I am at cascade behavioral health. I have been diagnosed with schizophrenia. But I will be out soon on Friday. You're music will help me keep me alive.
Was recently released from Emerald Coast Behavioral Health--was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder--I feel you. God bless you. (Are you military)?
The first time I heard this song was actually at a festival being covered by a Belgian choir of about 30 women. The experience is etched on my memory in the brightest, most vivid colours. What a beautiful song.
@@b9ris707 sure, it was 17th July 2011, at Latitude Festival in England, and the choir were Scala Choir and Kolacny Brothers. We had just arrived and I was drawn over to the stage by their voices ❤️
The first time I heard this song was in April of 2017 after my best friend for almost 18 years an American Eskimo dog named Sammy died from cancer. It was one of the saddest moments of my life. And I was remembering my Sammy and just listened to it for the second time just now 4/23. I still miss him so much.
Tiredness fuels empty thoughts I find myself disposed Brightness fills empty space In search of inspiration Harder now with higher speed Washing in on top of me So I look to my eskimo friend I look to my eskimo friend I look to my eskimo friend When I'm down, down, down Rain it wets muddy roads I find myself exposed Tapping doors, but irritate In search of destination Harder now with higher speed Washing in on top of me So I look to my eskimo friend I look to my eskimo friend I look to my eskimo friend When I'm down When I'm down, down, down When I'm down, down, down When I'm down, down, down
This song is an absolute masterpiece! Every now and then I listen to this song and get chills... The way the song starts, builds up and blends the sounds... amazing... and finally it closes itself just like it opened... softly, like a small box with a precious gift.
@@bkwildflower This song got me thru a very difficult time in my life. In my car, loud, it was cathartic, purging. I would cry, sing along, snot running down my nose, I am sure people the next car over thought I was nuts. My kids will still occasionally send it to me thru social media, just cause for me, it is healing.
Rice displayed exceptional grit recording this song; no simple act standing up to share his voice alongside what is, in my very humble opinion, the most powerful and intoxicating vocal performance ever recorded. Doreen Curran is not one of us, she is something else entirely, and manages to redefine human potential in less than a single minute of song. This is one of the great hidden treasures of our generation.
This is a very emotionally touching song to me my dad sang it to me when I was little when I was sad and to help me go asleep he used to play guitar as well its a beautiful song and I cry every time Damien rice is truly amazing
My grandmom (may she rest in peace) absolutely loved this song when I played "O". She thought it was so beautiful. I'm thankful that I think of her whenever I hear this.
i have no words to describe how beautiful this song is... it just fills me with feeling, whatever that feeling is. just the way it keeps building and building until this voice just radiates pure beauty and you feel so complete... yet incomplete, b/c you know the feeling won't last, because the song will end eventually. i just sit listening to this music and i want to cry, which isn't uncommon when it comes to listening to damien rice... but with this song i feel like crying with awe. i have never been so utterly awed by something to the point where i want to cry, or actually cry for that matter. maybe its ridiculous that a song is what does that to me, but it just does... it sears right through my soul.
music is my fav medium and some singers just have that presence and skill to bring me to tears, to me that is just proof how they can move me on a spiritual level, many songwriters admit they make songs based on personal experience and i can associate with that and feel through them my own experiences it sounds like you have that same ability as i do, good on you, would love to meet
Damien’s voice is so emotional and passionate, it’s almost overwhelming. This album is just amazing. I discovered the song “Delicate” on Pandora a while back and I’ve been a fan ever since. ❤️❤️❤️
Tiredness fuels empty thoughts I find myself disposed Brightness fills empty space In search of inspiration Harder now with higher speed Washing in on top of me So I look to my eskimo friend I look to my eskimo friend I look to my eskimo friend When I'm down, down, down. Rain it wets muddy roads I find myself exposed Tapping doors, but irritate In search of destination Harder now with higher speed Washing in on top of me So I look to my eskimo friend I look to my eskimo friend I look to my eskimo friend When I'm down, down, down. [Opera Diva (Finnish)] Kosketa minua [Touch me] Halua käsilläsi [Want me with your hands] Mua niin että tunnen sinut [So I can feel you] Halua minua [Want me] Halua käsilläsi [Want me with your hands] Huuto sielussa saa [A scream within my soul] Minä kaipaan eskimoystävää [I miss my eskimo friend] Minä kaipaan eskimoystävää [I miss my eskimo friend] Minä kaipaan eskimoystävääni [I miss my eskimo friend] When I'm down, down, down. When I'm down, down, down.
kosketa minua ala kasillasi mua niin etta tunen sinut halua minua ala kasillasi huuto sielussa saa mina kaipaan eskimo ystavaa mina kaipaan eskimo ystavaa mina kaipann eskimo ystavaani touch me not with your hands but the way i can feel you want me not with your hands a loud cry in the soul makes me miss my eskimo friend I miss my eskimo friend I miss my eskimo friend ala not halua
So last year I had to take an "unknown language training", and it was Finnish... And I had known this song for so long... Anyway, strange meeting on RUclips, we get along surprisingly well, and I somehow end up wanting to share music that I like with him, who happens to be Finnish ! So I was listening to Eskimo, and was like "that's it", and then I heard "minua" and looked closer at the lyrics and saw those "ä", and it made me so damn happy ^^ hahaha ! Anyway, it was a very special song to me, but even more so now (': ❤
This song was on the soundtrack for a Warren Miller ski film years ago. I remember the movie featured a skier going down a huge sloop. It was a perfect scene with perfect music.
O is my first no-skip album. I was 13 at that time. I endured my first heartbreak back then. Was listening to O the entire time. Now everytime I need a reminder of how strong I was back then, I’m going here haha… I always wondered what is an “eskimo friend”. My closest guess is a pet-best friend (???) I didn’t have a pet back then. But I have a cat now. And I fell to my knees.
OH MY GOD! blast from the past!!! this song was played basically everyday of my life for like 2 years! Completley forgot about it till i thought of it today! :)
i LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE this song.....it's far away from all the commercial stuff, u hear everyday...it's like something u must hear each night before u go to sleep...that's because each of us feels needing an eskimo friend..when we're down..down..down...
wow, I really loved how it started low, with low notes and just him and some guitars, and suddenly enters a violin, and it continues getting higher and higher until he gets to that high note and then that woman singing (dont know who) and it was just wonderful! Brilliant!
Persuaded to listen to this song by a friend who said I would be astonished by an abrupt shift at the end. I never heard anything at all like this. Made me sit up and look whether I had changed track. An overwhelming experience, never quite have heard anything like this. Ever
Don't have the words to describe what this song does to me. First time I heard it, was literally weeping by the end... gives me all the feels, plus ones I never even knew I had💜
I don't know why but this is a very unusual but such a beautiful song. So underrated aswell. It hardly if ever gets played on the radio, such a crying shame such a powerful and moving masterpiece in my opinion. Long may it live. April 2020 😎🙏😎🙏♥️💤
[Opera Diva (Finnish)] Kosketa minua [Touch me] Halua käsilläsi [Want me with your hands] Mua niin että tunnen sinut [So I can feel you] Halua minua [Want me] Halua käsilläsi [Want me with your hands] Huuto sielussa saa [A scream within my soul] Minä kaipaan eskimoystävää [I miss my eskimo friend] Minä kaipaan eskimoystävää [I miss my eskimo friend] Minä kaipaan eskimoystävääni [I miss my eskimo friend]
this song makes me feel ........well i have no words to say it........i heard it for the first time while i was traveling by car on the radio.......and i felt just like now.........-have no words to describe it
There is a lot of speculation as to what Damien Rice’s “Eskimo Friend” represents. The singer-songwriter explained : “I picked up the guitar and ‘Eskimo’ literally flew into my head in ten minutes […]. I was sitting there feeling sad about not being able to write so I started to write about my feelings about not being able to write. Once that happened I have never tried to write again. I now don’t write songs. I just go to wherever I go to. It is like going to the toilet*. You don’t decide you are going to go to the toilet today or go to the toilet three times today. You just eat and the food you put into your system will decide when it wants to come out.” “Eskimo” (2002) builds into an operatic melody with vocals by Doreen Curran, an Irish opera singer. This is the last track on “O”, though followed by two hidden tunes : “Prague” coming at 7:07 and “Silent Night” at 14:09. 💙🎼💛 * Isn’t it a crappy comparison (pun intended)⁉️
I love this song. It is absolutely wonderful, especially the operatic verse. For those of you who speculate about the meaning, ask an uncircumcised man what is meant by the term "Eskimo Friend."
god, i've had his album at home - but the first time i actually listened to this song was yesterday! damn, how many days i have spent without knowing this song? cheez
3:18 - the end - this moment just kill me everytime! i have to underline that i don't like classical music like here some kind of opera. everytime i listen this moment it mixes so many different feelings - thats why i love damien and his music
@TheTreesonfire I think it's about the person inside your head you can rely on. Like the adult version of your imaginary friend. The opera lyrics translate roughly to "I miss my Eskimo friend". Implying that it's innocence and happiness that's been lost in the mire of adult depression.
If you have a girlfriend/wife who always has cold feet, who always sticks her cold thighs against you to keep warm, who has cold hands that could freeze the heart of a penguin. That is your very own Eskimo Friend, make sure to always keep them warm, no matter how cold you feel...
I am at cascade behavioral health. I have been diagnosed with schizophrenia. But I will be out soon on Friday. You're music will help me keep me alive.
Was recently released from Emerald Coast Behavioral Health--was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder--I feel you. God bless you. (Are you military)?
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God bless you
I hope you're alright. Wish u all the best.
I wish you the best of luck for your future, I am sorry to hear you have schizo :(
The first time I heard this song was actually at a festival being covered by a Belgian choir of about 30 women. The experience is etched on my memory in the brightest, most vivid colours. What a beautiful song.
@@b9ris707 sure, it was 17th July 2011, at Latitude Festival in England, and the choir were Scala Choir and Kolacny Brothers. We had just arrived and I was drawn over to the stage by their voices ❤️
The first time I heard this song was in April of 2017 after my best friend for almost 18 years an American Eskimo dog named Sammy died from cancer. It was one of the saddest moments of my life. And I was remembering my Sammy and just listened to it for the second time just now 4/23. I still miss him so much.
You know you're sad when you're on a Damien Rice kick
Truth
Damien always manage to make it worse 😂
Yes! Reminiscing...
I listen wholeheartedly on the opposite of any sad situation. Just a thought.
@@alfsimpson7511 same, well put.
"When everybody starts looking at one another as a brother, a sister, a human being... beauty will spread like wildfire."
Yes.
i think thats called alabama.
Never gonna happen.
Tiredness fuels empty thoughts
I find myself disposed
Brightness fills empty space
In search of inspiration
Harder now with higher speed
Washing in on top of me
So I look to my eskimo friend
I look to my eskimo friend
I look to my eskimo friend
When I'm down, down, down
Rain it wets muddy roads
I find myself exposed
Tapping doors, but irritate
In search of destination
Harder now with higher speed
Washing in on top of me
So I look to my eskimo friend
I look to my eskimo friend
I look to my eskimo friend
When I'm down
When I'm down, down, down
When I'm down, down, down
When I'm down, down, down
The name of the opera singer is doreen curran and she is irish
This song is an absolute masterpiece! Every now and then I listen to this song and get chills... The way the song starts, builds up and blends the sounds... amazing... and finally it closes itself just like it opened... softly, like a small box with a precious gift.
I love this way that I described the song
I wish i could repeat the experience of hearing this album for the first time. I am so grateful it happened. Thank you Damien.
“Damien, after all this time?”
“Always...” I replied.
This song is extremely emotionally powerful and touching 3.54 to 4.09 is the most extreme part of a song ive ever heard
I totally agree with...i cannot listen to this and not tremble and sob...it comes out of nowhere...unreal joy in that
i have that part on loop
@@bkwildflower This song got me thru a very difficult time in my life. In my car, loud, it was cathartic, purging. I would cry, sing along, snot running down my nose, I am sure people the next car over thought I was nuts. My kids will still occasionally send it to me thru social media, just cause for me, it is healing.
Blasting it in the car with my lover getting chills throughout my whole body
Agreed
An old song that still makes me get goosebumps. Timelessly beautiful.
Mr. Rice, you are my childhood friend who never grew up with me.
@GENERAL DISARRAY'S BOSS 83 that's lovely,I'm happy for you 😊
Nicely put!
Best album i ever bought a timeless masterpiece
absolutely. it really is stunning.
Totally agree... it's an absolute work of art.
Rice displayed exceptional grit recording this song; no simple act standing up to share his voice alongside what is, in my very humble opinion, the most powerful and intoxicating vocal performance ever recorded. Doreen Curran is not one of us, she is something else entirely, and manages to redefine human potential in less than a single minute of song. This is one of the great hidden treasures of our generation.
This is a very emotionally touching song to me my dad sang it to me when I was little when I was sad and to help me go asleep he used to play guitar as well its a beautiful song and I cry every time Damien rice is truly amazing
My grandmom (may she rest in peace) absolutely loved this song when I played "O". She thought it was so beautiful. I'm thankful that I think of her whenever I hear this.
This is without doubt one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written.
i have no words to describe how beautiful this song is... it just fills me with feeling, whatever that feeling is. just the way it keeps building and building until this voice just radiates pure beauty and you feel so complete... yet incomplete, b/c you know the feeling won't last, because the song will end eventually. i just sit listening to this music and i want to cry, which isn't uncommon when it comes to listening to damien rice... but with this song i feel like crying with awe. i have never been so utterly awed by something to the point where i want to cry, or actually cry for that matter. maybe its ridiculous that a song is what does that to me, but it just does... it sears right through my soul.
You sound like an awesome person!!
Ryan Davies thank you very much, that's kind of you to say :)
***** But it is true! I agree enormously. And to what you said about the song too.
music is my fav medium and some singers just have that presence and skill to bring me to tears, to me that is just proof how they can move me on a spiritual level, many songwriters admit they make songs based on personal experience and i can associate with that and feel through them my own experiences it sounds like you have that same ability as i do, good on you, would love to meet
Beautiful.
One of the MOST AMAZING songs EVER, in this or any other Universe
I'm here! I forgot the breeze, but I remember now. I'm sorry you had to wait so long.
One of the best albums.. and this song is a masterpiece
Damien’s voice is so emotional and passionate, it’s almost overwhelming. This album is just amazing. I discovered the song “Delicate” on Pandora a while back and I’ve been a fan ever since. ❤️❤️❤️
Tiredness fuels empty thoughts
I find myself disposed
Brightness fills empty space
In search of inspiration
Harder now with higher speed
Washing in on top of me
So I look to my eskimo friend
I look to my eskimo friend
I look to my eskimo friend
When I'm down, down, down.
Rain it wets muddy roads
I find myself exposed
Tapping doors, but irritate
In search of destination
Harder now with higher speed
Washing in on top of me
So I look to my eskimo friend
I look to my eskimo friend
I look to my eskimo friend
When I'm down, down, down.
[Opera Diva (Finnish)]
Kosketa minua [Touch me]
Halua käsilläsi [Want me with your hands]
Mua niin että tunnen sinut [So I can feel you]
Halua minua [Want me]
Halua käsilläsi [Want me with your hands]
Huuto sielussa saa [A scream within my soul]
Minä kaipaan eskimoystävää [I miss my eskimo friend]
Minä kaipaan eskimoystävää [I miss my eskimo friend]
Minä kaipaan eskimoystävääni [I miss my eskimo friend]
When I'm down, down, down.
When I'm down, down, down.
What a lovely song!
Just love this song.
brightness fills my empty soul in search of inspiration
🎻❤️🎶
Thank you for putting the lyrics in. Love the Finnish lyric translations.
I can never quite get enough of this track. Reminds me of close friends.
kosketa minua ala kasillasi
mua niin etta tunen sinut
halua minua ala kasillasi
huuto sielussa
saa
mina kaipaan eskimo ystavaa
mina kaipaan eskimo ystavaa
mina kaipann eskimo ystavaani
touch me not with your hands
but the way i can feel you
want me not with your hands
a loud cry in the soul makes
me miss my eskimo friend
I miss my eskimo friend
I miss my eskimo friend
ala not halua
So last year I had to take an "unknown language training", and it was Finnish...
And I had known this song for so long...
Anyway, strange meeting on RUclips, we get along surprisingly well, and I somehow end up wanting to share music that I like with him, who happens to be Finnish !
So I was listening to Eskimo, and was like "that's it", and then I heard "minua" and looked closer at the lyrics and saw those "ä", and it made me so damn happy ^^ hahaha !
Anyway, it was a very special song to me, but even more so now (': ❤
Damien rice genius
Love everything you have done
True legend
This song was on the soundtrack for a Warren Miller ski film years ago. I remember the movie featured a skier going down a huge sloop. It was a perfect scene with perfect music.
That's how I discovered it! It was amazing!
That's how I discovered it! It was amazing!
+Liam Jessup do you remember the movie?? I remember this song from WM but can't remember the title!
Bryan Watson it was called 'higher ground' buddy!
Leo Schumaker lol yup that how I heard to
O is my first no-skip album. I was 13 at that time. I endured my first heartbreak back then. Was listening to O the entire time. Now everytime I need a reminder of how strong I was back then, I’m going here haha…
I always wondered what is an “eskimo friend”. My closest guess is a pet-best friend (???) I didn’t have a pet back then. But I have a cat now. And I fell to my knees.
OH MY GOD! blast from the past!!! this song was played basically everyday of my life for like 2 years! Completley forgot about it till i thought of it today! :)
One of my favorite songs... The diva part makes my soul tremble...
The entire album is amazing.
i LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE this song.....it's far away from all the commercial stuff, u hear everyday...it's like something u must hear each night before u go to sleep...that's because each of us feels needing an eskimo friend..when we're down..down..down...
This was the first song that i heard from Damo...decades ago...i still crying. Thank you a lot, Damien. Cheers from Brazil to everyone!
How madly do these two ends of Europe meet...this touches my nerve ends. I have been strongly loved by my shamrock people.
Anu Hirsiaho beautifully said.
wow, I really loved how it started low, with low notes and just him and some guitars, and suddenly enters a violin, and it continues getting higher and higher until he gets to that high note and then that woman singing (dont know who) and it was just wonderful! Brilliant!
Her name is Doreen Curran. She's an Irish classical mezzo-soprano.
classical part is sensational
Beauty on record 💛
I was just casually listening to this album as an intro to Damien Rice and I was absolutely floored by this song. Holy fuck
Persuaded to listen to this song by a friend who said I would be astonished by an abrupt shift at the end. I never heard anything at all like this. Made me sit up and look whether I had changed track. An overwhelming experience, never quite have heard anything like this. Ever
Simply a masterpiece of a song
I turn to THIS song , when Im down, down, down.
At 3:21, I raise my arms to the sky and let the beauty of this song wash over me.
Dear beloved Damien - this is one of my favourite albums - it sings to my soul and my irish heritage (maternal) co. limerick.
I was 17 when I discovered Damien, now I m33 and my emotion remains intact...
Don't have the words to describe what this song does to me. First time I heard it, was literally weeping by the end... gives me all the feels, plus ones I never even knew I had💜
I don't know why but this is a very unusual but such a beautiful song. So underrated aswell. It hardly if ever gets played on the radio, such a crying shame such a powerful and moving masterpiece in my opinion. Long may it live. April 2020 😎🙏😎🙏♥️💤
It gets me every time.
The "mezzo part" is so freaking stunning, love it! ❤
no words can describe this song.. how special it is. Nothing like it has ever been written.. like EVER
I love this so much.
God dammit! When those vocals kick in at the end - it floors me every time!
If only there were more talent like this in the world.. but I guess that is what makes him so very wonderful
This is the best song i've EVER heard.. Every time the lady starts to sing, i cry
Damien Rice never disappoints me with his songs.
[Opera Diva (Finnish)]
Kosketa minua [Touch me]
Halua käsilläsi [Want me with your hands]
Mua niin että tunnen sinut [So I can feel you]
Halua minua [Want me]
Halua käsilläsi [Want me with your hands]
Huuto sielussa saa [A scream within my soul]
Minä kaipaan eskimoystävää [I miss my eskimo friend]
Minä kaipaan eskimoystävää [I miss my eskimo friend]
Minä kaipaan eskimoystävääni [I miss my eskimo friend]
Beautiful voice.. tranquil and sweet music.. heart felt words...
Sheer, magical, musical genius.
Jeff Lewin Absolutely adore this song. True brilliance
not only is this a brill song but. . . . . . . ONE HELL OF A ALBUM mind blowing
So émotional, I love so much this song.
he's a master musician... very very nice.... going to buy his album once i've got money for it... he deserves the credit
this was always my favourite song on this album, there's always hope.
tiredness fuels empty thoughts...looks like that's the motto of my life
this song makes me feel ........well i have no words to say it........i heard it for the first time while i was traveling by car on the radio.......and i felt just like now.........-have no words to describe it
This is musical perfection.
happy i found this masterpiece.
one of my favorite damien songs...and great live
i love you Damien. Thanks for your music. Is magic
the BEST song to end the album...the BEST way to a closing....perfection
Fuck!ng incredible song, gorgeous final. I cried too...
She might just have the nicest singing voice I’ve ever heard
Yes, Lisa's voice is a treasure
I still believe this statement to be be true 😀😀
Definitely the best voice........... beautiful
😢empty space i cry n laugh not balance at moment uff thanks for yr music Damien ❤💙💛👏👐🌞nice day xo im down
this is my favourite damien rice song - an absolute classic
Jen Hendry ruclips.net/video/1vaOZtFxG1U/видео.html
Brilliant especially when the opera part comes. Amazing @2018
When I'm downnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!
Amo questa canzone!!!
A masterpiece
Chills man, the chills.
There is a lot of speculation as to what Damien Rice’s “Eskimo Friend” represents. The singer-songwriter explained : “I picked up the guitar and ‘Eskimo’ literally flew into my head in ten minutes […]. I was sitting there feeling sad about not being able to write so I started to write about my feelings about not being able to write. Once that happened I have never tried to write again. I now don’t write songs. I just go to wherever I go to. It is like going to the toilet*. You don’t decide you are going to go to the toilet today or go to the toilet three times today. You just eat and the food you put into your system will decide when it wants to come out.”
“Eskimo” (2002) builds into an operatic melody with vocals by Doreen Curran, an Irish opera singer.
This is the last track on “O”, though followed by two hidden tunes : “Prague” coming at 7:07 and “Silent Night” at 14:09. 💙🎼💛
* Isn’t it a crappy comparison (pun intended)⁉️
so beautifull gotta love damian rice and lisa hanigan
Oh My God this is a great song.
Its so beautiful
I love this song. It is absolutely wonderful, especially the operatic verse. For those of you who speculate about the meaning, ask an uncircumcised man what is meant by the term "Eskimo Friend."
this song does something to me makes me feel alive
god, i've had his album at home - but the first time i actually listened to this song was yesterday! damn, how many days i have spent without knowing this song? cheez
Linda demais essa música!
I miss my Eskimo friend. Thank you for posting this song.
Mindblowing
when he hit that note at 3:20 it gave me goosebumps, such an amazing artist
Música relaxante não tem preço *-*
I just went and found the album to put the song on my phone but when I opened it the CD wasn't in the case >:'(
Awesome, goosebumbs
Fantastic
i loved it....when lisa hannigan was singing the finnish part..her voice sounded so clear and prismatic...
3:18 - the end - this moment just kill me everytime! i have to underline that i don't like classical music like here some kind of opera. everytime i listen this moment it mixes so many different feelings - thats why i love damien and his music
my favourite !
@TheTreesonfire
I think it's about the person inside your head you can rely on. Like the adult version of your imaginary friend. The opera lyrics translate roughly to "I miss my Eskimo friend". Implying that it's innocence and happiness that's been lost in the mire of adult depression.
If you have a girlfriend/wife who always has cold feet, who always sticks her cold thighs against you to keep warm, who has cold hands that could freeze the heart of a penguin. That is your very own Eskimo Friend, make sure to always keep them warm, no matter how cold you feel...
perfekt!