As a father who works day and night to provide for my wife and 3 daughters, this song really hits me deep. One moment my daughter is a baby, next thing I know, she's going to school. They keep on slipping through my fingers and I wish I can just stop the time and just sit with them. I guess this is part of being a father...
As a son who works day and night to provide for my disabled father and struggling mother, I can't help but also feel this song. I always remember when he took care of me when I was young and I planned to take him abroad to travel but now can't because he's bedridden.
Well...i am a mother of 4, a stay home mom and blv me that i feel this song untill the heart...cs they do slipp through our fingers nomatter how and wt we do...now my biggest is 19 and i see her very little...so yes-i do wish that i could freez time 😔...beautiful song...and very real feeling...
You are absolutely right, I also work hard to provide for my family. My daughter is getting married next year, and I wonder where the time has gone! What is really important in this life? 🤔😢
This might sound ridiculous... but this song is making me think about my dog. For context I had a shitty upbringing, both my parents never really cared unless i was costing them money.I got sent to live with every branch of family that would take me in, grandparents, uncles, aunts....Nobody ever was "permanent" for me, I changed school so many times, my imediate family always changed after few months or so. So its like i never really cared for people (i tried) but idk, I don't have that fear of losing people, they always just came and left. I felt unable to care for anything... Until i got my dog. he had an equally shitty life, people were so rude to him for no damn reasons. I took him in, and it honestly changed my life, I absolutely adore this dog and would fight anything and anyone for him. But he is turning 13 this year, his health is declining... Its become so clear now our time is limited.... I know for most its just a dog, probably cringe to read. But its still world breaking for me and i feel this song does a good job capturing the kind of desperation I feel at capturing everything from every moment I can share with my absolute angel of a dog/best friend/family... even tho the lyrics of the song are clearly meant for something else... thats how i relate to it. sorry if its depressing. even more if its cringe.
I listen to this song a lot... My 3 week old son passed away and I keep thinking about how many things I'll never get to do with him. I wish I could take more pictures of his sweet little face... But I can't. I'm just left here without him. Life is so unbelievably cruel at times. I wish I could have made those moments with him last forever. I'll see you again one day, my beautiful boy.
❤ My heart breaks for you. You are correct, life can be harsh at times and the grief of a loved one is painful. This is not the life we were supposed to have. Very soon , ALL of life's problems are going to be removed. Just hold on. Remember that Tears melt a heart frozen in grief. You Will see your child again . May peace and blessings be on you. Gracious greetings from coastal Mississippi 🐻
Te abrazo con mi corazón aunque no te conozca, al leerte y saber por tOdO lo que has pasado. Solo puedo decir que pido por qué Dios bendito les recuerde en su promesa y vuelvan algún día a estar juntos para jamás separarse... ❤ Desde México bendiciones...
I'm so sorry I'm completely out of words. You're in my thoughts and warmest wishes. I'm hoping with all my heart that you will eventually reach a place where you can cherish the gift of having felt that love for someone - until you meet again
My dad and I danced to this song at my wedding. He always pushed me to go to college and now I'm in grad school because of him. This song reminds me of all of our weekend adventures we would go on when I was a little girl and how he always told me the most powerful thing you can have is an education, because once you have it, no matter what happens, no one can ever take it away from you. There was a day I was talking with my dad about some class content we'd been learning, and dad drew me into a hug, got teary, and said, "I have no idea what you're talking about, but I am so proud of you. You're educated now." I didn't realize that somewhere along the way I had both surpassed my father and honored his most cherished wish for me. This song reminds me of all our time together and all of the lessons he's taught me. Thanks for everything, I love you dad. (I still visit him every week at home.)
That's what my mom always said, but I never think that it has deeper meaning before I read your comments.. thank you sister for give me better understanding.. love from anogher side of the world ❤❤❤
The dear person that's reading this, we don't know each other but I wish you all the best in life❤ don't ever blame yourself, accept things and go forward. Your smile is precious and a key to a happy life…
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I lost my sister last month and it's so hard coz we've never been that close for each other but I love my siblings so much. At least before she died I was able to tell her how much I love them all my 6 siblings. This song really hit me so hard, every word and the lyrics my God I can't stop my tears coz now it's very cleared to me that she's gone forever😢😢😢😢.she's now with my Dad died 19 yrs ago and my only brother brother left 3 yrs ago. Rest in peace my dear sister I know you're happy with our creator.
My mom, the greatest Abba fan, always sings this songs to me and I never appreciated it. Now shes dying and this hits me harder than ever. Thank you for a beautiful version of this precious song ❤
I am not yet a father. But every single day I dream of the day I will hold my future daughter in my hands, and give her the best of fatherly love I can possibly give her. ❣❣
Only a REAL MOM and DAD can really have the grasp of this song. It is bitter sweet. And I hate some who take being mom/dad for granted. Love you child as much, because that' s what they will treasure when it's their time to be mom/dad
Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile I watch her go with a surge of that well-known sadness And I have to sit down for a while The feeling that I'm losing her forever And without really entering her world I'm glad whenever I can share her laughter That funny little girl Slipping through my fingers all the time I try to capture every minute The feeling in it Slipping through my fingers all the time Do I really see what's in her mind? Each time I think I'm close to knowing She keeps on growing Slipping through my fingers all the time Sleep in our eyes, her and me at the breakfast table Barely awake, I let precious time go by Then when she's gone, there's that odd melancholy feeling And a sense of guilt I can't deny What happened to the wonderful adventures The places I had planned for us to go? (Slipping through my fingers all the time) Well, some of that we did but most we didn't And why? I just don't know Slipping through my fingers all the time I try to capture every minute The feeling in it Slipping through my fingers all the time Do I really see what's in her mind? Each time I think I'm close to knowing She keeps on growing Slipping through my fingers all the time Sometimes I wish that I could freeze the picture And save it from the funny tricks of time Slipping through my fingers Slipping through my fingers all the time Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile Terjemahkan ke bahasa Indonesia
This is one of my very favourite Abba songs. I'd never thought of this as anything other than a song for a woman to sing but Ethan keeps the meaning and emotion in the song while expressing them perfectly from a father's point of view. It's incredible!
Lyrics: Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile I watch her go with a surge of that well-known sadness And I have to sit down for a while The feeling that I'm losing her forever And without really entering her world I'm glad whenever I can share her laughter That funny little girl Slipping through my fingers all the time I try to capture every minute The feeling in it Slipping through my fingers all the time Do I really see what's in her mind? Each time I think I'm close to knowing She keeps on growing Slipping through my fingers all the time Sleep in our eyes, her and me at the breakfast table Barely awake, I let precious time go by Then when she's gone, there's that odd melancholy feeling And a sense of guilt I can't deny What happened to the wonderful adventures The places I had planned for us to go? (Slipping through my fingers all the time) Well, some of that we did but most we didn't And why? I just don't know Slipping through my fingers all the time I try to capture every minute The feeling in it Slipping through my fingers all the time Do I really see what's in her mind? Each time I think I'm close to knowing She keeps on growing Slipping through my fingers all the time Sometimes I wish that I could freeze the picture And save it from the funny tricks of time Slipping through my fingers Slipping through my fingers all the time Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile
This song was so captivating in many ways... It melted my heart... I needed to make a deeper look and understanding... a love that was lost... no, it was not... well, it had profoundly touched me and pulled the tears from my eyes... I needed to listen intently to the music again... Understanding the lyrics - a story about true love - the honesty lives on in the heart like his love forever... for his little girl... Well done, Ethan Hodges... your rendition of this piece was awesome... it's a well-loved song!
You'll always be my favorite. I love you, Ethan. Please take care of yourself and never stop singing, because I will never stop listening to your music as well😘
when I listened to it it really touched my heart. and reading the comments made me cry. I saw it from the perspective of a father who lost his daughter's growth. 🥺
As the youngest child in the family, I've always been scared to be an adult. It's not the real-world challenges or such things, but the reality hits when I know that I'm getting near to losing my parents. Ibu ayah, thank you for being my everything. Having both of you as my parents is a huge blessing for me.
As a mother of three grown children making their own way in life now, this touches a very deep place in my heart. This beautiful song so aptly expresses what's in the hearts of empty nesters like me. Thank you Ethan, for this beautiful cover (incidentally, my grandson's name is also Ethan, and he loves to sing, just like me😊). ❤❤❤from Nigeria
My daughter played this at her wedding recently for our daughter and mum dance. To say I was emotional is an understatement, I will forever hold this special moment in my heart. ❤
I was listening to this song and it brought me to tears. My dad seemed to have lost his memory with his age at 83, he is slipping thru my fingers......
This song means so sooooo much to me for very different reasons than what the original was about. At the end of 2018 I lost my dad. Weirdly i had never heard this song until one Sunday, after I knew he was terminal that i was driving to my parents house and this song came on radio 2. It just stabbed me. There is aline “I try to capture every minute, the feeling in it”…..that resonated with everything I was going through. This song has meant the world to me since. This cover is delicate, beautiful and heartfelt. Absolutely love it
Our ABBA.The phenomenal band that got such a humiliating abuse from critics back at the time of their active prime.Seems that recognition to their genius was a boomerang that got back from the public and especially from future Gens.Thank you man!.That was a fine cover.And that's from an older fan that had experienced Abba's glorious,exciting era real time.I'm honoured.
From sarah always reminds me of my 2 daughters and now my granddaughter (miss twinkle toes ) that love ❤️ you have for youre children even when they are adults and then youre grandchild .you really feel it in youre heart ❤️ ❤❤
"Slipping Through My Fingers" Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile I watch her go with a surge of that well known sadness And I have to sit down for a while The feeling that I'm losing her forever And without really entering her world I'm glad whenever I can share her laughter That funny little girl Slipping through my fingers all the time I try to capture every minute The feeling in it Slipping through my fingers all the time Do I really see what's in her mind Each time I think I'm close to knowing She keeps on growing Slipping through my fingers all the time Sleep in our eyes, her and me at the breakfast table Barely awake I let precious time go by Then when she's gone, there's that odd melancholy feeling And a sense of guilt I can't deny What happened to the wonderful adventures The places I had planned for us to go Well, some of that we did, but most we didn't And why, I just don't know Slipping through my fingers all the time I try to capture every minute The feeling in it Slipping through my fingers all the time Do I really see what's in her mind Each time I think I'm close to knowing She keeps on growing Slipping through my fingers all the time Sometimes I wish that I could freeze the picture And save it from the funny tricks of time Slipping through my fingers... Slipping through my fingers all the time Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile
I am in the midst of losing my son (32) thru my selfish actions of the past. When I heard this song, it is an exact parallel of my life with/out my son. Every…single….line. We are in counselling trying to reconcile and recover from past hurts and damage as a last resort (his words - of him cutting me out of his life). I am desperately holding on for dear life to save our relationship. 😭 When my time comes on this earth, I don’t want him to have sad, hurtful😅 memories of his mother.
Listening to this, knowing that I live an 18-hour drive from my mom, and that no matter how often I call her and how often we talk, I can't get back the ease of crawling on top on her to cuddle while she reads, or laying at the foot of her bed just talking about school, or sitting next to her in the car playing musicals and having singing along with me even though she only barely knows them. Knowing I could never truly appreciate it then and just wondering if she ever felt sad knowing that it would end at some point.
Since we're all venting here, I watched the movie when I was 9 years old, and watched it every day for a month or so (I was waiting to start school). This part always got me emotional because I imagined myself leaving my mother one day and watching my mother be left behind as I begin my life. It always hit me that she's growing older as I was growing up and now, 15 years later, it still hits the same. Knowing that our time together is limited but trying to make the most of the time we do have. "What happened to those wonderful adventures?", thinking of how my mother has so many dreams of traveling the world and I pray and hope she gets to do it someday soon. I always think I would gladly sacrifice years of my life if it meant that she could live longer.
As ABBA´s fan, I was very happy to ear this beautiful version, so perfectly sang, so pure. This one has really got me deeply that it made me close my eyes enjoying the first 20 seconds just playing the piano and kept me attached to your voice until the last syllable that came out from your mouth. Thank you Ethan for this magical moment.
I never thought that this song could hit me as hard as it did right now. I left home a few months back to go study on the other side of the country. While listening to this song I thought of my best friend, who has gone through way more than a person deserves and just remembering the times we spend together made tears fall down my eyes. Thank you so much for this
I am crying now. Thinking of my daughter. From a father perpective, really want she is here, small and needs a well taken care of all the time. I am from Vietnam. Thank you so much for such of lovely solo with purely piano...
I love Abba and this is one of my favourite songs. I really never thought that anyone could sing this with the same emotion and just as beautifully as Agnetha, but Ethan has managed it. It's just fabulous!
I don’t even have any kids yet and I can already imagine my kids will slip through my fingers while I work hard to provide them everything they need and want. 😢
Always makes me cry this song, I remember my son and his little school friends singing it to a heartbroken audience of parents during their leavers assembly xx Leaving primary school for high school in 2018 😢
Just heard this now! WOW! This reminds me of my late dad who died almost a decade battling diabetes 20 yrs. Last saw him in 2008 before I left for the mainland. I see him in my dreams on occasion. Blessings Ethan 🐾 ❤🙏
Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile I watch her go with a surge of that well-known sadness And I have to sit down for a while The feeling that I'm losing her forever And without really entering her world I'm glad whenever I can share her laughter That funny little girl Slipping through my fingers all the time I try to capture every minute The feeling in it Slipping through my fingers all the time Do I really see what's in her mind? Each time I think I'm close to knowing She keeps on growing Slipping through my fingers all the time Sleep in our eyes, her and me at the breakfast table Barely awake, I let precious time go by Then when she's gone, there's that odd melancholy feeling And a sense of guilt I can't deny What happened to the wonderful adventures The places I had planned for us to go? (Slipping through my fingers all the time) Well, some of that we did but most we didn't And why? I just don't know Slipping through my fingers all the time I try to capture every minute The feeling in it Slipping through my fingers all the time Do I really see what's in her mind? Each time I think I'm close to knowing She keeps on growing Slipping through my fingers all the time Sometimes I wish that I could freeze the picture And save it from the funny tricks of time Slipping through my fingers Slipping through my fingers all the time Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile
I have to say sorry but I really can’t come to your wedding. I will cry my eyes out and all the makeup I added to my face for an hour will just run away. Yup. I don’t even know you and you won’t even invite me to the wedding but I just want to tell you this. Just in case put some redo-makeup stuff at the women’s toilet please 😂❤ Have a wonderful wedding and a wonderful father daughter dance 🥹❤️🔥
I’ve heard this song many times over the years. However, your rendition has allowed me to truly hear the words and feel the emotions for the very first time. Thank you for that
I almost clicked off this video as it wasn’t what I was looking for but something stopped me…I stayed to listen and I’m so glad that I did as your voice is stunning. Wow!
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As a father who works day and night to provide for my wife and 3 daughters, this song really hits me deep. One moment my daughter is a baby, next thing I know, she's going to school. They keep on slipping through my fingers and I wish I can just stop the time and just sit with them.
I guess this is part of being a father...
Good on you brotha❤️🙏🏼
As a son who works day and night to provide for my disabled father and struggling mother, I can't help but also feel this song. I always remember when he took care of me when I was young and I planned to take him abroad to travel but now can't because he's bedridden.
Well...i am a mother of 4, a stay home mom and blv me that i feel this song untill the heart...cs they do slipp through our fingers nomatter how and wt we do...now my biggest is 19 and i see her very little...so yes-i do wish that i could freez time 😔...beautiful song...and very real feeling...
You are absolutely right, I also work hard to provide for my family. My daughter is getting married next year, and I wonder where the time has gone! What is really important in this life? 🤔😢
This might sound ridiculous... but this song is making me think about my dog. For context I had a shitty upbringing, both my parents never really cared unless i was costing them money.I got sent to live with every branch of family that would take me in, grandparents, uncles, aunts....Nobody ever was "permanent" for me, I changed school so many times, my imediate family always changed after few months or so. So its like i never really cared for people (i tried) but idk, I don't have that fear of losing people, they always just came and left. I felt unable to care for anything... Until i got my dog. he had an equally shitty life, people were so rude to him for no damn reasons. I took him in, and it honestly changed my life, I absolutely adore this dog and would fight anything and anyone for him. But he is turning 13 this year, his health is declining... Its become so clear now our time is limited....
I know for most its just a dog, probably cringe to read. But its still world breaking for me and i feel this song does a good job capturing the kind of desperation I feel at capturing everything from every moment I can share with my absolute angel of a dog/best friend/family... even tho the lyrics of the song are clearly meant for something else... thats how i relate to it. sorry if its depressing. even more if its cringe.
I listen to this song a lot... My 3 week old son passed away and I keep thinking about how many things I'll never get to do with him. I wish I could take more pictures of his sweet little face... But I can't. I'm just left here without him. Life is so unbelievably cruel at times. I wish I could have made those moments with him last forever. I'll see you again one day, my beautiful boy.
I'm so sorry for your loss... life is so unfair sometimes. Sending you strength x
❤ My heart breaks for you. You are correct, life can be harsh at times and the grief of a loved one is painful. This is not the life we were supposed to have. Very soon , ALL of life's problems are going to be removed. Just hold on. Remember that Tears melt a heart frozen in grief. You Will see your child again . May peace and blessings be on you. Gracious greetings from coastal Mississippi 🐻
Te abrazo con mi corazón aunque no te conozca, al leerte y saber por tOdO lo que has pasado. Solo puedo decir que pido por qué Dios bendito les recuerde en su promesa y vuelvan algún día a estar juntos para jamás separarse... ❤ Desde México bendiciones...
I'm sorry for your loss. For sure you'll see him someday and nothing will separate you when that time comes.. stay strong and God bless you ❤
I'm so sorry I'm completely out of words. You're in my thoughts and warmest wishes. I'm hoping with all my heart that you will eventually reach a place where you can cherish the gift of having felt that love for someone - until you meet again
My dad and I danced to this song at my wedding. He always pushed me to go to college and now I'm in grad school because of him. This song reminds me of all of our weekend adventures we would go on when I was a little girl and how he always told me the most powerful thing you can have is an education, because once you have it, no matter what happens, no one can ever take it away from you. There was a day I was talking with my dad about some class content we'd been learning, and dad drew me into a hug, got teary, and said, "I have no idea what you're talking about, but I am so proud of you. You're educated now." I didn't realize that somewhere along the way I had both surpassed my father and honored his most cherished wish for me. This song reminds me of all our time together and all of the lessons he's taught me. Thanks for everything, I love you dad. (I still visit him every week at home.)
Wow, that's really deep. You got one hell of a chad as a dad.
W.
😭 onions... I miss my Dad
thanks so much for sharing this, it made my day!
That's what my mom always said, but I never think that it has deeper meaning before I read your comments.. thank you sister for give me better understanding.. love from anogher side of the world ❤❤❤
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To whoever is listening to this song now, wherever you are.... Sending you love, peace, healing and all good wishes. May your life be good❤
The dear person that's reading this, we don't know each other but I wish you all the best in life❤ don't ever blame yourself, accept things and go forward. Your smile is precious and a key to a happy life…
Seems like you know me.Thank you.your words means a lot for me.. (Rough times)
Thank you!❤
Bless you 🙏🏼😊🤍
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Thank you♥️🥺
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As a big ABBA fan,it is very rare to find a great cover version....this is fantastic...well done.
I love this !
Agree 🤗
Beautiful but painfully sad song...
listen to Declan McKenna covering this song.
Cover with singing style in the Smartphone era
Listening to this song … can’t help but cry 😢…. I lost my dear sister 18mths ago to cancer. Forever in our hearts 💕
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I have nothing going through but this song makes me shed tears.
May the cherished memories of your precious times together bring you peace 🙏❤
I lost my sister last month and it's so hard coz we've never been that close for each other but I love my siblings so much. At least before she died I was able to tell her how much I love them all my 6 siblings. This song really hit me so hard, every word and the lyrics my God I can't stop my tears coz now it's very cleared to me that she's gone forever😢😢😢😢.she's now with my Dad died 19 yrs ago and my only brother brother left 3 yrs ago. Rest in peace my dear sister I know you're happy with our creator.
This song makes me long for a daughter I never had.
I feel this
My mom, the greatest Abba fan, always sings this songs to me and I never appreciated it. Now shes dying and this hits me harder than ever. Thank you for a beautiful version of this precious song ❤
My heart is sad for you. I lost my Mum two weeks ago. I am heart broken. Sending you hugs.
I am not yet a father. But every single day I dream of the day I will hold my future daughter in my hands, and give her the best of fatherly love I can possibly give her. ❣❣
💜💜 The sweetest thing I’ve ever read.
Only a REAL MOM and DAD can really have the grasp of this song. It is bitter sweet. And I hate some who take being mom/dad for granted. Love you child as much, because that' s what they will treasure when it's their time to be mom/dad
Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile
I watch her go with a surge of that well-known sadness
And I have to sit down for a while
The feeling that I'm losing her forever
And without really entering her world
I'm glad whenever I can share her laughter
That funny little girl
Slipping through my fingers all the time
I try to capture every minute
The feeling in it
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Do I really see what's in her mind?
Each time I think I'm close to knowing
She keeps on growing
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Sleep in our eyes, her and me at the breakfast table
Barely awake, I let precious time go by
Then when she's gone, there's that odd melancholy feeling
And a sense of guilt I can't deny
What happened to the wonderful adventures
The places I had planned for us to go?
(Slipping through my fingers all the time)
Well, some of that we did but most we didn't
And why? I just don't know
Slipping through my fingers all the time
I try to capture every minute
The feeling in it
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Do I really see what's in her mind?
Each time I think I'm close to knowing
She keeps on growing
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Sometimes I wish that I could freeze the picture
And save it from the funny tricks of time
Slipping through my fingers
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile
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😢😢😢😢sad
This is one of my very favourite Abba songs. I'd never thought of this as anything other than a song for a woman to sing but Ethan keeps the meaning and emotion in the song while expressing them perfectly from a father's point of view. It's incredible!
Lyrics:
Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile
I watch her go with a surge of that well-known sadness
And I have to sit down for a while
The feeling that I'm losing her forever
And without really entering her world
I'm glad whenever I can share her laughter
That funny little girl
Slipping through my fingers all the time
I try to capture every minute
The feeling in it
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Do I really see what's in her mind?
Each time I think I'm close to knowing
She keeps on growing
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Sleep in our eyes, her and me at the breakfast table
Barely awake, I let precious time go by
Then when she's gone, there's that odd melancholy feeling
And a sense of guilt I can't deny
What happened to the wonderful adventures
The places I had planned for us to go?
(Slipping through my fingers all the time)
Well, some of that we did but most we didn't
And why? I just don't know
Slipping through my fingers all the time
I try to capture every minute
The feeling in it
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Do I really see what's in her mind?
Each time I think I'm close to knowing
She keeps on growing
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Sometimes I wish that I could freeze the picture
And save it from the funny tricks of time
Slipping through my fingers
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile
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Thank you. ❤️❤️❤️😭😭
thx
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Thankyou so much
Wow!
Beautiful and truly touching. Great Job, Ethan.
Used this to dance with my daughter at her wedding. Blew people away. Just beautiful!
Wow what a perfect song. I only have boys but one day maybe a daughter to give away to this song. So touching
Hope one day to dance this song with my daughter, may be at her wedding... For the moment, better enjoy the moment...
good idea
This song was so captivating in many ways... It melted my heart... I needed to make a deeper look and understanding... a love that was lost... no, it was not... well, it had profoundly touched me and pulled the tears from my eyes... I needed to listen intently to the music again... Understanding the lyrics - a story about true love - the honesty lives on in the heart like his love forever... for his little girl...
Well done, Ethan Hodges... your rendition of this piece was awesome... it's a well-loved song!
I've searched many covers for this song but i think this one is the most suitable and beautiful
Abba songs break generations. Truly timeless.
You'll always be my favorite. I love you, Ethan. Please take care of yourself and never stop singing, because I will never stop listening to your music as well😘
when I listened to it it really touched my heart. and reading the comments made me cry. I saw it from the perspective of a father who lost his daughter's growth. 🥺
My man Ethan, please keep on singing. Your voice is a blessing to our soul. 🧡
Thanks so much :))
❤
what a beautiful voice. Sing Ethan, sing
My man Ethan your singing is beautiful
Love this
This reminds me of how my dad would play songs by ABBA and dance with my mum. RIP Dad. Thank you for the beautiful cover🙏
As the youngest child in the family, I've always been scared to be an adult. It's not the real-world challenges or such things, but the reality hits when I know that I'm getting near to losing my parents. Ibu ayah, thank you for being my everything. Having both of you as my parents is a huge blessing for me.
As a mother of three grown children making their own way in life now, this touches a very deep place in my heart. This beautiful song so aptly expresses what's in the hearts of empty nesters like me. Thank you Ethan, for this beautiful cover (incidentally, my grandson's name is also Ethan, and he loves to sing, just like me😊). ❤❤❤from Nigeria
My daughter played this at her wedding recently for our daughter and mum dance. To say I was emotional is an understatement, I will forever hold this special moment in my heart. ❤
I was listening to this song and it brought me to tears. My dad seemed to have lost his memory with his age at 83, he is slipping thru my fingers......
Being a mother is overwhelming. Being a father is lonely. This song encapsulates that loneliness a father feels.
So deep your words.
This song means so sooooo much to me for very different reasons than what the original was about. At the end of 2018 I lost my dad. Weirdly i had never heard this song until one Sunday, after I knew he was terminal that i was driving to my parents house and this song came on radio 2. It just stabbed me. There is aline “I try to capture every minute, the feeling in it”…..that resonated with everything I was going through. This song has meant the world to me since. This cover is delicate, beautiful and heartfelt. Absolutely love it
Our ABBA.The phenomenal band that got such a humiliating abuse from critics back at the time of their active prime.Seems that recognition to their genius was a boomerang that got back from the public and especially from future Gens.Thank you man!.That was a fine cover.And that's from an older fan that had experienced Abba's glorious,exciting era real time.I'm honoured.
From sarah always reminds me of my 2 daughters and now my granddaughter (miss twinkle toes ) that love ❤️ you have for youre children even when they are adults and then youre grandchild .you really feel it in youre heart ❤️ ❤❤
Greetings from Philippines 🇵🇭, Love ng Papa at Mama ang Kantang To❤️..
Thanks!
"Slipping Through My Fingers"
Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile
I watch her go with a surge of that well known sadness
And I have to sit down for a while
The feeling that I'm losing her forever
And without really entering her world
I'm glad whenever I can share her laughter
That funny little girl
Slipping through my fingers all the time
I try to capture every minute
The feeling in it
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Do I really see what's in her mind
Each time I think I'm close to knowing
She keeps on growing
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Sleep in our eyes, her and me at the breakfast table
Barely awake I let precious time go by
Then when she's gone, there's that odd melancholy feeling
And a sense of guilt I can't deny
What happened to the wonderful adventures
The places I had planned for us to go
Well, some of that we did, but most we didn't
And why, I just don't know
Slipping through my fingers all the time
I try to capture every minute
The feeling in it
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Do I really see what's in her mind
Each time I think I'm close to knowing
She keeps on growing
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Sometimes I wish that I could freeze the picture
And save it from the funny tricks of time
Slipping through my fingers...
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile
🎉 ABBA greetings from coastal Mississippi. Excellent performance. Have loved ABBA for 50 years.❤
This song makes me miss my dad so much 💔 Rest in peace dad, I'll love you forever 💔
I am in the midst of losing my son (32) thru my selfish actions of the past. When I heard this song, it is an exact parallel of my life with/out my son. Every…single….line. We are in counselling trying to reconcile and recover from past hurts and damage as a last resort (his words - of him cutting me out of his life). I am desperately holding on for dear life to save our relationship. 😭 When my time comes on this earth, I don’t want him to have sad, hurtful😅 memories of his mother.
@Cheri Kelly hope you & your son can patch up your relationship
Sending love
Listening to this, knowing that I live an 18-hour drive from my mom, and that no matter how often I call her and how often we talk, I can't get back the ease of crawling on top on her to cuddle while she reads, or laying at the foot of her bed just talking about school, or sitting next to her in the car playing musicals and having singing along with me even though she only barely knows them. Knowing I could never truly appreciate it then and just wondering if she ever felt sad knowing that it would end at some point.
Since we're all venting here, I watched the movie when I was 9 years old, and watched it every day for a month or so (I was waiting to start school). This part always got me emotional because I imagined myself leaving my mother one day and watching my mother be left behind as I begin my life. It always hit me that she's growing older as I was growing up and now, 15 years later, it still hits the same. Knowing that our time together is limited but trying to make the most of the time we do have. "What happened to those wonderful adventures?", thinking of how my mother has so many dreams of traveling the world and I pray and hope she gets to do it someday soon. I always think I would gladly sacrifice years of my life if it meant that she could live longer.
Your voice OMG !! It's like a gift from God .. Soo beautiful ...
I never get tired of this cover of Abba song. I love you Ethan.
As ABBA´s fan, I was very happy to ear this beautiful version, so perfectly sang, so pure. This one has really got me deeply that it made me close my eyes enjoying the first 20 seconds just playing the piano and kept me attached to your voice until the last syllable that came out from your mouth. Thank you Ethan for this magical moment.
This man has gold in his voice!!
Every parents pride & heartbreak.....
Watching our kids grow up....
You have no idea how much I needed these words. My son died 3 months ago and I am broken hearted
@Melanie Harding my heartfelt sincere condolences to family & loved ones 😢🙏🏻♥️
Omg! The best cover ever, hands down! Tears pooling in my eyes❤❤❤
My precious baby girl is turning 1 month this week. This song really hits hard knowing how time flies.
I love this song,very sweet cover...
I woke up this morning, open my youtube and hear this beautiful thing. It's totally blessed❤
I never thought that this song could hit me as hard as it did right now. I left home a few months back to go study on the other side of the country. While listening to this song I thought of my best friend, who has gone through way more than a person deserves and just remembering the times we spend together made tears fall down my eyes. Thank you so much for this
My daughter died at 3 months old, all I have is broken memories and photos. This song is heartbreakingly beautiful.
😢💔💔😢
My daughter died almost a year ago and she loved this song 💔😔
@@marjaalexandre7247 😢💔
I am sorry, but I am at a loss words
@AliceAndTheQueen & @Marja my heartfelt sincere condolences to you both & family & loved ones 😢🙏🏻♥️
I am crying now. Thinking of my daughter. From a father perpective, really want she is here, small and needs a well taken care of all the time.
I am from Vietnam. Thank you so much for such of lovely solo with purely piano...
A very beautiful song and he has such a good voice.
How lovely.
I love Abba and this is one of my favourite songs. I really never thought that anyone could sing this with the same emotion and just as beautifully as Agnetha, but Ethan has managed it. It's just fabulous!
Sara Bareilles + John Legend = Ethan Hodges.
Love your voice.
Love this rendition. 💙
YES Sara
Beautiful! Have been an ABBA fan for a long time, and this made me cry!
Watching from Myanmar. Being a daughter to loving and caring parents, this really is heart touching song.
this song made me understand the feeling of a mother letting her son fly! thanks Mom.
Such a lovely rendition of Benny and Bjorns song, they really are the masters of beautiful lilting melodies.❤️
I don’t even have any kids yet and I can already imagine my kids will slip through my fingers while I work hard to provide them everything they need and want. 😢
Always makes me cry this song, I remember my son and his little school friends singing it to a heartbroken audience of parents during their leavers assembly xx
Leaving primary school for high school in 2018 😢
One Talented young man. You have an amazing voice. Hope you go far. 👏👏👏
Thanks so much!
this song is his fav song. hope he is still happy to listen to this song, even though I cant see it directly again.
Beautiful cover of one of my favourite ABBA songs. Just gorgeous.
This voice. Wow. It’s been a minute since I have felt a voice in my soul quite like I did with this one.
This song brings me to tears every time
Simply beautiful.
This had tears running down my face. Such a beautiful cover
The best cover I've ever heard. I cried when I listened to him💔
This made me very emotional cause I miss the precoius time with my family ❤😢
Sending prayers to them. Love you all
My daughter is 16 months and yet I’m planning this song as our dance song. Thank you.
You don't know how good you are. Totally transformed this song
Love your version of this song ❤
Just heard this now! WOW!
This reminds me of my late dad who died almost a decade battling diabetes 20 yrs. Last saw him in 2008 before I left for the mainland. I see him in my dreams on occasion.
Blessings Ethan 🐾 ❤🙏
This song makes me cry and really I can't control my tears.😢
surreal, your voice gives this song a whole new depth and meaning. cried
Starting from the sound of the piano, Ethan has hugged me so tightly that it often makes me have to take a deep breath..
This made me cry and I don’t know why by just watching and listening to you singing this song! ❤️
Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile
I watch her go with a surge of that well-known sadness
And I have to sit down for a while
The feeling that I'm losing her forever
And without really entering her world
I'm glad whenever I can share her laughter
That funny little girl
Slipping through my fingers all the time
I try to capture every minute
The feeling in it
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Do I really see what's in her mind?
Each time I think I'm close to knowing
She keeps on growing
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Sleep in our eyes, her and me at the breakfast table
Barely awake, I let precious time go by
Then when she's gone, there's that odd melancholy feeling
And a sense of guilt I can't deny
What happened to the wonderful adventures
The places I had planned for us to go?
(Slipping through my fingers all the time)
Well, some of that we did but most we didn't
And why? I just don't know
Slipping through my fingers all the time
I try to capture every minute
The feeling in it
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Do I really see what's in her mind?
Each time I think I'm close to knowing
She keeps on growing
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Sometimes I wish that I could freeze the picture
And save it from the funny tricks of time
Slipping through my fingers
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile
I’ve been searching for a Father Daughter dance for my wedding.. this is it ❤
😍👌👌👌
I have to say sorry but I really can’t come to your wedding. I will cry my eyes out and all the makeup I added to my face for an hour will just run away. Yup. I don’t even know you and you won’t even invite me to the wedding but I just want to tell you this. Just in case put some redo-makeup stuff at the women’s toilet please 😂❤ Have a wonderful wedding and a wonderful father daughter dance 🥹❤️🔥
Update?
I’ve heard this song many times over the years. However, your rendition has allowed me to truly hear the words and feel the emotions for the very first time. Thank you for that
Beautiful rendition
I just cried over your version and I couldn't be more grateful for that! Endearing.
I want to use this as my father/daughter dance with my brother. Such a sweet song and great rendition!
What an absolutely beautiful cover of this song , you Sir have an outstanding voice . Very well done
just amazing!
A single mom with 1 son, this made me emotional of how time flies. It made me feel that time was never enough for us to be together. 😢
I can listen to this all day long. Love your voice. Thank you Ethan❤
Absolutely Wonderful.. Keep it Up...
Wonderful song and singer❤
Super performance Ethan, fabulous, such talent
It’s really nice to see the number of views go from hundreds to hundred of thousands now. Congrats Ethan!
I do not know why I am crying!
This must be the most beautiful voice i‘ve ever heard!
One of the most beautiful songs ever written and performed.
Great cover!
Thank u for giving us whole song I love it in your voice..your voice is so beautiful
Thank you for the past three months MA. It’s truly nice to know you
He’s an angel 😮
I almost clicked off this video as it wasn’t what I was looking for but something stopped me…I stayed to listen and I’m so glad that I did as your voice is stunning. Wow!
you sang it so beautifully, my tears keep running while enjoying this ❤️