Medieval music - Troubadour love song by Arany Zoltán

[pedroeduardoize]

beautiful, thank you

[UnHollyMary666]

Music back then was music; I really love it!

[MrMichaeled]

Hi. I love this song and I really like medieval music. Could you please give me a traslation of this song?

[BohemianRadegast]

shame if this was french, France would be a lot cooler

[DrHooty911]

@BohemianRadegast Blame the Pope in Rome and the Catholic Church at the time. They murdered all the occitans.

[BohemianRadegast]

@DrHooty911 actually they didnt, occitan is still used maybe even by 3,5 mil people

[DrHooty911]

@BohemianRadegast The occitan population would be much more higher if what the Crusaders did never happened. South of France was independent back then, believe it or not.

[BohemianRadegast]

@DrHooty911 I know history and how france was little centralised, you said they murdered them all which wasnt true. But i know there were crusades to the south of france.

[Wilber2222]

@BohemianRadegast Are you talking about the Reconquista? The (mainly) Normans fighting the Moors in Spain?

[BohemianRadegast]

@Wilber2222 No there was a group of heretics in southern France called cathars i think, they were all kiled in some crusade.

[DrHooty911]

@BohemianRadegast They were slain in cold blood with no mercy...

[BohemianRadegast]

@DrHooty911 Most people were in medieval times.

[Koszosmarci]

Gyönyörű zene! Van középkori magyar dalod is?

[ConstantineJoseph]

Just listening to music opens a door to what the past is like. Like you are hearing it right now. Its amazing what sound can bring to us...... the words they left behind, can transfer the past into the present.

Its truly amazing.

[promusicality]

This is stunningly beautiful music. Thank you for posting it for us all to listen to! :D I think I've played it about fifty times over the past three days, and while attempts at translation aren't going very well I'm not ready to give up quite yet!

[neko4life]

We listened to/watched this in today's seminar. Beautiful!!!

[welshpete12]

I think the pictures are remarkable , thank you for loading this into YouTube

[maurojav30]

es provenzal, provençal u occitano...las lenguas latinas tienen esa magia, belleza, candor y riqueza que las otras no poseen, al menos hablo de las otras familias lingüísticas de Europa...

[khayresister]

Hihetetlen jó hangod van! :D o.o

[17MsGinger]

I really could go to sleep right now.

[Tearr90]

this is just unbelievable

[lionblaze341]

middle ages started in 500-1540 ending with the church taking over wich is the reformation wich was the start of modern times.the middle ages was the age between ancient and modern times.

[manoffreewill]

it will be a type of latin because french comes from latin

[hkjazzable]

Great work.

[coerdelion13]

where did you get the photos?

[sonOFcomedian89]

@coerdelion13 the photos came from manuscripts from religious texts because until 1450 all of these texts were written by hand and contained religious photos. Also, this was not truly a "dark ages" and the Middle Ages lasted from the 1st century until the 16th Century. As for the Islamic "Golden Ages" unless you count what was taking place in the Middle East, this was hardly an Islamic Golden Age since it was only in Spain that there was a large gathering/migration of Islamic pilgrims.

[murfnik]

@sonOFcomedian89 Actually, the Manessa Codex was not religious. It was a compilation of love songs and poetry in High Middle German.

[robsargent4]

@murfnik High Middle German? Surely you're not talking 'bout this song. Nah, just pulling your leg.

[murfnik]

@robsargent4 I was only talking about the pictures used. :)

[robsargent4]

@murfnik jaja, I understood. I was just joking.

[murfnik]

@robsargent4 Sehr gut, ja.

[Vox572X]

magical Epic... ETERNAL!

[2persimmon1]

Absolutely wonderful!

Thanks!

[Krushurpants]

intro sounds like the intro of a rock/metal song

[PTR131]

@Krushurpants You meant to say that rock/metal intros sound like this.

[Krushurpants]

@PTR131 yeah sorry :P exactly

[TamerAbbaszadeh]

Interesting. The music sounds very North African. It makes sense, though. It's a combination of Middle Eastern and European sounds.

[Firewalkerbg]

The voice sounds divine, thank you for these four minutes of perfection!

[GreenEyedMusic]

Lovely music, and the Illuminations are fantastic! I love the Heraldic Arms displayed. Well done.

[Vernandec1]

Enough to make me tear, just wonderful, it reminds me of my beloved, unfortunately an accident I had a very long time to practice their love with the song a loud audition

[heavensnorthernlight]

It's french right? or ancient french? e hear alot of words that sound like it could come from there

[aranzoltan]

@heavensnorthernlight Old provencal

[celebration81]

@heavensnorthernlight French is an artificial language, which was forced upon the population trough the centuries. French speaking people (ile de france) were a little minority in medieval France. There were the violent process of forced frankisation after the 18th century.....

[heavensnorthernlight]

@celebration81 I am french, and I have never ever heard of that. I have never seen that in any history books. It's funny because all of the old manuscripts written in medieval times and before the 18th century, really strongly resemble the french language. I am taking ancient french as a class and hmmm I wonder why it all looks so familiar to french. Is it just a coincidence? or is it that...YOU ARE GERMAN!!!

[celebration81]

@heavensnorthernlight Read books about frankonisation in France between 1871-1914. Only 50% of the population of France could speak french language as mother tongue. Type in english wikipedia: "history of french" (language) there are tons of books of university professors about it.

[celebration81]

@heavensnorthernlight Read the english wiki article: Language_policy_in_France there are tons of references and citations

[tuliofiorentino]

@heavensnorthernlight Seguramente es provenzal o la llamada Langue d'oc

[pedroeduardoize]

@heavensnorthernlight it's catalan

[acerb45666555]

0:31..........thats clearly Amazigh-Arabic sound!

[MignonJuju]

Thank you posting for this song. It's simply beautiful, and your voice is amazingly deep and mellifluous! I would love to see a translation. I speak a little French, so I recognize a few of the words, but most are unfamiliar to me; I am assuming this Langue d'Oc? I hope you keep making such gorgeous music! Salut!

[jabbadu431]

You are an artist, and a gift to mankind. Thank you for your contribution to my soul...

[Homoclassicus]

@ArkoudoROMANTIC That's not true. All Spain, except the very north, was influenced by the Moors, as well as all Portugal (there are more than 1,000 words in Portuguese of Arabic origin, and many Portuguese cities derive their name from Arabic words). Besides, Sicily is also known to have been under heavy Moorish influence. And from the Iberian Peninsula and Italy the Moorish influence reached all Europe. Instruments, ideas (even Aristotle, who'd been forgotten), fashions came from Middle East.

[heavensnorthernlight]

@Homoclassicus The middle east recieved everything, even their architecture from the Byzantine Empire. Second, The French stoped the Islamic people from conquering further. So if it stoped at france, how did they influence all of europe? show me proof from every country in europe. please. Ideas? what ideas? European instrument came from instruments that their ancestors had long before any invasion. Flutes and harps from which almost every other instrument used in european music comes from.

[Homoclassicus]

The Europeans weren't isolated, so they got influence not only through invasion, but also through trade. The Crusades, international trade and the great prosperity in Medieval Spain meant the Europeans were close enough to Muslims. Some important medieval philosophers studied in Spain and went back to Italy or France. Aristotle was reintroduced in Europe by Muslim scholars. And then medicine (Avicena), architecture (Spain, Venice, etc.), fashion, food (coffee, spices, etc.) and so on.

[SoozSansMerci]

Hi! Does anyone know from what manuscript are the miniatures showed in this video??

[aranzoltan]

@SoozSansMerci

Manesse manuscript or Große Heidelberger Liederhandschrift

Cheers!

[SoozSansMerci]

@aranzoltan

Thanks a lot!! I love these miniatures and I'm very glad to know from where they are :D

Thanks again and I have to say that your music is great, you're amazing! Keep that way!

[tony1234872]

this is truly incredible music, I like medieval music for it's haunting sound, the sound which also sounds fearless, and aggressive sound, like Vox Vulgaris' Rokatanc, listen to that, that is another true masterpiece.

[MasterAsra]

Wow, what a beautiful language. Does anyone still speak Old provencal?

[piedpiperchris]

What notation was used to record this?

[thegodfather90able]

wowwwww man Oud is so amazing Plz do U have the subtitles in English for this awesome song =) BTW I`m an Arabic and I admit it you have a great feeling when you play the Oud like you was born to do it =)

[StareDrzewko]

what is the name of the instrument ? Its struning sound...but I not recognize... :(

[aranzoltan]

@StareDrzewko I played it on oud.

[sendanor]

@aranzoltan Is it possible it was played on a rebec in medieval times? Or was the oud also in use already by the trouveres of the 12th century?

[KyleCG100]

@aranzoltan a dulcimer maybe...

[jasonta12]

This is so awesome... wish i could download it.

[Fabzil]

@jasonta12 DownloadHelper is your friend ^_^

FYI : the first arab people got in Europ "for real" around 720 afterChrist ;)

[JuliaTanno]

I am researching this for Music Appreciation class, but I am amazed t how beautiful it is. You have an magnificent voice.

[aranzoltan]

@glitzyluvscandy14

Because I played this song on oud :) Mine is from Syria.

There were a plenty of moorish influences in South Western Europe in the Middle Ages

[kothelegendary]

its very close to french. .... ?

whats the language ?

[aranzoltan]

@kothelegendary Old provencal

[kothelegendary]

@aranzoltan , merci :)

[HerAeolianHarp]

This is exquisite oud music with rich and haunting vocals. I'm so glad to discover this beauty, this patiently unfolding melody.

[flyingtoothpaste]

It's very well done ^^ Now... I don't know anything about it but... if it is old provencal language, probably meaning old french, then I guess (I really don't know anything about it) that you might have pronounced some words too litterally... :) I mean, I speak french and some words I would pronounce differently like 'volon', you pronounced the 'n' at the end, while in today's french it'd have ended in a nasal tone.... perhaps these things changed, but perhaps it can help you in the future ^^

[pawsoned]

Is it a genuine song, not some counterfeit? It's sounds very modern.

[veryumble]

the crusaders, while killing arabs, loved their music and dress. The lute came from the oud. European dress among the upper classes began to resemble arab dress. The pointy hats and veil you see in fairy tales were middle eastern customs. There was a Christian arab empire and once the crusaders stopped trying to kill them and grasped they were among the same side, lived among them for years. It was sunny and clean compared to Europe, with medicine and science.

[robsargent4]

@veryumble It's a funny old world isn't it? some people just can't make their minds up!

[aranzoltan]

@TheDarkVillager

Oud

[sasquash12]

Very nice performance! I love the language, the sound of a kind of proto-Franco-Spanish... No doubt a hackneyed question (and sorry to irritate!) but how "authentic" is this performance? I'm very interested in the Troubadours and Trobairitz but haven't found a lot of stuff on the music, pronunciation, singing style, etc. Are you a musicological historian (or something to that effect)?

[SultanZakaria]

I know almost nothing about medieval songs, but a few I've heard sound more like Central Asian, or Middle Eastern music!

Very interesting!

[ny3di]

A dalhoz nem ismersz angol/francia/magyar fordítást?

[seifer010]

i love this video

i would like know the lyric, i wanna know what say in this beautiful song

[frenk1973]

Marvelous

[Fishandchipsguvnah]

Wrong instrument, bro.

[roblvillegas]

@aranzoltan I love your stuff man. Thanks for sharing it. Do you ever perform in the Boston Area?

[gorillasalads]

You're an awesome dude Mr. Zoltan

[Andreirapper]

I WANT TO LIVE IN MEDIEVAL AGE :( i hate the contemporan time :|

[JOrgeZalSerr]

thanks brother!

God Bless

[JOrgeZalSerr]

aranzoltan:

Do you know who the composer of this song is?

[aranzoltan]

@JOrgeZalSerr Yes, Gaucelm Faidit, the world famous troubadour.

[JOrgeZalSerr]

@aranzoltan

What about who is performing it?

Is because Im doing an assignment for school, I'd appreciate it if you let me know who that is singing.

Thanks

[aranzoltan]

@JOrgeZalSerr

It's performed by me. ( A.Z.)

A love song from the 12th century, written by Gaucelm Faidit ( 1172-1203 ) in old provencal laguage.

[JOrgeZalSerr]

@aranzoltan

Thanks again bro. It sounds good!

[JoeTelevisheown]

the beginning could be a Metallica song HAHAHAA

[frenchrepresnt]

im french i understand some word...

[JOrgeZalSerr]

@frenchrepresnt

Can you tell me what the song is about?

Thanks

[frenchrepresnt]

@JOrgeZalSerr i just understand some words not totaly....i think its lover music

[OMGedInStoresNearYou]

i dont like troubador music but im so glad i found some because it is perfect for an assignment i have to do!

Gracias!

[kidrussian555]

where do you find this amzing pictures?

[aranzoltan]

@kidrussian555 From the Manesse manuscript.

In german Große Heidelberger Liederhandschrift.

Do you need the link?

Regards!

Zoltán

[kidrussian555]

@aranzoltan Yes, please!

[raonipaes]

Is this Magyar dialect?

It sounds somehow similar to medieval galaico-portuguese...

Very interesting.

[StueyLestrange]

@acerb45666555 - sounds good, don't combine hunting AND getting drunk haha careless aim with a bow aye ;) discipline and justice would be my main theme. Be adoring to the people who earn it, give them food, dont charge much taxes just enough..for poachers, one warning, caught again just mutilate them a little..cut off a finger..if caught again hang them otherwise others will take the piss aye? besides, this music is great has a sad feeling/sound about it

[acerb45666555]

if i was a Noble,my peasents would have been the best cared for my bit of land! and the Vatican could have built monasteries everywhere! with my approval! and the monks could run things while i went hunting, got drunk, and had a great time! :D

[baribonnagirlsquad]

Wow. I wouldn't mind learning the oud. Sounds amazing!

[freespritz]

thank you for this, beautiful, any chance of an translation into English, I would so like to understand of what he is singing.

[orp26]

it's awesome...good medieval music...well done

[attarzz]

good song, but i don't understand, do you have the lyrics and do you have the translate lyrics..

[idontuseanything]

Get a hobby twit!

[idontuseanything]

you are already dead you moron!

[paddyjimbo]

@idontuseanything you're a funny guy! like a clown! Funny! Like George Bush! Fanny!

[Auvaiyar]

One of my favourite canço! :-)

[idontuseanything]

I don't think anyone in the west, not least America, really cares what sort of culture they have in the east. I'll give you that many of us feel the way they treat the women is barbaric, but other than that it is about oil and geopolitical control of land.

They really don't have that much else to offer. We don't want to look and act stupid.

[Max0Inq]

@idontuseanything "They really don't have that much else to offer. We don't want to look and act stupid. " That was about eastern cultures? If you're serious you should die painful death, you ignorant cunt.

[motizasful]

great rythm

[lilythepink123]

Oh to be a medieval damsel, with a knight in shining armour to sing her this beautiful serenade! Sooo beautiful...

[redbanky]

nagyon jó. gyönyörű dal.

[d2eux]

Wow, the first time this was performed was 1000 years ago. incredible

[Vox572X]

@d2eux And we think that we are better that our ancestrals"! the time dont move forward... just deeper and more deeper that we go, more dificult is to see the light of the Spirit... this is what we lost, most of us, The spirit tha we need in our been... this that someones calls dreams.

[Vox572X]

@Vox572X true dreams...

[seifer010]

i would like the liric of this bautiful song

[EdwinMarc]

Nagyon szep!

Sorry, my hungarian is bad, I'm a german from Romania.

Isn't there Old medieval Hungarian music to be played on old instruments? The citera sounds pretty medieval, if you ask me.

[loppan109]

i cant belive that my country hawe massacre lots of priest and other pepole becues there were vikings of the sweden and norway and sumoi

[thunderheart226]

so middle eastern ouds were part of medieval european music?

[aranzoltan]

Yes!

The christian Europe got the oud from the Moorish in the 9-10th century.

The oud is the ancestor of renaissance lute, and I think all kind of European lutes.

"al 'ud"= spanish laúd, english lute, etc..

Have fun!

[Necroman666]

europe was much influenced by eastern culture. just have a close look at art and you will see many similarities. For example, the traditional european bagpipe comes from the eastern bagpipe, wich was invented first by eastern culture. Math and much of the knowledge we have today is eastern.

[thunderheart226]

well europe was at a dark age at that time and the Islamic golden age was at its peak...now the tables have turned...

[Necroman666]

America is getting wiped out of iraq just like europeans were in the crusades... tables are not that turned for the eastern world, compared to western. Western world now wants to impose its culture in the east and they are fighting it with their whole strengh.

[thunderheart226]

i was referring to how backwards they have become because of their religion.the middle east isnt advancing in mathematics/technology now like the middle ages.look at the difference from western europe ,,america japan, singapore to islamic countries now excluding Dubai.i think it will be better if the middle east puts western values into their society.they need to be SECULAR.

[Lotrfan99]

@thunderheart226 indeed they were. heavily used in the music of occitan and andalusia. because these places were so close to the water and therefore close to middle eastern traders, a cultural symbiosis formed.

[ScotsmanTillDeath]

@thunderheart226 No, they influenced the development of the western instrument known as the "lute."

[taplocska]

fantasztikus...jobb szót aligha találok.

Élő fellépések/műsorok keretében megnyilatkozol-é a közeljövőben?

[blackel99]

unos genios d ls musik !

[eriteugram]

This is so beautiful. Is it sung in the language of the Troubadors, Occutan?

[aranzoltan]

Thanks!

Yes, it is Occitan / or Old Provencal.

[vivavivianne]

I love the music with the images! thank you!

[PortRoyal1660]

Talented and creative - excellent!

[BogdanLeitan]

excellent work. 5*

[parzifal2]

mosarabic medieval

[djrbfm]

keep up this most excellent work.

you have friends in Australia.

DR9.