From the first time I heard this album, I knew it was simply something unique. David Sylvian has the most beautiful male voice ever, so warm, rich textured, mixed with an exceptionnel dramatic charge. Interpretation is from another world (maybe another time, far away from today's mediocrity), artistic content and melodies are pure art. I hope there will be much generation after us to enjoy so much talent.
A mio modesto avviso, Sylvian è un genio musicale allo stesso livello di un Verdi, di un Puccini, un Ravel...semplicemente vissuto in altra epoca, ma nulla a che a vedere con la solita musica radiofonica. Qui siamo su un altro pianeta. Sublime
Ho scoperto David Sylvian tanti anni fa solo perchè me lo hanno fatto conoscere altre persone che lo apprezzavano. Mai sentito in radio. Io non ho mai capito chi decidesse cosa dovesse piacerci o meno. Potrebbe essere un genio senza tempo come Ravel o Satie, ma nemmeno nelle trasmissioni di musica classica l'ho mai sentito. Ma se ha creato brani meravigliosi, insieme ad un altro genio senza tempo come Ryuichy Sakamoto, una ragione ci sarà.
Standing firm on this stony ground The wind blows hard, pulls these clothes around I harbour all the same worries as most The temptations to leave or to give up the ghost I wrestle with an outlook on life That shifts between darkness and shadowy light I struggle with words for fear that they'll hear But Orpheus sleeps on his back, still dead to the world Sunlight falls, my wings open wide There's a beauty here I cannot deny And bottles that tumble and crash on the stairs Are just so many people I knew never cared Down below on the wreck of the ship Are a stronghold of pleasures I couldn't regret But the baggage is swallowed up by the tide As Orpheus keeps to his promise and stays by my side Tell me, I've still a lot to learn Understand, these fires never stop Believe me, when this joke is tired of laughing I will hear the promise of my Orpheus sing Sleepers sleep as we row the boat Just you, the weather, and I gave up hope But all of the hurdles that fell in our laps Was fuel for the fire and straw for our backs Still, the voices have stories to tell Of the power struggles in heaven and hell But we feel secure against such mighty dreams As Orpheus sings of the promise tomorrow may bring Tell me, I've still a lot to learn Understand, these fires never stop Please, believe, when this joke is tired of laughing I will hear the promise of my Orpheus sing
Bottles that tumble and crash on the stairs are just so many people, I knew never cared. The words and lines just trip from his mouth. Exquisite David Sylvian! My best from Belfast. x
as a 15 year old turkish teen girl, david sylvian’s songs hits different. a truly masterpiece. i compared gen-z songs and this, the old songs has deep meanings. love it.
Standing firm on this stony ground The wind blows hard Pulls these clothes around I harbour all the same worries as most The temptations to leave or to give up the ghost I wrestle with an outlook on life That shifts between darkness and shadowy light I struggle with words for fear that they'll hear But orpheus sleeps on his back still dead to the world Sunlight falls, my wings open wide There's a beauty here I cannot deny And bottles that tumble and crash on the stairs Are just so many people I knew never cared Down below on the wreck of the ship Are a stronghold of pleasures I couldn't regret But the baggage is swallowed up by the tide As orpheus keeps to his promise and stays by my side Tell me, I've still a lot to learn Understand, these fires never stop Believe me, when this joke is tired of laughing I will hear the promise of my orpheus sing Sleepers sleep as we row the boat Just you the weather and I gave up hope But all of the hurdles that fell in our laps Were fuel for the fire and straw for our backs Still the voices have stories to tell Of the power struggles in heaven and hell But we feel secure against such mighty dreams As orpheus sings of the promise tomorrow may bring Tell me, I've still a lot to learn Understand, these fires never stop Please believe, when this joke is tired of laughing I will hear the promise of my orpheus sing
When the storm strikes at the end of my Desert Island Discs, scattering my treasured, scant belongings, this is the one I'd run myself ragged to save. Sublime.
Utterly superb! Just beautiful. Absolutely love the lyrics. Especially the "i wrestle with an outlook on life that shifts between darkness and shadowy light" bit. Beautiful!
this is one of my favourite sylvian songs. one could understand it as written from the perspective of eurydice (of course many other interpretations are equally valid and available). in it, she sings about her and orpheus's ultimately tragic journey back from hades to the living world. the exquisite pathos of the song derives at least in part from it being sung during the journey, when eurydice still has hope that, once they reach the living world, she will be able to hear her orpheus sing. however, as the listener knows, orpheus will turn around a moment too soon, and eurydice will be whisked away back into the underworld, leaving the lovers separated once again ...
Sublime song that got me through much of my very early twenties...a promise, a hope for better things to follow. I really appreciate the ambience in the video - you can impose your own narrative on it. May the good David Sylvian prevail...have a wonderful 2018 Mr Sylvian you have inspired so many!
Musica terapeutica al 100%, che mi ha aiutata a rinascere anche durante una fase particolarmente difficile della mia vita!!!! CHAPEAU per il Maestro David Alan Batt, in arte David Sylvian
A tutti gli Italiani (e non )....chi LO Ama ( come noi ) , LO Legge e LO Sente , NON trova parole adatte per descrivere COSA si prova.... NON SÒ , è una vera e propria Catarsi / Trasfigurazione Spirituale. È Trascendenza. Ps, il fatto che LUI abbia sofferto di Depressione me lo fà sentire ancora più vicino.....quanto mi hai aiutato , David...I ❤ YOU. Fratello . Anima Affine. Grazie a Tutti. Thanks to Everyone.
La musica finisce e tu ti chiedi quando inizierà una terza parte del brano. Quando un istante dopo realizzi che non c'è, non hai altra scelta che riascoltarla. Capolavoro senza tempo.
I thank you very much for this song and we wish you all a good journey. Working with monks 😄 of all persuasions, I gave them this song which is old now but still alive, translating the words, and everyone is uplifted and motivated. It's a breath! To do and build better and ever simpler. Thank you 🙂
Tell me, I've still a lot to learn Understand, these fires never stop Please believe, when this joke is tired of laughing I will hear the promise of my orpheus sing
Standing firm on this stony ground The wind blows hard Pulls these clothes around I harbour all the same worries as most The temptations to leave or to give up the ghost I wrestle with an outlook on life That shifts between darkness and shadowy light I struggle with words for fear that they'll hear But orpheus sleeps on his back still dead to the world Sunlight falls, my wings open wide There's a beauty here I cannot deny And bottles that tumble and crash on the stairs Are just so many people I knew never cared Down below on the wreck of the ship Are a stronghold of pleasures I couldn't regret But the baggage is swallowed up by the tide As orpheus keeps to his promise and stays by my side Tell me, I've still a lot to learn Understand, these fires never stop Believe me, when this joke is tired of laughing I will hear the promise of my orpheus sing Sleepers sleep as we row the boat Just you the weather and I gave up hope But all of the hurdles that fell in our laps Were fuel for the fire and straw for our backs Still the voices have stories to tell Of the power struggles in heaven and hell But we feel secure against such mighty dreams As orpheus sings of the promise tomorrow may bring Tell me, I've still a lot to learn Understand, these fires never stop Please believe, when this joke is tired of laughing I will hear the promise of my orpheus sing
Before I saw this video for the first time I had bought the album as a teen, when I heard the album in its first entirety I always pictured the album in sepia tones, I tried describing that to people but they didnt grasp it, theres a light and shade to this album. Its the greatest album I think ive ever heard, I couldn't even explain to anyone its style or genre, its Just Secrets of the beehive,
I remember seeing this video at a summer show at the Royal College of Art in London, probably in the '90s, I assumed it was one of the students' work. Is this possible? 3.49 onwards is sublime
The entire album is a true masterpiece
Really Masterpiece!
@@taracanyon1 No! - listen to Snowborne Sorrow by Nine Horses . . . and there are other 'peaks' along the way!
It is but 2 dots below Mark Hollis.
Can you use any word other than masterpiece?? Such an overused word on RUclips!
Named my dog after this song, he was my muse and always will be, thank you David, 20yrs by my side was my reward RIP my Orpheus.
The moment when the music starts again at 2:32 always gives me t-h-e c-h-i-l-l-s!
Me too
Perfect melodic silence.
故 坂本龍一さんが自らの葬儀で流すために制作したプレイリスト全33曲が、彼のマネジメントによりSpotifyで公開されました( funeral Ryuichi Sakamoto )。リストの32番目がOrpheusです。この美しい曲を聴きながらご冥福を祈りました 。
From the first time I heard this album, I knew it was simply something unique. David Sylvian has the most beautiful male voice ever, so warm, rich textured, mixed with an exceptionnel dramatic charge. Interpretation is from another world (maybe another time, far away from today's mediocrity), artistic content and melodies are pure art. I hope there will be much generation after us to enjoy so much talent.
One of the most beautiful songs ever recorded .. there ive said it…
I’m in love with it
The most beautiful song ever.
Yes
One from so many of his amazing catalog!👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻.......
Silver Moon gives it a run for its money!
Nightporter for me.
The pause and then the Flugelhorn❤
One of the most beautiful songs ever
A mio modesto avviso, Sylvian è un genio musicale allo stesso livello di un Verdi, di un Puccini, un Ravel...semplicemente vissuto in altra epoca, ma nulla a che a vedere con la solita musica radiofonica. Qui siamo su un altro pianeta. Sublime
Ho scoperto David Sylvian tanti anni fa solo perchè me lo hanno fatto conoscere altre persone che lo apprezzavano. Mai sentito in radio. Io non ho mai capito chi decidesse cosa dovesse piacerci o meno. Potrebbe essere un genio senza tempo come Ravel o Satie, ma nemmeno nelle trasmissioni di musica classica l'ho mai sentito. Ma se ha creato brani meravigliosi, insieme ad un altro genio senza tempo come Ryuichy Sakamoto, una ragione ci sarà.
Synths and piano - Ryuichi Sakamoto
For me and my gf, this is "our song". It's not exactly a love song, but it symbolizes our love.
those 16 bars of silence in the middle is exactly what David is all about... Unpredictability and genius
Breathtaking beautiful
Thanks David, from Roma Italy ✌️✌️✌️
Maestosa e malinconica. Questa canzone mi strappa il cuore del petto.
Some things never age. What a gem!
Wow
The most beautiful song ever ❤
Un capolavoro di rara bellezza .
A masterpiece, amongst a superb album that hasn’t dated.
Quanta emozione! La musica non e'mai finita quando riesce a risollevarci dalle ceneri dell'oblio sensoriale del Tempo
Classic singer and song writer
A trip down memory lane brought me here😋sublime, beautiful 😊
Hello Jacqueline how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family
Such a beautiful, complex song. A wonderful, if underrated, gift to the world.
Standing firm on this stony ground
The wind blows hard, pulls these clothes around
I harbour all the same worries as most
The temptations to leave or to give up the ghost
I wrestle with an outlook on life
That shifts between darkness and shadowy light
I struggle with words for fear that they'll hear
But Orpheus sleeps on his back, still dead to the world
Sunlight falls, my wings open wide
There's a beauty here I cannot deny
And bottles that tumble and crash on the stairs
Are just so many people I knew never cared
Down below on the wreck of the ship
Are a stronghold of pleasures I couldn't regret
But the baggage is swallowed up by the tide
As Orpheus keeps to his promise and stays by my side
Tell me, I've still a lot to learn
Understand, these fires never stop
Believe me, when this joke is tired of laughing
I will hear the promise of my Orpheus sing
Sleepers sleep as we row the boat
Just you, the weather, and I gave up hope
But all of the hurdles that fell in our laps
Was fuel for the fire and straw for our backs
Still, the voices have stories to tell
Of the power struggles in heaven and hell
But we feel secure against such mighty dreams
As Orpheus sings of the promise tomorrow may bring
Tell me, I've still a lot to learn
Understand, these fires never stop
Please, believe, when this joke is tired of laughing
I will hear the promise of my Orpheus sing
The most beautiful voice ever!
Same here 🤗🥰 As far as male voices are concerned 😉
Bottles that tumble and crash on the stairs are just so many people, I knew never cared. The words and lines just trip from his mouth. Exquisite David Sylvian! My best from Belfast. x
I’m fortunate enough to have recently discovered this song… I’m completely blown away. Thanks David…
The most beautiful ballad I've ever heard. "Pure love"
Sylvian..un genio assoluto
His voice, those lyrics, the music. One of the most Beautiful songs I have known. Just perfect
First time I hear this and can't stop listening to it
Wonderful and majestic, even after all these years.
as a 15 year old turkish teen girl, david sylvian’s songs hits different. a truly masterpiece. i compared gen-z songs and this, the old songs has deep meanings. love it.
How can someone I've never seen know my soul so well? Love you, David. ♥
Hello Rafella how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family
HAPPY P!DAY DAVID SYLVIAN 💜🤘🏾
Standing firm on this stony ground
The wind blows hard
Pulls these clothes around
I harbour all the same worries as most
The temptations to leave or to give up the ghost
I wrestle with an outlook on life
That shifts between darkness and shadowy light
I struggle with words for fear that they'll hear
But orpheus sleeps on his back still dead to the world
Sunlight falls, my wings open wide
There's a beauty here I cannot deny
And bottles that tumble and crash on the stairs
Are just so many people I knew never cared
Down below on the wreck of the ship
Are a stronghold of pleasures I couldn't regret
But the baggage is swallowed up by the tide
As orpheus keeps to his promise and stays by my side
Tell me, I've still a lot to learn
Understand, these fires never stop
Believe me, when this joke is tired of laughing
I will hear the promise of my orpheus sing
Sleepers sleep as we row the boat
Just you the weather and I gave up hope
But all of the hurdles that fell in our laps
Were fuel for the fire and straw for our backs
Still the voices have stories to tell
Of the power struggles in heaven and hell
But we feel secure against such mighty dreams
As orpheus sings of the promise tomorrow may bring
Tell me, I've still a lot to learn
Understand, these fires never stop
Please believe, when this joke is tired of laughing
I will hear the promise of my orpheus sing
Thankyou 😊
Grazie
Obrigado!
감사합니다 😊
ありがとうございます！
Orpheus, Let The Happiness In, For the Love of Life.... I'm Always listening to these Masterpieces
Canzone stupenda! Video meraviglioso... che fascinazione!!!
"All of the hurdles that fell in our laps was fuel for the fire and straw for our backs"
i Remember very well, this is the first David Sylvian´s song tha i listened ..and this is m favorite song . Masterpiece
When the storm strikes at the end of my Desert Island Discs, scattering my treasured, scant belongings, this is the one I'd run myself ragged to save. Sublime.
Gorgeous song this whole record is a beautiful experience 💙👌🏻
An Amazing artist. So pure and honest.
Secrets of the beehive... Is his masterpiece.
Utterly superb! Just beautiful. Absolutely love the lyrics. Especially the "i wrestle with an outlook on life that shifts between darkness and shadowy light" bit. Beautiful!
this is one of my favourite sylvian songs. one could understand it as written from the perspective of eurydice (of course many other interpretations are equally valid and available). in it, she sings about her and orpheus's ultimately tragic journey back from hades to the living world.
the exquisite pathos of the song derives at least in part from it being sung during the journey, when eurydice still has hope that, once they reach the living world, she will be able to hear her orpheus sing. however, as the listener knows, orpheus will turn around a moment too soon, and eurydice will be whisked away back into the underworld, leaving the lovers separated once again ...
Tears of joy
The album is utter brilliance
He Is the "Máster in obscures alternatives..."
So glad to see all these videos being uploaded with the quality they deserve after all these years. :)
Have you commented this on all his videos?
Mirá dónde te encuentro, J.Lo :O
Aguante Sylvian hasta el fin de los tiempos.
Amen to that.
One of the best songs ever ... David is magic
I will hear the promise of my orpheus sing...great song. Chapeau Maestro David...
Just so....❤
Every September since September 07’ I can’t give up the ghost. Miss you L. J. D.
Happy Birthday, David!!! 23/02/1958
A truly complete artist 👌🔝
Happy birthday, David! Greetings from Belarus!
I love this song and this album…..there is a clear influence of the late great Scott Walker in Sylvian…..
Beautiful David Sylvian. He makes great music. He is a Genius
Un artista unico..pieno di carisma, mistero...ascoltarlo in cuffia ti porta in posti lontani..dove tutto è meravigliosamente fiabesco
Sublime song that got me through much of my very early twenties...a promise, a hope for better things to follow. I really appreciate the ambience in the video - you can impose your own narrative on it. May the good David Sylvian prevail...have a wonderful 2018 Mr Sylvian you have inspired so many!
Heaven !
Sylvian scolpisce pazientemente delle opere perfette.
Musica terapeutica al 100%, che mi ha aiutata a rinascere anche durante una fase particolarmente difficile della mia vita!!!! CHAPEAU per il Maestro David Alan Batt, in arte David Sylvian
Parole sante!!
A tutti gli Italiani (e non )....chi LO Ama ( come noi ) , LO Legge e LO Sente , NON trova parole adatte per descrivere COSA si prova....
NON SÒ , è una vera e propria Catarsi / Trasfigurazione Spirituale.
È Trascendenza.
Ps, il fatto che LUI abbia sofferto di Depressione me lo fà sentire ancora più vicino.....quanto mi hai aiutato , David...I ❤ YOU.
Fratello . Anima Affine.
Grazie a Tutti.
Thanks to Everyone.
@@danieletirloni7258 Anche a me ha aiutato, più di quanto tu possa immaginare...
Living in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 at the Time ⏲ and the Compassion of this Song 🎵 has left a lasting impression.
La musica finisce e tu ti chiedi quando inizierà una terza parte del brano. Quando un istante dopo realizzi che non c'è, non hai altra scelta che riascoltarla. Capolavoro senza tempo.
I NEED this album..It's in the pipeline..😊😊😊
Morceau sublime et entêtant et quel voix bien sûr
I thank you very much for this song and we wish you all a good journey.
Working with monks 😄 of all persuasions, I gave them this song which is old now but still alive, translating the words, and everyone is uplifted and motivated. It's a breath! To do and build better and ever simpler. Thank you 🙂
And a great poet😊
I was introduced to this album in maybe 1992. So fantastic
Brilliant Track - what a voice
Incredible lyric writing
Life changing...
Oh yes i remembered this magic time I saw the Band in 1988 Cologne what a night
Tell me, I've still a lot to learn
Understand, these fires never stop
Please believe, when this joke is tired of laughing
I will hear the promise of my orpheus sing
Takes me to places I've never been, every time.
Meraviglioso brano e album . E, per me, Sylvian è un autentico gigante !
Album meraviglioso ❤
Standing firm on this stony ground
The wind blows hard
Pulls these clothes around
I harbour all the same worries as most
The temptations to leave or to give up the ghost
I wrestle with an outlook on life
That shifts between darkness and shadowy light
I struggle with words for fear that they'll hear
But orpheus sleeps on his back still dead to the world
Sunlight falls, my wings open wide
There's a beauty here I cannot deny
And bottles that tumble and crash on the stairs
Are just so many people I knew never cared
Down below on the wreck of the ship
Are a stronghold of pleasures I couldn't regret
But the baggage is swallowed up by the tide
As orpheus keeps to his promise and stays by my side
Tell me, I've still a lot to learn
Understand, these fires never stop
Believe me, when this joke is tired of laughing
I will hear the promise of my orpheus sing
Sleepers sleep as we row the boat
Just you the weather and I gave up hope
But all of the hurdles that fell in our laps
Were fuel for the fire and straw for our backs
Still the voices have stories to tell
Of the power struggles in heaven and hell
But we feel secure against such mighty dreams
As orpheus sings of the promise tomorrow may bring
Tell me, I've still a lot to learn
Understand, these fires never stop
Please believe, when this joke is tired of laughing
I will hear the promise of my orpheus sing
Assolutamente stupenda
Una carezza per l'anima
Great how the imagery ties in with the album artwork
Yes ! I'm happy to see someone else with the same thoughts.
A Masterpiece as a whole!👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻......
Before I saw this video for the first time I had bought the album as a teen, when I heard the album in its first entirety I always pictured the album in sepia tones, I tried describing that to people but they didnt grasp it, theres a light and shade to this album. Its the greatest album I think ive ever heard, I couldn't even explain to anyone its style or genre, its Just Secrets of the beehive,
このアルバムは僕の人生の中で一番聴いているアルバム。
Che meraviglia...
La canzone più struggente della mia vita. Con quella pausa a metà, .... e poi riprende con la fontana del sax.
What a masterpiece!
Che classe... come pochi altri
I remember seeing this video at a summer show at the Royal College of Art in London, probably in the '90s, I assumed it was one of the students' work.
Is this possible? 3.49 onwards is sublime
坂本龍一さんはこの曲に導かれて美しい彼の国へ旅立ったと信じたい。
なんと美しい音楽と声。
わたしの人生のおしまいにもこの曲が響いてますように
such a great track
Quanta classe..
i love it, makes me cry
Lovely song
Still an aural masterpiece today ✨
Just beautiful 🥰 ❤
Très bien 🌸😊💕
Timeless
I loved David Sylvian solo stuff after Japan.
Beautiful
He is ahead from his time
Divina cancion y hermoso video. Esta musica relaja hasta el mas loquito de un psiquiatrico