ANCIENT EGYPTIAN LOVE SONG
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- Опубліковано 18 лис 2012
- Here is something that should really set the world on fire! It is a 3000-year-old song, sung in a dead language that no one speaks or understands, accompanied on an instrument called the "djedjet" that hasn't existed in several millennia!
The words for this song are from an ancient Egyptian papyrus scroll, written in a formalized version of the language of the New Kingdom (roughly 1500 B.C.). This was the era of some of Egypt's most famous pharaohs, including Tutankhamun, Queen Hatshepsut and the notorious "heretic king" Akenaten and his wife Queen Nefertiti.
The song itself is written in several parts as a dialog between a young man and the girl he loves. This is the first part of it sung by the young man. Although he refers to the girl as "sister", she is not his actual sister. It was common for people in those days, as it is in some places today, to refer to one another as "brother" and "sister" when they belonged to the same community.
The language of ancient Egypt died out long ago, and no one is certain exactly how it was pronounced because only consonants were written - no vowels. The song itself is surprisingly explicit and erotic. After I made the video, I decided I had better add subtitles with a translation because without that nothing made any sense.
The instrument I am using to accompany myself is a reproduction of a 22 string Egyptian New Kingdom arched ('C' - shaped) harp called a "djedjet". It is made entirely of cedar and animal skin, without nails or screws of any kind. It has a rich, deep tone and I placed a microphone at the bottom of the instrument to pick up the sound. There is nothing except harp and voice in this recording.
Ancient Egyptians wrote out many of the words to their songs but they did not write down the music, so we have no idea what their songs or instrumental music sounded like. I have tuned the harp in this video to what is called a "double harmonic major scale". This does not correspond to any of the "modes" of western musical theory. Did ancient Egyptians use this scale? No one knows, but it is possible. I believe that the ancient harpists tuned their instruments to suit the piece of music they were playing.
Many biblical scholars have suggested that this song was the inspiration for the SONG OF SONGS, or "Song Of Solomon" from the Old Testament of the Bible because the parallels between them are striking. The Song Of Solomon would have been written down long after the period of the Egyptian New Kingdom.
“Ample hips and slender waist”. Yeah. Some things never change.
Also the part about the thighs 😂
I'm fucking dead. #mummified
Thiccness....thiccness never changes
@@fuckitweballin759 but nowadays "thicness" equals being fat as opposed to what this epic refers to :"ample hips AND slender waist". Not ample everything
Queen Didon Wrong. Fat is fat, thicc is thicc, and never the twain shall meet.
imagine being so loved that a song about your thighs sung after thousands and thousands of years
imagine being so special people in the future dig your shit up, decode it, and learn how to play it, then post it to the Internet
And his sister.
I see the Egyptians are people of culture. They like thicc thighs as much as we do!
Ahhh to hold this kind of love in one's heArt the withstands eternity ahhh💙💙💙
Some damn good thighs.
Memes aside, can we appreciate this man's beautiful voice and heartfelt presentation of this beautiful song. This magnificent piece of music would've been completely lost to me, were it not for him. Thank you for putting this out!
Romantic, erotic, and naturally poetic. "They don't write 'em like that anymore..."
Anyone that memes after listening to this was not hear to listen in the first place. They saw the title and came here to get likes. It's a shame.
@@juliangrant9718 I actually like Peter Pringle as a musician. These memes are all horrible and repetitive.
@@melliecolesg231 he's amazing. I like a chuckle but some things stop you in your tracks. I couldn't bring myself to make a joke after witnessing art that moves.
He sings the oldest recorded song int the world and the epic of Gilgamesh
When he said "𓃫𓂺𓏕 𓏖 𓏗𓌄 𓌅 𓌆" I felt that
😂
❤️😂
what's the meaning of this?
lol
@@hasanbasri5692 It probably has no actual meaning; the comment was just a joke
Hi Guys, what you have to realize is that I am not an egyptologist, or an archaeomusicologist. I am an entertainer. That's all. I make no claim to historical or linguistic authenticity on any level. I had a lot of fun building the Egyptian naviform harp and once it was finished I was curious to hear what might have sounded like accompanying a singer in ancient time, so I improvised and recorded a song for which I found a transliteration on the internet (digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk). There was no key to pronunciation, so I just did the best I could. Sorry.
I downloaded this video to put on my iPod because I love it so much. I have a playlist of Ancient Egyptian-themed songs, and this has a place of honour there. :)
Thank you for this piece Brother. Muzik is my true love and this is a touching piece. as you attempt to reawaken the sounds of the divine I truely hope people can see your strength in this humble act of ancient musical splender comin to life thru your Harp construction. The same spirit which guided you to authenticate the ancients sounds with your harp are also assisting you in the formation or reformulation of the Ancient Medu Neter - language of the gods, aka Neteru. Link me on my page i would like to compose a song with your harp and yourself. Nava Che
I'm sure that even in ancient Egypt when this song was sung there would have been many variations on how it was sung and played, it has already brought a lot of people who heard it on here plenty of joy so I don't see the problem personally...
I absolutely love this piece. I confess, I downloaded this beautiful video to put on my own iPod. If you had an album of Ancient Egyptian songs, I would buy it in a heartbeat. Well done, Peter!
Really I have as an Egyptian composer to say thank you very much for what you done in fact you put my feelings on fire .
Egyptologist here - this was beautiful and the lyrics were pretty spot on (as another commenter stated). I love hearing the ancient past be brought back to life and is as beautifully haunting as the ancient Egyptian trumpets played decades ago after being found in Tutankhamun's tomb. Well done!
Since you are an actual expert....could you please tell me how he knows the notes to the song?
@@arnavbhagwat4232 Probably written records
Arnav Bhagwat as he stated under the video, there are no records / notes written down so I assume he composed it himself
He did get a word wrong. Senet does not translate to Sister. Senet/zn.t n.t ḥˁb, meaning the "game of passing". Senet is an ancient Egyptian Board Game. I'm quite a Senet player myself
@@arnavbhagwat4232 read the description
2000 BC: "She has made the necks of all men turn around at the mere sight of her."
2010 AD: "Pink wig thick ass give 'em whip lash"
2020 A.D: "I beat that ass up, I'm gettin that P*ssy(wooh)🤣🤣🎵🎶🎶
*Lyrics of higher by Lil Keed*
RIP Poethic.
😆
ca. AD 1962: "And when she passes, each one she passes goes 'a-a-a-h'"
@Justin Goetz Really good point. Probably a lot of trash written in the ancient times, if we're to be fair.
kids nowadays: retro is so cool, I just love the 80's
this guy: hold my beer
Peter Pringle: "The 80's huh? Is that BC or AD?"
I used to sing this to my girlfriend 4200 years ago untill she was sacrificed to Isis, miss you achnamuni 😣😪😓😓
isis is still same tho 🤷🏻♂️😂
@@kerem5191 - Isis was an ancient Egypt and god. So was Osiris and many others...
Hmm I hear a little more Hathor than Isis in the interpretation 🤣🤣🤣
Joseph Dockemeyer oh yeah thanks professor but sadly i already knew that😂
Allahu akbar 😩
Finally someone performing ancient music the way it was meant to be played, WITH FEELING. I have heard dozens of so-called "recreations" of ancient music and they are all stilted snoozefests played by academics with no groove. Hard to believe that this would be the same music that induced romances that rocked empires, wars and days long bacchanals. THIS rendition lives up to that ideal.
Yess bro,I can't believe I'm vibing to a song that's probably thousands of years old that's still beutiful to this day,it's amazing how Egyptian culture came to be
Totally, I could easily imagine myself getting slightly stoned with my babe in my arms on the cushions getting down to this..
He's Welsh isn't he? They got a quadruple dose of human emotion in song in their genes. Seriously beautiful and completely agree.
@@justinmorgan2126 Nah in reality you would be over-hearing it while hauling boulders for the tomb
Or not...
I've understood the word "nefer', and from the Egyptian queen Nefertiti's name I know it means 'beautiful'. Thanks for today's ancient Egyptian listening practice lesson!
Then Nefertiti = beautiful titi
And whatever 'titi' must mean 😏.
Okay, so nefer means beautful. What does titi mean?
Nefertiti means "A Beautiful Woman Has Come'
In a modern context it would be like a woman named Bella (since that means beautiful in French, slightly adjusted to make it a name instead of an adjective)
Same thing happened to me 😂😂😂😂
I am Egyptian, I liked very much that you sang beautiful songs from the Egyptian civilization, and I appreciate that very much, this makes me reflect on the beauty of The Egyptian civilization more, while while we read books or hear electronic lectures about them, there are others who embody them for us, as if we traveled through time, that your voice is really beautiful, and you have a wonderful talent in playing this musical instrument, greetings from Egypt🇪🇬🇪🇬
Though in ways, we're all related, it's impossible to get my head around having kin that far back in the family tree.
American genealogy is youthful - at least the type limited to our shores. The rest comes back in DNA kits with percentiles... and endless mystery.
Greetings to everyone in the past who created this music and who have waited for thousands of years to hear it once more.
Paz y luz.
🌏🍃🔭✨🌙🦉💙✨
Sending good vibes
Your islam and you destroy the Egyptian culture so sad but indian culture is dharm are still surviving
Why did you almost lose your language to Arabic bro? This is really sad. From your ancient Egyptian culture to Islam, which is younger than Christianity.
So beautiful. I envy the woman who inspired the composer, a love which trascends the time.
the real music, that it have a feels, dont money
This is exactly how I felt listening to this beautiful rendition.
Love transcends the time and moons.
Its beautiful.
It was his sister, the dude married his sister because that's what they did back then, and he even says it in the song
it's an honor to have people like you exist. To interpret such lost and old forms of art in modern means is no easy task. For bringing them to us, i thank you
Your honored by the fact that people who sing about insest exist?
@@1lobster That's not what he meant dumbass. Learn some comprehension. It's good for you.
#1 lobster you’re an absolute fool
#1 lobster L
@@1lobster read the description
"Her thighs extend her beauty"
Ah, the Egyptians were cultured
I am egyptian and just now I realized how much of the language and pronunciation still exists in our modern dialect
@Dan Seddon huh💀
Yeah it sound like classical Arab songs in Egypt from the 50s
Afro asiasitic languages go burr
How many times have we asked ourselves "I wonder how ancient music sounded with a voice?" I think you have given us the closest interpretation and it is beautiful. You also created the instrument which is amazing! Thank you for sharing your gifts.
The melody is not from ancient egypt though...
Maybe you are not an historician, but I am. And your pronunciaton is according to the academic stances, so it is very nice. Also you use "real" egyptian instruments, so u are really making experimental archaeology ;) Subscribed !
this may be a weird question but where can i learn the ancient Egyptian language ? i am really interested in their culture (since i am an Egyptian myself ) and i would really like to learn more about our civilization
Ummh is complicated..at first, try to ask or find if there's any egyptian courses
But, exist in the web a lot of egyptian courses in pdf format. Try to find the book of Egyptian Grammar from Gardiner in pdf format. It is the basic guide to learn
I know another pdf courses but you need to know at least a little of spanish
Alex Colinas Oh, Spanish is actually my first language.
Would you be so kind as of to providing me with those PDF?
I've been interested in dead languages for a long time, myself.
thank you
www.memraonline.com/
You can learn it here. It's an online course that you have to pay for (it's not too expensive, only $120 for a whole year), but you won't get any sort of university credit for it. Though if you take the studies seriously, you'll learn quite a lot.
There's also more ancient languages that are offered there other than Egyptian, including Akkadian and Ugaritic.
If you’re stepping to me without a harp and a ballad you’re not going to be getting the “Ample hips and Slender waist”
hahaah
Well said Zuri, you made my day, Waub Senate :)
Egpytians only used SubSaharans as slaves and livestock so it doesn't matter.
Ahaha you fool, you played yourself. They used them as indentured servants; there’s a difference. Somebody skipped out on Egyptology when they went to Uni. Oh wait, I’m assuming from your assumption that you don’t have an anthropology degree and/or have never worked on archaeological digs. Maybe you’re dumb dumb doodoo brain couldn’t make it through haplogroups or maybe they kicked you out because you can’t understand context clues and see a joke from a mile away.
@@KandiKlover The cringe in your comment was so strong, that I''ll sue you and you will hear from my lawyer for personal injury compensation.
“her thighs extend her beauty”
some things don't change...
@@YuutaShinjou113 lol
@@couterei.1953 My man's so horny he's thinkin about ancient Egyptian baddies, huge respect brother
@@couterei.1953 not that I condone writing one handed but amen brother.
Girls may be thin, thick, tall, short, busty or the embodiment of justice (flat, 'kay?), but the universal rule is that thighs save lives.
Egypt has been my home for over 24 years, and I am still in awe of how much they left behind in recorded history. No, we can't get every detail 100% correct, but what you DID do was project the passion in this man's heart for this woman he adored. Your voice is beautiful, and I hope you do more with your talents. I'm a fan!!
Egyptians should be proud of their past. One of the most sophisticated civilizations in human history.
There were pyramids 7000 years before the dynastic periods of Ramesses the II, let that sink in. When his archaeologist dug, they found museums, to artifacts found PRIOR to the 19th dynasty
funny enough I don't think a lot of modern days Egyptians know about it...
lynch racemixing? There is only one race, the human race. Read a book.
@@phantomgoy if u think this way than u know nothing about egypt and its locals now
i think you're promoting to some afrocentrics bullshit
Ancient Egyptian love-song.
First lyrics: "Sister sister."
Checks out.
ShadowPa1adin yeah, incest was actually pretty taboo amongst the Ancient Egyptians
@@princepis
Not really, it was pretty common in royal families actually. Just check out Akhenaten's family, it's a mess.
It might depend whether we are talking about nobility or the more common folks. I mean, it was a rather wide-spread superstition in nearly any culture that had any form of nobility or royalty that incest would serve to concentrate the best qualities in a family (and of course, nobility is always related to the idea of being of a superior breed than common people). Granted, after a few generations they were always bound to find out that it just degenerates people in the long run but they simply didn't know how genetics worked back then.
Among commoners it was common sense that you'd marry someone from another family to combine what goods, skills and businesses there were, but as the royal family you essentially already had everything worth having (or were at least bound to believe that) and you wouldn't want to share that with someone else without gaining anything or risk diluting the bloodline.
Many religious communities use word sister for a woman of the same faith.
@@princepis
Tutankhamun wants to have a word with you.
Imagine that a song of thousands of years ago said "her thighs extend her beauty" today we have "damn she thicc" The human instincts will never change.....
the lyrics are not from 1000's of years ago. Read the description. eh
@@garyjosephchandler63 It says 1500 BC, which is about 3000 years ago
I mean, it could also be read that her legs “literally” extend her beauty in a anatomical and geographical way
Language has gone down hill though!!!😱
@@lauraarcher6996 Its the same, just word different in English because of translation.
I think people in the ancient past had the exact same issues, thoughts and discussions as we do today. Just for their time. Think about it. Somewhere 4000 years ago two farmers argued about who has the best donkey with the most donkey power running around on their turfs.
wow youre so enlightened
I agree CrniWuk! Not everyone realizes humans will be humans. It makes our ancestors and lost civilizations seem a little closer when you realize they fought over dumb politics, argued over where to build, lived their lives like we do, just with different items and things.
"My donkey is of royal breed, 600 horse strength in these thighs!"
@@ccdolfin I can imagine this to be true as well. They had no elections but the people definetly talked about rulers and the previous kings and what not.
I like to think how no matter how many thousands of years pass, men may still argue ass or titties
If they were royal, she WOULD be his actual sister.
Only if they were the Ptolemys
Even if they weren't. Things were different back then.
@@themaggattack well, yea. To paraphrase Sam O'Nella, Egypt is a different place. And ancient times is a different place. That's different place squared you have to think about.
@Britannia hence why Tut died young, the gene pool he came from was so narrow. I could only remember the Ptolemy family at the moment.
Tut
I can picture this playing on a wonderful summer night in Egypt, the cool breeze perfectly relieving what would otherwise be unbearable heat, the scent of oleander coming in through the open window, laying next to the one you love, and a bowl of oranges on the nightstand...
Ooooo nice! Makes me wish I was there!
woah that description is so lovely
Perfect description,back when Egypt was something else
this and a blunt
Oranges were mentioned by Chinese only in IV century BC so that is unlikely ;v
03:20 Today I learned me and an Egyptian composer share the same thing for Thighs, 3,000 years apart
thighs for life :)
"Sister! Sister without rival!"
The original sweet home alabama
@@undrscoremusic It's still funny and doesn't carry well; unsurprising given the 4000 year gap
Pretty sure Egyptian Pharaohs married their siblings to keep the bloodline "pure".
@@Germgeuse It ain't mean literal sister. In many ancient cultures, "sister" was the poetic way of calling a woman that was dear to you. Marriage between siblings was NOT usually accepted, and the royals only did it because marrying a princess (even if it was your sister) was a way of reassuring the king's power. So yeah, it ain't talking about a blood'related woman, but about a generally-speaking beloved
я знал, что найду такой коммент здесь, я знал XD
Well I didn't find it weird, and no I'm not from Alabama. It seems to me even in modern days saying sister as a way to address a friend is a thing to some extent.
This is the sexiest and most romantic sounding song. Even without reading the words to understand, the passion and feeling of the song translates into your soul.
Sexist? Tha was sad...
@@emilioduarte7089 What can a simple letter (e), do to the meaning of an argument?! Christina meant and wrote ''sexiest'' as the superlative of 'sexy'. Maybe she meant erotic but i don't think she meant ''sexist''. 🖖
@@emilioduarte7089 Yeah because Sexist fits in the context... my god man xd what a shit joke
Yep😃💜
I feel that✌
It's hard to believe that people can't see beyond their own ego or assumptions, and just respect this man for putting so much effort into bringing a little reality of our ancient past to us in real form. It doesn't have to be perfect, or what you assume to be historically accurate. This was beautiful! I want to see all these experts put their own musical talents up against him. And...Go!
This is the oldest equivalent of a rap song talking about someone´s T H I C C N E S S
“I love you, beetch! I ain’t never gonna stop lovin you, beetch!”
“Aw mah gawd😍”
I really wish ancient egyptian was still a legitimate language
Alex Painter Me too!! I also want to learn to speak it as well.
The Coptic language is still used as a liturgical language among Coptic Christians in Egypt, it's the most recent form of the Egyptian language.
Me too, but the ethnic Egyptians were all wiped out by Greek and Arab conquerors.
Ӎ I dont really agree with Israel either. The people they claim to be descended from are long gone. They are no true 100% ethnic canaanites in the world, just vaguely related ones.
why?
One more thing: this soun touches my heart. It was written 3500 years ago, and yet, it's striking to see humans today are essentially the same they were in the remote past. We still love in the same way, we hate and make war in the same way, and we make beautiful art in the same manner.
That's applied history with inclusions of contemporary history
Kaylasa JaguarStar ... we are exactly the same. we only have more tools and different languages.
It's all part of the "human condition". We're the same now as then, no different. Greed, lust, envy, hate... But we still have a sense of humour and longing for something better. Petty, gossiping and troublemaking people still exist as evidenced by some of the comments. Sadly. I would say that a philosophical mindset is best...
Indeed...So hauntingly beautiful :)...I am a fan and WILL share - Blessings, Ivette
“Ample Hips Don’t Lie” (2009 B.C.E.) - Shakira ft Imhotep
AHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHHH😭😭
"Sister Got Back" - Pharoh Mix a Lot
This guy did his home work . I've studied ancient Egyptian ever sense they age of fourteen Coptic is the closest thing to the old . Great job thanks for posting .
I’m a Coptic Egyptian and that’s correct sir!
@@1974dodgecharger Prove it with facts and logic or it means you’re one of the aliens who built the pyramids.
@@1974dodgecharger you're what's left of a mighty and ancient civilization. A direct link to the past. The ancien words are still alive. I want to learn coptic language. I've had a connection to ancient Kemet, or Egypt since I was 3 and never was told anything about the place. I was looking at the moon one afternoon and seen the pyramids in my mind. I couldn't explain it, I was only 3, but seeing them felt natural. Like deja vu or something 🤔.
Very unusual, and rather haunting. Great voice!
dashinvaine :D Small world! I follow your deviant art.
A very small world, indeed.
OH MY GOD ... WHAT A VOICE ... WHAT A CHOICE .. THIS IS INCREDIBLE
Ancient Egyptians were lovable pagans. ☺️
👏👏👏👏👏👏
the reason this dude knows so many songs is because he was there when they were first performed. its the only explanation for his voice
His voice is so beautiful and mesmerizing I almost cried.
I'm clueless as to how the UA-cam algorithm brought me here, but WOW!
Me too. I had to check myself thinking this was too old to wat h, since it was from 2012! But the song is several millennia old!!
Don’t question - darkness and falcons await in that place you search for answers...
It's because I watched a lecture about the Egyptians, followed by a video of David Byrne singing, "Once in a Lifetime". I guess that UA-cam thought this was right up my alley, then. It is!
I started with didgeridoo, then sumerian singing, now this... where am I going now?
_25 we have the same pfp daaaammmmm
Haunting song... One can only imagine the beauty that inspired these lyrics thousands of years ago.
If the ancient egyptians were listening to anything even close to your interpretation, they were lucky indeed. Having lived in Cairo in the 80s, I have seen a few young girls to whom I would have liked to offer such a song. Thank you for your efforts to bring to life these breathtakingly beautiful compositions.
but old true egyptians were completely replaced by arabs
@@TheKitMurkit modern Egyptians are a mix of ca two thirds native Egyptians, Arabs, Africans and a little bit of Europeans
@@TheKitMurkitugh 🙄
@@user-uf2df6zf5w guess you're right
من أروع ما سمعت في حياتي.
تحياتي لك من مصر.
One of the best things I've ever heard in my life.
Greetings to you from Egypt.
Sheev Palpatine, listening to this song:
Peter Pringle: ...SEEEEENATE! SEEEEEEEEENAAAAATE!
I laughed wayy to hard at this
bloody hell this is hillarious
lol
Now I can't unhear it lolol
He said senet
Not senate
This is heartbreakingly beautiful, who cares if the Egyptians around when it was written might not recognize it. I wonder sometimes what the world would be like if people stopped being critical of everything long enough to FEEL! Lovely music, Mr. Pringle.. you have an exquisite talent.
2000 BC: Ample hips and slender waist
2020 AD: *D U M M Y T H I C C*
give this man a functional Time machine and he will end up being everybody's gran-gran- gran-gran-gran-gran-gran-grandad
hi from Egypt🐫🐪🐎
الافضل عالميا أهلا يا قصير القامة
Be proud of your amazing country.
Hello to great Egypt from Lebanon Ancient Phoenicia
هلا بمصر العظيمة و شعب مصر الشقيق
Much love and respect from Egypt 🇪🇬
Who's listening to this on 2020? Pretty amazing work transporting us to the past millennia ago!
"Sister" is NOT literal here. It's the same way some religious people call other members of their religion brothers and sisters.
Yes, there was some incest in the monarchies of ancient Egypt, but it was never something that was widespread within the common public. And the royals had the privilege to do things that was looked down upon for the public. An example for this would be how many ancient cultures banned homosexuality and yet the rulers had same-sex lovers.
Underrated comment 👆🏻
Facts💯👆
Som things never change huh?
From Egypt, Salute to you Sir.
mo salah running down the wing
@@comradeskeever1336 Salah...
Remember when my bf Imothep first sang this to me outside my hut 3000BC...so embarrassing lol my parents were like, we tryna sleep here😂😂
He live during 27 century Bc well how may be Horkare
HAHAHAHAHAH
These are the comments i appreciate
This reminds me of an old courting tradition in my country, when we try to date their girl we must sing a song dedicated to their daughter. Kinda dying tradition sadly.
It's astonishing how, despite the milennia, we can relate to the comparisons the writer did
The use of sister as a lovely nickname was common in middle eastern culture, you can see the same use in the Song of Songs and i personaly believe that there was something greater than calling the loved one a sister out of her belonging to the same community as of the lover. I always understood it as one of many shortcuts that language makes in attempt to better express the bound the lovers feel for each other. When in love its hard to find a satosfatory and definitive way of expression for how close you consider that person to you. And for me the tender use of sister was a affectionate way to say: you are as intimmate of my heart as a sister, although by bloodship we are diferent love makes our souls known to each other as if they were sisters. I dont know how to better explain jt, but that was always what i percieved wen reading the Song of Songs.
You are very right! The word "sister" (or "brother" ) was indeed used to denote the sense of psychological closeness between lovers. This is not the only poem in Egyptian that uses such an expression, it was quite common.
i wish all the radio stations would just play this 100% of the time.... everyone would listen
everyone? really...?
People would be calmer
Peter Pringle, is there any instrument you can not play with passion? Without a master skill? Striking, alluring, stirring. Bravo! 🎶🎶
Ancient Rizz
Honestly, who WOULDN'T be seduced by this?? This is so beautiful and passionate.
THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING
I love how sad little people some of you have become. This amazingly talented musician takes the time to built an ancient instrument and learn a song in ancient Egyptian, record it with HD quality....and some of you can only post troll comments LOL. Why not try to do what he did or else shut up? Peter, I have watched a few of your videos so far, and I have loved them! THANK YOU! This is the closest we will ever have to time-traveling!
Well the purpose of troll comments is to get reaction and you just gave it to them
+Troll God I love your profile picture troll god
yeah man big ups mr pringle! i doubt they used a double harmonic major scale tho... this was BC Shit.... but the attempt of reconstruction must of been inspired. taking into consideration that egypt is near africa and more that likely a sub culture of africa i think the song would of sounded african influenced.... quiet possibly arabiac influence since cultures were developing there so probably something inbetween. i think would of been more up beat than what he composed. like the dude was about to stick it to his sister.... he must of been excited about that. also taking into consideration that egyptians lived in a pretty openly sexual culture i think it would of been more of a up beat kinda song.... because they people of the country were about to get a new queen and the city was about to receive a new power so rejoicing in their happiness would of been more likely. i could be totaly totally wrong i dunno i didn't live 3000 years ago. i just took into consideration how humans evolve culturally and the geographics of the culture... i can only assume. but the concept and the message will remain the same even if no one can recreate the song peferctly. Peter Pringle... what a name tho.... fuck i'm hungry.
Kaylasa JaguarStar is Iraqis not Egypt
Sad little virgin boy sighted.
I close my eyes and I can hear this echo from the great halls of the pharaohs.
+Sherio
I remember boogieing to this as we were switching from cuneiform to hieroglyphics, not long after I pushed the unicorns off the ark ;-)
draco malfoy fucking Malfoy SMH...
I remember smoking a joint with my pal, Taribatum, he had this really wacky idea called society.
Peter - you put so much passion and spirit into every syllable. This is utterly breathtaking.
As someone who has been devoted to Ancient Egypt her whole life, your song brings great joy. Please consider releasing this and other songs in the same vein using your Djedet! Beautiful and astounding. Dua Netjer en etj, Neb. :)
No apologies necessary. Complainers should direct their criticism towards Katy Perry's recent video and other Orientalistic abuses of the past. Pringle's musical interpretation is an earnest and entertaining engagement with ancient Egypt.
Commenting from 2021 here - what's going on back in 2014?
This glistens with dark brilliance.
Your voice is beautiful.
I can't explain how this makes me feel.
It's as though I've been waiting to hear such beauty for forever.
Such fire.
Shukraan jazilaan.
I love these! You bring the soul closer to life the older the songs get! The feeling that they bring is truly overwhelming and intoxicating!
This is so romantic and so smoothing, it sounds so seductive. I love it so much. I wish the Ancient Egyptians were still alive so we can hear and see how they lived, their music, their religion, culture, etc. I’ve always been interested in culture and this made me really happy. Thank you for posting this ❤️💫
They wouldn't be ancient if they existed nowadays though
@@bithon5242 lol
Now they are arabs or jews 😉🦚
Egyptians still exist, they're not Arabs by blood. They're only called Arabs because they speak Arabic, but they're Egyptian by blood. Some even still speak Egyptian.
@@danielwoods3896 *Coptic.
Ah yes, I remember that when I tried to woo my fiancé Theptis on the bank of river nile and my retainers accompanied me with instruments while I sang this song to her. Uncle Ramses didn't like it though, he thought that Theptis was not at the same social status as mine, luckily my mother (ramses's older sister) managed to convinced him to let me marry Theptis.
Interesting tidbit of information: There were no slaves in ancient Egypt. Those captured in wars became workers for the state and had the best food and healthcare or became household workers and often ended up marrying into the household. It was only the royalty that tended to be strict with their marriages.
@@Eyes-of-Horus indeed. But Theptis is the daughter of a merchant while I'm a royalty, a nephew of the king.
That's absolutely stunning! Music, sound and voice seem just to coming to us from eternity! Thank you for your work
You are doing amazing performances and research. Sincerely thank you for that! 🙌
As an Egyptian, I wany to cry now.
We can never live up to such culture and beauty.
I am mesmerized. How often do a hopeless romantic on the other side of the pond get to hear something like this? This is extremely beautiful. Like✨!
No lie, if this were on Spotify I’d add it to my playlist 🎶
Wonderful song, and incredible effort of resuscitating an emotion from 3000 years old. My RESPECT and deep APPRECIATION for the work done! Amazing piece of art and noble intention. Thanks for sharing to the world!
I never ,never heared such impressive music!! My heart is burning up! This ancient music is soo powerful!
The lyrics make me think of the erotic Song of Solomon. The music is just so mysterious and lovely, and also his voice so strong and expressive. I love it! The reference to "sister, sister" is also used in the Song of Solomon and from my studies in bible school I learned that it was often a way to express the closest kinship imaginable with a woman--to call her also your sister-- like family.
Really? I thought it was a love song by a Pharoah to his wife, who is most likely his sister since royal families in Egypt marry each other to keep the blood 'pure'.
I agree to Megan , I had the same thoughts about the song of Solomon.
until now ,in the arabic world , the reference "sister" still exists
Looks like alabama was another ancient discovery then, it's up there with agriculture and toilets
Imagine this voice praising in the temple. King David must have had a strong voice like this.😂😂😂😂
Wow. I didn't expect you to start belting out lyrics!! This is amazing!! Thank you for the English translation of the lyrics too. Everything about this is beautiful and enchanting!! The lyrics are pure poetry. I can imagine an Ancient man singing this to a beautiful Ancient woman and her blushing because she realizes it's about her and she likes him too. I love music that makes me play out a story in my imagination. It's not hard to see/hear why this song has outlasted the test of time. I have been subscribed to you for awhile but for some reason I hadn't listened to this before. I'm glad I finally did!
This is why we have the internet! Thank you for the effort and the originality:))
I took ancient egyptian language class in my first year of College, it’s a very complex language. But as I love Ancient Egypt very much I tried as best as I could. I’m not a pro, but your prononciation is not bad at all :) thank you for sharing your music
Although I was born and raised in Egypt,but sadly they don't teach the Egyptian language,when islam came to Egypt they made the language change from Egyptian(coptic language) to Arabic,and that's how our mother language lost,but a little good news,there is a small town in Egypt which is a christian village they teach the coptic language to children in school and speaks it fluently.
Мустафа - Everywhere we lost what we call now extinct languages, because of the new cilivizations. And somewhere the dialect too... less and less people know them. I don’t think they will ever make us learn it (the extinct language or dialect of where you are from); I hope though they give lessons at a certain point in your school curriculum, it’s important in my opinion. In France, where I’m from, we can take latin lessons at grade school if we want, it’s less hard than ancient egyptian in terms of lessons because latin was used until Renaissance and even further than that. Ancient egyptian is a bit more difficult and « new », because nobody knew how it really was until archelogy began to exist. Plus it’s not in cursive writing which is even more difficult, even when we write it in cursive it’s not that easy. Well... sorry I wrote a novel 😂 they say coptic language is close to ancient egyptian, as it’s related to late egyptian. I hope people in Egypt can learn ancient egyptian, or /and even coptic early at school as we in latin countries can have latin lessons. I don’t know how the education system is in Egypt 🙈
@@Cansulab Thanks for your sweet comment,and also the great information you said,I didn't know before you can learn latin in school.Just knew it now from you :),about school in Egypt, so, in elementary school we take the ancient egyptian alphabet only,no words or phrases to learn,and once you finished the school year,you forget what you took :(
Мустафа - You’re welcome 😊 aaah okay, too bad because yes you forgot what you’ve learned. It should be more deepened lessons 😖 hopefuly one day it will change for the better 🙏🏻
Did you study egyptian or Arabic?
~ Your most precious life was as an Egpytian musician and you have returned to gift us with the lost magic. Thank you ~
Thank you Peter, so much. Your channel is a historical treasure chest. And Your voice as well as your playing are divine. Thank you.
Fantastic voice!❣️ Thank you for sharing this. Beautiful, lovely piece of art.💙💚💜💎
This is the most beautiful song I’ve ever heard you are singing to me I know .
This brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for making this song a reality.
The song was probably written for someone as beautiful as you....
Emmanuel Masih bruh
@@sillygoose4460 Yeah it's pretty bad.
@@emmanuelmasih2296 😐
@Szymon Nowak that is one creep move, dude
this speaks directly to my soul- thank you in with eternal blessings of sekhem for this transmission and bringing the music back
This was so beautiful it brought years to my eyes. Thank you so much for sharing this magnificent song ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I almost feel the dust from the dunes on my face. I love the ancient egypt.
A friend of mine sent me this video. I can tell you I got chills from the moment you began to sing and play. I have been a middle eastern dancer for many years. Yes, you do sound authentic ! Many blessings !
This is over the top AMAZING!!! In time, I will hear all of your music. Thanks for sharing it on UA-cam. :)
The song and lyrics are simply wonderful. Thanks, Peter.
Peter Pringle-- don't apologize for anything. That was beautiful! I look forward to whatever else you choose to do.
THIS LOVE SONG IS SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL AND THE LANGUAGE IS PERFECTION,YOUR VOICE DOES IT JUSTICE AND SO ROMANTIC AND DEEP IN RESONANCE!!!
This was beautiful and haunting! Thank you also for adding information about the scale/tuning!
No joking from me, this is truly and absolutely beautiful. I will definitely be following your channel closely. This song will be heard throughout my home many a time Peter. I am very grateful to have found you and this most glorious work you create out of history.
Namaste
I am Egyptian and proud Greetings to my ancestors the Pharaohs ❤
Such clear, pristine voice! True passion in each note. Simply perfect. Any chance you could post the transliteration of the lyrics?
I am grateful for you giving it life for us. Its familiar and beautiful.
You have a wonderful voice, sir... It's soft and powerful at the same time, delicate but fills the entire room effortlessly, it conveys so much emotion. These songs are marvelously lucky, to be performed back to life by you.