Carrhae 53 B.C - Epic Symphony
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An original composition by Farya Faraji. I wanted to write a symphonic piece in movements about the legendary battle of Carrhae, which saw one of the most catastrophic defeats in the history of Ancient Rome, fought on one side by Crassus of the Roman Republic, and on the other by the general Surena of the Parthian Empire. On that day, the two greatest states of this corner of the world met, and the memory of their battle still echoes to this day.
The Roman side of the music emulates Ancient Roman music, especially in the instrumentation: most of it is historical and uses lyres, aulos and a pan flute, whilst being spruced up with modern trumpets and modern compositional methods. The Iranian side representing the Parthians uses modern Iranian instruments since the music of Ancient Iran is lost to us, and the instrumentation revolves mainly around the kemenche, the tanbour and daf drums.
The lyrics are in Latin and in Parthian, the official languages of the respective warring states.
Latin lyrics:
Per aspera ad astra,
Per ardua ad astra,
Exurge Mars, Mars Ultor,
Roma et Imperator,
Viribus unitis,
Semper fidelis!
Sumus filii Lupae capitolinae!
English translation (loose translation):
Through hardships to the stars,
Through adversity to the stars,
Awake Mars, Mars the avenger,
For Rome and the Imperator*,
*Given the timeframe here, imperator cannot yet be translated as emperor, as it will only gain that meaning centuries later when deep into the era of Rome as an autocratic Empire.
With forces united,
Forever loyal!
We are sons of the Capitoline Wolf!
Parthian lyrics:
Az mazdezn bag,
Werod Shāh,
Shāhān Shāh Erān,
Ke chihr as yazdān,
Werod Shāh,
Shāhan Shāh Eran
Translation:
I, the Mazda-worshiping,
King Orodes,
King of Kings of Iran,
Whose race is of the gods,
King Orodes,
King of Kings of Iran,
00:00 Overture - The Parthian Empire
1:20 Crassus Departs
3:15 Surena Sets Out
6:12 The Romans Approach
9:40 The Parthian Drums
10:24 Charge of the Cataphracts
14:02 Blood
18:20 Crassus' Lament
19:30 Surena Returns Triumphant
22:26 Surena's Reward
#epicromanmusic
#sonsofmars
#epicbattlemusic - Hudba
You can buy this track and more of my music here:
faryafaraji.bandcamp.com/album/voices-of-the-ancients-vol-ii
An original composition by Farya Faraji. I wanted to write a symphonic piece in movements about the legendary battle of Carrhae, which saw one of the most catastrophic defeats in the history of Ancient Rome, fought on one side by Crassus of the Roman Republic, and on the other by the general Surena of the Parthian Empire. On that day, the two greatest states of this corner of the world met, and the memory of their battle still echoes to this day.
The Roman side of the music emulates Ancient Roman music, especially in the instrumentation: most of it is historical and uses lyres, aulos and a pan flute, whilst being spruced up with modern trumpets and modern compositional methods. The Iranian side representing the Parthians uses modern Iranian instruments since the music of Ancient Iran is lost to us, and the instrumentation revolves mainly around the kemenche, the tanbour and daf drums.
The lyrics are in Latin and in Parthian, the official languages of the respective warring states.
Latin lyrics:
Per aspera ad astra,
Per ardua ad astra,
Exurge Mars, Mars Ultor,
Roma et Imperator,
Viribus unitis,
Semper fidelis!
Sumus filii Lupae capitolinae!
English translation (loose translation):
Through hardships to the stars,
Through adversity to the stars,
Awake Mars, Mars the avenger,
For Rome and the Imperator*,
*Given the timeframe here, imperator cannot yet be translated as emperor, as it will only gain that meaning centuries later when deep into the era of Rome as an autocratic Empire.
With forces united,
Forever loyal!
We are sons of the Capitoline Wolf!
Parthian lyrics:
Az mazdezn bag,
Werod Shāh,
Shāhān Shāh Erān,
Ke chihr as yazdān,
Werod Shāh,
Shāhan Shāh Eran
Translation:
I, the Mazda-worshiping,
King Orodes,
King of Kings of Iran,
Whose race is of the Yazatas (minor gods, or angelic-like beings depending on the wide variety of Ancient Iranian beliefs back then)
King Orodes,
King of Kings of Iran
Hello, I am a german student and I would love to hear an old german song like "Es führt über den Main eine Brücke von Stein". It's about a bridge that makes people dance while crossing it. It's a beautiful song ^^.
Also I'm learning Greek for some months now because of your songs, thank you (:.
could you make a song in medieval spanish.
How many languages do you speak? You seem to be a polyglot.
@@atticuscentury1267 I’ll look it up, thanks for the recommendation! And I’m also learning Greek so I’m happy my videos can inspire people!
@@emeraldcrusade5016 Unfortunately I’m not, fluently I only speak French, English and Persian, and I can dabble with a few others but not fluently
A score that would make Holywood composers jealous and we get to enjoy it all for free, what an amazing guy
Thanks!
Truly an amazing guy and tbh he is not only skilled in composing but he is also very knowledgeable of music and languages, I hope to see Farya as a prominent hollywood composer in the future for historical movies
@@justinianthegreat1444 Thanks alot ym
man! the absolute best thing would be to compose for a Justinian and Theodora movie, that’d be amazing
Hollywood composers would come up with the most blatantly Arabic song and just call it Parthian/Persian.
@@johnsmith361 Well the so called Arabian music is essentially developed in the Sasanian Persian Empire.
I used to be a Farya fan, but then I took multiple arrows to the knee from seemingly endless horse archers.
Don't worry... They will run out of arrows sooner or later... Right ?
Funny enough I’ve been playing Skyrim with a Roman conversion mod for the last 5 years-all the High Elves have Parthian clothes lol
@@faryafaraji 😂😂
@@faryafaraji link to that! that sounds amazing, Please O.O
I made sheild wall , then left
19:25 The moment you realize the voice trail is a reference to Crassus’s death by allegedly having molten gold poured down his throat as a punishment for his greed after losing to the Parthians. Another testament to Farya’s musical genius.
Crassus died in a confusion while he was negotiating with Surena. The molten gold thing happened allegedly (according to Cassius Dio) after his death. The guy who was executed that way (again, according to Roman sources) was emperor Valerian who also fought the Parthians
@@DiocletianLarius The fatw of Valerian after Edessa is actually unknown. Some say that he was treated like a king and kept with honour, some say that he was humiliated and kept in a cage for Shapur's entertainment and some say that he was made to build bridges and infrastructure. Also, he fought the Sassanians not Parthians.
*62 years after the Battle of Carrhae*
Augustus: "...And that was the story of how we lost a great amount of soldiers in Parthia"
Germanicus: "Woah, grandfather. That Crassus man really messed up with the enemy, doesn't he?"
Augustus: "Yeah, boy. Glad things have changed since then and our men are now much more efficent than..."
Slave: "Excuse me, Caesar. But a soldier from Varus' division in Germany has brought you news. They're about something that happened in Teutoburg..."
wow, dejavu
Now I want a song about Teutoburg with an ending emulating that exact feeling of Augustus, thinking it would be a walk, having news and ending up with his head hitting the palace walls.
@@raynusgremont3664 "Quinctilii Vāre, legiōnes mihi redde!!"😮
To be honest, Teutoburger loss was not that painful - unlike in Carrhae, Romans were outnumbered
Augustus: *"Ah, goddammit..."*
The Parthian Drums and Charge of the Cataphracts bits are insane, please never stop making music.
I can't be the only one who listens to this while imagining a Opera or a movie happening at the same time. This battle deserves way more recongnition. It's a tale about pride, greed, and the price of talent and loyalty. Crassus falls thanks to his ambition while Surena's greatest accomplishment turned out to be his ultimate downfall. It's one hell of greek tragedy...
@@Hamed_Faraji Surena was executed by Orodes shortly after Carrhae for alleged "treason"
The romans aproach just helped me do 70 kilos bench press for the first time. Thank you very much bro
I am crying as I listen to this, you made me emotional Farya. You have such a good talent at composing
Thanks! I’m honoured
I’m an Assyrian and I was always fascinated by the fact that we and zorosttrains have the same representation of gods with different names
Farahavar doesn’t represent Ahura Mazda like Ashur it’s a symbol of the doctrine « good thoughs Good words good deeds »
سپاس از ظریف بینی و نکته سنجی شما ،براستی در فضای فرهنگی مردمان ایران زمین جای همچین نوای دلنوازی که حاکی از احساسات اجدادمان بود خالی می نمود ،سپاس از زحماتتان و احسنت به استعداد شما!
Спасибо
Crassus: "make a square with a gap in the middle!"
Surena: *I get around starts playing*
During "Surena sets out". The part when the Parthian lyrics comes on, it gave me the chills.
I feel fear
@@NikonKanava as an iranian, I fully understand the Parthian part. I can confirm it sounds very epic
6:44 This is stunning, just imagining seeing a massive legionary formation shining in the sun and looking distorted from the heat haze as they march forwards🔥
I, The Emperor of The Han Dynasty, Emperor Zhaolie, must say that this symphony is honey for the soul. It is a delight to hear, and a privilege to be able to hear it.
Rome and Parthia were the only superpowers other than Han dynasty in that era.
@@ShahanshahShahin It is a pride of mine to have carried on the legacy of one of these three powers, even if I couldn't see it's restoration to it's full. Sadly, Parthia went not long after my death.
The Third Century was a tragic century indeed.
@@liubei3058 Parthia transformed into the House of Sasan.
@@Taizongdoingexercise For the English speakers, would you be able to provide the Pinyin? I believe Rome's Pinyin is DaQin.
@@liubei3058 in Iran, the parthian empire is known as the "arškânian" empire, named after the its first emperor, "aršk šâh".
(š=sh, like in ship, shoe, etc)
Indeed, "aršk" was parthian Iranian, but we don't refer to his empire and dynasty with his (so called) "race", because unlike the westerners, we don't really differentiate parthians and parsians(aka persians), they're both Iranian afterall.
So the next dynasty that took over, was still ruling Iran, it didn't destroy and then make a new empire, only the main ruling family switched from house of aršk, to house of sâsân. Even the other 6 powerful families at the time(which basically were the elite, and did most of the governing) remained the same.
اصالت، فرهنگ، حماسه و افتخار در این ترانه موج میزند. درست به مانند شاهنامه. باعث افتخار هستید♥️ پاینده باشید
The beginning of the Charge of the Cataphracts is so metal , I LOVE it!
I meditate on your songs and I always managed to transcend in those times. it brings me peace and confidence. blessing from Romania 🇷🇴
22:26 In my native language there is a saying that goes "Ondo eginaren pague, ate ostean palue" (I. e., As a reward for the good deed, behind the door there waits the stick), which applies very well to poor Surena.
Very apt expression for poor Surena. What’s the language, I’m curious?
@@faryafaraji It's Basque in its western dialect, as spoken by grandma, who often uses that same expression.
@@peruamorrortubarrenetxea5300 dayum, good job in keeping basque alive,
This is great and I love the mix of Latin and Parthian lyrics! Thanks so much for posting!
THE BRONZE AGE HISTORY GOAT OMG
I've never heard about that battle because I'm not into Ancient History, didn't even know it was a battle, I thought it was just the name of a place or something... But this symphony alone with the titles managed to tell me the whole story of what happened in the battle, better than a documentary if you ask me.
It is majestic, greatful, and truly historical epic music. From far away Japan, I want to shout that I love this music!
Viribus unitis, semper fidelis! Love this moment.
Respect to you from the Armenian brother!
Armenia was with Parthia back then.
@@ShahanshahShahin I know. I love Persia and its people. I plan to write a historical novel about the relationship between our peoples
@@user-pe9if1hn9n Yes, we love our Armenian brothers and sisters too
One detail: The king of Armenia, at the time of this battle, Artavasdes II, was an ally of the Romans. He tried to help Crassus as much as he could, even allowing Cassus and his legions to pass and outflank Surena, through Armenia and neighboring regions, obtaining strategic positions for a massive invasion. But Crassus wouldn't listen to the man and... well...
Damn, each of your symphonies is worth gold, but this one is worth molten gold! 11/10, would spam horse archers and cataphracts again
Molten gold? I do fancy a drink 🍻😂
@@SecularIranian I'm sure Crassus loved it as well.
69 boi!
من واقعا عاشق کار های شما شده ام اقای فرجی موسیقی هایی که شما میسازید مخصوصا در باب ایران واقعا یک حسو حال به ریشه برگشتن رو به من میده امید وارم اهورا مزدای پاک پشتیبانتان باشد تا بتونید بیشتر همچین قطعه های بی نظیری تولید کنید
Synchronisation of Persian and Roman music in blood soundtrack deeply touched my heart. Keep it up. Kudos to your creativity.
This mixture of Farovahr and Roman eagle is awesome!
I always thought Shahanshah was the best sounding title for any autocratic ruler, and this piece only reaffirms my belief. Great work.
It's based AF. "You call yourself king? Cute. I'm King of Kings. Now bend that knee!"
@@SecularIranian Not only that, it's also phonetically cool, in my opinion. Shahanshah has a very autocratic ring to it.
@@peruamorrortubarrenetxea5300 There is *Padishah/Padshah* (Master King or Great King) and than there is *Shahanshah* (King of Kings)
Can you give link to it, i want to hear it. Thanks
If you like Shahanshah try REX REGNVM for size (Odenathvs) 😉
Big F for Crassus
F indeed
Giga Chad Crassus
@@Lord_Genghis_Khan got humiliated
@@trydoom8499?
He should have left the parthian empire alone
In a world where everyone listens to reaguetón and ridiculous rap for "being fashionable", I feel privileged to have found music like this, blessed be the day I found this channel. I don't care when they tell me I don't look Argentine, it's better to be a citizen of the world.
In this video the mixture of lyrics, images, and songs between these empires was astonishing! Just look at how the wings of the Roman Golden Eagle and the wings of the Iranian Faravahar mixed. Great work by Mr. Faraji
Man. I have wanted a Carrhae piece for so long, and what a ride this was, even for primarily repurposed lyrics and musical motifs and riffs it feels fresh and as always executed and judged to perfection. Loved some of the newer additions with charge of the cataphracts, Crassus's lament and during Surena's reward. A masterclass in bringing these historic moments to life through sound, so worth the wait
Thanks my man!
@@faryafaraji I know this would be insanely hard but could you make a series of songs about Rome or any civilization fighting each of it's enemies and then make it into one whole thing like an album?
@@faryafaraji At least say no,wow
@@somemeansfish8987Cry, he doesn't have the time to answer all comments
Farya nailed it again! Being touched by the strings of the arps of heaven. Amen
Love how the Roman Eagle is mixed with the Persian Zoroaster
how do you know Zoroaster was Persian?
As a fan of the Total War series, I would be delighted to see Farya's epic music in any of their games. Imagine a 'Rome III TW' (not that it is planned) with such legendary creations in the background. It would be a legendary combination.
i don't know why i feel like this
but every time i think about the battle of carhea
i miss general surena
like he was my brother or something
its so sad the government never made a series about it
Poor crassus. He just wanted to have a victory like Caesar.
but he realized he is not Caesar, and he refused safer route
he made a huge mistake thinking Parthians were as barbarians as Gauls.
The drum progression is genuinely one of the most intimidating and beautiful things I've heard in my life, thank you Mr. Faraji
God the return of Surena is so tragically cheerful, I can imagine Surena with a big smile and like skipping steps just eagerly waiting to tell the good news to the Shah and then we get to the next part 😞
How about you tell Surena that we sacked Ctsesiphon 7 times and let's see if he still smiles
@@justinianthegreat1444 it was 5 times 😢and three times during Parthians Shahanshahi all in 2 century ad.
To be honest and fair about history;Parthians were superior in 1 century bc ,equal in 1 century ad,weaker in 2 century ad and again equal in 3 century ad with romans.
@@justinianthegreat1444 if it was me I would tell Sepahbud Suren that we Iranians just killed and humiliated two Roman Emperors after you pured molten gold in the triumvirate mouth 😁.
@@arioarashdadkhahaseman1889 They were never superior. They were always equals.
then he was executed by the jelly parthian king because he's a war hero
14:58 - the song transition makes me imagine the romans trying to rush the mobile horse archers of the Parthians, all their might and courage given to the push with the morale to the highest as this is their last hope to defeat the enemy just for them to be driven off by the Cataphracts in which they are force to go back to its square formation more exhausted than before. Great work as always Farya Faraji
Very emotional. Just awesome hearing those roman songs we know and love, but with a different take. And Carrhae is such an awesome battle
O Parthians, your arrows steal the soul from the Romans, partisan nightmares torment the legions, give the Romans a taste of death and defeat, Eranshahr is victorious!
I woke up in the morning and traveled to ancient glorious times thanks to you!
The Charge of the Cataphracts section is fire
Wonderful music
I am listening in the evening in a house near the French Alps with my cat on my lap and watching fire near the fireplace all the while thinking about the importance of fire to the Zoroastrian religion
Glory to You, the great one from Persia, with love from Armenia
“Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds” - Zarathustra / Throughout life's essential teachings of faith. Thank you.
@Farya Faraji. i love the way how did you combiend betwen the 2 symbols of the 2 nations parthia and rome the zorostarian symbol of aruha mazda with the latin eagle of rome what a masterpeace and the way that you respected the 2 cultures in the symphony it just let me feel the saga of the romano_persian war:)very emotional
Testudooooo!! Masterpiece as always. Thank you very much Farya, you Mozart of our age! 🔥
Another amazing composition. Absolutely loved it❤️🇮🇷
You seriously have some prodigious musical and linguistic intelligence, to consistently publish works like this in such small gaps in incredibly impressive. You capture the spirit of each culture and setting remarkably. I dare even say that it's more impressive than most Hollywood-composers; you do in days what probably takes months/years for them, and you do even a better job in my opinion. I can only imagine what you would be capable of if you were hired for a long-term project of some major work.
This is exactly why you should subscribe to Farya Faraji
I think I'm in love...
Respect Iran(Persia) & its culture. Indo-Persian relations are thousands of years old. The First Indo-Parthian king was Gondophares. The Parsi people in India are of Persian origin. In size they are a minority but very highly influential community. They are the backbone of the Indian economy.
Long live Persia! As an iranian, i really enjoy your persian musics. You make better musics than iranians themselves!
He is Iranian.
He is a Mazanderani I think, living in Canada.
5605, Do you ever listen to Iranian music? - l like Farya’s compositions too, but Iran has many great composers and musicians, even their pop music is one of the best to my ears together with their language. Iranians in Iran 🇮🇷 l admire the most. The land has great history, spirit, and will rise again, and all Iranians living far away from their roots, will be going back home.
Everyday, with each ancient music you make and upload, i get more hyped for my ancient art projects
As a Roman Catholic & can drink all day to this "Epic Symphony" & more. Thank you for sharing!
Yes bro, we are proud to have the word "ROMAN" as a part of our identity😎✝️
The Parthaian war drums section will surely strike fear into the hearts of any enemy.
Every day Farya uploads, we stray closer to the Gods.
THE TRUE MASTERPICE!!!!GRETTINGS FROM POLAND!!
Excellent!
The most one-sided legendary battle in history reincarnated by the most based music channel on CZcams ?
*SIGN ME UP* !!!!
Charge of the Cataphracts hit different
10:24 Charge of the Cataphracts is when all hope dies (for Romans). Crassus's Lament hits hard.
In my opinion the Persian Roman rivalry was the most interesting part of history❤❤
constant war between Roman empire and Parthian empire made collapse of Mesopotamia (and later islamic conquest continued that course) this area since that time never been leader of civilizations.
@@gromosawsmiay3000 didn't that happen before the Parthian Roman wars?
While also being the most fruitless.
" I really wish I wasn't here right now"
- a Roman soldier
I wonder if 10,000 legionnaires reacted similarly when they reached Sogdia
" I wish I was here "
- some random ahh Parthian soldier
such a great song to start my day with, thank you farya for blessing us with this masterpeice💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
This is my favorite song to listen to while having molten gold poured down my throat
no way I didn’t think anyone would see this I love your music Farya it gets me through college ❤
"A crown for a cart-king"
Music. Thank you Farya Faraji
There is a strange touch of peace that flows through my soul when I listen to your voice!
Bless you.
The sound of the Seven Hundred Years War
poor surena got rewarded with poison for his Valor in protecting his homeland ☹
General surena definitely won a victory after the Battle of Carrhae.
Because:
He and his army of 9,000 Horse Archers And 1,000 Cataphracts.
killed 20,000 Roman legionaries and Captured Another 10,000 Roman legionaries.
And killed Marcus Licinius Crassus And his son Publius Licinius Crassus.
While his Parthian army suffered minimal casualties.
Beautiful composition, I loved this piece's version of Sons of Mars
PER ASPERA AD ASTRA
Leitmotiv of Romans is absolute fire.
No words. Just pure astonishment at your talent!
The name of the last segment combined with the music made me a bit teary
this just pure ART!
I love the that storytelling of yours with different tones and themes. Charge of the Cataphracts is by far my most favourite song of yours, but I have to admit that much of an impact that it makes comes from previous roman theme that dominated the first part with it's Sons of Mars. You are truly the master of your craft sir and I'm gratefull that I could listen to this masterpiece.
Muchas gracias mi lema es morir de pie antes que vivir de rodillas en el pasado te hubiera pagado tu peso en oro pero ahora solo puedo agradecertelo y decirte que si llegamos a conocernos no te faltara nunca un plato de comida mil gracias gran trabajo
It’s been awhile since I’ve checked into your channel! I’m absolutely blown away by these compositions! I could totally see you composing music for a movie someday! This is phenomenal!
Your music gets me closer to the Iranians and Persian heroes and Culture
I swear that if I had to choose a single music channel from CZcams, it would be yours.
This music makes me feel like I have reached journeys end and after many years of travel through ancient lands and culture I have returned to my home and my calling, wow!
It's so epic, solemn and mournfull. You are a great master, Farya.
Truly Amazing!!🔥🔥🔥 You never fail to Impress us all! Great Job!💪💪
Farya... You are tremendously talented.
Such an amazing piece of art! Thank you for all that you are doing.
This is incredible! simply amazing you have gained a follower I shall now dedicate some time to listening your music.
I think that I am lucky that I found this CZcams channel. All of his music sound so epic
20:27 - 20:37 gives me goosebumps each time. The drums, choir and the suspense building! Amazing!!
JUST WOW... And just to let you know, there are many Serbians that truly admire how you respect our and all Eurasian ancient music culture and tradition. Maybe, what can be a good inspirational idea in the future is to reproduce, in the same manner as you usually do - THE BATTLE OF ANGORA (1402). An epic story, worthy of remembrance, about Two Mighty Sultans and One Serbian Prince. Take care!!! :)
A delight for the ears
Another outstanding work! Thank you, sir.
I am always amazed how you take known songs, and rearrange them into symphony. Since I have heard the Alexander symphony, you are getting better and better and this is no exception. The Advance of Romans with the background drums was amazing and listening to the Parthian drums with bass boost is just breathtaking. The Charge of Cataphracts seems more like a parade tho, not as a stunning morale-breaking attack. The lament really got me, a masterpiece. Thank you for the great music ♥
I'm imagining how you'd do an epic symphony for Belisarius. Psalm 135 as his men march on Carthage, Polychronion to celebrate his Triumph, Theodora's Dreams for the intrigue that nearly brought him down...
Eh, a man can dream. Another cracking piece here as always Farya, and the Parthian Drums are downright _badass._ Hope all's well.
I definitely need to come up with a theme for Belisarius first but he’s on my list
Beautiful symphony Farya another masterpiece, this was really emotional. I really love how you sang the sons of mars lyrics in this one. Continue to delight our ears and soul, you are worth very much and I thank you again. ❤️
I've just been listening to "The Romans Approach" segment alone on repeat ever since uploaded. SUBLIME!
And I'm listening to the Charge of the cataphracts
To settle this dispute, listen to The "Blood" segment
Per aspera ad astra
the best of both worlds
Wonderful as always. God bless
Excellent !!
I hope you continue to shine in the future bro💥