Eastern Catholics/ Orthodox, what is the name of this chant/hymn?

[BListon]

This is a video of the St. Photios Orthodox shrine in St. Augustine (I've been there before, but this is not my video), anyways... they are playing chants in the background, and I was wondering what the name/ words of the hymn playing.
Here is the link.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zZXLcIDIiQg

[ConstantineTG]

Originally Posted by BListon

This is a video of the St. Photios Orthodox shrine in St. Augustine (I've been there before, but this is not my video), anyways... they are playing chants in the background, and I was wondering what the name/ words of the hymn playing.
Here is the link.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zZXLcIDIiQg

I don't know Greek so I couldn't figure it out. Also, musical sets/arrangements are different for every Church so someone like me who goes to a Ukrainian Church wouldn't be able to tell by the tone.

Not sure who goes to a Greek Church here in CAF, most people here belong to a Church that is either Slavic or Melkite/Antiochian

[Credo ergo sum]

I've been in Greek Orthodox churches a few times, but these chants don't sound like Byzantine chants (the Gregorian chants of the GOC) at all.

[malphono]

I also do not know Greek, but the sound on the video leads me to think it might well be a modern, polyphonic adaptation of a traditional text. It doesn't appear that there is any liturgical action going on, so perhaps it could be a something done before the start of the DL (or Orthros) as the congregation is entering the church.

[Byrnwiga]

Originally Posted by Credo ergo sum

I've been in Greek Orthodox churches a few times, but these chants don't sound like Byzantine chants (the Gregorian chants of the GOC) at all.

It sounds almost like organum. I'm still trying to pick up a few words so I can identify it.


-Byrnwiga

[rowlands]

Tαῖς ἀγγελικαῖς ἀοράτως δορυφορούμενον τάξεσιν. Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα.

It is a loop - starts at allilouia, then the complete line through to the end, then restarts' 'tais angelikais' and cuts off at 'taksesin' before the allilouia.

Sounds pretty but it isn't Byzantine chant nor is it apparently written in any particular tone - rather 'westernised'.

[rowlands]

P.S. - that's the concluding line of the cherubic hymn in Greek.