The Janissary - Epic Symphony
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- Опубліковано 10 чер 2024
- You can buy the individual songs of this as well as more of my work here: faryafaraji.bandcamp.com/albu...
Music composed and/or arranged by Farya Faraji. More info with all the lyrics in the pinned comment below. With this, I wanted to tell the life of a Janissary soldier through the musical styles representative of a Janissary’s life, from Balkanic music to Anatolian rhythms, Alevi songs, Ottoman Classical music and more. Some of the compositions are entirely mine, others are my arrangements of folk music or existing melodic patterns from these regions. Many thanks to Dimitris Athanasopoulos of the One Man’s Noise channel for providing the direction and vocals for the Epirotic text we brought to life here. Female vocals by Sumru Ağıryüyrüyen.
00:00 Overture - This is my Story
01:00 Песен на майка - My Mother's Song
02:40 Devşirme - When they took me
05:46 Ανάθεμά σε, βασιλιά - Thrice be Damned, Emperor
08:52 To Anatolia
13:30 Istanbul : Queen of Cities
17:56 Welcome to the Corps
19:10 Tevhid - My New Faith
23:14 Gülbank - The Janissary Oath
27:20 Mehter Marşı - The Janissary Anthem
30:48 Savaşlar - The Wars I Fought
35:22 İstanbul Peşrev - Peacetime Years
38:46 Ben kimim? - Who am I?
40:46 Topkapı Peşrev - My Rise to the Court
46:30 Zaman - Growing Old
50:30 Son Seferim - My Last Campaign
51:45 Son Savaşım - My Last Battle
56:10 Var Git Ölüm - The Bullet
58:30 Ölüm - Death
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You can buy the individual songs of this as well as more of my work here: faryafaraji.bandcamp.com/album/the-janissary
Music composed and/or arranged by Farya Faraji. With this, I wanted to tell the life of a Janissary soldier through the musical styles representative of a Janissary’s life, from Balkanic music to Anatolian rythms, Alevi songs, Ottoman Classical music and more. Some of the compositions are entirely mine, others are my arrangements of folk music or existing melodic patterns from these regions. Many thanks to Dimitris Athanasopoulos of the One Man’s Noise channel for providing the direction and vocals for the Epirotic text we brought to life here. Female vocals by Sumru Ağıryüyrüyen.
The Janissaries were the elite troops of the Ottoman Empire. Conscripted by force through the devşirme child-levy system, they were taken from Christian Balkan families, converted into Islam and made into the most ferocious standing army of Europe for centuries.
* Overture
A taksim (freeform, non-rythmic improvisation in Greek, Turkish, Arabic etc music) in the makam Hüseyni. (A makam is a melodic mode). The instrument I used is the kopuz, an instrument closely linked to the mysticism of Alevi Islam, which was the root culture of the Janissary Corps.
* My Mother’s Song:
The song is Chereshko, a Bulgarian folk song. The instrumentation consists of a Balkan tambouras and kaval flutes. The lyrics speak of a cherry tree that can’t bear fruits. A young man walks past the tree and asks it why it doesn’t bear any fruits. The tells him that two young lovers stood beneath it and swore that if they did not marry each other, the tree would dry out.
* Devşirme - When They Took Me
This piece brings in the Turkish bağlama and the bendhir. The makam (mode) used is a mixture of Bayat, Nawa Athar and Hijazkar, the latter with microtonal modifications. A Balkan kemane is also heard at the end. The usul (rythmic structure in Turkish music) used is Devr-i-Hindi, a 7/4 aksak (asymmetric time signature, defined in Turkish music as the compound addition of multiple symmetric time signatures).
* Ανάθεμά σε, βασιλιά - Thrice be Damned, Emperor
The story behind this passage is an interesting one. I did some digging during my research and found this text from a lost song. The text dates back to Ottoman times, and expresses the sorrow of people whose young boys were taken into the devşirme system. The song is known to have been from Epirus, and whilst the melody has been lost, I did some guesswork and asked for the assistance of Dimitris from the One Man’s Noise channel. He provided me with examples of traditional Epirotic songs that use the 15 syllable structure of this poem; one of the primary metres of Medieval and post-Medieval Greek poetry, also called decasyllabic verse. We used the melody of the Epirotic song Βασιλικέ μου τρίκλωνε, which uses the συρτό στα τρία dance. The instrumentation uses the mainland Greek lauto and kaval flutes.
Greek text:
Ανάθεμά σε, βασιλιά, και τρις ανάθεμα σε,
με το κακό οπόκαμες, και το κακό που κάνεις.
Στέλνεις, δένεις τους γέροντας, τους πρώτους τους παπάδες
Να μάσης παιδομάζωμα, να κάμης γενιτσάρους.
Κλαιν' οι γοναίοι τα παιδιά, κ' οι αδελφές τ' αδέλφια,
Κλαίγω κ' εγώ και καίγομαι και όσο θα ζω θα κλαίγω.
Πέρσι πήραν τον γιόκα μου, φέτο τον αδελφό μου.
* To Anatolia
I wanted to signal the journey eastwards by leaning into a sound that is distinctly Anatolian. The makam is a mixture of Bayat and Kurdi. The instrumentation consists of a bağlama and Anatolian duduk/mey, (often used by Hollywood composers as the lazy go-to for anything remotely oriental, even Indian or Morrocan, but the instrument is specific to the Caucasus and Anatolia, with Armenian roots). The usul is in a 9/8 aksak, comprised of the addition of three measures of three; very commonly used in the Balkans and Anatolia.
Turkish lyrics:
Gel gel, canım, gel.
English translation:
Come, my can*, come.
*Can is difficult to translate literally. It is borrowed from a Persian literally meaning “my life,” and is used as a term of endearment in both Persian and Turkish, however in this context it is closely tied to the Janissary culture, rooted in the Alevi-Bektashi practice of Islam. Alevis often call one another “can,” as did the Janissaries.
* Istanbul: Queen of Cities
This passages reuses my Constantinople leitmotif. I leaned entirely into the Hollywood-esque aesthetic that I refer to as Orientalist, which is itself an imitation of how Middle-Eastern countries began adapting the Western orchestra in the last two centuries. This kind of recognisable sound is simply the usage of a Western orchestra, but with Eastern techniques where every note copiously uses portamento and glissando. I believe this Orientalist aesthetic, which is effectively how Westerners perceive Middle-Eastern music, to thematically fit the point of view of a non Middle-Easterner seeing the gayeway to the East for the very first time.
* Welcome to the Corps
Another taksim in the Hüseyni makam using the kopuz, once again signalling the strong Alevi nature of the Janissary corps. In this, they were similar to European military-religious organisations like the Templars or Hospitaliers; religious knight-like figures with a strong devotion to a specific form of religion and a “patron saint,” in this case Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli, the Muslim mystic who began Alevism, and whose early followers blessed the nascent Janissary corps.
* Tevhid - My New Faith
This is an Alevi folk song. Such songs would have routinely been sung by the Janissaries during zikr-the Sufi religious ceremony of singing songs and entering trances in remembrance of God. The instruments are ones commonly used by Alevis today: the bağlama, the kopuz and the Kurdish tanbour.
Allah Allah İllallah
La İlahe İllallah
Ali̇ Mürşi̇t Güzel Şah
Şahim Eyvallah Eyvallah
La İlahe İllallah
Hak Muhammed-ali̇ Dostum
Kerem Kilmak Si̇ze Geldi̇
Hari̇ci̇ler Mansur’u Asti
Nesi̇mi̇’yi̇ Yüze Geldi̇ (2)
Fatma Ana Fi̇rkate Düştü
Uçmak Kapilarin Açti
İmam Hasan Zehi̇r İçti̇
Münafiktan Eza Geldi̇
Allah Allah İllallah
La İlahe İllallah
Ali̇ Mürşi̇t Güzel Şah
Şahim Eyvallah Eyvallah
La İlahe İllallah
Şi̇mi̇r Mervan Karşi Geldi̇
Kerbela Al Kanla Doldu
Şah Hüseyi̇n Şehi̇t Oldu
Yezi̇tlerden Eza Geldi̇
Akti İmamlarin Kani
İmam Zeynel Mürvet Kani
Ana Rahmi̇nde Zi̇ndani
Levh-i̇ Kalem Mi̇ Yaza Geldi̇(2)
Allah Allah İllallah
La İlahe İllallah
Ali̇ Mürşi̇t Güzel Şah
Şahim Eyvallah Eyvallah
La İlahe İllallah
Ol Münafik Yüzü Kara
Dost Dost Dost Kurban
Kast Eyledi̇ İmam Bakir’a
Pi̇r Pi̇r Pi̇r Kurban
Hak Buyurdu İmam Cafer’e
Deni̇zi̇ Yutmağa Geldi̇
Di̇dar Gözleri̇ Gözümden
Sevdasi Da Gi̇tmez Özümden
İmam Musa-i̇ Kazimdan
İmam Ali̇ Riza Geldi̇ (2)
Allah Allah İllallah
La İlahe İllallah
Ali̇ Mürşi̇t Güzel Şah
Şahim Eyvallah Eyvallah
La İlahe İllallah
Taki̇’ni̇n Darina Durduk
Dost Dost Dost Kurban
Naki̇’ye Can Feda Kildik
Pi̇r Pi̇r Pi̇r Kurban
Kendi̇ Özümüzden Si̇tem Sürdük
Can Cesetten Teze Geldi̇
Hasan-ül Askeri̇ Sensi̇n
Erenlere Mi̇hr-i̇ Kansin
Mehd’i̇ Sahi̇p Zamansin
Ali̇yel Mürteza Geldi̇
Hünkar-i Evli̇ya Geldi̇
Allah Allah İllallah
La İlahe İllallah
Ali̇ Mürşi̇t Güzel Şah
Şahim Eyvallah Eyvallah
La İlahe İllallah
Hüseyi̇n’i̇m Der Yara Neden
Yaralandik Çare Neden
Konan Göçtü Bu Haneden
Şi̇mdi̇ Sira Bi̇ze Geldi̇ Hü
* Gülbang - The Janissary Oath
The structure of this piece is again based on Sufi Zikrs, which use rythmic breathing and the daf drums as conduits towards a trance through repeated motion like head banging. The lyrics are the very oath that Janissaries took historically, called a gülbang, a sort of prayer or oath.
Turkish lyrics:
Allah Allah İllallah,
Baş üryan,
Sine püryan,
Kılıç al kan,
Bu meydanda nice başlar kesilir,
Hiç olmaz soran.
Eyvallah! Eyvallah!
Kahrımız kılıcımız, düşmana ziyan. Kulluğumuz padişaha ayan,
Üçler, yediler, kırklar!
Gülbang-ı Muhammmedî,
Nur-i Nebî,
Kerem-i Ali,
Pirimiz Sultanımız Hünkâr,
Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli,
Demine devranına,
Hu diyelim Huuuuuuu!
* Mehter Marşı - The Janissary Anthem
This is my humble attempt at writing an Ottoman mehter. Mehter is the style of music of the Mehteran, the oldest known military bands in the world, which will directly influence the West in its formation of its own military bands, as seen today in America. The music of the Mehteran is characterised by loud, powerful percussion and the use of the zurna, a reed instrument with a piercing quality. Performances of Mehter marches begin with the announcement of the arrival of the Head Mehter, who salutes his musicians, is saluted back by them, the announces the beginning of the playing with “Ya Allah!”
Lyrics in Turkish.
Vakt-i sürûru sefâ,
Mehterbaşı Hey! Hey! Merhabâ ey mehterân! Merhabâ, Mehterbaşı! Hasduuur! Haydi! Ya Allah!
Dinle, dinle iyi dinle,
Kâfir konuşur,
Of of! Bize merhamet et,
O ne büyük bir kuvvet,
O ne büyük bir devlet!
Aman!
Kâfir, dinle iyi dinle,
Osmanın kılıcı geldi,
Fetih zamanı geldi,
Devlet-i-aliyye geldi!
* Savaşlar - The Wars I Fought
A military piece using the zurna, bağlama and kopuz, and an Ottoman Classical ensemble of qanun, oud and tembur. The first is representative of the mehter, military aspect of the Janissaries, the second two of their Alevi Bektashi aspect, and the third of their allegiance to the Imperial state. The makam travels between Hüseyni and Bayat.
* İstanbul Peşrev - The Peacetime Years
This is an arrangement of my Istanbul not Constantinople leitmotif in the form of Ottoman Classical Music’s peşrev, a musical form in Ottoman Classical Music characterised usually by a 4/4 usul, never an aksak one. One of the primary aspects of peşrev is that the usul is always very long, and can go up as much as 200 measures; in other words, the percussional pattern isn’t as repetitive and simple as the one heard in the Janissary Oath part; instead the percussional beats keep progressing in new ways, and the pattern can be minutes long instead of seconds long; it can be thought of as a whole song of its own that is developed continuously, only with percussions instead of pitch.
* Topkapı Peşrev - My Rise to the Sublime Porte
I wanted to represent the occasional rise of Janissaries to high positions of power by writing a two part Ottoman Classical piece. Ottoman Classical music refers to the complex pieces characterised by usage the ensemble use of oud, qanun, tembur, kemenche and ney, in contrast to folk instruments like the bağlama and kopuz. Technically only the first part of this which is in a symmetrical usul is a peşrev, as the second part, which is my new leitmotif for the House of Osman itself, is in 5/8, an aksak, which by definition does not meet the features of a peşrev.
* Zaman - The Passing of the Years
The main melody is not mine but instead composed by Turkish qanun players. This style of music is a more contemporary Turkish one, with strong Western influences of counterpoint and riff producing functional harmony.
* Var Git Ölüm - The Bullet
The poem is by Karacoğlan, a 17th century Anatolian ashik (bard), a major figure of folk poetry, centred around nomadic and village lifestyles as opposed to the Imperial poetry of the Ottoman courts.
Lyrics in Turkish:
Ölüm ardıma düşüp de yorulma Var git ölüm bir zaman da yine gel Akıbet alırsın komazsın beni Var git ölüm bir zaman da yine gel
Çıkıp boz kurtlayın ulaşamadım Yalan dünya sana çıkışamadım Eşimle dostumla buluşamadım Var git ölüm bir zaman da yine gel Karac'oğlan der ki derdim pek beter Bahçede bülbüller şakıyıp öter Anayı atayı dün aldın yeter Var git ölüm bir zaman da yine gel
@@faryafaraji Do you have the lyrics to the "Tevhid" section too?
Just added them! seems I forgot :)
An idea for the next symphony: The encounters between Ottoman Janissaries and Austrian Landsknechte on the battlefield during the 16th century Austrian-Turkish wars or the Janissaries and Hungarian soldiers during the battle of Mohács.
@Byzantine Historian Thank you Sir!
*We have a handwritten family tree. our grand grand ancestor was a Janissary who was belong to 26th brigade of janissaries. he died at 1626. Its like to feel my known oldest ancestor in this musics. Greetings from Albanian*
you are a muslim now?
Cool!
cringe.
Amazing, my ancestors also took part in the Bagdat campaign of Sultan Murad IV around the same time, 1620’s but they were timarli sipahi and since that time they settled in Irak as Turkmens
so you actually like the fact that they kidnapped your grand grand ancestor from his parents? If so, I have so many questions...
How this guy produces blockbuster-tier music on the regular is beyond me.
The key is do what I do: just copy the best traditional music out there haha. Turkey and Balkans did the homework over hundreds of years and I just copied theirs 👀
I mean he's Farya Faraji, he always makes magic with his voice, hands, and genius, the man's a literal legend in the making and if he ever becomes a popular composer for games and movies I would literally love it and buy the movies and games he has worked on because this man literally has magic in his hands, truly a glorious creation of God that I have the privilege of listening to.
It's the frequency that astonishes me like he uploads gold after gold WEEKLY
He is singing in old Ottoman Turkish which we don't speak anymore. It's beyond imagination the level of culture this guy has.
@@faryafaraji bro did you sing all the song especially Tevhid one. İf you are not Turkish your accent is super cool damn
Hard and realistic, exactly like Turkish. As a Turk, I would like to thank everyone who contributed, it's great.
My prayers for all the turkish & syrian people after earthquakes.....
And Kurdish And Arménien
Sağolasın kardeş
@@erenbunul6672 Türkiyede yaşayan Ermeniler mi
@@turkmenist40 evet gardas
@@turkmenist40 they are. And they are supressed. Turkey never was an ethnic "pure" state and never will be. Kemal would roll in his grave if he'd know what your president is doing right now.
Janissaries needs to be portrayed in entertainment industry more than just ''Muh evil Ottomans'' and ''Heroic TURKS marching into battle''. There's a lot of interesting Janissary stories like some of them returning to their homeland (Most famously Skanderberg), one stuck in an Italian town named Moana that protected people against tax collectors or many reaching to the position of Sadrazam the second most powerful man in the empire and still remembering their past like Sokolovics. The concept seems both harsh, heroic and melancholic and full of potential for great stories but instead we got 200th Viking and Samurai movies/games.
Sadly middle eastern history, including later Greek and Balkan history is rarely shown in western media. There is so much potential, even the Byzantines
@@g1u2y345 late Byzantine and early Ottoman history is one of the most colorful yet most overlooked part of world history and if not for Kings&Generals people outside of Balkans would still be uninterested to the subject
no one stops the turks/greeks to make their own proper movies.
take some million €/$ and go to hollywood.
Turks are way to lazy and uninterested for that.
Watch some turkish news/late night talkshows, they all say the same:"why dont we make movies".
instead turks make the 200ths flavor of fake ottoman bs series and potray incompetent sultans as heroes.
So you’re proposing the glorification of a slavery system. Got it!
@@patmorris9692 you are objectively speaking a Slave. do you deny this? and why is wrong ? on what you base your morality on? and prove to me objectively not subjectively that no one owns you and you are not slave jo ahead inferior peasant Anglo European
Mehter is the oldest Military Band in the world, i recommend people to check other marchs of the Mehter too
Unfortunately original mehter marches were lost to time. The contemporary mehter marches are from the late 19th and 20th centuries, as far as I know.
@@aliosman0That is true, Enver Pasha had them written.
Being Janissary was a way of life. Soldiers were thought carpentry,blacksmithing,cooking for the core and all other necessary life skills. They were followers of Bektashi order and not very strict. They were also sent to allied countries to teach them about modern warfare. A unit could build a bridge or blow up a bridge. They had the knowledge to shape the world around them. They were disciplined elite shock troops who where trusted with vital missions. Most janissaries rose to high ranks such as pashas, viziers or grand viziers. They got more and more powerful within time and rioted which eventually led to disbandment.
I find the Akinji in the Ottoman Army also very interesting. Amazing horse raiders.
Akincilar original Türk idiler
AKINCI ARE ORİGİNAL TURKS!!!!
Sipahi used to be my last name 😭
@@omarsairafi2455 Sipahis were chosen only from families of Turkish origin and it was mostly a hereditary system, similar to the knighthood in Europe, the timarli sipahis owned land in various parts of the empire and in return received taxes from the farming families living in their timar(farmlands) and provided security. There may be some of the Turkish families whose ancestors went on expeditions to North African countries such as Algeria and then settled down. Of course, these people were mostly assimilated after the Ottomans withdrew from the region, but some of them remained their surnames.
they got massacred during the Ottoman Austrian war of 1593-1606 due to poor decisions of the Ottoman Pasha, all of them got massacred not even one managed to survive, very sad
As a Turk whose both side of the family was expelled from the Balkans after the Russo-Turkish war, I found a lot of myself in this work. Especially who am i part hit differently. Thank you my friend.
did u found about ur serbian roots? or?
regards
The Tevhid part is just so good. Thank you for your creation
no translation for that ? wonder why .....!
@@user-dr7ru8pm3d I don't know what's going through your mind, but the words don't contain any diabolical mystery.
"Tawhid" refers to the monotheistic belief that Allah is one and only. The words refer to Bektashi culture and Alevi belief. For this reason, the lyrics refer to the difficulties experienced by the Prophet of Islam and his friends such as "Hazrat Ali". Among these words, we also hear the words "La Ilaha Illallah" expressing the unity of Allah.
@@anlkutay5328 Can you provide me the link for this separate song?
@@durainashraf6339 sorry but as far as i know there is no separate link available.
19:10 dakka ile cosdum.Bütün Türkmen Kizilbas DNAm ayaklandi.Muhtesem bir Symphonie olmus.Ya Allah Ya Muhammed Ya Ali
Hu!
I love how chaotic the melody is in Son Savaşim compared to Savaşlar. That combined with the "falling tone" of the background instruments really evokes the feeling of an aged soldier, many years past his prime, fighting a battle he knows will be his last.
There is a teaching in my family that the first of my ancestors was a janissary who returned to his true roots in Serbia.
Well Ottoman Empire was a roof for Serbs,Turks,Albanians,Greeks,Bulgarians etc. if today a Turk says Ottoman Empire is mine, so do Serbian can aswell.
@@someoneyoulike1180Serbs foutght against Ottoman yoke. We were slaves in that empire.
@@masterblaster848 Well.. everyone was slave except the Ottoman Monarchy, they also treated local Turks as a slave too lol. Serbs were made Janissary and not only that, there were some Serbian women who were married with our Sultans and so next Sultans became half Serbian,Greek,Bulgarian,Albanian. There were also a lot of Serbian grand viziers in Ottoman Empire aswell ( Prime Minister ) such as Sokolovic. In Ottoman Empire they didn't care about nation or nationalism, the biggest thing which important was are you muslim ? If you were a Muslim then u would be good.
@@someoneyoulike1180 Ottoman empire is our, Ottoman empire followed Turkish traditions, founder of empire was a Turk, and first offical language was Turkish
@@DoofyGilmore1299 Osmanlı İmparatorluğu Türkler tarafından kurulmuştur fakat daha sonradan devşirmelerin ele geçirdiği bir ülkedir. Adı üstünde ''İmparatorluk'' yani multi-kültürel bir devlet, Osmanlının bel kemiği olan Yeniçeri Birliği sırf Devşirme idi, adamlar Yunan,Arnavut,Boşnak,Bulgar,Sırp diye gidiyordu Türk yoktu adam gibi orduda. Sadrazamların bir çoğuda yabancıydı, Osmanlıya en büyük damgaları vurmuş Sokollu Mehmet Paşa, İbrahim Paşa gibi vezirler Boşnak ve Yunandır. Osmanlıyı sahipleniyor seviyoruz fakat gerçekleri göz ardı etmemek gerekir, bugün bu adamlarda Osmanlıyı bizim kadar sahiplenmeye hakkı var çünkü onlarında dedeleri zamanında devşirilip bizim adımıza kılıç salladılar, gerçekler böyle.. ha sonra isyanda ettiler o ayrı mesele.
The symphonies from hugely important historical figures is itself a great thing, but this especially personal point of view from some unnamed nobody is just incredibly moving. More of this alongside your already incredible discography.
Thanks man! I remember you saying something about how music helps us humanise past people, I think it was on Theophano’s Wedding; but whatever it was, you’re right, getting into the lives of those normal people is often even more moving
@@sedoskovelha123 No i think you got it spot on my guy
nice point
BRO
I haven't heard it, but saw 1 hour long, the first chapters all named in different languages... This'll be a helluva trip, looks like a movie but in music.
Thanks my man, grab the audio popcorn whenever you’re ready haha
Yes, considering the Janissary initially were levied male children from Christian populations, and then converted to Islam and sworn to the Sultan as private soldiers, the symphony makes for one cohesive story.
@@faryafaraji Finally heard it, really liked it, the battle parts, the Greek parts, but above all the growing old one was the best. Keep the magnificent music coming
Mesmerizing piece 😊
The Janissaries are the face of Modern Standing Army and they were one of the main reasons for the successes of Ottomon Empire in the 14th century. After this the concept of Standing Armies became prevalent as we see today in forces around the world.
faces of the balkan kids who were stolen from their parrents then forced to convert to islam and then used as weapons to kill their own parents and nattions
@Ivan π££ how can a child who has taken when he was 7-8 years old and raised by Turkish Muslim families can still remember Christianity and believe it? They were subjects and slaves of the Sultan. So they were believing whatever their master believed.
@Ivan π££ The information of the village where they were taken and their families were recorded in official documents. They knew where were they from and who were their families. Mostly they were returning as muslim rich aristocrats to their home. But most of them were getting married and staying in Anatolia or istanbul
Many families even wanted their children to become janissaries. Not everyone had the opportunity to work for high wages in the world's first modern army. Of course, some families did not want it, their number is less.@@cagr7916
@@Ivan-mb1pd These were taken from orphans between the ages of 8-18 or mostly from poor families. These children received their primary education with Turkish families. Gifted children enter an education system where they can later become ministers of state. They would be bureaucrats here. Others had to pass exams to become soldiers. Those who passed were trained according to their abilities until the age of 23. There were artillerymen, tunnellers, janissary marchers, grenadiers, infantrymen... many groups. Additionally, many families wanted their children to become janissaries. Not everyone had the chance to work for high wages in the world's first modern and permanent army.
Its really awesome! I wish the "Ben kimim? -Who am I" part was longer.I really like your art and I hope your music reaches more people and you get more recognition because you deserve it!
Love from Türkiye !
Thanks alot arkadaş, love from Canada
For their own benefit only :) money!
@@dgrszkyp What is wrong with that? He earns money legally from his hobby, are you jealous?
@@dgrszkyp good for him
I use Ublock so I don't see any add, but if an artistic piece is financed by Sponsors or used as a signboard for commercial purposes, then it is morally questionnable for it contributes to unregulated globalization, liberalism and capitalism @@AnatoliaTodayEn More ethic ways of financing art is to directly sponsor it as a patreon or with insitutional/carritative fundraising. I know very right it is hard to be rewarded when we work on Ytb, but Ytb and Twitch advertising system is a curse that doesn't even profit youtubers such as Farya.
Debout, les damnés de la terre, debout, les forçats de la faim !
I am consistently blown away by the quantity and quality of your music and the fact that it's available for free. You are genuinely a genius, Farya, and a blessing for every history lover. Thank you for all you do!
The epirotic singing is absolutely perfect, captures the emotion and the wishes of the epirotes.
"Thrice be damned Emperor, thrice be damned"
I guess this has already happened since the legacy of the Osman dynasty has been tarnished and in the last centuries they received the bad end of the stick
It kills me that you still don't have 100k subscribers. I will do my best to spread your work here in Turkey.
This reminded of something I had forgotten until now. When I was a young kid, I read this short story about a boy who was raised as a girl so that he would not be taken for a janissary. Then at a certain age, like 12, maybe, his dad cut his braids and said that from now he's a boy and also he's married to the girl he used to play with. Again, to avoid the conscript.
It made a huge impression on me because as a girl he was called by a feminised version of his name, which is also my name. Also, the story is told by the boy himself as an old man as he is knitting and I just loved the idea of a grandpa that knits.
I had forgotten all that.
I think the story is "the only journey of his life" by Georgios Viziinos?
Wow. Thanks for bringing back all this stuff.
That is a really interesting story, I’m gonna have to look for it, thanks for the anectode!
As a person from Karbala, listening to "My new faith" in this day in particular, gave me goosebumps.
Ur basrawi brother agrees
It's hard for me to translate, but the words are very beautiful too. You already understand somethings but it also touches on almost all imams.
@@baltai3123 exactly
Your compositions make me realise even more how sad it is us modern people don't seem to do much oral/song storytelling anymore. There is something to be said about the power of song.
У меня мурашки по коже... Это бесподобно. Драматично, монументально. Спасибо.
The ending is by far one of the most beautiful and heartbreaking endings I have heard in symphonic-form music, possibly ever.
Awesome job frfr
c'est magnifique et tellement poignant. tu nous fait voyager dans le temps et dans l'âme héroïque d'un Janissaire. que Dieu te garde et te bénisse Farya. tu es vraiment extraordinaire.
Merci beaucoup Isabelle, je suis honoré!
...Nje muzike Magjepsese ❤🎉!!!Ju faleminderit Shume, Farya!!!
Janissaries... Christian Balkan children were trained with Turkish military culture and became invincible warriors. They became Turk and fought for our Empire. What they did will never be forgotten.
@Murat yes and no. They were taken in as christian children, but they were converted during their extremely harsh training and upbringing.
Invincible? The Spanish Tercios cut them down pretty easily
@@justinianthegreat1444 the spanish lost all wars against the Ottomans in that century
İ dont know if you can find any military historian who would claim that there was a superior unit at that time
The Ottomans were not the greatest power at that time for no reason
@@justinianthegreat1444 fortunately historical evidence says other wise
@@MbahMu9829 oh yeah.......no wonder why the battle of Castelnuovo had many Janissaries killed by Tercios with the Tercios suffering less casualties
Janissaries were really "Janissaries" until the period of Murat III. After Murat III ruined the Janissary corps, the Janissaries constantly opposed the innovations and rebelled. If Mahmut II had not abolished the Janissary corps, the Ottoman Empire could have collapsed earlier.
@Ivan π££ i highly doubt that,the issue wasn't them acting like Christians was it?
@@alwijr2753 Surprisingly no, The Janissary order ended after the “Auspicious Incident” in 1828. For a while now, the Janissaries grew corrupt and disloyal to the sultanate. They had a history of starting revolts and killed. Mahmud II’ father and predecessor Selim III. That’s why he decided to end their old order, out of fear that he might be killed next by them. That and the army was in need of modernization.
@@lehmackermann8994 Basically they became the new Praetorian guard
@@marseldagistani1989 yup, very corrupt and extorted the emperor’s instead of protecting them like they were supposed to
What did Sultan Murad III do?
My favorite part was the return to Byzantium/Constantinople/Istanbul , such a lovely tune, it follows so well your previous iterations on that motif. I hope we get a "full" version someday! The Ottoman/Turkish layer of history there is just as fascinating as the Byzantine past.
Ive been in awe of that city since besieging it in Age of Empire II more than twenty years ago, shed a tear or two when I finally got to visit it. It is the most enchanting place on Earth. Now your music is inextricably linked to it in my mind.
Thanks Étienne! I also fell in love with the city when I visited for the first time in 2021, it’s a magical place
Love how you incorporated the language differences in the timelines. Shows the Yuniçeri's background and story.
Let me share a Janissary chant with you:
Hakikatin deryâsına dalan kimdir?
(Who is the one who dived into sea of Truth?)
Kanını Hakk livâsına çalan kimdir?
(Who is the one who applied his own blood on the Banner of Al-Haqq/Truth?)
Bâtıl idi,zâhir oldu.Bulunmaz cevâhîr oldu.
(Our land was unknown but it became famous like a rare jewelry)
Gaipten bir haber geldi,alan kimdir?Hakk,Eyvallah!
(The news has come from the Void,who is the one who took it?The Truth,God first!)
Kanadı Hakk tellerinden
(His wings are made of strings of Truth)
Çıkıp Kenân illerinden
(By leaving the Land of Canaan)
O gerçeğin yollarından gelen kimdir?
(Who is the one who walk on the Path of Reality?)
Amazing! Thanks you
Thanx Bro! Eyvallah ❤️
@Ivan π££ prove it and I will be Christian too🤝🏼🌹✝️ I will worship Jesus lord Christ who is the son of God and God himself and God got breastfed by his creation and crucified by his creation and humiliated by his creation 😎. amazing God..........
@Ivan π££ Say, “He is Allah, [who is] One, Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, nor is there to Him any equivalent” (Quran 112:1-4)
God does not follow the laws of His creation, the law of life, rather He is the One that created these laws in the first place, for us in our time and the place in which we live. He is free from matter. God is above both time and space and lives independently of them. God, who created them, has to exist outside of them. If he was limited by time or space, he could not be God. Just like one that might create an electronic device, he has to live outside of it. It is impossible for a God who is timeless and unconstrained by space to come into existence when He Himself created time and space. The laws of creation and life do not apply to God.
therefore, nothing of his creation applies to Allah and this concept of God is highly feared by atheists who cannot have any argument against quite literally.
and this concept of God dismiss christianity as their God got breastfed and destroys Judaism as the rabbis in Judaism won an argument against God in their talmud book. only Islam has this concept of God that non can bring any argument against.
@Ivan π££ answer the question Hindu how many rakat in al fatiha? or in al Qaida? القاعدة؟
Much much love from Romania! Your music could be great for historic movies/documentaries as well. I wish you much success, you deserve it!
Mulțumesc Serban, much love from Canada!
With some people talking about how being taken as a janissary was "good because of the education" I like that there are artists who portray it truthfully.There is a bulgarian legend about a janissary meeting his long lost sister and remembering something not from her face but from a necklace she wore,after which he releases her instead of taking her for the Sultan's harem
There is also a Greek song like that (a janissary who burnt his own village and recognised his mother there) and similar songs all over the Balkans
To all the people that are saying being taken as a janissary is good because of the education I assume if today their children are take to become murderers of their relatives will be happy.
@@dggmn2109 They are not murders to their families. They were accepted as janissaries who will appoint later many influential position in the caliphate.
@@Historic_Tales How are not murderers of their families when they kill they brothers and sisters? so what if they have influential positions.
@@dggmn2109 their mothers and sisters? Don't go ultranationalist. They are the force of the Ottoman caliphate. They did not kill their brothers or sisters . They kill those who try to rebel against the Ottoman caliphate.
Thanks, Farya, it was my first symphony by you, and that was really great experience!
I guess it's a perfect, ready-to-use film or TV series soundtrack.
The life of a Janissary in 1 hour. Great job Farya. 👏
bro you're spoiling us with 1 hour of quality content
tevhid part was very good.
I've been following you for over 2 years and I respect you a lot, man.
1363- 1826, the janissaries were by far the greatest, most feared and respected fighting force in all of Asia and the Balkans
Special Elite forces,mostly intelligent or strongest Christiaan childrens
Good rivals for their Christian rivals hussars and pikemen from the Catholic world
@@soslanroseft4750 the only thing that could destroy a janissary is a Poland- Lithuanian winged hussar
@@CONSTANTINEXI63 You are comparing an infantry unit with a cavalry unit. The Turkish Sipahi would destroy the winged hussars.
@Saban yeah, no, the winged hussars were by far the most powerful and feared cavalry in the world at the time, and they won against the siphai cavalry. Why do you think the Ottoman Empire was so afraid of the winged hussars, because the winged hussars destroyed almost all of the Ottoman soldiers that they fought
28:34 im super impressed with this part
Search for Mehter, and you will find many similar pieces like this
@@furkankaynar6491 oh thank you i appreciate it
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Wapsuama wara
Thank you for another lovely story written through music.
Very well done! I like how you included a personal journey towards your musical tracks. It gives the track a historical experience, keep going!
Comme un signe de mon Grand Aieul❤via vos extraordinaires compositions cher FARYA🌹GRATITUDE🌷
Gözlerim yaşardı
I've listened to this piece countless times and each time a different part speak to me in particular. Can't wait to hear you next creation. Your work is amazing! I grew up in the Greek/Turkish border region, so this symphony really hit home for me.
Beautiful piece of work! This masterpiece is one of a kind because it tells the story of a Janissary through a musical perspective. It is to be noted that many historical sources from the 14th and 15th centuries note that many Balkan families were also willing to give away their children to the Ottomans as they knew that life as Janissaries meant more opportunities and a better life than in the Balkans. Many famous Ottoman grand viziers were ethnic Greeks, Albanians, Serbs, etc.
Please keep up the amazing content ❤
As for the "willing" and "many" at that, in the above statement, I must say that is a false exaggeration. it is something that is simply too painful for Indeed MANY of us that follow Farya and his work, even in this 21st century. Be careful and tread lightly.
Lol at devsirme romanticization
The reason she was willing was taken from poor families in the Balkans, there were conditions for this, 1 person was taken from each village anyway.
This is not true, most parents didn't give away their children to blood tax willingly, there were some that did that is true but it is a myth used to justify the practice as beneficial. It is in the end a mass conscription practice from youth and wasn't seen favorable by the parents, even with the rules in place like it couldn't be the only son of the family, and that only 1 boy taken from every so many families in a village. No need to try to justify practices of past states with modern morality.
Yes some families might be willing to give their children to the state but i think it is impossible to make a generalisation about a topic like this because in my opinion, we really don't have enough written resources from eyes of jannisarries. To be honest even if i had a 5 or 7 sons i wouldnt want give any of them but i live by modern morals. However, we can't deny the fact that jannisary corps was one the strongest , might be the strongest interest group at Ottoman Empire from its foundation to 1826 and being a jannisary was a hell of privilage in a society based on a godlike ruler and remaning are its slaves/servants regardless of their ethnicity and religion. Thats why during 16th century ethnic Turks started to get in Jannisary corps. By 17th century they become hereditary class located at heart of the Empire and held a immense poliitcal power and leverage against imperial council.
What makes the Janissarys powerful on the battlefield is they bring there pain with them. When the enemy is on the feild of battle and when the facts of who you are killing strikes you your reason to fight dies no matter what they have done no matter the mass murder of your commrads still they lived a life to live and these peoples all there life is is this. Your will to draw sword into them dies as you die soon after.
Beautiful. I really like the idea of giving historical figures their own symphonies, it feels like a rare thing to find and so far I think you've done them all justice
Buyuk savaş makineleri tarih bunlar gibisini gormedi bize bu gururu yaşatan yeniçerileri cok seviyoruz
So many of your symphonies have such a cinematic feel that they wouldn’t feel out of place in a high quality production. They really tell a story. Some of my fav parts is Tehvid, Gulbank, and Who Am I. The latter especially packs so much story potential in a few minutes of emotional song. As I learn animation, I hope to transport some of your best musical pieces into the world of animation.
A breathtaking symphony! You take sounds from different nations and make something wonderful of them, always having such an intimate understanding of the situation! Εύγε for your great research, empathy and artistry!
I did not expect anything like this, this has been the best surprise I've had in a while! Absolutely love it so far!
Thanks Boris, I really wanted my Serbian and other Balkan subscribers to enjoy this one :)
Every new upload is amazing, every song surprises me at the morning or the evening. No words are good enough to describe how mesmerizing your music is, everytime I'm in a kind of trance by the melody. All the best!
Thanks alot for the kind words Miloš!
Especially the “tevhid” part is super catchy and beautiful. Big thanks from Turkey. I love your music so so much.
Some of your best work yet man, well done absolutely blown away
Wow. This is so impressive. Amazing work. Thank you for sharing details and background about each piece.
WHAAT!!!... I just had goosebumps while listening!!... Amazing work!
I definitely love this story of Janissaries.
(Just lyric for my favorite part so I don't scroll to oblivion)
Tevhid
Allah Allah İllallah
La İlahe İllallah
Ali̇ Mürşi̇t Güzel Şah
Şahim Eyvallah Eyvallah
La İlahe İllallah
Hak Muhammed-ali̇ Dostum
Kerem Kilmak Si̇ze Geldi̇
Hari̇ci̇ler Mansur’u Asti
Nesi̇mi̇’yi̇ Yüze Geldi̇ (2)
Fatma Ana Fi̇rkate Düştü
Uçmak Kapilarin Açti
İmam Hasan Zehi̇r İçti̇
Münafiktan Eza Geldi̇
Allah Allah İllallah
La İlahe İllallah
Ali̇ Mürşi̇t Güzel Şah
Şahim Eyvallah Eyvallah
La İlahe İllallah
Şi̇mi̇r Mervan Karşi Geldi̇
Kerbela Al Kanla Doldu
Şah Hüseyi̇n Şehi̇t Oldu
Yezi̇tlerden Eza Geldi̇
Akti İmamlarin Kani
İmam Zeynel Mürvet Kani
Ana Rahmi̇nde Zi̇ndani
Levh-i̇ Kalem Mi̇ Yaza Geldi̇(2)
Allah Allah İllallah
La İlahe İllallah
Ali̇ Mürşi̇t Güzel Şah
Şahim Eyvallah Eyvallah
La İlahe İllallah
Ol Münafik Yüzü Kara
Dost Dost Dost Kurban
Kast Eyledi̇ İmam Bakir’a
Pi̇r Pi̇r Pi̇r Kurban
Hak Buyurdu İmam Cafer’e
Deni̇zi̇ Yutmağa Geldi̇
Di̇dar Gözleri̇ Gözümden
Sevdasi Da Gi̇tmez Özümden
İmam Musa-i̇ Kazimdan
İmam Ali̇ Riza Geldi̇ (2)
Allah Allah İllallah
La İlahe İllallah
Ali̇ Mürşi̇t Güzel Şah
Şahim Eyvallah Eyvallah
La İlahe İllallah
Taki̇’ni̇n Darina Durduk
Dost Dost Dost Kurban
Naki̇’ye Can Feda Kildik
Pi̇r Pi̇r Pi̇r Kurban
Kendi̇ Özümüzden Si̇tem Sürdük
Can Cesetten Teze Geldi̇
Hasan-ül Askeri̇ Sensi̇n
Erenlere Mi̇hr-i̇ Kansin
Mehd’i̇ Sahi̇p Zamansin
Ali̇yel Mürteza Geldi̇
Hünkar-i Evli̇ya Geldi̇
Allah Allah İllallah
La İlahe İllallah
Ali̇ Mürşi̇t Güzel Şah
Şahim Eyvallah Eyvallah
La İlahe İllallah
Hüseyi̇n’i̇m Der Yara Neden
Yaralandik Çare Neden
Konan Göçtü Bu Haneden
Şi̇mdi̇ Sira Bi̇ze Geldi̇ Hü
Gulbang
Allah Allah İllallah,
Baş üryan,
Sine püryan,
Kılıç al kan,
Bu meydanda nice başlar kesilir,
Hiç olmaz soran.
Eyvallah! Eyvallah!
Kahrımız kılıcımız, düşmana ziyan. Kulluğumuz padişaha ayan,
Üçler, yediler, kırklar!
Gülbang-ı Muhammmedî,
Nur-i Nebî,
Kerem-i Ali,
Pirimiz Sultanımız Hünkâr,
Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli,
Demine devranına,
Hu diyelim Huuuuuuu!
Mehter Marsi
Vakt-i sürûru sefâ,
Mehterbaşı Hey! Hey! Merhabâ ey mehterân! Merhabâ, Mehterbaşı! Hasduuur! Haydi! Ya Allah!
Dinle, dinle iyi dinle,
Kâfir konuşur,
Of of! Bize merhamet et,
O ne büyük bir kuvvet,
O ne büyük bir devlet!
Aman!
Kâfir, dinle iyi dinle,
Osmanın kılıcı geldi,
Fetih zamanı geldi,
Devlet-i-aliyye geldi!
Mehmed ll: *Declares himself Kayser-I-Rûm*
Janissaries: *Ok guys let's go Praetorian*
Great art my friend. I am from Istanbul. I am history freak man. Anatolia,Balkans are great combination in every part of world history. Janissaries has a very magnificent history. Thank you for your great job.
Magnificent and terrifying.... These scars will never heal. I am Bulgarian and I like the Turks. Sometimes I have discussions with friends or relatives about the Ottoman times and I support the idea that it wasn't so oppressive as our historians and politicians try to describe it. Life in Western Europe was worse until 18 century. But when they ask me: "What about the blood tax?" I don't have an answer....
Did not expect this drop and this is reminiscent of some of your byzantine pieces
And oh this symphony is glorious, Farya never fails to capture the spirit of the Ottoman Empire.
It resembles the Eastern Roman Empire but you know it's different and the Constantinople segments were very nice, never expected to hear the Ottoman version of it.
Turkish classical music is highly influenced by the Eastern Rome and orthodox church. we Turks respect and glorify the Byzantine heritage as well. greetings from Istanbul
@@sinanermis5541 glorify? Turn the Hagia Sofia into a Church again then.
*there are two types of people in this world. Those who are Janissaries and those who are not Janissaries!*
-Zulfikar Pasha
Another masterpiece of well researched and authentically composed musical history. Outstanding as always.
How amazing each of your symphonies are, and I am in love with your longest one yet! It captures so well the tragic circumstances of a Janissary's recruitment, but also his glamorous military career and eventual sad death. This symphony is also such a treat for me, because it comprises of such a wide selection of my favorite music (Anatolian and Balkan). Plus, the Ottoman version of your Constantinople leitmotif was a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one!
Thanks alot! Yeah this was basically just an excuse to work on an hour of Balkan-Anatolian music haha
Love the difference between 'The Wars I thought' and 'My Last Battle' in his last battle, the offtone notes and string background show the fatigue in our soldier, and an ominous foreboding to his end, music really is a language.
una hora? pues será la hora mas hermosa y gloriosa de mi día
Instanbul is the best music of this channel.
Absolutely brilliant! I could feel the moods literally in my stomach, could't stop the video for one moment! It was just like being transported through time to the scenes. I'm familiar with the history of the Ottoman Empire, the history of the Janissaries, especially in the context of the invasions to and ultimately the occupation of large parts of Hungary.
Да это прям готовые саундтреки для исторического фильма.
I usually don't comment but I must say Farya, you've really outdid yourself with this symphony! I cannot stop listening to this as I find myself writing to it and crafting stories. Awesome work man, can't wait to see what you have next!
I love your Greek and Spanish material, but this might be my favorite behind your Alexander Symphony now. Excellent work.
Masterpiece! From slavery to the empire's best man...like watching a movie like reading a book
they were not technically not slaves. because jizya payers can not be enslaved.
@@ignatiuscianci4440 They were taken against their will and forced to follow every order.. I don’t know what you call it but to me that sounds like a slave..
@@g1u2y345 Serfs in Russia were in same situation. Actually worse. They couldnt rise from the ranks. Highest rank for them was corporal.
@@g1u2y345 As citizens of the Empire, they are obligated to defend it's borders and the Empire itself.Muslim or non-muslim.As we know Ottomans had war against Europe for centuries . So it is not slavery. Could a black slave become second ruler of Empire(Grand Vizier) in any of Colonial European Empires? I don't think so. Even their families giving their sons to Devşirme System. It was giving them respectable life. Would you like to be a state man in Devşirme System or a farmer?
@@daredevil3098 It is insane how you can somehow justify and praise stealing children from their families..
This is incredible. A tale of a life in an hour! You are a genius Farya!
Absolutely amazing. Just the kind of music I've been looking for several times for specific moods.
This one is certainly my favourite, alongside of Nineveh 627 AD. 🖤 Farya, I am so grateful that you do all this for us.
How you are so talented i may never know, i really appreciate everything you post on your channel. My favourite part was is Queen Of Cities.
👌 absolutely amazing, thank you for making this masterpiece
HE DID EPIROTAN GREEK POLYPHONY HE DID EPIROTAN GREEK POLYPHONY HE DID EPIROTAN GREEK POLYPHONY HE DID EPIROTAN GREEK POLYPHONY I LOVE YOU MAN
I just had to haha, the text is known to have been from Epirus and I’ll jump on any excuse to do Epirote music
@@faryafaraji only thing left to do is non instrumental polyphony…which will be mesmerizing
I thought it was albanian i was so in shock and emotional...
southern albanian music is identical
I hope one day youll make a video about albanian music from the celtic sounding north to the famous southern melodies :)
@@soul8938 mo wonder from a geographical point of view. We should share what we have in common instead of "hating" each other.
As a Turk, I would like to thank everyone who contributed, it's great.
The first time I heard your story of the Janissaries, I would see an air of tragedy because they lost everything to still serve as an emperor who lived surrounded by concubines but I studied more .
I also saw them with other faces as formidable warriors who deserve to be remembered for eternity after all, not the best warriors are born from tragedy.
Well in a way janissaries will have their revenges when they will become the pretorian guard of ottoman, dethroning emperors that displease them.
It isn't as tragic as you are making it out to be as most didn't see cruelty when their children where taken but rather opportunity as boys who were to become janissaries came from poor slave families so they had a better chance to get a High position in the sultans court or become renowned soldiers if they were taken to be trained . And coming to your other part in which we pretty much villainized the Ottoman Sultans as lustful emperors who did nothing but hang around in the harem is partially incorrect as the first half of the Ottoman sultans actively participated in campaigns and they were the ones to create the devshirme system . The later Ottoman sultans as you said became interested in the harem and became detached from the empire like all other empires .
Put your children in the poor slave families' position and then refer to how tragic it really was.
@@AhmadHassan-wh8pe in this very video under which you commend, there is a folk song that carries the voices of those families. You can hear it directly from them if they were happy with the situation or not.
Also, "participated in campaigns", spreading death and destruction all over the place, is far more villainising than "chilling in the harem" could ever hope to be.
The actual tradegy is, that many of those children were made to fight against their own people after being turkified and islamisized. There are many stories about encounters of parents with their now hostile children after decades.
Why Farya has only 184K subs and not a 100 times more is a question not even Aristotle himself would be able to find answer to.
I am glad to meet your music today. Respect from Azerbaijan.
As Azerbaijani turk and muslim i feel pain of this nations on my heart as my. Before this symphony i feel like turk and it rise my ego and i feel how huge is my nation but now i understand all we are human and all humans befora us are our ancestors they live good and bad days and give this world us and we must save it for our childs
Talent like this only comes by every so often, this guy's gotta be destined for monumental levels of fame.
Dearest Farya, no matter my personal feelings on this subject, this Symphony is indeed masterful. It captures history as it was and is mesmerizing to all of us listening to it. Even if difficult, emotions are evoked as it is heart wrenching, it's all there. The power of music (μουσικη = musike = the art of the Muses), is yours.
Don't misunderstand being Janissary. It was a great chance to be manager of Ottoman. There are a lot of pashas in Ottoman history, coming from Janissary. They managed all nations living in the empire, including Turks and other nations, have different religions. Ottoman didn't consider Janissaries as just solders. They were considered as officers, served for government in all positions from a solder to the second of empire after sultan. We are also proud of Janissaries. Allah bless their souls.
Don't misunderstand it either.. These jannisaries were ripped from their families, forcefully converted to Islam and made to forget their identities.. Please don't try to whitewash your history.
They have not made to forget nothing, Skanderberg is the most famous.
@@cnyt9191 He is famous but certainly not the most famous given how most famous grand visiers came from being a janissary.
It's an emotional thing, I can say that as a Bulgarian. I'm sure Greek and Serbian listeners will agree to that as well. The devshirme was a dreaded practice. Still, sometimes, some families felt it as a chance of social rising. Complicated, as everything in the Balkans. Great music, as always!
Even as a modern man, I've had my fair share of delicate, difficult relationship with Istanbul. Used to live there for some time, loved the City. But then, there followed a hard breakup, so it has remained a bittersweet memory to me. I have a love-hate relationship with the Queen of Cities. Is there any other way of knowing Constantinople at all? Actually, I'm writing a book about it.
Not many children were taken from the Greeks. Most Albanians, Bosnians, Croats and those living in the Bosnian geography were preferred. 90% of the Janissaries consisted of them.
@@birmonoteist1840 Wish me good luck with my publisher, then:) That was the kindest comment I've ever read.
@@yusufklc2962 Boşnaklar ve arnavutlar en sadık olandı
This music is beyond beautiful, it also carries a story that is epic, romantic, as big as life itself and transcends time. Also, Bulgarian folk songs are like space itself!
Getting close to your first 100k man keep up the great work🙌👍
Just discovered this channel. It's awesome.
Keep on doing great job!
You right!Excellent work.
This is the most beautiful composition of music ive ever heard. Thrice be damned emperor is my favourite so far but my new faith is a close second
What a wonderful piece of art! I highly reccomend this beautfiul art anyone near me. Thank you for your work dear @faryafaraji. As a Turk, I deeply feel the life of my ancestors, especially at the "tevhid" part.
(Sorry for commenting on like 10 of your videos in the past hours, i just discovered your channel and am blown away) You should do a series of videos teaching us the basics of composing, or at least some tips and tricks, for those of us musicians who are yearning to try our hand at understanding and writing worldly music. That would be super rad of you to share that knowledge because it's not always accessible or easy to find for us English speakers stuck in western traditions.
Farazi ,my brother you are alchemist stone and you making gold
Tek kelime ile : mükemmel
Var git ölüm ezgisine ayrı bayıldım, Aytekin Ataş’ın versiyonundan çok farklı olması ayrı bir güzel.
Devşirme olmayan çerilerimiz ve sipahilerimiz için böyle mükemmel bir çalışma daha bizi ayrı gururlandırır, özellikle bizi, Anadolu’nun yörük Alevilerinden olan çerilerimiz için.
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It feels like a journey. Spectacular acuistic arrangements that emotionally and spiritually befitting.
How magnificet. The songs tell the tale from being taken as a christian boy, moving on rising trough the corps as a janissary, then dying in a final battle. A perfect circle. Truely epic Farya
Whenever I hear such music, or read about janissaries, I cannot help but feel sad for all those who were taken from their mothers, forced into Islam, and by blood shaped to be sultan's perfect soldiers... It's just sad. But it is over now, and there's not much we can do except feel sorry for all of those children taken from their homes... May God grant them eternal peace.