybe more countries. Imagine being a hero even in countries you fought against…1200 years later…
To me superb rendition of an important historical event.Perhaps the story line of Roland is a myth but the ethics it speaks of and heroics it engenders are worth thinking about.'In honor we have lived our lives and with with honor we shall die.Michael Kelly captures it all.Romantic , breathtaking and with Mr.Kelly's voice he captures it all .Bravo.Best Alan
If I'm not mistaken, the Song of Roland is included in the forty great works of western literature, which I expect to have any day now. I'm looking forward to reading it. This version is well done and enjoyable. Of course we know that the story touted by the Song of Roland is a mixture of legend and reality. The foe wasn't actually Muslim but nominally Christian. Ganalon was the villain in reality and had Roland well and truly trapped. The Song of Roland says that Roland blew Oliphant so hard the horn cracked, but Ganalon likely did tell Charlemagne that it was just Roland hunting. Love this take on the Song of Roland, and I listen frequently. WELL DONE!!
The enemy were pagans
You can add that, according to other versions of the story, Roland tried to destroy his sword, Durandal, by hitting a stone with it, wich happened to destroy a mountain, and then he launched his sword to the sanctuary of Rocamadour, hundreds of kilometers away, and the sword can still be seen nowaday.
What a chad.
These kinds of songs teach honor unlike modern pop songs
LMAO
One of my favorite songs ever to be honest, I keep returning here every month.
Got goosebumps this song is crazy, keep going!!
My name is Roland. This song is awesome!
Damn why they gotta do Roland like that? This song is the jam though.
I've lost track of how many times I've listened to this today. I'm glad I found you and your music!
This gentleman is truly talented.
Thanks for the song and the description, because this helped me do a class project in World Literature
Great song Michael Kelly. I find myself listening to it daily since finding it roughly around December 1st 2022.
BEST SONG EVER. It gave me such a good feeling it is a amazing song.
HUZZAH! Mistress Rosalind is a dear friend of mine and I'm sure she would love this version. Well sung, Sir.
Is it bad I actually shivered when he started singing?
Never get sick of this one. Makes me want to hop on my horse and ride right on down to Iberia.
I shivered at the last two verses.
I’ve had this song on my head for the past few months
Me too. ☺️
I feel like I can relate to something that never 3v3n happened. Everytime i hear the last verse i get teary-eyed. Genuinely amazing job guys
My favorite version of this.
Oh my gosh! I must be blessed to stumble upon this channel! AMAZING!
So beautifully done!
Boromir's sacrifice in the LOTR was inspired by the Song of Roland,even down to the last act of blowing his horn
This song is just beautiful, thanks for posting it.
Best English version of the tale, sung by a talented troubadour!
What beautiful singing and voice!
Thank you, wonderful, and my friend French Teacher sent me an "OMG" she never heard the the song. You're good. :))
It is amazing, I love theses songs and history
Best song if raw talent I've ever heard if an old song
I'm just getting into medieval ballads and this song has quickly become a favourite as I love the story of chivalry and how Roland never surrendered in face of insurmountable foes, just like a legendary hero.
Also I'm big into Yugioh and learned this was the origin for my favourite deck Infernoble Knights.
Edit: Though I do wish this cover was on deezer, Spotify and other streaming services so I could listen to it easily on loop.
Amazing song! I keep listening this While I'm working. Thank you very much!
Thanks for such a great cover! It helped me create a song in D&D for my Bard character. :) You have a great voice!
I really like these kind of songs/music, I'm finding for this kind of channel before but cant seem to find, good thing I've came upon this today :D
🇪🇺 We have to remember 1000 Years, of our great History.
All for One, One for all. ✔
That resounds of 1700.
Mon épouse et moi-même apprécions beaucoup. Très belle voix avec un visage qui va de pair. Nous sommes d'ailleurs amoureux du Moyen Age et des pays celtiques.
I heard of the song of Roland in Pillars of the Earth, forget about it then found this song. Now am going to try and comit the whole dam thing to memory. I'm go insane trying to comit 260ish verses of French epic poetry to memory. But I don't care.
The Roland name changed to "Roldan" in the Spanish language during the next decades! here is a Roldan that wants to thank you for this amazing song
Came here to learn how to pronounce "roland"
stayed to hear the song of Roland
Masterpiece
the drummer just wore the guitarist's shirt as a hood and his hood as a shirt 😂
It let us stay like Loki.
Great little song and so fun to play.
Thank you sir, I needed this more than I knew.
I might accidentally exterminated the Moors on Medieval Total War while listening to this.
Thats no accident
DEUS VULT! AVE MARIA!
Based.
@@austura272shut up you silly racist LARPers
@@madnessends2477 Moors had it coming.
Best song ever 👌
I am learning about Roland and Oliver and Charlemagne in in my class and I am in third grade my teacher showed me the song and I really liked it just that the story makes me sad and the song cuz Oliver and Roland died
This is the best song ever hands down 😁👍
Do you have chords for this? I'd like to learn this song
Wonderful!
Good song proud 🎉🎉❤
Ritter, Knights, Riczerze, Könige, Offiziere, Soldaten Freunde.
Fight with Europe 🇪🇺
This was epic! I tip my hat and I bow before thee sir.
This song is fantastic! Thank you for sharing. I loved it!
And BAM! I AM IN LOVE....
I was surprised at how excellent this was. I know everybody can't fit, but I'm just a little disappointed that Archbishop Turpin wasn't mentioned
... that's it, I'm subscribing
Thank you for your singing sir
I found this after looking for Roland the headless Thompson gunner, I thought “oh maybe someone made a medieval version of that song” I was wrong but it’s still great
Dude 😎 Love ❤️ This 😊
badass take of the song. i love this!
Epic. I have lost count of how many times I have listened to this song now. If I may suggest one thing though: add facial expressions that reflect the events in the song. It may do wonders for the atmosphere. Other than that: well done, Michael the Bard. Hastings next? Or Tours perhaps?
A real Bard 💪🏻🙏🏻
Super fun
Very nice! Thank you!
Just stumbled on your channel and subscribed before 30 seconds into this song! ♥️
Excellent.
Had this come up as some of my university prep work for a lecture... I'll just have to watch it multiple times as it's far too beautiful to start any kind of critical thinking. Definitely subscribing for more =)
Was it a lecture on medieval music?
@@Mgyuh Sadly not, it was just a great way to learn a bit aboutThe Song of Roland. We were doing various myths and mythologies.
fantastic version!
Beautiful
Great cover!! Please cover the Woman of Balnain. It'll be perfect for your voice I guess.
Awesome song. Thank you!
Knight Roland related to Charlemagne of the Frankish Carolingian/ Arnaulfinger Dynastie Count of Nantes and Duke of the Marches of the Bretons. (today Maine)
What an underrated channel.
Absolutely love the song and especially your rendition!
If you don't mind me asking a personal question: I'm having the hardest time placing your accent. To my (non-native, but decently experienced) ears, it sounds Irish, but here and there I'm imagining picking up North American details.
Canadian, though a lot of fellow Canadians have asked me where my speaking accent is from, too, even since I was little.
As for my singing accent, I think it comes from listening to and singing a lot of Irish and Scotts music. Even when I'm not singing that style specifically, it's sort of worked its way into my general singing voice, so that lilt tends to creep in around the edges.
“Durandan, Durandal, Durandana.
Charlemagne used to always call me Durandana, the fruitcake. All the many implements of war to him were in some way feminine. Not that you know the story.
Tycho never got it right either, especially the part about Roland breaking me. He couldn't.
No one can.”
-Durandal
Nice
Epic Tale my distant friend!!!
Excellent. Thank you.
Great song ! Really liked it :)
Ave!!!!
Fantastic.
Omg this is amazing.
you still with us broski
Good song
Great performance!
I have actually got into this because of some extra credit assignments for college.
The Palpatine cloak is crucial!!!
Yay !
Amazing！！
You should put this song on Apple Music 😊
We makin it out of the village with this one
Sounds more like a song of the Wild West. Good non the less!
Salut "Roland".
My name is roland (im using my moms phone).
Fuck you roland
@@gggyyy2509 :/
no, I don’t think I will
@@marypickel7954 sup.
And I'm The Great Saracen.
Please, I´m totally addicted to it, and I want to listen to you in Spotify, by i can´t find u there. Help us!