μῆνιν ἄειδε θεὰ Homer’s Iliad 1.1 Sing Wrath, Goddess. Bettina Joy de Guzman. UCSB Concert
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- μῆνιν ἄειδε θεὰ Homer’s Iliad 1.1 Sing Wrath, Goddess. Bettina Joy de Guzman. UCSB Concert
Sing wrath, Goddess: the wrath of a suffering hero in a time of war, when gods loved powerful queens, and mortal deeds lived forever through song. Composed and performed by Bettina Joy de Guzman on Luthieros.com phorminx (Homer, Iliad 1.1-56)
μῆνιν ἄειδε θεὰ Πηληϊάδεω Ἀχιλῆος
οὐλομένην, ἣ μυρί᾽ Ἀχαιοῖς ἄλγε᾽ ἔθηκε,
πολλὰς δ᾽ ἰφθίμους ψυχὰς Ἄϊδι προΐαψεν
ἡρώων, αὐτοὺς δὲ ἑλώρια τεῦχε κύνεσσιν
οἰωνοῖσί τε πᾶσι, Διὸς δ᾽ ἐτελείετο βουλή,
ἐξ οὗ δὴ τὰ πρῶτα διαστήτην ἐρίσαντε
Ἀτρεΐδης τε ἄναξ ἀνδρῶν καὶ δῖος Ἀχιλλεύς.
τίς τ᾽ ἄρ σφωε θεῶν ἔριδι ξυνέηκε μάχεσθαι;
Λητοῦς καὶ Διὸς υἱός:
...
ἐννῆμαρ μὲν ἀνὰ στρατὸν ᾤχετο κῆλα θεοῖο,
τῇ δεκάτῃ δ᾽ ἀγορὴν δὲ καλέσσατο λαὸν Ἀχιλλεύς:
τῷ γὰρ ἐπὶ φρεσὶ θῆκε θεὰ λευκώλενος Ἥρη:
κήδετο γὰρ Δαναῶν, ὅτι ῥα θνήσκοντας ὁρᾶτο.
μῆνιν ἄειδε θεὰ Πηληϊάδεω Ἀχιλῆος.
Sing wrath, Goddess, the wrath of Achilles, son of Peleus,
that destructive wrath which brought countless woes upon the Achaeans,
and sent forth to Hades many valiant souls of heroes,
and made them themselves spoil for dogs and every bird; thus the plan of Zeus came to fulfillment,
from the time when first they parted in strife
Atreus' son, king of men, and godlike Achilles.
Who then of the gods was it that brought these two together to contend?
The son of Leto and of Zeus…
For nine days the missiles of the god ranged among the host,
but on the tenth Achilles called the people to assembly,
for in his heart, the goddess, white-armed Hera had put it,
since she pitied the Danaans, when she saw them dying.
Sing wrath, Goddess, the wrath of Achilles, son of Peleus.
Thank you for hosting the event, Dorota Dutsch, and
special thanks to Helen Morales for making it possible through the Argyropoulos endowment in Hellenic Studies.
Composer, performer: Bettina Joy de Guzman
phorminx lyre: Luthieros Music Instruments
• Iliad 1.1-43. μῆνιν ἄε... Iliad 1.1-43,
Day 1
• Iliad 1.44-52. Apollo’... Iliad 1.44-52, Day 2
• Iliad 1.53-91. Achille... Iliad 1.54-91, Day 3
• Iliad 1.92-120. Kalcha... Iliad 1.92-120,
Day 4
• Iliad 1.121-147.Agamem... Iliad 1.121-147,
Day 5
• Iliad 1.148-171. Achil... Iliad 1.148-171, Day 6
• Iliad 1.172-214. Athen... Iliad 1.172-215, Day 7
• Iliad 1.215-246. Peopl... Iliad 1.215-246, Day 8
• Iliad 1.247-284. Nesto... Iliad 1.247-284,
Day 9 - บันเทิง
The shades of the heroes gathered to listen
Thank you so much! I hope you listen to the rest of Book 1 on TH-cam
And the rest of my songs on Spotify, Apple, etc
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Revelatory! People overlook that these magnificent verses are meant to be sung, not monotonously read in prosaic fashion. I'm so glad to have discovered your work.
Thank you so much! Please check out my 25 other songs on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, etc www.bettinajoydeguzman.com
The minds of the ancient Greeks are alien to our own. You'd think they'd love Hector, but Achilles wrath + Aristoi was what was considered best, especially in the archaic period.
For Ancient Greek views on heroism vs modern sensibilities, here is a wonderful interview with the great Laura Slatkin: th-cam.com/video/yQTfG17U9xM/w-d-xo.html
A haunting performance!
Holy crap! That was amazing!
Thanks so much! Please check out www.bettinajoydeguzman.com 😁
So beautiful!!
You sound just like Melian The Maia or even Lúthien Tinnúviel! Perhaps even the foremothers of her father Elu Thingol! (Elwë). Your voice carries the strength and power of all Quendi/Gnome/Eldar. Ao full of emotion, memory and even a touch of sorrow! ❤
Wonderful!
❤️❤️very amazing
I love your Epitaph Of Seikilos on Spotify so very much. Hopefully one day you’ll do video versions of the pictures where you’re with your lyre and harp by the water or sitting in those ruins above a city. ❤. It’d be such an ambient sort of thing ! ❤
That’s a great idea! I seem to have sung it everywhere but you’re right- I should do it with my musician friends all over the world outdoors! 😊
Please check out all my other 25 songs on Spotify, Amazon, Apple etc
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@@bettinajoydeguzman1981 I’ve been listening to the Spotify songs off and on all day between other peoples music. Hope to see you collaborate with other channels like Farya Faraji!
This is beautiful! Thank you
Thank you so much! It’s on Spotify, Apple Music, and all music platforms ! 😊
You sound just like Melian The Maia or even Lúthien Tinnúviel! Perhaps even the foremothers of her father Elu Thingol! (Elwë) at the beginning of uncounted time long before the sun and moon!. Your voice carries the strength and power of all Quendi/Gnome/Eldar. So full of emotion, memory and even a touch of sorrow! ❤
Wow thank you so much! Please check out my other songs on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, etc
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@@bettinajoydeguzman1981 I’ll be listening to all of your music every day on Spotify!
@@bettinajoydeguzman1981 I’m glad you know who and what I was mentioning in my comment too! ❤️
Wow this amazing, and you're amazing. Im subscribing, i want more😮❤
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absolutely beautiful, keep up the good word! : )
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I love this! If I may ask a bit about your process, was there a rationale behind deciding which of the polytonic pitch accents to incorporate and which to leave out? I noticed that you sing a lot of the circumflexes, which sound beautifully haunting in your rendition
thank you so much! When studying ancient music that has both lyrics and music notes like Athenaios' paean to Apollo, you will notice that the composer did not always follow pitch, so I can only conclude that, like me, he sometimes followed a melody that makes sense to him, and made the lyrics make more sense, rather than strictly following pitch when spoken. Please join my Patreon, where I write more about certain topics and engage in conversation more frequently: patreon.com/BettinaJoyDeGuzman
i'm so glad i found this video! I started reading the iliad recently and i've been wondering what it sounded like when it was being sung, this is so cool!!! You have a lovely voice by the way!
Thank you so much! Always great to reach out to fellow Iliad enthusiasts! 😊Please check out my 25 other songs
on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, etc
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my god i love this
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👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
You are really great and I like your voice ond the composition of the music and the lyrics. As a Greek I can tell you that you could try to have a better pronunciation in Greek words. But you are incredible!
Ευχαριστώ πολύ! When I’m in Greece, I pronounce Ancient Greek in Greek, but in most countries where Classics are studied, they prefer reconstructed Ancient Greek pronunciation , so I sing that way in recordings. If you’re in Athens, I’ll be performing in Cycladic Museum in November! You can check bettinajoydeguzman.com events! I’ll update my website- it’s very much behind since I got too busy last year!!
Please tell me you're gonna do the whole Illiad! 🥺
Definitely a plan. I’ve composed a few songs from Iliad that I just need to upload. I’ve done some more of Odyssey, too. 😁
@@bettinajoydeguzman1981 ooooh. Uploaddd ittt.
Hi, have you been following this playlist: “Iliad, Odyssey, and Homer”? I’m on Day 6 of #IliadADay, just finished line 171. 😊
I’ll also be posting my daily notes & commentaries per section on Patreon.com/BettinaJoyDeGuzman 💖
Can you sing this in Swedish??
If there is a good Swedish translation in dactylic hexameter, sure!
@@bettinajoydeguzman1981 Awesome!!! It is Erland Lagerlöf who wrote the most beloved Swedish Iliad and Odyssey.
Gave me goosebumps. Made me want to pick up my spear and go battle some Trojans!
Thank you! Please Google “Iliad A Day Bettina Joy de Guzman” and you can see and hear all 600 lines of Book 1 sung in Ancient Greek dactylic hexameter with a lyre!