Orc Marching Chants & Black Speech with lyrics! (the HIDDEN meanings)

Published 2024-05-30
The Black Speech in the Lord of the Rings movies is the harsh, ugly language created by Sauron in Tolkien's Middle-earth. This video explores how the language is used in the various adaptations, with a focus on hidden translations of Orc chants and other times black speech appear!

Shoutout to Weg der Fabelheit for making the video giving us inspiration for this video!
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Here are all the lyrics from the different scenes shown in the video:

Gandalf Reciting the Ring poem in Black Speech at the Concil of Elrond:
Ash nazg durbatulûk,
(Shre nazg golugranu kilmi-nudu... mmbi... ...shara)
Ash nazg gimbatul,
(Ombi kuzd-durbagu... (inaudible) ...sherkuk/sharku(-ku))
Ash nazg thrakatulûk,
(Ash (kelkum-ishi) Burz-Durbagu burzum-ishi)
Agh burzum-ishi krimpatul!

Translated:
One ring to rule them all,
(Three rings for the elven kings under the sky... mmbi... human man)
One ring to find them,
(Seven for the dwarf lords... (inaudible) ...your blood/old man)
One ring to bring them all,
(One (in the cold) for the Dark lord on his dark throne)
And in the darkness bind them!

The Uruk-Hai Chanting at Orthanc/Saruman's Speech:
Za dashu snaku Zigur, Durbgu nazgshu, Durbgu dashu!

Translated:
Hail Sauron, Lord of the Ring, Lord of the Earth!

The Orcs Marching Chant at Minas Tirith:
Katmuda!
Gorosh!
Katmuda!
Gorosh!
Katmuda!
Gorosh chadar!

Translated:
Death to men!
Louder!
Death to men!
Louder!
Death to men!
Loud enough!

Chapters:

00:00 - 00:41 Intro
00:42 - 02:03 The Origin of the Black Speech
02:04 - 03:04 Gandalf Reciting the Ring poem in Black Speech (with lyrics)
03:05 - 04:02 The Uruk-Hai Chanting at Orthanc (with lyrics)
04:03 - 04:50 The Orc Marching Chant at Minas Tirith (with lyrics)
04:51 - 06:46 The Black Speech of the Hobbit Trilogy
06:47 - 07:38 Nampat-scene from Rings of Power (with lyrics)
07:39 - 08:06 Outro

All Comments (21)
  • @jbank7547
    I love that Christopher Lee knows exactly what is written on the ring in black speech. really shows how much Tolkien's universe meant to him. I'm so happy he got to play a role in the movies.
  • @darikdatta
    Can we just take a moment to recognize Christopher Lee's badassery? Jedi, Sith, White Wizard, Dracula, heavy metal singer, and he could speak in Black with a perfect accent.
  • @barbarosa3d239
    I saw LOTR EE trilogy like a thousand times, but I have never noticed Sauron laugh at 2:49, what a shivering dark detail!
  • On Weathertop, when Frodo puts on the Ring, you can hear Sauron or the Nazgul say "Ashi" twice. In all likelihood it means something akin to "The One," as "Nazg" is derived from the word for ring in a language used in Valinor.
  • @Sh5h5h
    That Orc screaming Gorosh!! sounds so intense.
  • While The Hobbit trilogy isn't popular with some fans(not me), Cumberbatch did an absolute fantastic job ❤
  • @TheDrunkenJedi1
    Seeing christopher lee speaking black speech like its his first language just shows what a great actor he really was, the guy was one of the most talented actors to ever live and gave 10/10 performances everytime we saw him.
  • @justzeke9939
    Apparently they also recorded Benedict speaking the black speech backwards and then played it in reverse to really give it that dark and unnatural feel and that's what they used in the movie
  • @monoverantus
    2:31 I made a video about this scene a few years ago. The parts you are a bit uncertain about (mmbi... shara, (inaudible) sherkuk) are actually "Nubin sherkuk" ("I smell your blood") in both cases. It's from the text The Treason of Isengard. There's a ton more specifically tied to the Ring. You can hear it whisper "Zigur" when it shrinks in Isildur's hand and the moment where Frodo and Gandalf get startled by the noise it makes.
  • @jameshoward3783
    My interpretation from the books has lead me to believe the Orcs and Uruk-hai who came from the Orthanc who captured Merry and Pippin were charged by Saruman to bring the ring to him, and not to Dol Guldu so that he could take the power from Sauron, and because of that I think “Wizard” may be the correct word in black-speech during The Two Towers. I also think Gandalf eludes to the corruption that the ring holds and his fear of it’s power and influence to even Wizards during the “Don’t tempt me Frodo” scene early in The Fellowship of the Ring. I mean he does wield Narya one of the 3 rings of the Elves Also this is a wonderfully done video and I love your work.
  • Always wondered what Sauron says during the council in Rivendell. His laugh is unique. Thank you very much.
  • 2:29 So we all thought Gandalf was doing some actual wizard stuff for once and "muttering the countercurse" ala Prof. Snape. But no, he was singing the creepiest duet since Natalie Cole.
  • @marquecz
    I love how Christopher Lee is put into the video in the talking-head format as an expert on Tolkien (which he was).
  • @sterben4106
    How he can speak black speech but can’t say penguin.
  • @karrde5566
    i thought they were saying "Burn em bash em" not "Durbgu dashu" huh
  • @MJPCK136
    The orcs marching on Minas Tirith still scares the crap out of me