Villagers React To Miserere mei, Deus - Allegri ! Tribal People React To Miserere mei, Deus 

What a time to be alive: I get to see three pure indian souls being touched by the composition of an Italian who lived more than 450 years ago in my homeland, in my home city, sung in the language of my ancestors. Words fail me when I try to describe what joy this brings to me.

If everyone was so respectful and kind as these three men, the world would be a paradise

My eyes teared up when Babu said, "she's not singing with her throat, she's singing with her heart"

To all non-Catholics, this piece 'Miserere mei, Deus' means "Have Mercy on me, O God", Psalm 50. This was composed for the exclusive use of Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. Today, this is being played or sung during Catholic Holy Week especially in what we called "The Tenebrea" service. So if you want to listen to it live, you may visit Catholic churches during Holy Week.

I am an Indian Hindu and these guys were speaking Hindi. I cannot explain when I listen not only this but all the Gregorian chants and Ars Nova Copenhagen specially the singer who sings totally isolated from the other. These piece of music created and sung by Catholic Churches are truly amazing. I have been listening them since last 8-10 years and it takes me away from the earth to somewhere in the past future where there is only love and love and love

This is why this is called sacred music.. it goes beyond time, space, culture, language and hits right into the heart of the hearts where all divisions ends.

I'm not a religious person, but that was hauntingly beautiful. I love seeing their respect and appreciation for other religions. Plenty of us could learn some life lessons from these beautiful gentlemen.

I am Jewish but I have always loved how Catholic composers have been able to create amazing music like this using the Book of Psalms(this is Psalm 51) in Latin and the the use of a Pipe organs.

Music truly is a universal language and God can connect all men. What beautiful people these men are.

Traditional christian hymns are the most beautiful sounds in the world. Completely transcendent living your heart and mind up to God.

I like how Raeen observes the artistry and skill it took to create this beautiful sound. I can see his mind working through its history and purpose. Raeen should go to university, he is so analytical Let's face it, Babu is a true musician and feels the musical skills within his being. Babu could actually become a Music Appreciation Teacher.

"They are conveying their request to God by this music". What simple but noble eloquence expresses the human understanding of these three gentlemen! Though not steeped in European high culture, they are conscious of the Divine in humanity.

I can't say all cathedrals, but many are built to be tuned to 1 of a few frequencies. This is believed to have healing properties along with other benefits. If you ever have the opportunity to hear a Gregorian Chant in one of these places, you'll get the feeling that what you're hearing is almost impossible. Cheers all.

As a typical American, living a fast life, forced to have a hardened heart to survive emotionally, I envy men like this who are so in touch with themselves as to fully express how they feel through verbal and body language. So often I wish my mind wasn't so polluted with modern thinking. It's men like this who make me wonder if I even fully know who I really am.

Allegro's Miserere Mei is only sung on Ash Wednesday and during other penitent services during Lent. It's the 50th Psalm of David. His heart wrenching plea and confession to God

Why does a tear come to my eye every time I watch these guys. They are pure hearts and souls and their reactions and appreciation and respect for a beautiful art form they've never heard is just absolutely heartwarming.

I can’t get over how pure they are….

It was really touching to see both Sarru and Raeen close their eyes to listen. I truly enjoy church music and this gave me goosebumps. I'm Christian on paper but not particularly religious, but all those voices mixing together was beautiful to listen to.

The wisdom of Babu is beautiful. “She is not singing with her throat, she is singing with her heart” he tells the younger men gently 👍

I love that on this channel I not only get to see their incredibly pure reactions to things but as an American I’ve learned a lot on this channel as well. This music was beautiful and the singing stunning. I love when you show them music because of Babu’s love for it and how he feels it with his soul. He’s my favorite if you can’t tell lol I want him to be my grandpa 😂🤷🏼‍♀️

the hindi translation of miserere mei, deus : mujh par daya karo, he bhagavaan: teree mahaan bhalaee ke baad. teree daya kee bheed ke anusaar, mere aparaadhon ko door karo. mujhe meree dushtata se achchhee tarah dho, aur mujhe mere paap se shuddh kar. k‍yonki main apake doshon ko maanata hoon, aur mera paap sada mere saamhane bana rahata hai. main ne keval tere hee viruddh paap kiya hai, aur teree drshti mein yah buraee kee hai, ki too apake kahane se dharmee thahare, aur jab too nyaay kare tab too nirdosh thahare. dekh, main dushtata mein gadha gaya hoon: aur meree maata ne paap karake mujhe garbh dhaaran kiya hai. paran‍tu dekho, tum ko bheetaree bhaag mein sat‍ya kee aavash‍yakata hai, aur tum mujhe gupt roop se gyaan kee samajh dilaana. too joopha se mujhe shuddh karega, aur main shuddh ho jaoonga: too mujhe dho dega, aur main barph se bhee saphed ho jaoonga. too mujhe aanand aur aanand ka samaachaar sunaega, ki jo hadidayaan too ne todee hain ve aanandit hon. mere paapon se apana munh pher le, aur mere sab kukarmon ko door kar de. he parameshvar, mujhe shuddh hrday bana, aur mere bheetar ek sahee aatma ko naveekrt kar. mujhe apanee upasthiti se door na karen: aur apana pavitr aatma mujh se na len. he mujhe phir se apanee sahaayata ka aaraam do: aur mujhe apanee svatantr aatma ke saath sthaapit karen. tab main dushton ko tere maarg kee shiksha doonga, aur paapee tujh mein phirenge. he parameshvar, too jo mere svaasthy ka parameshvar hai, mujhe lohoo ke dosh se chhuda, aur meree jeebh tere dharm ka geet gaegee. he yahova, too mere hothon ko khol, aur mera munh teree stuti [dikhaana] karega. k‍yonki too bali nahin chaahata, varan main tujhe deta; paran‍tu homabali se too prasan‍na nahin. bhagavaan ka balidaan ek pareshaan aatma hai: ek toota hua aur dukhee dil, he bhagavaan, too tuchchh nahin hoga. he siyyon par anugrah aur anugrah kar; too yarooshalem kee shaharapanaah ka nirmaan kar. tab too dharm ke melabali, homabali aur havyonse prasann hoga; tab ve teree vedee par bachhade chadhaenge.

I am a Christian, and I truly loved being able to see them experience one of my favorite pieces. With this one and other Latin pieces, I think it would be great to provide them a translation of the lyrics, because it really adds something, an understanding, to the feeling of the music. “Miserere mei deus” means “ have mercy on me, O God”, and comes from the 51st psalm. Thank you for all that you do!

one of my favorite pieces of sacred christian music. i've enjoyed performing this and hitting that super high note.

The Villagers loved and respected this form of worship music. Their song at the end of the video was very good. Bless them.😇😇😇👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🧔🏽🧔🏽‍♂👨🏽🎵🎶🎵🪘

Raeen has said before that he doesn't really like music, but every time something like this is played he gets very emotional and with harder rap and rock type music he gets very into the rhythm. I think maybe he doesn't care for local music and would enjoy music more if he were exposed to other options. It would be fantastic to introduce them to more variety of music from around the world and let them learn what touches them most. In particular I think Raeen would like certain types of metal (like symphonic metal, Ignea and Nightwish are good options). I also think they would all appreciate some bouncy electronic music to dance to, and for that you can't go wrong with Tokyo Machine or almost anything from the "electro swing" genre. The youtube channel Funky Panda has an amazing selection.

I've been in the choral/classical community for over 25 years now. This video made me tear up seeing their reaction. It makes me feel great pride in what I have contributed to the tradition, and also in what it has given me and others :)

I love how involved Babu becomes when there's music. He feels it in his entire body, and it's lovely to behold. Also, as a quick historic note - the parts that are now sung by women would have been boys parts originally, or sung by castrati (boys who were castrated before puberty to keep their voices high and pure).

Beauty is universal. Why is it that tribal Easterners understand this but the civilization which created this beauty has forgotten what beauty is?

Good music transcends languages! Good music transcends time and space. Good music is universal and is immediately recognized by hearts. Thank you for sharing this experience!👍👍

i'm italian and i can understand latin, miserere mei means: (God) Be mercifull towards me

"Give us strenght of mind that the mind be victorius, that before other's victory the self is victorius." Babu's prayer has such motivating text for a soul in a dark times. :)

Probably not the only one, but I requested this piece of music for them months ago, so thanks for sharing it.

This is one of my favorite pieces since I sang it with a choir 8 years ago and that is my all-time favorite recording of it! Besides the effortlessly pure voices and blend of the choir, I love the candles, the placement of the singers and the sanctuary. It was so fun to watch them enjoy it and appreciate the age of the music. I enjoyed their song at the end!

Such a beautiful piece of music, the performers had wonderful voices . The music & performers takes your breath away. You simply are in awe & think of nothing bc you're so absorbed by the performance. Thank-you for sharing this video.

Like everybody else I love these guys too, I would really enjoy watching them react to Mozart for the first time.

This was truly beautiful. Both Raeen and Sarru obviously "felt" the music touch their hearts but Babu listened with his soul. He became lost in the divine aspect of the music and his remark that one of the singers was not singing with her throat but singing with her heart brought tears to my eyes. Bless you, Babu. You have a beautiful soul.

So beautiful! I love how respectful these men are, they enjoy all music its a wonderful thing.

Beautiful... not sure what happened but this also moved me to tears

I’ve never heard this either. I love watching things for the first time with these guys. Their commentary is perfect

I remember singing Ubi Caritas in choir in high school and the amount of harmony required for these ancient masterpieces is well worth the effort in the end for such moving pieces

You should show them the meaning of the song - Psalm 51 of the Bible (in tradition, king David's guilt and regret from his sins) 1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. 4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. 5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. 6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. 7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. 9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. 11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. 12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. 13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee. 14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. 15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise. 16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering. 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. 18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem. 19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.

In some parts of Europe we still did...I don't know if they still do today but when I was growing up in Romania we had Latin classes. It's a beautiful language

These men are adorable. They are so beautifully honest. I'm Catholic, and in the choir. I sing Polyphany in my choir( this song here is Polyphany) It does raise your thoughts to Heaven. It made me so happy to see their happiness to hear this.❤ So sweet

Always nice to see them enjoying themselves that way to beautiful music. Now, from centuries-old music, it could be interesting to likewise show them old paintings, maybe some that depict fashion and lifestyle of people from past times, or maybe an overview of different art styles through the ages.

This is music that touches the heart. You do not need to understand Latin, nor believe in the Christian faith to appreciate the beauty of the sound and feel emotion.

That music touched my soul. I love these gentlemen. They are always kind and gracious and respectful. They give me hope.

1) the bass standing beside the three sopranos is SUPER tall! 😅 2) I love how music can always bring all nations together; no need to understand the exact words. We know a “party” when we hear it and we know a “moment for peace and reflection” when we hear it. 💝

I find it interesting that these three gentlemen were touched by this music in the way it was probably inteded. They also found good ways to express what they felt. I would not have held it against them if they didn't like the music becquse it sounds so different from what they are used to.

I love Babu's zest for life, he appreciates what's important.

Babu's reaction to the Miserere brought me to tears. The choir sang beautifully, but what was even more beautiful was the men's reaction of respect. Babu's singing was wonderful, he has an excellent voice.

4:52 Spot on. One even doesn't have to understand the words or even be from the same religion and he still gets it. Amazing.

I always love to see Raeen's reactions, he's my favourite. I thought he was going to cry.

As a Christian who prays for great faith, I listen to this regularly when I am seeking peace. The respect given to singers is great.

Typically cathedrals can carry many sounds from different distractions. Their sing using the acoustics of the building to carry their sounds and song

the reaction of these three men has made me cry.... such genuine appreciation and respect is rarely found

I would love to see these kind and thoughtful gentlemen react to the traditional Gaelic psalm singing from the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

What wonderful people. Thank you. This makes me think that maybe our friends might like to see videos on some of the various churches and cathedrals across the world.

There are no words to describe how this music makes me feel. I learn just like my friends here. I see and hear things I wouldn't normally get to, so thank you from my heart!

Miserere Mei Deus is a musical composition of Psalm 51. In English it means ‘Have mercy upon me, O God’ Here it is in English, taken from the King James Version bible, translated about 400 years ago and possibly the finest work of English literature. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise. For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem. Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.

I started crying even before the music starting playing.... music has no boundaries..... love this videos, beautiful!

You gotta’ love these guys! Their interpretation of such ancient, and beautiful music is astounding! 💕

I fell in love with this work 55 years ago when as a young boy chorister I first heard it & vowed one day to actually sing it myself, I got to do it just once & shared the chance with the choirmaster's own sons to reach for that top C note, - it is performed "a capella", there are NO instruments, just the voices!

Suggested this a few months ago ;-) . Great channel ..peace

4:09 I like how on this part the guy on the left was getting ready to say something but stopped himself to listen but the motion he made was just like "Hush my mouth." And he looked ready to cry

I'm far from being a christian, but this music undoubtedly touches my soul.

Finally something from my, Catholic culture ;)

The world would be a better place if there were more people like these village people who have the capacity to understand and appreciate other cultures.

As a Catholic, I rejoice in the richness and fullness of the Christian Faith! Deo gratias! I am cut to the heart every time I hear the Miserere mei, Deus.

Watching their reaction nearly made me cry.

Hello, and warmest greetings to you all. I’ve been watching the Common Man Show for the last six months, and have loved watching your heartfelt reactions to many videos since last July. This particular video amazed me because of my personal connection to the Allegri Miserere Mei. Years ago, I sang with a professional choir in Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA. I was luckily chosen to perform the small ensemble high soprano part first featured at 4:08, and again at 5:55. It was a highlight in my singing career and personal life. I never imagined this piece would be the subject of one of your reaction video. What a beautiful and meaningful surprise. Ever since the first moment I watched your videos, I loved your channel. From your reacting to the Northern Lights and polar night, watching you on your first plane flights, and witnessing your amazement at Native American pow wows, you immediately became a top RU-vid favorite for me. Seeing you react to the Allegri Miserere Mei amazed me and made me emotional in the best sense. I love and appreciate your openness and curiosity- it makes your videos a joy to watch. And P.S., I adore Babu’s musical offerings after every video. As usual, he chose a perfect song to bring everything together. All my gratitude and thanks for the happiness you brought to my heart today 💕

This video is exactly what my heart needed 💓

"People say music connects hearts. Listening to this music feels like it is connecting with God" Just beautiful.

I heard this song recently and thought it was the most beautiful music I had ever heard. It is taken from the Book of Psalms. Chapter 51. Here is a portion of it: "Have mercy on me, God, in your kindness. In your compassion blot out my offense. O wash me more and more from my guilt and cleanse me from my sin. My offenses truly I know them; my sin is always before me. Against you, you alone, have I sinned; what is evil in your sight I have done."

Beautiful! Love their reaction to music like this. Their whole bodies show it. It's wonderful to experience it with them. And that's an utterly gorgeous church. Plus those acoustics... *shivers*

7:38 I find harmonizing like that to be hypnotic. I loved when our warn ups included our sections holding a certain note and the others holding one an octave above or below our own

I remember watching to medieavel babes at berekeley castle they sang barhroc i love to listen to this heavenley the old man is very touched

Quite beautiful!! And they all got the feeling from it. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❣❣❣

Yayyy!!!! I was just listening to this last night! It is such a beautiful and moving piece. I’m glad they were able to enjoy the experience of listening to this piece. Also, on the subject of moving pieces of music, please consider showing them some of Hans Zimmer’s work like Time or Interstellar!

That part starting from 3:39 is pure perfection, what an experience!

The chap on the left totally got it , this is scripture from the old testament being sung as prayer (specifically psalm 51) , the prayer is about coming to God with a broken spirit and heart because we are sinners and the request is asking with sincere heart to be forgiven. As a Christian i am always deeply moved by this piece.

Ya know , we're trying to teach them something , but in all reality they're teaching us ! ! . . 🥰✝️

They should react to Bach

I love these people. So polite and loving souls. God bless them. 🙏

The dude on the right is simply experiencing everything that I feel. That’s about it! Especially the ending phrase leading up to the penultimate and the final cadence.

Have mercy on me God 🙏🌹 ( sacred music is timeless )

I love learning with you sirs

Beautiful music. Indeed, those composers back then knew what they were doing. So blessed this survived the ages.

Music is one of humanity's most incredible creations. Its audible emotion. 🙏🏻😔

❤️💕❤️ much respect and love from my heart ❤️

I've watched a lot of "reaction" videos. I have to say that this one is the purest one that I've scene.

In a sense, the building in which a concert is performed could also be considered an instrument.

"I feel very relieved" - thinking about it, he is a truly wise man!

"she is not singing with her throat , she he's singing with her heart" voila tout est dit

This particular piece has a really interesting story. The sheet music for it was kept very secret by the Catholic Church and could only be performed at the Sistine Chapel. When W.A. Mozart was 14 years old he visited the chapel for a performance, and when he got home he charted the entire piece down from memory.

this just got recommended to me by RU-vid. This is one of the most wholesome things I have ever seen

For over a century, the Vatican tried to keep the manuscript scores for this piece hidden and secret by holding all the copies in secure storage, so they couldn't be reproduced. They would be locked away and only brought out once a year or so for the choir to use, and then confiscated until the next year. The Church thought this music was so unique that they wanted its performance to remain rare and special. Then smartypants Wolfgang Mozart attended a performance. With his perfect pitch and perfect memory, he absorbed the notes all at once and went home and wrote them out. Voila! Cat out of the bag. Now it was the world's music.

This is my absolute favorite chant ever, thank you for reacting to it

Babu's musical prayer at the end was very, very beautiful.

They are echoing King David's plea to God to have mercy on him though he did not deserve it and to wash away all his sins and give him a clean heart so that he can sing the glory of God in joy again and proclaim it to all the earth. It is sung in Catholic churches during that time of year that they especially seek God's forgiveness.

"I feel relieved!" Same, Sir, same! Truly divine music, and heartwarming reaction video.