The Chagatai - Epic Music

Music & vocals by Farya Faraji, based on traditional folk motifs from Mongolia, jaw harp by Ren Vas Terul; check out his epic channel here: @RenVasTerul Please note that this isn’t reconstructed historical music, only modern Mongolian and Altaic music with a historical theme. I thought the Chagatai, the dynasty emerging from Genghis Khan’s second son Chagatai Khan, would make for an interesting musical theme, given that they were Mongols who became Turkicised, adopting the Chagatai Turkic language as their native tongue, Persian as their official state language, and Islam as their religion. I therefore wrote this piece in the basics of Mongolian form: a pentatonic melody accompanied by the moorin khuur fiddle, the national instrument of Mongolia, a Mongolian yatga, the Central Asian and Turkic dombra, a jaw harp expertly played by my colleague Ren Vas Terul, a flute, and overtone throat singing in the khoomei technique. The lyrics are in the Chagatai Turkic and Persian languages. The Persian pronunciation I used is my own native modern Persian pronunciation from Iran, and the Chagatai pronunciation is bound to be inaccurate in many ways so take it with a grain of salt. Lyrics: (Persian) Farzandān-e Changis, Pish be sooye piroozi! Translation: Sons of Genghis, Onwards to victory! (Chagatai Turkic) Uş padisah halgini rastliq voliga salmasa, qum şaharini başğay! Malik-i jabbar bar ermis Padişah-i be misal, Chingis Khaan! Hämmä farzandlarim bē-gam bolğay, Hämmä farzandlarim bē-gam bolğay, Samargandgicä safar qildim, Turangicä sarag qildim, Ay, Muhammad! Uş kafirga jawab bärmägäysän! Ay, Muhammad! Uş kafirga jawab bärmägäysän! Translation: If a king does not place his people on the road of truth, may the sands cover his city! There was once a powerful king, A king without equals, Genghis Khan! May all my children be without suffering, I have gone to Samarqand, I have gone to Turan, Oh Muhammad, Respond not to the infidel!