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Sons of Mars - Norse Version | Farya Faraji & The Skaldic Bard

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Here is a Norse adaptation of @faryafaraji.and.worldmusicians's epic song Sons of Mars. Music by Farya Faraji, Old Norse lyrics by me, vocals by Farya Faraji and myself. This is my arrangement adapted from Farya’s original Norse arrangement, which features in our symphony The Varangian’s Saga—I’d encourage you all to check it out! The lyrics of the refrain come from my song Brothers of the North Sea, which features as a leitmotif in the saga.

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Here is a Norse adaptation of Farya Faraji's epic song Sons of Mars. Music by Farya Faraji, Old Norse lyrics by me, vocals by Farya Faraji and myself. This is my arrangement adapted from Farya’s original Norse arrangement, which features in our symphony The Varangian’s Saga—I’d encourage you all to check it out! The lyrics of the refrain come from my song Brothers of the North Sea, which features as a leitmotif in the saga.

The runes chanted in the middle of the song spell out the 16 characters of the Younger Futhark—the runic alphabet in use in Middle Age Scandinavia, which was gradually replaced by the Latin alphabet (though its use continued in some parts of Scandinavia until as late as the 19th century). I included them because rune poems are an ancient custom in Germanic culture, so this is a little nod to that. I also couldn't help but think of the runic inscription in the Hagia Sophia; the Futhark here is meant to symbolise the Varangians' Norse roots and their new Hellenic/Roman reality. I also love how they fit symmetrically with the amount of bars in the musical interlude.

Links to The Varangian's Saga and the original Sons of Mars are in the description.

I hope you enjoy this arrangement! Feel free to leave a comment if you did; they’re always a pleasure to read.

Lyrics:

Komi sigr eða bani,
verðum vér ei hugvani.
Betra er, at mey siti í sorgum
en lifi í náðum með ǫrgum.

Brǿðr erum norðrsjóvar,
einskonar eiðs, blóðs ok trúar.
Fyrir sakir Miklagarðs
lifa ok deyja Væringjar.

ᚠ (fé)
ᚢ (úr)
ᚦ (þurs)
ᚬ (ás)
ᚱ (reið)
ᚴ (kaun)
ᚼ (hagl)
ᚾ (nauðr)
ᛁ (íss)
ᛅ (ár)
ᛋ (sól)
ᛏ (Týr)
ᛒ (bjǫrk)
ᛘ (maðr)
ᛚ (lǫgr)
ᛦ (ýr)

Komi sigr eða bani,
verðum vér ei hugvani.
Betra er, at mey siti í sorgum
en lifi í náðum með ǫrgum.

Brǿðr erum norðrsjóvar,
einskonar eiðs, blóðs ok trúar.
Fyrir sakir Miklagarðs
lifa ok deyja Væringjar.

— @SkaldBard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoHfJkj6BnY

The runes chanted in the middle of the song spell out the 16 characters of the Younger Futhark—the runic alphabet in use in Middle Age Scandinavia, which was gradually replaced by the Latin alphabet (though its use continued in some parts of Scandinavia until as late as the 19th century). I included them because rune poems are an ancient custom in Germanic culture, so this is a little nod to that. I also couldn't help but think of the runic inscription in the Hagia Sophia; the Futhark here is meant to symbolise the Varangians' Norse roots and their new Hellenic/Roman reality. I also love how they fit symmetrically with the amount of bars in the musical interlude.

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Bro saw one Orthdox edit

— @Officialsjohnpork

I hope you enjoy this arrangement! Feel free to leave a comment if you did; they’re always a pleasure to read.

The original Sons of Mars by Farya Faraji:

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Ok idk why but i just amagen Northman from Adoiaf singing this 😂

— @ankec7567

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Can someone put lyrics in english how it sounds like...

— @Merigo-De-Piyare

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Lyrics:

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In Icelandic:
Komi sigur eða bani,
verðum við ekki huglausir.
Betra er að sitja í sorg
en að lifa í skömm með öðrum.

Bræður erum við norðurhafsins,
bundnir af sama eiði, blóði og trú.
Fyrir málstað Miklagarðs
lifa og deyja Væringjar.

— @CarpathianWolf-ZSU

Komi sigr eða bani,

verðum vér ei hugvani.

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Varangian moment

— @Soldier.19

Betra er, at mey siti í sorgum

en lifi í náðum með ǫrgum.

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You hear you think byzantine empire

— @ΜεγακληςΜερελης

Brǿðr erum norðrsjóvar,

einskonar eiðs, blóðs ok trúar.

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Miklagard means big city in scandinavian languages (tell me if im wrong) and its definettly better then the asgard.

— @apollonimationzTR

Fyrir sakir Miklagarðs

lifa ok deyja Væringjar.

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Alęm de não saber de nada, eu ouvi holocausto e não.

— @EDWARDPONTES

ᚠ (fé)

ᚢ (úr)

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David Weitman, o senhor é convosco faz parte da minha vida não, obrigado.

— @EDWARDPONTES

ᚦ (þurs)

ᚬ (ás)

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Germans cosplaying as romans again😂

— @roea1591

ᚱ (reið)

ᚴ (kaun)

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Sons of mars 🚫
Sons of odin ✅

— @olwz_iq

ᚼ (hagl)

ᚾ (nauðr)

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Obra de arte

— @futbolchampagne4653

ᛁ (íss)

ᛅ (ár)

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It is better that a maiden mourn,
than live peacefully with a coward.

— @svilenkondakov4997

ᛋ (sól)

ᛏ (Týr)

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time traveler "kill a bug" the time lapse:

— @Mrfalcon_Birdit_87

ᛒ (bjǫrk)

ᛘ (maðr)

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I was not expecting the alphabet song being embedded in this 😂

— @LorrdenEU

ᛚ (lǫgr)

ᛦ (ýr)

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Lazica version plz❤

— @CarlitoAngelotti-nd8ql

Komi sigr eða bani,

verðum vér ei hugvani.

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another piece of gold to add to the Skyrim playlist

— @Aegis4521

Betra er, at mey siti í sorgum

en lifi í náðum með ǫrgum.

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Mare Nor-strum

— @huseyinemreeken3024

Brǿðr erum norðrsjóvar,

einskonar eiðs, blóðs ok trúar.

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— @KhocengYt

Fyrir sakir Miklagarðs

lifa ok deyja Væringjar.

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Wē sind þīnra Capitoline wulfes sunu!

— @FurryDeerYT

Please do not redistribute my work without permission. Feel free to email me with any inquiries!

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Sons of Votan

— @GreatArchitect113

More User Perspectives

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They would most likely not have been brothers of the North Sea though, but rather the Baltic Sea. - Austrmarr or -Eystra Salt.

@alriktyrving5051

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🌼🇹🇷🌸

@zeynepayhilalken

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Что-то очень родное в этом языке .....

@sovietchristmas

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Love how everyone agrees that this should’ve been sons of tyr

@Iamdaguy69420

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Askeladd be like:

@iuscr3god

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Hellenic, Roman and Germanic, we are definitely saving Europe with this💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

@ericsam2206

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En tant que chretienne ex odiniste .. merci pour ce son 🔥🙏🏼

@eledhwenkarlsdottir3220

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Can u say language of original?

@Артём-п4ж5ъ

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As a Greek I am so thankful forr the Varangians that lost their lives and gave their sword not obly to defend Orthodoxy, but also my ancestors.
They are as much heroes for me as the recent WW2 or Independence war heroes. 💪🏻👍🏻

@xKingBilly_

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@rockperson

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SONS OF MARS - NORSE VERSION
- Epic Roman Music
- Epic Byzantine Music
- Epic Scandinavian Music

@RodrigoTaunan

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I thought Old Norse is supposed sound 100.00% 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪

@RockMaster139

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all serve roma

@LegioScipio-y4b

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when Norway becomes Hellenic in CK3:

@dannoskates1072

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Понял

@zero_a178

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Descendant of Byzantine Greeks here.
I pay my tribute to our Varangian mercenaries who fought in the side of our empire for many centuries.

@infooperator

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Praise God we need courage now

@susanhorton9492

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Sons of Tyr

@Awesunmis

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Thanks

@lemonslimesandothers

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As a Romaios, a descendant of the "byzantine" (Roman) greeks, born and raised in Germany, I greet with great reverence all descendants of the old Scandinavians, the Rus, and the Anglo-Saxons. For the Varangoi, who were made up of these peoples, were unparalleled warriors, renowned for their extraordinary strength, courage, and their loyalty.
Xairete - Heill

@mikoer3306

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every time I play this while working out it makes me feel like I am rowing alongside my fellow vikings somewhere in the north sea in search of plunder. Really does make the weights of the gym feel lighter!

@chiken.noodlesoup

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I never knew an alphabet could slap so hard

@RedcoatHistory-gj7xf

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We will not lose courage victory or death

@MurtazaLashari-j6t

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Paradoxalement c'est mihawk le plus fort d'entre eux qui est le plus bienveillant sous ses airs de démons( on se sait 1149,1150 , Mihawk introduit aux chapitres 49 et 50) il a bon fond, il est occupé de perona, cacacotier+logis et a logé et entraîné l'homme qui souhaite le surpasser.

@marietoudiarra9521

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Sons of Odin

@tomektj88

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banging banger that banged the head of Kolbein Túmasson

@TimofeyPolotsk

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Sons of Mitra, sons of Rha, sons of Kali,Sons of Thalos,Sons of Fu See,Sons of Love, 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@tilllindelman265

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Sons of Homay

@tilllindelman265