Ai Vist Lo Lop (Medieval Song) Lyre Harp Cover

This is a traditional song from the 13th century, sung in the medieval Occitan language. The lyrics start with "Ai vist lo lop, lo rainard, la lèbre" (I saw the wolf, the fox, the hare). These animals represent different powerful groups in medieval society. While all they did was dance, the poor peasants slaved all year for a few coins. The song's message about the abuse of power is still relevant today. Some things never change. :( Anyway, it's fascinating to learn about these medieval tunes.

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[RavynUnderscoreArtYT]

Beautiful song with an interesting message and origin! I love learning about snip bits of history through your traditional lyre covers.

[nabillemen]

I just purchased a lyre, your content is so inspiring, thank you!

[violet]

It sounds so good! I bought my first Lyre and it's arriving in the next hour. So excited to follow your tutorials :)

[Milo_Cereal]

I just bought a lyre harp and I’m in love with medieval muaic! I will give this one a try :D thank you for the amazing tab as always!!!❤️❤️❤️

[Matcha.and.Cyanide]

Finally got around to trying to play this, and I fumble hard with that second verse for some reason. I am always impressed with your quick fingers haha

[RavynUnderscoreArtYT]

I've seen multiple people in the comment sections on this channel ask "can you play this song on a seven string lyre?" The answer is yes. (I will be posting this comment on every video so everyone can see it)

I had the same problem so I tuned my lyre to be E F G A B C D so I'd be able to play almost any song on this channel. The only problem in tuning the lyre this way is that you can't play 2 of the same notes on the lyre on higher cords

Example: (G G') When that happens just play the singular G note

if it looks like this: G G' -Just play the G note twice

Sometimes, certain songs have lots of different notes in multiple keys that you may be unable to fit onto your lyre.

Random example, you might need EFGABCD C’ B’ A’ for a song, but you only have 7 strings. First, you can just play C instead of C’ or you can experiment and possibly use D because it has a higher note, and it may sound better (or worse) but you can try that out.

Secondly, most songs use two hands, usually with one hand as the main melody, and the other with the background melody or beats. If you use both hands for the main melody, you can remove the extra background notes but that will take lots of time. If you want to play a song but the previous method didn't work for you, you can tune your lyre to be able to play the main melody. It may not sound whole, but it is identifiable. (think of it like those piano tutorials on youtube, the easy versions have the main melody but most of the notes are removed to have the most basic sound)

It works but you may have to occasionally tune the cords for certain songs that are higher or lower pitched of your song. This way works (for most songs) and I know because I learned a few songs already.

[AlexA-eggz]

Oh, I love this folk song! Awesome cover!

[alicema]

Every song has its own characteristics, and you can play it in a unique way, which is great🎉❤

[Kalimbisteto]

Super lovely ❤ sounds sublime and ethereal!!

[Michael-bvkv]

As for the plastic lyre you have you should do lullibys on it. It would be perfect for it.

[micke]

Hello Samantha!
Thank you very much for your videos I really love what you do :).
I'm finally starting the Lyre Harp after months of hesitation, and it's thanks to you!
I also have a question regarding your tablatures (?), do you create them yourself? Or do you have a book/website to recommend?
Thanks again and good luck!

[Xxrachael]

Just purchased my first lyre so i can play some songs at LARP
Wondered if health to the company is something I can try and figure out so can musical accompaniment to some singing

[xopdno]

Loved learning how to play this, and it sounds so good; thank you for making this tutorial! I'm super interested in the origins of this song, too. Which power groups do the wolf, fox, and hare represent? I haven't been able to find that info anywhere.

[ambargutierrez]

¡Hola! Gracias por el nuevo video, esta hermoso como siempre ¿Puedes hacer la canción Harpy hare- yaelocre? Saludos desde Chile

[watanukikimihiro]

hi Samantha can you play cannon n d with lyre harp ? . thank you so much

[Matcha.and.Cyanide]

This song (and the characters in your thumbnail) remind me of Yaelokre's music. If you aren't familiar with it already, you might like her music.

[ВладимирПодругин-рй]

Simply wonderful. And could you also break down Lambada?

[xenopyxis]

could you try to make a lyre cover of anything by adrianne lenker?

[ThaeThae-ce]

Hello...I am a beginner and have 19 string lyre . And 19 string lyre beginner tutorial song is so rare. 😢

[Beomgyuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu]

I'm unsure if you're taking song requests, or if you're familiar with this song, but could you try and cover "Color your night" by Lotus Juice? It's a soundtrack from the game Persona 3 reload. I'm a big fan of your covers by the way!