@@liubei3058 true , and also.. the same way the early us made a 'pirate' a governor or something like that ....there is a point where a functional government even if run by elites understand either they admit they cant win and offer all the opponent wants and more just to become part of the 'civilian' population of their polity , or they lose the last chance to stop a new nation from starting to grow at their expense ,one that in the mathematics of sociology might prove more tenacious and more appealing to the masses then the current proclaimed government since for example this song , all those pirates hade to come from somewhere and if the pirate queen started to show they where not just capable to keep any upstarts away from 'their' protection villages ...but also start denying the supposed government of said nation the ability to even visit them well , citys are big sources of manpower and production but you be surprised how swiftly shortages can cripple those advantages if enough 'nodes' feeding them are cut , not to mention enough such 'nodes' claimed and its ripe for new urban hives & production centres to spring up
Since the British were "humbled by defeat" and she was "one they couldn't win" to the Chinese government, and considering who writes the history books, it's hardly a surprise. VERY pleasant surprise to hear this song though, written because despite the best efforts of official historians to erase and memory-hole Cheng-Shi "legends of that Pirate Queen will never fade away."
@@FusionAero Wait what? Like she is not an natonal hero in China? Becouse she sounds like a very bad-ass lady. Something like that crazy scotish guy named John Paul Jones, who was so insane and badass pirate that wrecked UK ships and towns on the british isles, he even in 1999 got an official pardon from a town he raided in 1778.
@@FusionAero okay but the British part is totally ahistorical only one British warship was involved in any of this was HMS Mercury and even she might not have even been there. Pretty understandable since they were presently fighting two wars elsewhere both of which needed naval support
I found this song almost a year ago im glad to see it come back it is an amazing song. Edited part (so out of curiosity i looked more into Zheng Yi and it really is interesting she was a strict ruler had rules setup and even registered stolen goods and cataloged them to prevent any from being stolen so every got an equal cut she knew how to rule and made sure that her prisoners women at least weren't treated like garbage and would execute anyone who would rape or abuse them.)
I get goosebumps from this. This is a good song, it compells to me as a musician and it tells a story what I like. I get goosebumps. It just catches you and lulls you in.
I found this song about a month back, I've been listening to yall for about three years now and I have no idea how I missed it. I really love the solo towards the end of the song. (Also nice to hear more about Zheng Yi Sao, don't hear too much about her)
This Song is great, Its hard to make a list of my top 5 favorite songs from y'all. I love the work you guys put into your songs as they are as immersive as they are fun to sing along too. Had my step dad laughing the other night because i got drunk from drinking too much shine & put on y'alls playlist & started singing along to it fully immersing myself in the tale being told. I went full pirate that night & My step dad joined the fun lol.
Great to hear a song about Cheng I Sao. Beautiful tribute, guys. A good resource on her is Laura Sook Duncombe's "Women Pirates," which (among other things) dispels a lot of the legends about her and focuses on the reality, which is no less exciting and which you guys nailed here.
While the story isn't accurate as it was her Second husband who was the folk hero, it is still a romantic tale that should go down in the pirates hall of fame.
Battleship Potemkin crew were the most successful pirates. Where else have you seen a pirate pre- dreadnought pirate battleship, accompanied by a steamer destroyer. They didn't last long but became a legend in just 11 days. Then they went to port Constanze and abandoned the ship. None dared to oppose them, because the battleship Potemkin together with her escort destroyer were theoretically able to take down the whole Romanian navy.
Zheng Yi appears to have achieved what few ever did becoming so powerful in might as to govern the government. also great you do seem to take a similar approach to your source materials and what you want to tell us your Audience as SABATON does.
@@TheJollyRogers Yes, we would love a space piracy album. The Spirit of the Outlaw is a genius song and the space pirate community would love to have some space shanties to listen to while pirating.
Who can say about THE most successful? However, she definitely was ONE of the most successful. Her entire fleet ruled the China Sea and it's coastline, and she was strong enough that, since they couldn't beat her, they had to negotiate an end to her piracy. Pretty bad-ass if you ask us!
That was just her red flag fleet thats described in the song it was the only fleet she had left at the end of her career as one had mutinied and the other was destroyed
The Bloody Rose of China Zheng Yi Sao (Ching Shih, otherwise known as Mistress Ching in Pirates of the Carribean), a pirate so powerful the government of that time had to include her on what to do with the country as a whole.
The only pirate I know of that had to be pardoned instead of caught or killed, I know a few did walk away and retire but I’m not sure they were officially pardoned
I read that she was an honorable person and insisted on proper treatment of captives. Especially, if anyone molested any of the women, that warranted a death sentence. Interesting woman.
SOMEBODY GOT HOLLYWOOD ON THE PHONE WE FOUND SOMETHING THEY DON’T NEED TO ALTER TO GET S GOOD STORY OUT OF (while appeasing the feminists of course, just like we need a Robert Smalls(that was his name if I recall right look him up, cool guy from the US civil war (the first one, because there is gonna be a second any decade now), and the best part is Yi is a strong minority woman, who married her son if I recall)
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I love that the government's "clever plan" was to give her anything she wanted if it meant she wouldnt destroy their asses anymore
I mean, it worked didn't it?
@@liubei3058 true , and also.. the same way the early us made a 'pirate' a governor or something like that ....there is a point where a functional government even if run by elites understand either they admit they cant win and offer all the opponent wants and more just to become part of the 'civilian' population of their polity , or they lose the last chance to stop a new nation from starting to grow at their expense ,one that in the mathematics of sociology might prove more tenacious and more appealing to the masses then the current proclaimed government
since for example this song , all those pirates hade to come from somewhere and if the pirate queen started to show they where not just capable to keep any upstarts away from 'their' protection villages ...but also start denying the supposed government of said nation the ability to even visit them well , citys are big sources of manpower and production but you be surprised how swiftly shortages can cripple those advantages if enough 'nodes' feeding them are cut , not to mention enough such 'nodes' claimed and its ripe for new urban hives & production centres to spring up
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I've never heard of Zheng Yi. You guys are true historians, teachers, and entertainers.
And they have beautiful voices
Since the British were "humbled by defeat" and she was "one they couldn't win" to the Chinese government, and considering who writes the history books, it's hardly a surprise. VERY pleasant surprise to hear this song though, written because despite the best efforts of official historians to erase and memory-hole Cheng-Shi "legends of that Pirate Queen will never fade away."
Good word for those three in one is bard
@@FusionAero Wait what? Like she is not an natonal hero in China? Becouse she sounds like a very bad-ass lady.
Something like that crazy scotish guy named John Paul Jones, who was so insane and badass pirate that wrecked UK ships and towns on the british isles, he even in 1999 got an official pardon from a town he raided in 1778.
@@FusionAero okay but the British part is totally ahistorical only one British warship was involved in any of this was HMS Mercury and even she might not have even been there. Pretty understandable since they were presently fighting two wars elsewhere both of which needed naval support
I found this song almost a year ago im glad to see it come back it is an amazing song. Edited part (so out of curiosity i looked more into Zheng Yi and it really is interesting she was a strict ruler had rules setup and even registered stolen goods and cataloged them to prevent any from being stolen so every got an equal cut she knew how to rule and made sure that her prisoners women at least weren't treated like garbage and would execute anyone who would rape or abuse them.)
Texas had a pirate problem
China had a pirate problem
Texas had a yellow rose
China had a bloody one
I'm starting to like this woman
This is the ultimate female empowerment. What do we have now? Twerking rap stars.
I get goosebumps from this.
This is a good song, it compells to me as a musician and it tells a story what I like. I get goosebumps.
It just catches you and lulls you in.
I found this song about a month back, I've been listening to yall for about three years now and I have no idea how I missed it. I really love the solo towards the end of the song. (Also nice to hear more about Zheng Yi Sao, don't hear too much about her)
great song as always...like Sabaton you tell history that people dont know...great job as always
This Song is great, Its hard to make a list of my top 5 favorite songs from y'all. I love the work you guys put into your songs as they are as immersive as they are fun to sing along too. Had my step dad laughing the other night because i got drunk from drinking too much shine & put on y'alls playlist & started singing along to it fully immersing myself in the tale being told. I went full pirate that night & My step dad joined the fun lol.
YES!!! If you're gonna go pirate, you've gotta go FULL PIRATE! 😁
If any 40k fans are listening, am I the only one who thinks this woman inspired the creation of Lotarra Sarrin?
Thank you. I love pirate histories, and songs like this get my study on!
Great to hear a song about Cheng I Sao. Beautiful tribute, guys. A good resource on her is Laura Sook Duncombe's "Women Pirates," which (among other things) dispels a lot of the legends about her and focuses on the reality, which is no less exciting and which you guys nailed here.
Thanks for the recommendation!
Bow to the Bloody Rose of China!
I thank you. I went full pirate cosplay. i now own a cutlass and my boss (who needs an eye patch) is called captain
These guys deserve more subs
While the story isn't accurate as it was her Second husband who was the folk hero, it is still a romantic tale that should go down in the pirates hall of fame.
Battleship Potemkin crew were the most successful pirates. Where else have you seen a pirate pre- dreadnought pirate battleship, accompanied by a steamer destroyer. They didn't last long but became a legend in just 11 days. Then they went to port Constanze and abandoned the ship. None dared to oppose them, because the battleship Potemkin together with her escort destroyer were theoretically able to take down the whole Romanian navy.
Nice, this lady is among my historical heroines
How does this only have 4k views...
It's a crime! Share with all you know! :)
I've never enjoyed pirate songs but you guys make it sound so good.
Zheng Yi appears to have achieved what few ever did becoming so powerful in might as to govern the government.
also great you do seem to take a similar approach to your source materials and what you want to tell us your Audience as SABATON does.
banger
One of her other names is Cheng I Sao, for anyone wondering. Extra History did a video about her, here it is:
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Thanks for the link, James! We'll take a look!
she was a boss, she ruled the south china sea. Who ever says Blackbeard, Payne, drake or morgan, kidd morgan bonny was the man they never met Yi?
There was also Grace O'Malley te pirate queen of ireland
Would you please write one for Lord Archon Delaine?
Space pirates!
@@TheJollyRogers Yes, we would love a space piracy album. The Spirit of the Outlaw is a genius song and the space pirate community would love to have some space shanties to listen to while pirating.
Good video but was she truly the most successful pirate that ever sailed? For that canidate, I would propose sir Bartholomew Roberts.
Who can say about THE most successful? However, she definitely was ONE of the most successful. Her entire fleet ruled the China Sea and it's coastline, and she was strong enough that, since they couldn't beat her, they had to negotiate an end to her piracy. Pretty bad-ass if you ask us!
Consider this, she got away with it, and lived happily with her takings. One of the few major pirates to do so
I read somewher she had 4.000 ships,actually.
That was just her red flag fleet thats described in the song it was the only fleet she had left at the end of her career as one had mutinied and the other was destroyed
One of my favorite pieces from you guys
By "wealthy clever businesswoman" do you mean sellout?
Nope, we mean that she parlayed her astonishing success on the seas into continued success on the land. Something very few pirates could boast.
I loved this song! You should think of doing one for Anne Bonny
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The Bloody Rose of China
Zheng Yi Sao
(Ching Shih, otherwise known as Mistress Ching in Pirates of the Carribean), a pirate so powerful the government of that time had to include her on what to do with the country as a whole.
Is there an instrumental
Unfortunately, no - we don't have an instrumental version of the song. But thank you! We're thrilled you like what you're hearing!
The only pirate I know of that had to be pardoned instead of caught or killed, I know a few did walk away and retire but I’m not sure they were officially pardoned
a song 4 me
I read that she was an honorable person and insisted on proper treatment of captives. Especially, if anyone molested any of the women, that warranted a death sentence. Interesting woman.
SOMEBODY GOT HOLLYWOOD ON THE PHONE WE FOUND SOMETHING THEY DON’T NEED TO ALTER TO GET S GOOD STORY OUT OF (while appeasing the feminists of course, just like we need a Robert Smalls(that was his name if I recall right look him up, cool guy from the US civil war (the first one, because there is gonna be a second any decade now), and the best part is Yi is a strong minority woman, who married her son if I recall)
She was 13 not 16
Impressive either way!
@@TheJollyRogers very her husband was cool man for a smuggler
Wrong, the best pirate is Edward Kenway!
WHY IS YOUR LOGO A SOYJAK LMAO
😆 We came first, so why does soyjak look like our logo? 😉