Oblivion : imperialic theme filled with honour. Knightship. And loyalty Morrowind: advanterous legend filled with many secrets , unending battle with both desert and forest theme Skyrim: angry nordic shouts
Such an incredible interpretation of Dunmeri culture and music. It fits so well, and cudos to smitehammer translating the lyrics into Dunmeri. Brilliant work, both instrumentally, vocally, and lyrically.
Architecturally, I always though Almalexia's temple in Mournhold look like a like Giant, Ornate Mosque? But there are actually a lot of Asian and Middle eastern Cultures that went into making the Dunmer, there's a video by the channel Fudgemuppet called "Who are the Dunmer"
I loooove it. Ashlanders especially are very Sumerian in how they name children, and this song is literally exactly how the Epic of Gilgamesh was meant to be recited.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_(deity) en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%9C en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Auri-El It's not supposed to be a very big revelation, but it may just as well be (for some).
Your songs are really dark and immersive. I always felt like morrowinds soundtrack lacked tracks which capture the prophesy. It really makes me feel like a hero who will come to bring all oppressors to justice
KingOfGreyfell Hello! As an Israeli, I fail to see the similarities at least in this song. Sharmat's prayer had those kh's who are very common in Hebrew and Arabic for example, but in this song I don't really find them. Can you please tell me how the languages are similar? Because I might even start learning it fluently if it's easy for me.
Due to this song, the concept arts and some stories around Morrowind, I feel the homeland of the Dunmeri people is more akin to a fantasy version of Dune than any other "classical" fantasy
Dunmer people have many old Turkic influences too. For example, Chimers came to Morrowind from Aldmeri lands, they were different than other elves(well, culturally). They changed their religion and they changed physically, just like (Anatolian)Turks.
@@avgvstvs7 Italians are imperials, bosmer are native americans, nords are scandinavian/germanic, bretons are french, khajiits are southeast asians, argonians are aztec, altmer are mid-europeans
Great job! I wish they bothered more with the accents and languages in the TES games since only the khajiit have a distinct way of speaking and pronouncing things.
Isn't almost every races in Skyrim has sightly distinct accent??? I did notice most Dunmer using RP accent (Jenassa Irileth and so on) while nord using northern accent (clearest on bandits and Gerdur) Imperial seems to use standard american same as Breton and Orcs. Amirite?
@@imnotabotthough2389 I like to believe Dummer raised in other places other than Vvardenfell don't have that raspy voice, and maybe most of the mainland, but it gets less raspy as you near the border of Argonia/Cyrodil/Skyrim
people in here thinking this sounds like middle eastern music and thats out of place 1) dunmer lore is clearly taking cues from myth history from anct near east 2) none of the people making these comments have actually listened to any folk songs from the arab world (lama bada, th-cam.com/video/BCGzi9Wz8U0/w-d-xo.html there you go, completely different smfh)
Thank you :) Enjoy also my other playlists (Game Music, The Witcher, Sci-Fi, Tolkien, etc.). And recently I had a pleasure to take part in Shadow Warrior 2 soundtrack where you can hear me in the song "Looking For Ameonna" (my vocals and lyrics) :)
Dunmeri culture has influences from several different real-life civilizations. Like the biblical Israelites they were lead to Morrowind via mass exodus by the prophet Veloth (who shares aspects of Abraham and Moses), practice a comparitively unusual religion for the setting (somewhat comparable to the Israelite's monotheism vs. the polytheism popular in the region at the time), are struggling against a powerful foreign empire occupying their homeland (Cyrodiilic Empire, Roman Empire), had a long rivalry with the Dwemer, who have some appropriately Babylonian influences, and have a messiah-prophecy in the form of the Nerevarine. The Ashlanders draw heavily from the Mongols and a bit of ancient Mesopotamia, being nomadic and "barbaric" (at least from the point of view of the Great House Dunmer.) The ancient Chimer also draw much more influence from ancient Mesopotamia. And finally they take some architecture (particularly the Hlaalu and Indoril styles) from east Asia.
It's funny you mention that. When I was travelling Cambodia I actually felt a weird sense of nostalgia for Morrowind. The furtive, somewhat xenophobic locals; the monumental stone temples in Angkor, which with their canals and huge complexes reminded me of Vivec City in a way; the tropical forests and wetlands that resemble parts of Vvardenfell; the ruins of the long Khmer civilisation that littered the landscape just like the Dwemer ruins. I've always wondered since then if there was a lot taken from South-East Asia, especially since Red Mountain and the ancestor worship has a lot of really obvious parallels in Indonesia.
@@kiptheott5932 the Mesopotamian visuals were also aided by the abandoned Dwemer who are basically steam-punk Assyrians. Having those abandoned cities everywhere would influence the Dunmer cities like Vivec.
If you dig into Jewish mysticism, you'll find a lot of overlapping parallels with Buddhist / Hindu concepts like Nirvana and reincarnation. Pair that with the Chimer exodus from Summerset, the nomadic warrior-herdsman culture of the Ashlanders and the House structure of the cities ( think tribes of Israel ) and it all becomes much clearer.
great job! be it "accurate" to the Dunmer or not, still an excellent song and a great, natural rendition of the language! (ps, I could see Dunmer getting jiggy with this xD)
wtf ur weird man. This is supposed to be a shaman woman singing this to a group of ashlanders sitting around a campfire. This type of singing is inspired by real world tribal cultures that would pass down their myths through a tradition of memorizing songs. Its spiritual.
This song is AMAZING but... in "A Land of War and Poetry" the lyrics are in ald chimeris which is similar to ayleidoon. No nitpicking but instead of this being a dunmeri song it would be more lore suited to be an Ashlander song due to the context and sheer difference to the other languages. I think I remember seeing that the Ashlanders have their own language and I think this would be great for that. You really should do more dunmeri or Ashlander songs, maybe even other languages. On the imperial library site theres a part about hrafnirs elven languages. If you sung something in one of those languages, everyone would Love it. Hope you make more Es music. :)
Trochę czasu minęło (sorry za to - sporo na głowie miałam), ale narysowałam! :D Pomyślałam, że mogę pokazać ;) liliannerozess.deviantart.com/art/Morrowind-Hortator-song-660134803
What should I do if after the first listening to your recordings I want to listen to them constantly and goosebumps run from your voice? It is just unbelievable, very beautiful!
+ThingsStuffington Someone already did, but some devs for Skywind were pissed off about it. Apparently the mod maker didn't ask for permission or something.
It actually is (dog) latin. A hortator is somebody who performs "hortatio" (encouragement, exhortation). Hence, a hortator is the "encourager" of the houses of Morrowind.
City Hunter Personally I'd consider Hortator to be a bit more comparable with the Roman Dictator. For the uninitiated, Roman Dictators were very temporary Magistrates elected by the Senate. It is technically the highest governmental role one could achieve, but each Dictator's term usually only lasts for 6 months. The Roman Dictator was very differnt from what the word means to us today, & wasn't a synonym for a tyrannical despot. Also the Roman Dictator was pronounced differently then how it is today, in fact it was pronounced very similarly to Hortator. Both the Hortator & Dictator are both temporary ranks that are granted emergency powers of & by the government/house they represent. Both are roles typically ever only appointed during times of crisis or to meet a specific goal that only they could achieve. Touching on what L.C. Rama said, the word dictator sort of means speaker in latin, since it's root words are both dictō, Latin for I speak/I compose/I dictate/etc, & dīcō, Latin for say or speak. So in a way, Dictator is the Speaker of the Roman Republic, just as Hortator is the Encourager of the Houses of Morrowind.
Amazing. Simply amaizing. I think nostalgia just hit me and knock me to the ground. I have a question - from where took you guys lyrics in Dunmeri language and is there any online English-Dunmeri translator?
Thank you Borlach :) The Dunmeri lyrics are created by Smitehammer (Will Jordan) and if you have any questions about Dunmeri language - he's the right guy to ask ;) I've already sang two songs with Smitehammer's lyrics: this one - HORTATOR - which is my composition, and NEREVAR - based on the original Morrowind's theme. Above - in the description of the song - you will find the lyrics in Dunmeri and a translation into English.
Dunmeris, a derivitive language of Aldmeris, the origin language of all Mer. Dunmeris uses Daedric characters and loanwords, culturally, unlike Aldmeris.
People denying the clear middle eastern influences in Morrowind tho lmfao are you really that lost when it comes to that sort of cultures when you can literally just google and not look like a complete idiot? This sounds amazing by the way, great job
Isn't it a bit rude to assume everything that involves a desert is Arab? I understand what you mean but still... When last I played Morrowind it felt like a mix of known cultures (and a fuckton of LSD inspired ideas) but the main cultures that come to mind now are Aztec and Assyrian
@@viveka2994 Mesopotamia has forests and plains as well. Also a lot of the symbolism seems to be drawn from both Islamic and pre-Islamic middle eastern culture.
Yeah there is some DUnmeri language outside of Skywin, not much though, and it doesn't got enough grounding to be really counted as a fake language. More like, we have a fair amount of words and alphabet (balmora = forest of stone or something like that.) Judging by culture and all that stuff, it makes sense that their language created so far by the boys at skywind sounds levantian. In order to be an actual language though requires things separate from the words, mainly, cases and such.
I love how the Dunmer culture and language can't be pinpointed on one, two or three real world cultures. It's so unique you can only find bits and pieces that resemble real world cultures, not any obvious huge inspirations. That is what good world building looks like.
@@charmine953 since that jackaround refused to give you directions, i will gift you some, albeit late: the imperial library has a guide, but it's more allaround and encompasses several other languages as well (needs refinement or i didn't look hard enough) dalamusrex's blog (you may have to use google for it) has a few translations casual scrolls wiki on fandom also has a indepth dunmeri guide
You should add more vocals to give it a bit more depth, no offense. (I LOVE THISSS!!) it feels just a bit blank. Also, is this the cannon Elven language for the games? It would be amazing if she was actually singing in it. Much love and respect, sera. :)
Thank you :) It sounded better to me just like that without any more vocals, because it sounds more primal :) As you can see in the comments to my NEREVAR song (also in Dunmeri), Michael Kirkbride himself (the very creator of the Elder Scrolls lore) told this is a cannon. :)
Liz Katrin I see what you mean, It definitely sounds very primitive and tribal which is an amazing!! And that's amazing how well you can sing this language, you have an I redial talent and your voice is just amazing and really sets the scene for this music. :) AND OMG I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE SINGING IT WHEN I FIRST COMMENTED THATS REALLY COOL!!!!!! 😂♥️😊
aw bummer Well, thank you for your prompt reply! I suppose I'll just have to listen to this wonderful track on repeat until I memorize the tones and can figure out how to pluck them from my instruments :)
I do not like it, I mean, I like it, but it does not fit with the Dunmer, this melody fits better with the Redguards, desert warriors. And Dunmer is a people of dry wastes, of burnt lands. It is not desert, palms, camels, ect. These are lands contaminated with plague but vibrant with life. Something like the steppes of Mongolia, or the prairies of North America. There you should look for inspiration. . The song is great ... but, in my humble opinion, completely out of place. It was supposed to be a song because of the election of Hortator, the great war leader of all tribes. Where's the magnitude? Where's the epic?... Anyway, great job, regards
Uhhh have you ever been to an Ashlander camp? It's pretty much the definition of eastern, desert mysticism. And that's the point of view from which I hear these songs written.
@@dunedainranger1870 The problem is that NOBODY was in the Ashlanders camp. :) And no, I do not see bedouins on camels, only the Santee Dakota tribe getting ready to hunt. Tough people living in the harsh land, in harmony with nature. Full of respect for tradition, worship for gods, ancestors and the laws of nature. But that's a private matter, what does anyone see, does not it?
@@DzikiKlapek I respectfully disagree. I think this would absolutely fit in a wise woman's hut. You can even hear the chimes. Edit: I specifically recall dialogue from... caius? that talks about the fact that Ashlanders are illiterate, and pass their history and lore on through poetic music entirely specific to them, and their tribes, unlike that of the rest of vvardenfell.
Morrowind isn't Arabia or some shit. Morrowind is the opposite of that culture, it is very well made and sounds good. But this isn't what music befitting the Hortator would sound like. Maybe a Ra Gada of Yokuda or something.
Actually Semetic cultures (which includes arabs btw) where a big influence on the Dunmer culture and aesthetic. But so was Assyrian, Babylonian and early Japanese society. So I'd say it fits pretty well.
This is garbage, this kind of singing is very overdone. Skywind should have soft orchestral music, not your disgusting kgh sounds. I still feel goosebumps while listening to Morrowind’s intro music / Nerevar Rising. Stuff like that is what we need. Also this song sounds like middle eastern music, morrowind is the opposite of that.
I'm still trying to figure out >disgusting kgh sounds >This sounds middle eastern old middle eastern/classical is fucking gold. Is it such a stretch to assume this tribal, dry, patch of land that follow prophets wouldn't have this type of music? In my head, Dunmer music is exactly this strange marriage of middle eastren and norse.
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It's crazy how much this sounds like it would be sung and played by and Ashlander wise woman! This and "Nerevar" are incredible!
Thanks Austin :) I invite you to hear also this one (also in Dunmeri and even more harsh): th-cam.com/video/kKiG_7p_E0M/w-d-xo.html
Liz Katrin I enjoyed that one as well! I felt just like j was delving into a Sixth House shrine!
I can literally imagine Azura singing as I listen to this woman's voice. It's amazing.
Thank you
Oblivion : imperialic theme filled with honour. Knightship. And loyalty
Morrowind: advanterous legend filled with many secrets , unending battle with both desert and forest theme
Skyrim: angry nordic shouts
Such an incredible interpretation of Dunmeri culture and music. It fits so well, and cudos to smitehammer translating the lyrics into Dunmeri.
Brilliant work, both instrumentally, vocally, and lyrically.
>idk where you saw middle eastern influence in Morrowind or in dunmer culture
They literally have a greeting "Welcome MOON AND STAR"
Architecturally, I always though Almalexia's temple in Mournhold look like a like Giant, Ornate Mosque?
But there are actually a lot of Asian and Middle eastern Cultures that went into making the Dunmer, there's a video by the channel Fudgemuppet called "Who are the Dunmer"
moon and star? Dagoth Ur calls you that only, because he knows you are Nerevar, well if you believe if you are Nerevar
Welcome moon and star come to me through fire and war
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Oh
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@@mrpresedin3534 that Dagothwave reference.
You bring honour to the sixth house and the tribe unmourned, thanks!
Thank you :) There is a video clip for this song, if you like: th-cam.com/video/igXF6AD4xCE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=y3lVkmQedL66uNVu
The voice, the Dunmeri language, the chills... This is so good it should be canon. Never stop making tunes
Thank you @Defy Routine
There is a heavy middle eastern and central asian themes in Dunmer culture. I really love that the music for Skywind reflects that.
I loooove it. Ashlanders especially are very Sumerian in how they name children, and this song is literally exactly how the Epic of Gilgamesh was meant to be recited.
Very much how I imagine traditional Dunmeri music would sound, incredible work!
Thank you :)
You're goddess , how can you not listen a goddess? What a grand and intoxicating concert! How can you be so lovely?
Thanks. I invite you to see my HORTATOR video clip: th-cam.com/video/igXF6AD4xCE/w-d-xo.html
The language of the Dunmer has a very strong Semitic vibe , almost like Hebrew or Phoenician
It's really interesting, too. So MANY of their names are so distinctively elfish - with unlimited Ls and way too many vowels.
There's a few interesting Semitic parallels with the Dunmer, starting with the Velothi exodus.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_(deity)
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%9C
en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Auri-El
It's not supposed to be a very big revelation, but it may just as well be (for some).
Tel Mora, Tel Branora, Tel Aviv...
There's no doubt that the inspiration for many facets of dunmer culture came from the levant
I've always imagined Dunmeri music to sound like this! Thank you!
Morduje to już od tygodnia i dopiero spostrzegłem się że śpiewa to rodaczka! Już wiem skąd to piękne "r"
Dzięki :) i zapraszam do słuchania innych moich utworów na YT i soundcloudzie: soundcloud.com/liz-katrin
Gorgeous songs to trigger the Tribunal, Part 1
I really wish to hear it in Skywind. This music reflect how dark but cool Dunmeri culture is!
Ashlander part of dunmeri culture.
Your songs are really dark and immersive. I always felt like morrowinds soundtrack lacked tracks which capture the prophesy. It really makes me feel like a hero who will come to bring all oppressors to justice
At least I can enjoy this song here, bc I heavily doubt the mod will be finished before the next 10 years 😂
Wow. I am blown away by the absolute majesty of this composition and performance. Well done, I have so much respect for your musical talents!
Thank you so much ❤
I like how the language has a certain Semitic vibe to it. Evocative of the ancient Israelites, as no doubt the prophet Veloth was meant to indicate.
Plenty of similarities there.
Morrowind lore on general has a lot of middle-eastern inspiration to it, as well as northern african.
Don't forget, that they are occupied by the romans (imperials).
And they are waiting for the messias (Nerevar) to drive them out.
Robert Only for the Messiah(Neravarine) to show up and not do that.
KingOfGreyfell Hello! As an Israeli, I fail to see the similarities at least in this song. Sharmat's prayer had those kh's who are very common in Hebrew and Arabic for example, but in this song I don't really find them. Can you please tell me how the languages are similar? Because I might even start learning it fluently if it's easy for me.
Sometimes i just listen to this song before playing Morrowind just to give myself the feels.
Sounds incredible.
Every song of yours I've heard translates that "otherwordly" feeling of TES very well, good shit.
Everything about Morrowing is alien. The land, their culture... Heckle their language too, made it feel as if we're in an alien world.
I can't wait to finally play Skywind.
Me too :)
Every time someone says this they delay the release by 2 months
@@moskaumaster1594
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Wow. This is like...triple A film-level singing. Bethesda should hire you for Elder Scrolls 6.
Thanks :) I invite you to listen to my other songs on YT.
Already have and I love them all! Subscribed :)
My HORTATOR for SKYWIND with Dunmeri lyrics by Smitehammer.
Due to this song, the concept arts and some stories around Morrowind, I feel the homeland of the Dunmeri people is more akin to a fantasy version of Dune than any other "classical" fantasy
Politics, religion, superstition, metaphysics, xenophobia, occupation...yeah, pretty much haha
@@the36lessons11don't forget CHIM
Dunmer people have many old Turkic influences too. For example, Chimers came to Morrowind from Aldmeri lands, they were different than other elves(well, culturally). They changed their religion and they changed physically, just like (Anatolian)Turks.
Also very reminiscent to the stories of the Prophet Abraham.
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Are you serious? Nords beings Russians?? They're Vikings! We're talking about north Europeans!
@@avgvstvs7 Italians are imperials, bosmer are native americans, nords are scandinavian/germanic, bretons are french, khajiits are southeast asians, argonians are aztec, altmer are mid-europeans
@@arminosas You know that the Rus were a viking tribe from scandinavia? so he isn't that wrong
@@eatsthedarkness8059 wth, It's like mistaking American Georgians from original ones.
Great job! I wish they bothered more with the accents and languages in the TES games since only the khajiit have a distinct way of speaking and pronouncing things.
Naaquh Thanks :) You're right ;) That's why I like Khajiit so much.
Isn't almost every races in Skyrim has sightly distinct accent??? I did notice most Dunmer using RP accent (Jenassa Irileth and so on) while nord using northern accent (clearest on bandits and Gerdur) Imperial seems to use standard american same as Breton and Orcs. Amirite?
@@imnotabotthough2389 I like to believe Dummer raised in other places other than Vvardenfell don't have that raspy voice, and maybe most of the mainland, but it gets less raspy as you near the border of Argonia/Cyrodil/Skyrim
This is the sort of music that makes you imagine if Morrowind were a tv series.
Thank you
Oh god, don't give netflix any ideas
to hell with that, theyd probably fuck it up immensly, unless they all had a passion for this game and world
@@scottsimmons7076 they already destroyed one medieval fantasy series I love, don't give them any
people in here thinking this sounds like middle eastern music and thats out of place 1) dunmer lore is clearly taking cues from myth history from anct near east 2) none of the people making these comments have actually listened to any folk songs from the arab world (lama bada, th-cam.com/video/BCGzi9Wz8U0/w-d-xo.html there you go, completely different smfh)
Thank you Spiro :) I sang this song just as I feel Dunmeri language would sound...
I'm sorry, but the tunes sound almost exactly the same to me. Although, this is more Egyptian than Arab.
@@lizkatrin i think you nailed it personally! hits the dunmer vibe
:O I got this randomly suggested to me in "my mix". I fell in love with Skywind's "Nerevar Rising" last year. This really rings of Dunmeri culture.
I really really like the style of this one. Classical orchestra is great but this really brings the ancient feel of vvardenfell to life
To the Telvanni, the bone-through-the-nose beetle-eaters at least make better music than those damn Temple fanatics...
(Great stuff Liz!)
Kann deutsch?
Geiler Scheiss!!!
To my ears the Dunmer language sounds like a hybrid of Arabic and Welsh.
its definitely based on the semitic language family
A lot of the dunmer culture has a lot of similarities to ancient levantian culture in a lot of ways, so no surprise really.
Well done Muthsera, Tis' brings me sweet memories of good old times.
Don't often hear such low altos as this. That lack of familiarity is a great fit for the alien atmosphere of Morrowind IMO.
Yes.
Very good. Very, very good. Great choice of style, too.
Bethesda should call you to help make the OST of The Elder Scrolls VI!!!!!!
It would be great! :) Thank you
Here's a video clip to my Hortator: th-cam.com/video/igXF6AD4xCE/w-d-xo.html
Fenomenalny! And your vocal control is superb. Immediately subscribing here and Soundcloud.
Thank you :) Enjoy also my other playlists (Game Music, The Witcher, Sci-Fi, Tolkien, etc.). And recently I had a pleasure to take part in Shadow Warrior 2 soundtrack where you can hear me in the song "Looking For Ameonna" (my vocals and lyrics) :)
I've always viewed the Dunmeri as giving off a more east Asian vibe rather than a Hebrew/Semetic one, regardless, this track lit af.
Dunmeri culture has influences from several different real-life civilizations.
Like the biblical Israelites they were lead to Morrowind via mass exodus by the prophet Veloth (who shares aspects of Abraham and Moses), practice a comparitively unusual religion for the setting (somewhat comparable to the Israelite's monotheism vs. the polytheism popular in the region at the time), are struggling against a powerful foreign empire occupying their homeland (Cyrodiilic Empire, Roman Empire), had a long rivalry with the Dwemer, who have some appropriately Babylonian influences, and have a messiah-prophecy in the form of the Nerevarine.
The Ashlanders draw heavily from the Mongols and a bit of ancient Mesopotamia, being nomadic and "barbaric" (at least from the point of view of the Great House Dunmer.) The ancient Chimer also draw much more influence from ancient Mesopotamia.
And finally they take some architecture (particularly the Hlaalu and Indoril styles) from east Asia.
It's funny you mention that. When I was travelling Cambodia I actually felt a weird sense of nostalgia for Morrowind. The furtive, somewhat xenophobic locals; the monumental stone temples in Angkor, which with their canals and huge complexes reminded me of Vivec City in a way; the tropical forests and wetlands that resemble parts of Vvardenfell; the ruins of the long Khmer civilisation that littered the landscape just like the Dwemer ruins. I've always wondered since then if there was a lot taken from South-East Asia, especially since Red Mountain and the ancestor worship has a lot of really obvious parallels in Indonesia.
@@kiptheott5932 the Mesopotamian visuals were also aided by the abandoned Dwemer who are basically steam-punk Assyrians. Having those abandoned cities everywhere would influence the Dunmer cities like Vivec.
@@a7HKdAbmET what drugs are you on
If you dig into Jewish mysticism, you'll find a lot of overlapping parallels with Buddhist / Hindu concepts like Nirvana and reincarnation. Pair that with the Chimer exodus from Summerset, the nomadic warrior-herdsman culture of the Ashlanders and the House structure of the cities ( think tribes of Israel ) and it all becomes much clearer.
I still love this language, canon or not, its epic! song is more than epic!
I cannot stop listening to this MASTERPIECE ♥️♥️♥️
Thank you :) There's a video clip here, if you feel like watching: th-cam.com/video/igXF6AD4xCE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=aECgYSZtM2msYTj7
I know, I know. I was the one who replied with word Sharmat 😊. Absolutely love your work ❤❤❤
@@SharmatLorkhan Oh :)
Absolutely nailed these pieces Liz :D great work
*Shreaks* *in Dunmeri*
I love this music. Sitting making up some Dunmer characters i'd like to play through skyrim with. Listening to this on repeat for some inspiration.
great job! be it "accurate" to the Dunmer or not, still an excellent song and a great, natural rendition of the language! (ps, I could see Dunmer getting jiggy with this xD)
Thanks :)
wtf ur weird man. This is supposed to be a shaman woman singing this to a group of ashlanders sitting around a campfire. This type of singing is inspired by real world tribal cultures that would pass down their myths through a tradition of memorizing songs. Its spiritual.
SO MANY CHILLS
Wealth beyond measure, serjo!
This song is AMAZING but... in "A Land of War and Poetry" the lyrics are in ald chimeris which is similar to ayleidoon. No nitpicking but instead of this being a dunmeri song it would be more lore suited to be an Ashlander song due to the context and sheer difference to the other languages. I think I remember seeing that the Ashlanders have their own language and I think this would be great for that. You really should do more dunmeri or Ashlander songs, maybe even other languages. On the imperial library site theres a part about hrafnirs elven languages. If you sung something in one of those languages, everyone would Love it. Hope you make more Es music. :)
Im sining this for my next larp event cant wait!!!!
Niesamowita muzyka. Atmosfera idealnie pasuje do popielnych (ashlanders) i do samej gry.
Aż mam ochotę narysować jak oni śpiewają wokół ogniska *^*
Dzięki.
Narysuj! :)
Trochę czasu minęło (sorry za to - sporo na głowie miałam), ale narysowałam! :D Pomyślałam, że mogę pokazać ;)
liliannerozess.deviantart.com/art/Morrowind-Hortator-song-660134803
Sounds like something like this would get you thrown into a Temple prison. Only real n'wah's would appreciate.
Masterpiece.
Thanks :) Here's the video clip for this song, if you like: th-cam.com/video/igXF6AD4xCE/w-d-xo.html
What should I do if after the first listening to your recordings I want to listen to them constantly and goosebumps run from your voice? It is just unbelievable, very beautiful!
Thank you Pavel ...and just keep listening :)
1:35 is my favorite part
Beat dropped hard than the Ministry of Truth's Love
I love this so much. Reminds me of the music from The Witcher: Wild Hunt!
+Sanguith Thanks :) I am a great fan of The Witcher. You can listen to my Witcher songs here: th-cam.com/video/O8_hmN9wM40/w-d-xo.html
Liz Katrin I saw them! Awesome yet again
how did you find all this linguistic elements ????? LOVE YOUR WORK
Thanks. :) The lyrics are created by a Dunmeri master Will "Smitehammer" Jordan.
Somebody should create a mod to put all these in traditional Morrowind. Blast if I know how to do it, but I hope someone can do it.
+ThingsStuffington
Someone already did, but some devs for Skywind were pissed off about it. Apparently the mod maker didn't ask for permission or something.
Angryboy Aww, that's a real shame.
omg has this one been confirmed for Skywind!?
Devanshu Arjuna I hope so :) They told me that all my SKYWIND songs would be ingame.
Your voice is something else!🔥🔥
I installed a Chimer race mod in Skyrim and this song fits my chimer character who is named "Nerevar Indoril II"
In great house indoril the last name always comes first, Indoril Nerevar and Indoril Almalexia
@@WahatoyasOh wait fr ?
Damn, I have to call my boy Dres Ulath now
*W* *O* *W*
Awesome.
also: this and nerevar rising should alternate as Skywinds main menu themes!
This is beautifully amazing!!!!
amazing!
You can download my SKYWIND songs here if you like: soundcloud.com/liz-katrin/sets/skywind
(downloads for private use only).
Wow, the beginning sounds a lot like Eastern Orthodox chant from the Arab regions.
oh, i see there is a Serbo-Croatian "lj" in talje, that's cool
I was like 1000, neato!
Great song!
Ohn adur shoksuna, serjo.
Sounds like something out of the witcher 3
Hortator feels like a Roman title Praetor+Senator
City Hunter Hortator is a warleader of the Dunmeri great houses BTW.
It actually is (dog) latin. A hortator is somebody who performs "hortatio" (encouragement, exhortation). Hence, a hortator is the "encourager" of the houses of Morrowind.
More like Indian Leader (‘Indian’ as in Wild West).
City Hunter Personally I'd consider Hortator to be a bit more comparable with the Roman Dictator. For the uninitiated, Roman Dictators were very temporary Magistrates elected by the Senate. It is technically the highest governmental role one could achieve, but each Dictator's term usually only lasts for 6 months. The Roman Dictator was very differnt from what the word means to us today, & wasn't a synonym for a tyrannical despot. Also the Roman Dictator was pronounced differently then how it is today, in fact it was pronounced very similarly to Hortator. Both the Hortator & Dictator are both temporary ranks that are granted emergency powers of & by the government/house they represent. Both are roles typically ever only appointed during times of crisis or to meet a specific goal that only they could achieve. Touching on what L.C. Rama said, the word dictator sort of means speaker in latin, since it's root words are both dictō, Latin for I speak/I compose/I dictate/etc, & dīcō, Latin for say or speak. So in a way, Dictator is the Speaker of the Roman Republic, just as Hortator is the Encourager of the Houses of Morrowind.
I am the -senate- hortate
Amazing. Simply amaizing. I think nostalgia just hit me and knock me to the ground.
I have a question - from where took you guys lyrics in Dunmeri language and is there any online English-Dunmeri translator?
Thank you Borlach :) The Dunmeri lyrics are created by Smitehammer (Will Jordan) and if you have any questions about Dunmeri language - he's the right guy to ask ;) I've already sang two songs with Smitehammer's lyrics: this one - HORTATOR - which is my composition, and NEREVAR - based on the original Morrowind's theme.
Above - in the description of the song - you will find the lyrics in Dunmeri and a translation into English.
I love this one too! :)
I love the feel of the music. Very middle-eastern. Makes me wanna dance
Can anybody tell me what the language is and where it's derived from? And why?
It is Dunmeri. For more details ask Michael Kirkbride or Will Jordan (Smitehammer) - author of this lyrics 😀
Dunmeris, a derivitive language of Aldmeris, the origin language of all Mer.
Dunmeris uses Daedric characters and loanwords, culturally, unlike Aldmeris.
@@the36lessons11 That's actually dope
The chs remind me of Hebrew
@@the36lessons11 yeah, I bet this is what daedric would most accurately sound like
goosebumps!
People denying the clear middle eastern influences in Morrowind tho lmfao are you really that lost when it comes to that sort of cultures when you can literally just google and not look like a complete idiot?
This sounds amazing by the way, great job
Isn't it a bit rude to assume everything that involves a desert is Arab? I understand what you mean but still... When last I played Morrowind it felt like a mix of known cultures (and a fuckton of LSD inspired ideas) but the main cultures that come to mind now are Aztec and Assyrian
also morrowind is full of deserts, forests, ashlands and plains
@@viveka2994 Mesopotamia has forests and plains as well. Also a lot of the symbolism seems to be drawn from both Islamic and pre-Islamic middle eastern culture.
@@daveboy2000 Mesopotamia lost its lush forests a long time ago.
@@daveboy2000 and most of Morrowind is pre Islamic. Their religion is Hinduism, their architecture is more steppe like.
Could I just have a mod that adds these tracks to Morrowind please?
Just drop it into your Morrowind/Data Files/Music/Explore folder... it should play randomly along with the offical ost
Was the dunmeri language created by the skywind team? I don't remember it in the old game. (I only played a little bit of it)
+christhefishhunter Yes, it was there, in Morrowind :)
Liz Katrin good to know, thanks!
Fishhunter2014 The Dunmeri language is definitely part of the lore.
Yeah there is some DUnmeri language outside of Skywin, not much though, and it doesn't got enough grounding to be really counted as a fake language. More like, we have a fair amount of words and alphabet (balmora = forest of stone or something like that.) Judging by culture and all that stuff, it makes sense that their language created so far by the boys at skywind sounds levantian. In order to be an actual language though requires things separate from the words, mainly, cases and such.
Is it being sung while building a temple?
Hmm... it´s hard to say...
Brilliant song. But those lyrics are lies from the false gods! :P
sound arabic to me. pretty interesting
I love how the Dunmer culture and language can't be pinpointed on one, two or three real world cultures. It's so unique you can only find bits and pieces that resemble real world cultures, not any obvious huge inspirations. That is what good world building looks like.
You should add more layers of vocal to this - now it sounds a little flat and low depth most time
Thanks for your advice. I will take it into consideration :)
Are there resources to learn Dunmeri with?
Read the description
@@Wahatoyas where in the fucking description is there a link to a place where we can learn the language smart-ass?
@@charmine953 you asked for a resource and I gave you one, you didn't ask for a link. I could direct you to the website but your a jackass so no
@@charmine953 since that jackaround refused to give you directions, i will gift you some, albeit late:
the imperial library has a guide, but it's more allaround and encompasses several other languages as well (needs refinement or i didn't look hard enough)
dalamusrex's blog (you may have to use google for it) has a few translations
casual scrolls wiki on fandom also has a indepth dunmeri guide
You should add more vocals to give it a bit more depth, no offense. (I LOVE THISSS!!) it feels just a bit blank. Also, is this the cannon Elven language for the games? It would be amazing if she was actually singing in it. Much love and respect, sera. :)
Thank you :) It sounded better to me just like that without any more vocals, because it sounds more primal :)
As you can see in the comments to my NEREVAR song (also in Dunmeri), Michael Kirkbride himself (the very creator of the Elder Scrolls lore) told this is a cannon. :)
Liz Katrin I see what you mean, It definitely sounds very primitive and tribal which is an amazing!! And that's amazing how well you can sing this language, you have an I redial talent and your voice is just amazing and really sets the scene for this music. :) AND OMG I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE SINGING IT WHEN I FIRST COMMENTED THATS REALLY COOL!!!!!! 😂♥️😊
Wow I'm late XD
what genre would this be?
Is there sheet music for this?
Nope, sheet music is not available.
aw bummer
Well, thank you for your prompt reply!
I suppose I'll just have to listen to this wonderful track on repeat until I memorize the tones and can figure out how to pluck them from my instruments :)
I like it but it may get annoying who knows will I be able to play skywind on my xbox one as a mod or no
there not using any part from morrowind ob did that and got banned it from the ground up
Cabe Calvillo This is only for PC
people like you give me hope that its not so bad to not to own a console :3
What kind of Arabic is this?
It is Dunmeri (used by the Morrowind Dark Elves) :)
@@lizkatrin
I guess it's a great and weird feeling to be able to say something like that. :-)
Sounds Jewish. I like it 👍
I do not like it, I mean, I like it, but it does not fit with the Dunmer, this melody fits better with the Redguards, desert warriors. And Dunmer is a people of dry wastes, of burnt lands. It is not desert, palms, camels, ect. These are lands contaminated with plague but vibrant with life. Something like the steppes of Mongolia, or the prairies of North America. There you should look for inspiration. . The song is great ... but, in my humble opinion, completely out of place. It was supposed to be a song because of the election of Hortator, the great war leader of all tribes. Where's the magnitude? Where's the epic?...
Anyway, great job, regards
only desert people sing with reedy mysticism
Uhhh have you ever been to an Ashlander camp? It's pretty much the definition of eastern, desert mysticism. And that's the point of view from which I hear these songs written.
@@dunedainranger1870 The problem is that NOBODY was in the Ashlanders camp. :)
And no, I do not see bedouins on camels, only the Santee Dakota tribe getting ready to hunt. Tough people living in the harsh land, in harmony with nature. Full of respect for tradition, worship for gods, ancestors and the laws of nature.
But that's a private matter, what does anyone see, does not it?
@@DzikiKlapek I respectfully disagree. I think this would absolutely fit in a wise woman's hut. You can even hear the chimes.
Edit: I specifically recall dialogue from... caius? that talks about the fact that Ashlanders are illiterate, and pass their history and lore on through poetic music entirely specific to them, and their tribes, unlike that of the rest of vvardenfell.
there is only one word to describe you... N'wah
Morrowind isn't Arabia or some shit. Morrowind is the opposite of that culture, it is very well made and sounds good. But this isn't what music befitting the Hortator would sound like. Maybe a Ra Gada of Yokuda or something.
Actually Semetic cultures (which includes arabs btw) where a big influence on the Dunmer culture and aesthetic. But so was Assyrian, Babylonian and early Japanese society. So I'd say it fits pretty well.
this sound is very fitting of the ashlander tribes
The Dunmer have many influences, but one of the most important is the Fremen. Who are zensunni. Which is quite arabic.
I feel slapped in the face everytime someone looks at Dunmers and goes ''Hm. furthest thing from Arabic.'' Like ????
actually, Morrowind is Russia in fantasy-arabian decorations. I know it, cause i'm russian by myself.
This is garbage, this kind of singing is very overdone. Skywind should have soft orchestral music, not your disgusting kgh sounds.
I still feel goosebumps while listening to Morrowind’s intro music / Nerevar Rising. Stuff like that is what we need.
Also this song sounds like middle eastern music, morrowind is the opposite of that.
>what is dunmeri
Fuck off n'wah
you swit! they already have nerevar rising! theres too much orchestral music already in elderscrolls. a change of pace would be refreshing
I don't understand why Morrowind should be the opposite of middle eastern music.
filthy s'wit
I'm still trying to figure out
>disgusting kgh sounds
>This sounds middle eastern
old middle eastern/classical is fucking gold. Is it such a stretch to assume this tribal, dry, patch of land that follow prophets wouldn't have this type of music? In my head, Dunmer music is exactly this strange marriage of middle eastren and norse.