As one USA convert to Eastern Orthodoxy after 50 yrs of Protestant confusion, the beauty of our faith is a treasure indeed. All these chants are uplifting and of unearthly beauty. "The best kept secret in North America" regretfully.
God bless you Russia, Russia the Great, Russia the Unyielding!!! You have the warmest greetings from Greece! We may occasionally have our differences, but for us you will ALWAYS be beloved brothers!!!......And to you, Brat Veliki, and to all our beloved Serbs, the warmest greetings, and my deepest admiration for what you've stood for all these years!!!!!!.......And as for you, Tommaso Cianti, may the Triune God, the One Who Is Who He Is, give you all the prosperity and happiness your heart desires, my brother!!!!!......I hug you and kiss you all, my beloved brothers (Ilya Smirnov, bless you my brother, too----please, forgive me if I don't understand the language)! Peace may always be in your hearts! HOLY, HOLY, HOLY IS THE LORD OF HOSTS!!!
Emmanuel Farmakis While the EU was ready to give Greece, Russia stood aside and waited with money when Greece will turn to her and ask for help. Russia was ready to help and to save Greece as once saved Cyprus. It is a pity that the EU clung to Greece with his teeth and does not release it, we would be glad to see Greece in the BRICS and the Asia-Pacific Union.
+Ilya Smirnov I know, my brother, I know! You're ABSOLUTELY right! You can't imagine how disappointed I was with our government, which looked like it would do that at first, but then backed down!!!.....I want you to know, my brother Ilya, that many Greeks have the same feelings as you and I, and dream of being hand in hand with the Great Russia!!!! It didn't happen this time, but for me and many more Greeks, our gratitude is eternal! A great many of us keep you in our hearts and minds, and pray for the prosperity of all of you. Let's hope things will change! But in the meantime, we really do love you and pray for you!!! God bless you, my brother, for your kind words!!!
I absolutely feel the Holy Spirit when I listen to Russian chant. It is so beautiful and it resonates within my soul. Blessed and Beautiful! It says in the Holy Scriptures; "Speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord” (Ephesians 5:19). Amen.
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And Ukraine. Don’t forget us. St Vladimir of Kyiv led the city to Christianity. And I’m not getting into that stupid war. I can’t stand Zelensky and both countries are cousins and shouldn’t be fighting. As half Ukrainian it breaks my heart.
I have yesterday made a very important discovery. Russian Orthodxy chants. The chants are so uplfting. Thank you Russian singers for priding me with the beautifl chants .
It's not Russia you're talking about it is Orthodoxy, which is universal. Just so you know, youtube idiot. And Slavonic is common to the Bulgarian and Serbian Patriarcates (and to all the slavic Churches of Eastern Europe), it is by no means particular to Russia. For this hymn is sung in Slavonic language, not in Russian. But I lost you far behind now, didn't I.
Я во Владимирском храме это вживую слышала) Много лет назад... А потом пела в других храмах с огромным удовольствием. Сретенский старый хор. Классика невозобнобляемая) История...
It's absolutely beautiful! I always love listening to Russian, Greek and Latin chants and they help me to relax. They always help me to eliminate my stress and anxiety as well. I am Roman Catholic but I'm still listening to orthodox chants. Good evening from Ireland!
Какая разница, какой Вы веры, главное - не забывать, не зачеркивать в себе человека, жить по заповедям, хотя бы стараться, что сейчас довольно трудно. Все равно нужно тянуться к свету - не дать своей душе пропасть.
Псалам 136. (МТ: Псалам 137) НА РЕКАМА Вавилонским, тамо сеђасмо и плакасмо, када се опоменусмо Сиона. На врбама посред њега обесисмо харфе наше. Јер тамо нас запиташе они који нас заробише за речи певања, и који нас одведоше за песме (наше): Певајте нам од песама Сионских. Како ћемо певати песму Господњу на земљи туђој? Ако заборавим тебе, Јерусалиме, нека ме заборави десница моја. Нек се прилепи језик мој за грло моје, ако те не споменем, ако не истакнем Јерусалим за почетак весеља мога. Помени, Господе, синове Едомске у дан Јерусалимов који говораху: порушите, порушите, до темеља његовог! Кћери Вавилонска, злонесрећнице, блажен је ко ти узврати ону освету коју си нам учинила; блажен ко ухвати и разбије децу твоју о камен.
О забудь меня моя десница. И язык, прилипни мой к гортани. Если Иерусалим забуду, кровью мне начертанный на дланях. Как в чужой земле нам песнь Господню Петь, весельем воздух оглашая. Полный грусти я заплачу громко, Чудный город Божий вспоминая!
So very majestic Russian chorale intensity delivering the Lords messages so beautifully intense and sacred to the worshipful world trained in appreciation of elegant and seriously delivered music of Sanctity here so masterfully atuned
I am Catholic but native Russian Speaker. Every Christian words from soul, following chants and Liturgy is in my heart- does not mean Orthodox, Catholic.. Everyone Christian should understand that we must consider all the legacy as indivisible threasure. It is naturally when Christian enjoys with any Christian chant- that means that Christian world is alive.
The pope stands in place of Christ as head of your church. Grace stops with the pope, from reaching you in His Fullness... COME INTO THE LIGHT OF CHRIST, THE HEAD OF HIS CHURCH!
Yes brother, and God hates it when he sees us with these labels and tags Evangelical, Orthodoxy, Catholism none of them are important, the thing that matters is our belief in Jesus Christ our beliefs in God the father, the son and the holy spirit Praise him all the time for life's short 🙏🏻🙇🏼♂️💚
People wonder why the world is in the shape it is...when was the last time you looked up at night and saw the stars without light pollution? when was the last time you heard a hymn like this? Surely, if we could see the cosmos in its entirety, no one would doubt the creator....
The modern world drowns out God, with its noise endless activity and pre occupation with self. Easter is about chocolate eggs and bunnies, and Christians is just one line party of excess. There are a plethora of pagan unchristian religions Perhaps the Corona virus was designed to give people a chance to think and perhaps even repent Kyrie eleison Kyrie eleison Kyrie eleison
This is truly beautiful and stands on its own merits, Orthodox or Catholic or mere Christian, the devotion and love that goes into this music is beyond sectarianism. It is to be listened to and prayed with. Alleluia!
Слухаючи цей дивовижний церковний молитвенно -- пісенний витвір, втрачається відчуття простору і часу... І як тільки шкода що більшість людей байдужа до всьго духовного, до святого. Це наша найбільша трагедія...
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us [required of us] mirth, [saying], Sing us [one] of the songs of Zion. How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a strange land? If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget [her cunning]. Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth. Psalms 137:1-6
Absolutely transcendent in its beauty, its force, its emotion, its harmony. Sometimes, one needs something to bring one closer to the Divine, something that cannot be done by words alone or by sheer reason, but rather by an opening of oneself to the possible, to the world beyond this one.
TE ALABO DIOS MIO, PORQUE AL ESCUCHAR ESTE HIMNO, ENTIENDO LAS PALABRAS DE TU HIJO CUANDO DIJO: "MI PAZ OS DEJO, MI PAZ OS DOY..." QUE CERCA QUE ESTAS MI DIOS
Here is my English translation of this Russian-language chant: By the rivers of Babylon I sat down weeping, there on the ground. And remembering you, O Zion, whom I loved, in that sweet memory I wept even more. I took off my feastday clothes and put on my working ones; I hung on the green willows all the joy I had in song, putting it aside for that which I hoped for in you. There love wounded me and took away my heart. I begged love to kill me since it had so wounded me; I threw myself in its fire knowing it burned, excusing now the young bird that would die in the fire. I was dying in myself, breathing in you alone. I died within myself for you and for you I revived, because the memory of you gave life and took it away. The strangers among whom I was captive rejoiced; they asked me to sing what I sang in Zion: Sing us a song from Zion, let's hear how it sounds. I said: How can I sing, in a strange land where I weep for Zion, sing of the happiness that I had there? I would be forgetting her if I rejoiced in a strange land. May the tongue I speak with cling to my palate if I forget you in this land where I am. Zion, by the green branches Babylon holds out to me, may my right hand be forgotten (that I so loved when home in you) if I do not remember you, my greatest joy, or celebrate one feastday, or feast at all without you. O Daughter of Babylon, miserable and wretched! Blessed is he in whom I have trusted, for he will punish you as you have me; and he will gather his little ones and me, who wept because of you, at the rock who is Christ for whom I abandoned you.
I was fascinated to learn that these chants are sung not in Russian, but in Church Slavonic, a constructed, purely liturgical language. It is at least partially understandable to speakers of most Slavic languages, but it is noticeably archaic and different.
Church Slavonic wasn't constructed. It is roughly equivalent to the dialect of Slavonic spoken in Thessalonika (modern day Macedonia) in the 9th century. In that sense it's a lot like Latin: a real language that became solely a liturgical and literary language when it fell out of vernacular use.
Mathonwy ferch Goewin Old Church Slavonic from the time of Kyrill and Method is not the same as what we use to hear in the orthodox churches now or in this chant. It has faced many influences and especially in the 17.century has been codified in reformed. So today it has a lot of form coming from russian language space.
Even Old Church Slavonic script is an archaic form of writing which can been seen especially on icons 'written' (painted) before the Great Schism of the Old Ritualists (mistakenly called 'Old Believers') in the 17th century and still in use in Old Ritualist Prayer Books, despite the reunion of it with the Patriarchal Church of Russia.
Sou grande admirador dos corais russos das vozes masculinas tenho muitos discos do coro do exercito soviético com coronel Boris Alexandrov é muito bom ouvir tanto os baixos de verdade e cada vez mais raros quanto os tenores
Ce qui manque peut-être à ce siècle est justement la spiritualité qui nous ouvre le chemin de la sérénité, de la tolérance, et de l'amour. Au contraire, ce monde valorise, l'argent, le profit, la puissance politique ou militaire. Quel gâchis.
To those that are confused about the lack of instruments, all Orthodox music is without instruments of any kind. The human voice is the greatest instrument of all, as it was created by God. Blessings to all Orthodox Christians, Christ Is With Us!
saudades soy Argentino prá meus irma ortodoxos no Brasil a igreja ortodoxa está foira da Russia se fala muito Aquí na Argentina prá comunidade russa Obrigado pelo este video es muito bom
May God bless you and lead you, may you always look for Him and let Him fill your heart with peace. Enjoy the wonderful music and the love of our omnipresent and almighty God
it is a beautiful chant. (Irish catholic) I was a choir boy in my youth. now I am a soldier in the British army. It is nice to remember even in Afghanistan of the old days and restore some of my faith again
Russia is the great nation in which Slavonc tribe should be proud of. Thank you for preserving secrets of faith and soul of christianty and defending traditional values. May the God be with you as you are with Him.
ive been searching for a really good choir that has a very good sound and nice tone and i have to say russians know how to do it, the other ones get annoying this has more rhythm and soul to it i think
@rpbowman1 : In the West "Alleluia" is omitted during the Lenten period. In the East the exact opposite happens: It is used all the more often. It even replaces the phrase "God is the Lord" during Matins. Same stands for the latin Gloria which is never chanted during Lent in the West, whereas the Great Doxology is chanted as usual in the East.
As one USA convert to Eastern Orthodoxy after 50 yrs of Protestant confusion, the beauty of our faith is a treasure indeed.
All these chants are uplifting and of unearthly beauty.
"The best kept secret in North America" regretfully.
God bless you.
Великолепное, возвышенное песнопение! Очищает и умиротворяет душу. Спаси Господь!
God bless our Orthodox brothers. Greetings from Serbia!!!
+Brat Veliki И вам не хворать братушки, вместе мы сила!
Greetings from a newborn italian Orthodox!!
Slava tebe Gospodji!!Amin
God bless you Russia, Russia the Great, Russia the Unyielding!!! You have the warmest greetings from Greece! We may occasionally have our differences, but for us you will ALWAYS be beloved brothers!!!......And to you, Brat Veliki, and to all our beloved Serbs, the warmest greetings, and my deepest admiration for what you've stood for all these years!!!!!!.......And as for you, Tommaso Cianti, may the Triune God, the One Who Is Who He Is, give you all the prosperity and happiness your heart desires, my brother!!!!!......I hug you and kiss you all, my beloved brothers (Ilya Smirnov, bless you my brother, too----please, forgive me if I don't understand the language)! Peace may always be in your hearts! HOLY, HOLY, HOLY IS THE LORD OF HOSTS!!!
Emmanuel Farmakis While the EU was ready to give Greece, Russia stood aside and waited with money when Greece will turn to her and ask for help. Russia was ready to help and to save Greece as once saved Cyprus. It is a pity that the EU clung to Greece with his teeth and does not release it, we would be glad to see Greece in the BRICS and the Asia-Pacific Union.
+Ilya Smirnov I know, my brother, I know! You're ABSOLUTELY right! You can't imagine how disappointed I was with our government, which looked like it would do that at first, but then backed down!!!.....I want you to know, my brother Ilya, that many Greeks have the same feelings as you and I, and dream of being hand in hand with the Great Russia!!!! It didn't happen this time, but for me and many more Greeks, our gratitude is eternal! A great many of us keep you in our hearts and minds, and pray for the prosperity of all of you. Let's hope things will change! But in the meantime, we really do love you and pray for you!!! God bless you, my brother, for your kind words!!!
I absolutely feel the Holy Spirit when I listen to Russian chant. It is so beautiful and it resonates within my soul. Blessed and Beautiful! It says in the Holy Scriptures; "Speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord” (Ephesians 5:19). Amen.
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A country having such a music and culture deserves respect and love, long live Russia ...
These hymns are performed during services in churches and monasteries on the eve of Lent and during the Lenten period itself
And Ukraine. Don’t forget us. St Vladimir of Kyiv led the city to Christianity. And I’m not getting into that stupid war. I can’t stand Zelensky and both countries are cousins and shouldn’t be fighting. As half Ukrainian it breaks my heart.
Vladimir Putin is a bloody hypocrit and as a mass murderer he shoudn‘t be allowed (crossing himself) in any orthodox church.
@@EBodnaruk-c2h you are not cousins - you are the One ! I am Serbian I can tell you ! Don't let them (nato scum) fool you as they fooled us
I have yesterday made a very important discovery. Russian Orthodxy chants. The chants are so uplfting. Thank you Russian singers for priding me with the beautifl chants
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Russia, you are so beautiful and your music is so holy and amazing. God bless mother Russia! Slava.. The Lord Jesus is King!
Da gebe ich Ihnen völlig recht! Amen!!!
You really had to tell us that didn' you..
It's not Russia you're talking about it is Orthodoxy, which is universal. Just so you know, youtube idiot. And Slavonic is common to the Bulgarian and Serbian Patriarcates (and to all the slavic Churches of Eastern Europe), it is by no means particular to Russia. For this hymn is sung in Slavonic language, not in Russian. But I lost you far behind now, didn't I.
@@joshuahillel2450 All Orthodox traditions have their own musical traditions. This one is Russian.
Die russische Seele! Das geht tief in's Herz. Ergreifend schön!
the russian soul!!! goes deep in the heart!!
Schön,dass es nicht russen gibt,die wenigstens versuchen zu ergründen.
Сила и таинственность Божия так и течёт из этого пения как река безконечная!!!
I'm Catholic and I'm listening to this while doing schoolwork. I love Orthodox music. It helps me concentrate.
Я во Владимирском храме это вживую слышала) Много лет назад... А потом пела в других храмах с огромным удовольствием. Сретенский старый хор. Классика невозобнобляемая) История...
It's absolutely beautiful! I always love listening to Russian, Greek and Latin chants and they help me to relax. They always help me to eliminate my stress and anxiety as well.
I am Roman Catholic but I'm still listening to orthodox chants.
Good evening from Ireland!
Какая разница, какой Вы веры, главное - не забывать, не зачеркивать в себе человека, жить по заповедям, хотя бы стараться, что сейчас довольно трудно. Все равно нужно тянуться к свету - не дать своей душе пропасть.
Hello from America! I pray that you are well during the Lenten fast.
Yet another top drawer performance by this amazing choir. Stunning.
Псалам 136.
(МТ: Псалам 137)
НА РЕКАМА Вавилонским,
тамо сеђасмо и плакасмо,
када се опоменусмо Сиона.
На врбама посред њега обесисмо харфе наше.
Јер тамо нас запиташе они који нас заробише за речи певања,
и који нас одведоше за песме (наше):
Певајте нам од песама Сионских.
Како ћемо певати песму Господњу на земљи туђој?
Ако заборавим тебе, Јерусалиме, нека ме заборави десница моја.
Нек се прилепи језик мој за грло моје, ако те не споменем,
ако не истакнем Јерусалим за почетак весеља мога.
Помени, Господе, синове Едомске у дан Јерусалимов
који говораху: порушите, порушите, до темеља његовог!
Кћери Вавилонска, злонесрећнице,
блажен је ко ти узврати ону освету коју си нам учинила;
блажен ко ухвати и разбије децу твоју о камен.
О забудь меня моя десница. И язык, прилипни мой к гортани. Если Иерусалим забуду, кровью мне начертанный на дланях. Как в чужой земле нам песнь Господню Петь, весельем воздух оглашая. Полный грусти я заплачу громко, Чудный город Божий вспоминая!
we are here only for a very short time then we will be with our LORD who loves us forever! endure until the end my fellow servants!
На реках Вавилонских седохом и плакахом. Алилуя....... Прости нас Господи.
I love beautiful Holy Russia! And the lovely Sacred Chants of the Orthodox Church, amazing!😇😇😇
So very majestic Russian chorale intensity delivering the Lords messages so beautifully intense and sacred to the worshipful world trained in appreciation of elegant and seriously delivered music of Sanctity here so masterfully atuned
Iam American believer i love the Russian Orthodox music i use every morning with prayer
Спасибо за исполнение именно хора Сретенского монастыря😊Великолепное песнопение👍
Wundervoll... meditativ und absolut friedlich! Danke für´s Hochladen und liebe Grüße aus Deutschland!
herzberührend, beruhigend und tiefgehend
Боже мой, какая неземная красота...
English Bibles: Psalm 137; Orthodox Bibles: Psalm 136)
gives me goose bumps, such depth and beauty
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I am Catholic but native Russian Speaker. Every Christian words from soul, following chants and Liturgy is in my heart- does not mean Orthodox, Catholic.. Everyone Christian should understand that we must consider all the legacy as indivisible threasure. It is naturally when Christian enjoys with any Christian chant- that means that Christian world is alive.
May the Church be what it once was, one
The pope stands in place of Christ as head of your church. Grace stops with the pope, from reaching you in His Fullness... COME INTO THE LIGHT OF CHRIST, THE HEAD OF HIS CHURCH!
Yes brother, and God hates it when he sees us with these labels and tags
Evangelical, Orthodoxy, Catholism none of them are important, the thing that matters is our belief in Jesus Christ our beliefs in God the father, the son and the holy spirit
Praise him all the time for life's short 🙏🏻🙇🏼♂️💚
@@imabbas76351 вера важна, но какая вера? Я думаю что это та вера, которая имеет источник от Христа Бога нашего.
People wonder why the world is in the shape it is...when was the last time you looked up at night and saw the stars without light pollution? when was the last time you heard a hymn like this? Surely, if we could see the cosmos in its entirety, no one would doubt the creator....
+Frank Castle lol, horseshit
No...many people find Nature and the Universe awe- inspiring...of all ages.
The modern world drowns out God, with its noise endless activity and pre occupation with self. Easter is about chocolate eggs and bunnies, and Christians is just one line party of excess.
There are a plethora of pagan unchristian religions
Perhaps the Corona virus was designed to give people a chance to think and perhaps even repent
Kyrie eleison Kyrie eleison Kyrie eleison
Great song , ortodox family. whit love from Romania
This is truly beautiful and stands on its own merits, Orthodox or Catholic or mere Christian, the devotion and love that goes into this music is beyond sectarianism. It is to be listened to and prayed with. Alleluia!
Amazing music and, I can listen to an axcellent performance endlessly.
Beautiful......warms the heart. Thank you.
Слухаючи цей дивовижний церковний молитвенно -- пісенний витвір, втрачається відчуття простору і часу... І як тільки шкода
що більшість людей байдужа до всьго духовного, до святого. Це наша найбільша трагедія...
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us [required of us] mirth, [saying], Sing us [one] of the songs of Zion.
How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a strange land?
If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget [her cunning].
Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth. Psalms 137:1-6
Un popolo che sa esprimere una simile spiritualità non sarà mai vinto da nessuno. Viva la Russia!
Come giustamente detto❤
И не помним где мы были - то ли на небе, то ли на земле....
Да это она.понятнее чем предыдущий.Она мне очень нужна.на каждый день.,, Спасибо,Спаси нас всех, Господи.,,
Great chant . Tears in my eyes 😞
Каждый из сердца имеет
Я хочу долгой, холодной зимы
чтобы согреться в этой музыке!
absolument magnifique! le choeur du monastere stretenski à son sommet
Absolutely divine!
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Absolutely transcendent in its beauty, its force, its emotion, its harmony. Sometimes, one needs something to bring one closer to the Divine, something that cannot be done by words alone or by sheer reason, but rather by an opening of oneself to the possible, to the world beyond this one.
Beautifully said
Thank you for this very moving performance. It soothes the weary heart.
При реках Вавилонских мы сидели, и плакали тоскуя о Сионе...
Amazing!.. Thanks a lot for sharing this beautiful russian song.
Это поется в каждом Православном храме, во время великого поста, и это не просто песня, но боговдохновенный псалом святого царя Давида.
Beautiful music. Salute from the US. :)
Yo no entiendo el idioma en que cantan. Pero si, entiendo y siento el espíritu del himno. Las voces transmiten la belleza celestial.
Русский
+ruben sannicolo Russian
+ruben sannicolo Brother, this is the psalm 137 about the jews exiled on the rivers of babylon.
MUCHAS GRACIAS. TE MANDO UN FRATERNAL ABRAZO
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Ecstatic, fluid,flowing golden, liquid of sound from the inter sanctum of the Living God.
TE ALABO DIOS MIO, PORQUE AL ESCUCHAR ESTE HIMNO, ENTIENDO LAS PALABRAS DE TU HIJO CUANDO DIJO: "MI PAZ OS DEJO, MI PAZ OS DOY..."
QUE CERCA QUE ESTAS MI DIOS
Lindas palabras, es muy hermosa esta pieza :)
RODRIGO, gracias por compartir tus sentimientos. T envio un fraternal abrazo
Muchas gracias, que tenga un buen día :)
Прекрасно! Спасибо!
Beautiful!
Hermosisima Canción. Dios Bendiga al Pueblo Ruso y les muestre siempre la guía de su futuro
MUSICA ANGELICA....
Greetings from your brothers Roman Catholics in Brazil.
Here is my English translation of this Russian-language chant:
By the rivers
of Babylon
I sat down weeping,
there on the ground.
And remembering you,
O Zion, whom I loved,
in that sweet memory
I wept even more.
I took off my feastday clothes
and put on my working ones;
I hung on the green willows
all the joy I had in song,
putting it aside for that
which I hoped for in you.
There love wounded me
and took away my heart.
I begged love to kill me
since it had so wounded me;
I threw myself in its fire
knowing it burned,
excusing now the young bird
that would die in the fire.
I was dying in myself,
breathing in you alone.
I died within myself for you
and for you I revived,
because the memory of you
gave life and took it away.
The strangers among whom
I was captive rejoiced;
they asked me to sing
what I sang in Zion:
Sing us a song from Zion,
let's hear how it sounds.
I said: How can I sing,
in a strange land where I weep
for Zion, sing of the happiness
that I had there?
I would be forgetting her
if I rejoiced in a strange land.
May the tongue I speak with
cling to my palate
if I forget you
in this land where I am.
Zion, by the green branches
Babylon holds out to me,
may my right hand be forgotten
(that I so loved when home in you)
if I do not remember you,
my greatest joy,
or celebrate one feastday,
or feast at all without you.
O Daughter of Babylon,
miserable and wretched!
Blessed is he
in whom I have trusted,
for he will punish you
as you have me;
and he will gather his little ones
and me, who wept because of you,
at the rock who is Christ
for whom I abandoned you.
Music to shiver!
Pozdrav Ruska braco iz Srbije. Pomaze Bog.
Amazingly beautiful!
Очень прекрасно. Слава тебе, Боже наш, слава тебе! ❤👐
The most beautiful music in the world, Love God
Elévation de mon esprit et de mon âme ..quelle grâce..!!! merci
OUI QUELLE GRACE! Thinking of dear Gabriel Marcel whom I cherish memories of, with floating white hair like a nimbus around his beautiful face!
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Gott segne Dich, Du heiliges, großes Rußland!
Przepiękna głębia artystyczna tego wykonania...
I was fascinated to learn that these chants are sung not in Russian, but in Church Slavonic, a constructed, purely liturgical language. It is at least partially understandable to speakers of most Slavic languages, but it is noticeably archaic and different.
Church Slavonic wasn't constructed. It is roughly equivalent to the dialect of Slavonic spoken in Thessalonika (modern day Macedonia) in the 9th century. In that sense it's a lot like Latin: a real language that became solely a liturgical and literary language when it fell out of vernacular use.
Mathonwy ferch Goewin
Old Church Slavonic from the time of Kyrill and Method is not the same as what we use to hear in the orthodox churches now or in this chant. It has faced many influences and especially in the 17.century has been codified in reformed. So today it has a lot of form coming from russian language space.
imatrOlda Cyrill et Method
Maria dr csingar
Κύριλλος και Μεθόδιος (Kyrillos & Methodios) ... in some languages Kyrillos is translated Cyrill, in other Kyrill ...
Even Old Church Slavonic script is an archaic form of writing which can been seen especially on icons 'written' (painted) before the Great Schism of the Old Ritualists (mistakenly called 'Old Believers') in the 17th century and still in use in Old Ritualist Prayer Books, despite the reunion of it with the Patriarchal Church of Russia.
The Russian Orthodox Church is the World's best kept secret.
Sou grande admirador dos corais russos das vozes masculinas tenho muitos discos do coro do exercito soviético com coronel Boris Alexandrov
é muito bom ouvir tanto os baixos de verdade e cada vez mais raros quanto os tenores
Who is the author of the music? It´s completely mesmerising and holy. Praise God, all of thee peoples.
Artemy Vedel. (I think)
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toujours aussi beau. merci.
God Bless You, Brother!
OK,who's the dirty lowdown heathen who dared to "dislike" such georgeous music?!? : )
Ce qui manque peut-être à ce siècle est justement la spiritualité qui nous ouvre le chemin de la sérénité, de la tolérance, et de l'amour. Au contraire, ce monde valorise, l'argent, le profit, la puissance politique ou militaire. Quel gâchis.
so beautiful
Che meraviglia! Non capisco una parola, ma conosco il salmo: commovente...
Amazing!!!
Very Beautiful and moving, Callixtinus. Thank you for posting this. Keep up your wonderful contributions.
In IC+XC
Br. Ivan
To those that are confused about the lack of instruments, all Orthodox music is without instruments of any kind. The human voice is the greatest instrument of all, as it was created by God. Blessings to all Orthodox Christians, Christ Is With Us!
Enlightment is always wonderful. Thank you.
saudades soy Argentino prá meus irma ortodoxos no Brasil a igreja ortodoxa está foira da Russia se fala muito Aquí na Argentina prá comunidade russa Obrigado pelo este video es muito bom
Intricate and delicate and eternal. You have to let the light shine in every window, at all levels, and from every direction. Clean, warm, light.
It's luscious. Goodnight. Enjoy the Lenten period. God Bless You all. Goodnight.
ОЧЕНЬ КРАСИВО. СПАСИБО, БРАТ МОЙ
В IC + XC.
ИВАН,
отшельник
Если исповедуем грехи наши, то Он, будучи верен и праведен, простит нам грехи наши и очистит нас от всякой неправды.
beautiful
May God bless you and lead you, may you always look for Him and let Him fill your heart with peace. Enjoy the wonderful music and the love of our omnipresent and almighty God
it is a beautiful chant. (Irish catholic) I was a choir boy in my youth. now I am a soldier in the British army. It is nice to remember even in Afghanistan of the old days and restore some of my faith again
I'm so happy listening this... People, let God rule this world not the devil. Don't be greedy, help the others
I'm a Catholic and I love this music. I'm sure there are Russian Catholics who sing this very song.
Transcendente!
Bravo !
MAJESTUOSO, MUY BELLO Y TRANQUILO. !VIVA RUSIA!
I love russian chants
Russia is the great nation in which Slavonc tribe should be proud of. Thank you for preserving secrets of faith and soul of christianty and defending traditional values. May the God be with you as you are with Him.
ive been searching for a really good choir that has a very good sound and nice tone and i have to say russians know how to do it, the other ones get annoying this has more rhythm and soul to it i think
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Que Dieu bénisse nos fréres Chrétiens !
@rpbowman1 : In the West "Alleluia" is omitted during the Lenten period. In the East the exact opposite happens: It is used all the more often. It even replaces the phrase "God is the Lord" during Matins. Same stands for the latin Gloria which is never chanted during Lent in the West, whereas the Great Doxology is chanted as usual in the East.
Пресвятая Богородица, славится имя Твое во веки веков. Сохрани страну нашу и землю братьев наших украинцев в мире.
God bless Russia and her people.
thanks so much for posting it.
Jak łatwo przy tych śpiewach modlić się!
Boże tam tym śpiewakom i Rosji zbawienie!
Magnificus et sublimis est! Laus Deo.
Thank'You!