Misirlou - Greek Song
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 พ.ค. 2024
- Vocals, video & arrangement by Farya Faraji. This is the one Greek folk song of them all, the most internationally well known and most often heard one across the world. Originating in the Eastern Mediterranean's late Ottoman Empire, this melody is found across a plethora of cultures of that region, but the oldest and most well known version is the Greek language one. Its lyrics express the plight of a Greek man in love with the exotic Misirlou, "Egyptian girl," a black eyed beauty from the land of "Arabia."
The melody emerges in the Rembetiko repertoire, a style of music emerging out of the Greek communities in the urban centres in Western Anatolia, whose music was closely tied to the tavernas where opium and alcohol usage was prevalent. The earliest recording of the melody is from 1927, by Teto Dimitriades, an Ottoman-born Greek composer who immigrated to the United States in the 20's. However, the most prominent rise of the melody to Western fame occurs when Dick Dale, an American guitarist of partial Lebanese origin, turned the tune into a fast paced, rock n'roll surf song in the 60's. This recognisable, tremolo based, electric guitar version enters Western zeitgeist, becoming Pulp Fiction's main theme, and later being sampled in the Black Eyed Peas' song "Pump It."
As per the ethnomusicological goal of my channel, I wanted to reassess the origin of the song by arranging it in its original ethnomusicological context. The instrumentation is monophonic, without any of the complex modern Western harmony that is often used in modern renditions of the song, accompanied by basic power chords as per traditional Greek music of the late 19th century onwards, and uses the Greek lavta and the saz, two instruments representative of the late 19th century urban centres of Western Anatolia, and copiously used back then by the Greek community. Whilst the usul rythmic pattern of the song is generally a tsifteteli-type one, I changed it to a malfoof based one, commonly used in the region. The mode modulates between Hijaz and Hikazkiar.
Greek lyrics:
Μισιρλού μου, η γλυκιά σου η ματιά
φλόγα μου 'χει ανάψει μες στην καρδιά,
αχ γιαχαμπίμπι, αχ γιαλελέλι, αχ
τα δυο σου χείλι στάζουνε μέλι, αμάν.
Aμάν, Μισιρλού, μαγική ξωτική ομορφιά,
τρέλα θα μου 'ρθει, δεν υποφέρω πια,
αχ, θα σε κλέψω μέσ' απ' την Αραπιά.
Μαυρομάτα Μισιρλού μου τρελή
η ζωή μου αλλάζει μ' ένα φιλί,
αχ γιαχαμπίμπι, μ' ένα φιλάκι, αχ
απ' το δικό σου το στοματάκι, αμάν.
English translation:
My dear Misirlou, your sweet eyes
Have burned a flame in my heart
Ah ya habibi, ah ya leleli*, ah
Honey drips from your lips,
Aman*, Misirlou, your magical fairy beauty
Will drive me crazy, I can’t stand it anymore
Ah I will steal you from Arabia
My black-eyed crazy Misirlou
My life changes with a kiss
Ah ya habibi, with a little kiss, aman
Ah Misirlou, your magical fairy beauty
Will drive me crazy, I can’t stand it anymore
Ah I will steal you from Arabia
*Habibi is the Arabic word for "my beloved, my love," "leleli is an interjection, and so is Aman, an Arabic word roughly meaning "woe to me," usually used as an interjection and filler lyric from Iran to Anatolia, the Arab countries and the Balkans. - เพลง
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Vocals, video & arrangement by Farya Faraji. This is the one Greek folk song of them all, the most internationally well known and most often heard one across the world. Originating in the Eastern Mediterranean's late Ottoman Empire, this melody is found across a plethora of cultures of that region, but the oldest recorded and most well known version is the Greek language one. Its lyrics express the plight of a Greek man in love with the exotic Misirlou, derived from Turkish Mısırlı, meaning "Egyptian," a black eyed beauty from the land of "Arabia."
The melody emerges in the Rembetiko repertoire, a style of music emerging out of the Greek communities in the urban centres in Western Anatolia, whose music was closely tied to the tavernas where opium and alcohol usage was prevalent. The earliest recording of the melody is from 1927, by Teto Dimitriades, an Ottoman-born Greek composer who immigrated to the United States in the 20's. However, the most prominent rise of the melody to Western fame occurs when Dick Dale, an American guitarist of partial Lebanese origin, turned the tune into a fast paced, rock n'roll surf song in the 60's. This recognisable, tremolo based, electric guitar version enters Western zeitgeist, becoming Pulp Fiction's main theme, and later being sampled in the Black Eyed Peas' song "Pump It."
As per the ethnomusicological goal of my channel, I wanted to reassess the origin of the song by arranging it in its original ethnomusicological context. The instrumentation is monophonic, without any of the complex modern Western harmony that is often used in modern renditions of the song, accompanied by basic power chords as per traditional Greek music of the late 19th century onwards, and uses the Greek lavta and the saz, two instruments representative of the late 19th century urban centres of Western Anatolia, and copiously used back then by the Greek community. Whilst the usul rythmic pattern of the song is generally a tsifteteli-type one, I changed it to a malfoof based one, commonly used in the region. The mode modulates between Hijaz and Hikazkiar.
I filmed the video back in May of 2023 in the Islands of Rhodes, Gavdos and Milos.
Greek lyrics:
Μισιρλού μου, η γλυκιά σου η ματιά
φλόγα μου 'χει ανάψει μες στην καρδιά,
αχ γιαχαμπίμπι, αχ γιαλελέλι, αχ
τα δυο σου χείλι στάζουνε μέλι, αμάν.
Aμάν, Μισιρλού, μαγική ξωτική ομορφιά,
τρέλα θα μου 'ρθει, δεν υποφέρω πια,
αχ, θα σε κλέψω μέσ' απ' την Αραπιά.
Μαυρομάτα Μισιρλού μου τρελή
η ζωή μου αλλάζει μ' ένα φιλί,
αχ γιαχαμπίμπι, μ' ένα φιλάκι, αχ
απ' το δικό σου το στοματάκι, αμάν.
English translation:
My dear Misirlou, your sweet eyes
Have burned a flame in my heart
Ah ya habibi, ah ya leleli*, ah
Honey drips from your lips,
Aman*, Misirlou, your magical fairy beauty
Will drive me crazy, I can’t stand it anymore
Ah I will steal you from Arabia
My black-eyed crazy Misirlou
My life changes with a kiss
Ah ya habibi, with a little kiss, aman
Ah Misirlou, your magical fairy beauty
Will drive me crazy, I can’t stand it anymore
Ah I will steal you from Arabia
*Habibi is the Arabic word for "my beloved, my love," "leleli is an interjection, and so is Aman, an Arabic word roughly meaning "woe to me," usually used as an interjection and filler lyric from Iran to Anatolia, the Arab countries and the Balkans.
Beautiful rendition thank you. The song does have the opioid kind of feeling of some tavern where a regular customer will fantasize and talk endlessly about snatching an exotic princess without ever walking the walk beyond home or the tavern, whichever applies.
Interesting, in a sizeable part of northern Italy we also liberally use an interjection that literally means "woe is me" to ponctuate pretty much anything noteworthy
Damn, I didn't know the origin of the Pulp Fiction song is deep. It's like house of the rising sun.
Great song and could you do a Croatian song next
@@tone713 He has done a few I think...one is: Naranča - Croatian Song
This men’s cologne commercial has no right going this hard
:D
Scientists have proven it: Farya is phisically unable to disappoint
He's the Higg's boson of music. 😂
physically? yowza!
It's the beard.
@@xunqianbaidu6917 , is that a bard with an Irish or Welsh accent?
So true! ❤
Egyptian woman: *Exists*
Farya: *Intense smouldering in Greek*
What if I tell you am a Greek guy married to an Egyptian woman? 😁
Important question. Can you sing this song?
What is worse than a muslim and Christian couple?
A Greek Orthodox and a Copt
sorry Couldn't resist, i don't even know if your christian, muslim or non.
Να ζήσετε μάγκα
So this song is for you !!!
no one cares
"Patriarch, My loyalty to a independent Hellene is absolute but that Egyptian girl is making me act up"
Least Hellenic Greek:
As Greek ,Farya you have no idea how shocked i am! Your accent ,your knowledge,your talent!
I have an Iranian co-worker here in Greece and we very often listen your works together!
Thanks for the kind words!
as a turk I envy you guys now
@@faryafaraji I'm out here in the heartland of America and I do a lot of writing to your tracks. You have a track for just about everything when I'm trying to draw inspiration from the many cultures of antiquity.
How does this guy release only bangers
I just reproduce the best world music out there haha. Credit goes to the original traditions, I'm just a messenger
Yes, he is reproducing all time bangers at least few hundred year old chart leader songs
@@faryafaraji You know, "angel" is and means originally "messenger" ;)
@@faryafaraji But you are the best messenger in the world! Huge respect from Armenia 🇦🇲👏
He is god
POV: You are a Persian Immortal switched to Spartan side.
When immortal fall in love on Greek beauty
My Shahanshah, that Hellenic Girl makes me question my loyalty to Eranshar
This man has the highest bard levels in the game of life
✅
warrior bard
@@naevan1 morale +100000000
The shots of Farya slo-mo walking towards the camera look like something straight out of a Bollywood police action movie
lol accurate af
Farya Faraji Bollywood short film dropping when?
The Achaemenid Shahanshah is vibing in the cool Mediterranean breeze.
lol true
All praise to Farya Faraji for this Hellenic Banger 🔥
*SURFS UP, MALAKAS!*
a greek song, a persian singer and a turkish word...
what a culturel mix 💙
Love from Istanbul to Greece!
Now guys, we can all agree that the sexiest person in this video is not the scandalous woman but instead fraya and his chest hair right?
Right?..
*Guys i swear im not gay-*
RIGHT !!
You are, indeed, correct
Lmaoooo
you cannot be trusted anymore
no diddy
Farya the Gigachad is at it again
Greek music gives me chills... i also clearly love byzantine styles !
Το ταλέντο σου είναι τεράστιο φίλε μου!! Σου εύχομαι να είσαι πάντα καλά! Εμείς οι έλληνες έχουμε πολλά κοινά στοιχεία με τους λαούς της μέσης ανατολής και τους τούρκους αδερφούς μας. Η ιστορία μας έχει περάσει απο τα ίδια μονοπάτια.
I haven't expected a Farya thirst trap for today, but I'm not complaining at all, it's a very welcome surprise 😁
There is another greek song named „Gülbahar“ dedicated to a turkish girl with similar melody. It would be nice, if someday the song with presented here with background information.
Farya you are the Goat
The only problem is that my mind will not rest until I will memorise this song
It will be the 7th song of yours that I will learn
Ευχαριστούμε!! Χρόνια πολλά, καλή Πάσχα!!!
Χριστός Ανέστη!
The quintessential Hellenic banger perfectly executed. I expected nothing less
Why does this Greek music sound eastern?
**devious smirk**
BROOOOOOOO
THE DUDE FROM HERE LOOKS LIKE THE GUY FROM HERE?!?!??!??!! DUDE!!! !I HAVE THE ASK THE QUESTION......WHY
As a greek i found this so beautiful! You are a very talented singer and i was impressed by your fluency in greek! Keep up the good work and thank you for loving and respecting my culture 🇬🇷 ❤️🇮🇷
It's a really interesting song, and when I looked at the name of the song, I guessed it was related to Egypt and it turned out to be true. "Mısırlı" means "Egyptian" in Turkish :)
You are, so far, one of the most interesting, still-existing channels on TH-cam. Your songs are the best on TH-cam.
It helps that he's knowledgable on history and uses it in his content. It appeals to both casuals and history nerds because it just comes out as good
Heartwarming, sparkling MV - perfect for all senses. All my Greek holidays over 15 years are passing by in my mind, while listening to these tunes. Many nights we spent on Islands up all night in Tavernas listening to the bouzouki songs l love so much. Plates were smashed, and danced non stop. Then slept till 11 am next day, gone to the beach by 12 noon, when all the Greeks went home for their Siesta laughing at us, while we got sunburnt, and had to watch out for the little black scorpions, who also hid in the little shade some big stones provided,but our heads got cleared up by the crystal clear blue water....Great times. This is a great song masterly sung, and presented. ❤💎🌺Greetings from a European in Australia, Brighton Beach.
Thank you. 21.05.2024
you actually sing really good in greek ! God bless you for youre music
Are you greek? When Farya sings in modern farsi, sometimes I have difficulty understanding him as I think he deliberately adpots a more ancient accent... how his greek singing sound to you?
Ok my 5th time watching...have to comment on the beautiful cinematography...just amazing.
Thanks for the kind words my friend!
This guy releases ONLY bangers like blud got me fweling like I was a foreign merchant reaching the shores of Greece and falling in love with the daughter of the local garrison commander, chill out man
When you pray for Aphrodite a bit too hard:
Wow! Another Greek song what a pleasant surprise👌✨
How this guy does not have over 10 million subscribers is beyond me. Such great music, video quality and singing.
Greetings from Greece!
Amazing adaptation of a classic song! Great work!
"I changed the usul rythmic pattern to a malfoof one." Thank God, the last thing we need is Shai-Hulud or the Kwizatch Haderach attacking Farya's music channel and destroying it.
(I'm sorry. I couldn't resist. Another fantastic piece, my dude.)
Great performance and awesome aesthetics man
Thanks my friend!
The song I always sing when coming upon a Greek beauty ♥️
Είναι υπέροχο, φίλε μου. Πρόσφατα εγώ άκουσα το τραγούδι και τώρα εσύ του τραγούδησες, υπέροχο!!
Greek are eternal masters of music and art, I love how this song contains Arabic words "ya hapipi"
Man you don't realize but all your musics, especially the greek ones, kept me going during my 1st year at uni when all hope was lost, now doing better
I'm study history and your music and videos help me so much, very inspiring.
I get chills whenever I listen to him play! Amazing song as always Farya!
Misirlou is quite a special song to me, not particularly because of any profound personal nostalgia for it(though I heard the Dick Dale version a lot as a child- it was my mom’s ringtone) but rather, the way it just kinda jumped around across cultures. I find it incredibly fascinating how it just went through several permutations and became a popular tune across different parts of the world. How can you not enjoy the absurdity of it all; it’s a song that seems to have just kinda showed up one day in the early 20th century, no one knows who wrote it, when, or precisely where, and yet, it managed to become popular enough to be covered in various styles, enjoyed across the world. Like, it’s a Mediterranean song, about an Egyptian woman, that was popular among the Arab and Balkan diasporas in the United States, and yet, it’s now seen as “surfer music” to many in the West- I dare say that if there’s any such thing as a specific melody that is universally palatable to human ears, it’s Misirlou. Also, great rendition of the song you made here!
Очень приятно тебя видеть, а не только слушать ❤
You are incredibly talented
It would be interesting if Farya made a song about the Ghassanids. A Arab christian tribe.
Прелепо, поздрав из Србије🇷🇸❤️
May your work last through the ages. I mean it. Every song is a delight, and, as it is accompanied by so much history and explaining behind, it becomes a lesson in itself about history, arts, music, philosophy and so on. Your work goes across many subjects like literature, music, history, arts, and others. I always feels as if I am at a class in the ancient times when people studied in a multidisciplinary way rather then separate subjects. You bring back the connection between such subjects and show it in magnificent way. You enlighten my mind and feed my soul every time you post another song or video.
Gia sou re Farya Faraji ❤
Μπράβο!
Εξαιρετική εκτέλεση και υπέροχη προφορά! Συγχαρητήρια! Καλησπέρα από Ελλάδα! ❤
ευχαριστώ!
Very beautiful song ❤
Hi Farya. New fan here. I just discovered your channel and I love what you do so much.
I am a huge fan of Surf Rock, a genre which developed with huge influence from Dick Dale's music. It's very niche today even though it was incredibly popular in the 60's, but Surf Rock musicians today still draw on a lot of the same modes and scales that Dale did.
This man is literally more attractive than the most attractive men I have ever imagined. 🗿
OMG! In 2007 in the Belly Dance school I was taking classes at, now unfortunately extinguished, they put together an all hands on deck presentation and the beginners class danced this exact song dressed much like the girl who is dancing in the video. Glad to finally know the translation of the song.
Beautiful work Farya, as always.
After all the time spent explaining why Greek and Arabic music can sound similar (points taken!!) I’d be keen for you to explain the differences, if you haven’t already!
Great work farya keep going like this❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹
What????.Is that you singing???.My jaw has fallen on the floor I am not overdoing it by saying that brother:O.
I mean, I have known of his greatness since a few hundred subs...this just cements it. WELL DONE. The only thing that would have rocked this more is to have Farya do this wearing a Kaftan ala Demis Roussos!
I'm only vaguely familiar with him because my mom listened to some of his songs. Did he also do Misirlou?
@@quietcat I was wondering the same thing but sadly doesn't appear he did. That's ok we have Farya's version :)
I was going to joke about how different it was from the Dick Dale version but then I read the history. Very nice to hear this; thanks for posting it!😊
I am an Indian
His every songs just expresses my every feelings towards this world ❤
Even though i dont understand many of his songs
Salute you my Iranian brother
Amazing rendition of this song!
Damn, this is cool, even the visuals
We Indians have lot's of similarities with Greek culture,also we share history 🇮🇳❤🇬🇷
Thanks Farya for enriching cultural interests 🙏
No you don't?
@@btgz-u3n13-8djsn-3 Yes, they do. I'll happily start easing your burden of ignorance based on a simple Google search I ran. You can run the same one, india and greece history, to go more in-depth.
First, both Greek and Hindi belong to the Indo-European language family. This is due to the migrations of IE speakers many centuries ago that reached from modern-day Portugal to India, Greece, and Scandinavia.
Second, a goodly sized section of modern India (combined with parts of what we now call Afghanistan and Pakistan) was under the control of Alexander the Great. Alexander invaded northwestern India after conquering the bulk of Asia Minor. The Indo-Greek Kingdom, also called Yavanarajya, lasted from 200 BCE until roughly 10 CE.
The marks of the Greeks on Indian culture still visible today may include some of the roots of Mahayana Buddhism. Their influence thanks to trade routes even reached to China based on recent excavations of an emperor's tomb and the known Greek artistic elements on the terracotta army.
I would also note that the Persians held both Greek and Indian cities during their long history as an empire thanks to the invasions of Cyrus the Great in the 6th century CE. The Asia Minor connection is again the key geographical point here.
I've skipped a ton, like architecture, DNA evidence, and what both countries have to say on the matter. Happy reading!
@@btgz-u3n13-8djsn-3Alexander the great, the Seceucids
I mean there was a period of crossover in Alexander's era but we have more in common with Iran than Greece imo
What has Alexander the Great or the Seleucids have to do with India? The fact that they were close does not mean that they are related @@varalderfreyr8438
I had no idea the Dick Dale version wasn't the original. This is beautiful.
It's a whole movie!
So beautiful! Thank you! 👏👏❤❤🎶🎶
Thank you Farya, you are a great artist and fine soul!
Great song to listen to after work, you made my day farya!
I've been waiting for you to cover this song for ages! Μπράβο! Είσαι αληθινά μοναδικός μουσικός!
Aman, how do you have a voice of a bird and the fingers of gold, to sing so beautifully and play so magnificently!
Poetics aside, I am really at awe whenever you release a new video. You always do such a great job!
Also, for the longest time was I thinking how would one explain "aman" to someone who never used it, so thanks for that. Now I just need to find how to translate the interjection "more". XD
Farya, my guy, do you even sleep? (koscé qu'tu foutais à 2-3-4h du mat' sur youtube) Banger after banger, you don't miss a hit.
I'm gonna be that dude that comments your cinematic touch. The visuals, the slow motion, the scenery, the harmonisation of the shots--your style has a contemplative character to it that captures the beauty of the place you're in. Great work as always
Someone is keeping him in captivity for our sake
@@oiyaraoliveira I bet it's either Farya's mum, Jon Snow, Christophe, Pérotin, Bilbamesh or Aristoxenus The Olive Sniffer
Much love and respect from Texas, USA .
Great. Thank so much
Farya is the most beautiful person in this video (im not gay i swear)
🥵fr
everyones gay once in a while
Bro already proved himself to be the heterosexual cure
It only takes at least one working eye to see that Farya's a fine lad 😁
@@qaze3097 no just you
Funny. I thought Misirlou was a surf song!
EDIT: I read the description. I gwt it now. Fascinating!
Amazing. I hope it'll end up on spotify.
Lovely stuff as usual
What a way to start my morning off. Absolutely beautiful!
As always, everything is done brilliantly! Hello from Russia. I love what you're doing!
Greek music was something that brought me to this channel back then when "Hikanatoi" was released. It's really cool that each greek song Farya makes is absolute banger that you will want to listen again and again. And I really want to hear some coptic or ancient Egyptian from Farya - this languages deservs their own banger
Banger after banger
The effort that goes into your work has me dumbfounded!
اَمِه مازِرونی بِرار هَمتی تَش به پا کِنه با وِنِه آهنگ 🔥🔥
Magnificent in every aspects 👏💙
Honey wake up, Farya dropped another bop
Great as always farya, you truly are gifted.✨️
Yo the production quality is cracked, nicely done
I've been waiting for this since FOREVER, it's finally here!!!!!!
i figured it was eventually coming after you demonstrated a lick of misirlou in one of your 'just talking' videos
I have been waiting for a piece fully dedicated to:
مرغی دیدم نشسته بر باره طوس...
The first few seconds, I thought that this is the long-awaited song!
I loved the piece in the Seljuk music and loved it even more in the Mazikrit as it felt extra mistic. But it was too short and went away before it fully hit me.
I love this one as well!
No better way to start your morning than seeing that Farya uploaded another banger
Y'all, I'm looking for anything that sounds like this and would appreciate any recommendations. Really fell in love with everything in this: the modes, the instrumentation, the composition. I want more of it but can't seem to find anything that doesn't also include an upright bass or a guitar.
*_back with epic cinematography and videography_*
I have loved this song for so long. Ive been waiting for you to do it and you finally did! Thank you!!
I knew you were going to do this rebetiko song one day !
It was just a matter of time 👁
Omg this guy is amazing 😻
Greek guy here: This guy loves Greece's civilization and history and also other Aryan and Anatolian civilisations. Some of us greeks absolutely love equal Iran and all the Aryan and Anatolian civilizations.
Stunning arrangement dude, Keep creating till the Sun die
And so Mr Souvlakis took his Karavi for new adventures on the Aegean sea, nobody knows what island will he visit next, what magestic places will he discover. The story of Souvlakis continues
From the description - "Dick Dale turned the tune into a fast paced, rock n'roll surf song in the 60's. This recognisable, tremolo based, electric guitar version enters Western zeitgeist." - thus planting the seeds for black metal