Byzantine chant 'Konstantis, the Only Son' sung by an archimandrite and a metropolitan
What the video says
The recording is a short piece of Greek Byzantine chant, sung from the beginning to the end of the clip. The chanter opens with a hymn line that addresses someone as a bee: 'Rejoice, bee, in the golden adornment of heaven, rejoicing with the pure spirits.' The singing then continues with lines that include the phrase 'the teacher learns to be a disciple.' The chant closes by repeating this phrase about the teacher learning discipleship.
Key moments
- 0:00 The chant opens with a hymn line addressing the subject as a bee: 'Rejoice, bee, in the golden adornment of heaven, rejoicing with the pure spirits.'
- 0:31 The singing continues with lines that include the phrase 'the teacher learns to be a disciple.'
- 1:01 The chant ends by repeating the phrase about the teacher learning to be a disciple.
The recording presents a traditional Greek song, 'Konstantis, the Only Son' (Monogenis o Konstantis), performed by Archimandrite Cherouvim Tsinoglou and Metropolitan Filotheos. The clip is a short piece of Greek Byzantine chant, sung from the beginning to the end of the recording. The chanter opens with a hymn line that addresses someone as a bee: 'Rejoice, bee, in the golden adornment of heaven, rejoicing with the pure spirits.' The singing continues with lines that include the phrase 'the teacher learns to be a disciple.' The chant closes by repeating this phrase about the teacher learning discipleship.
The title of the piece is given in Greek with a Romanian rendering, 'Konstantis, singurul fiu', indicating the recording is presented for a Romanian-speaking audience alongside the Greek original. The performance features two voices from the Orthodox Church, an archimandrite and a metropolitan, singing the traditional melody together.
Main points
- The piece is the traditional Greek song 'Monogenis o Konstantis', performed by Archimandrite Cherouvim Tsinoglou and Metropolitan Filotheos.
- The recording is a short Byzantine chant sung from beginning to end of the clip.
- The opening line addresses the subject as a bee: 'Rejoice, bee, in the golden adornment of heaven, rejoicing with the pure spirits.'
- The chant includes the phrase 'the teacher learns to be a disciple' and ends by repeating it.
- The title is given in Greek with a Romanian translation, 'Konstantis, singurul fiu'.