Brandenburger Tor ("Brandernburg Gate") was the Norwegian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 in Zagreb performed by Ketil Stokkan. This was his second appearance at the contest after representing his country on home ground in 1986.
The song is inspired by the collapse of the Berlin Wall, with Stokkan singing about the amazement that many Europeans felt as the Wall came down, and also at the reunification of Berlin, with the titular Brandenburg Gate no longer representing the border between West and East Germany. As befits the triumphant lyrical theme, the song is performed over an up-tempo beat.
The song was performed 9th on the night following Iceland and preceding Israel. At the close of voting, it finished in joint last place with 8 points.
Lyrics[]
En heil verden va’ te’ stede
Førr å dele det som skjedde i høst
Vi så menneska gråte av glede
Og ei grense åpne mot øst
Ingen kunne la vær, alle sammen va’ der
Og fick se (Fick se) Brandenburger Tor
Her står vi på Brandenburger Tor
Hånd i hånd som om det va’ i går
Du og æ på Brandenburger Tor
Vi ser Brandenburger Tor
Ja, vi ser Brandenburger Tor
Et heilt folk ville leve
Og førtelle om sin rike kultur
Vi så sannheta åpent på TV
Fra en bydel gjemt bak en mur
Byen løfta sitt slør, allting ser ut som før
Førr oss (Førr oss), på Brandenburger Tor
Her står vi på Brandenburger Tor
Hånd i hånd som om det va’ i går
Du og æ på Brandenburger Tor
Vi ser Brandenburger Tor
Etter mange lange år
En ny vår (Ny vår) førr Brandenburger Tor
Her står vi på Brandenburger Tor
Hånd i hånd som om det va’ i går
Du og æ på Brandenburger Tor
Vi ser Brandenburger Tor
(Her står vi på Brandenburger Tor)
Hånd i hånd som om det va’ i går
Du og æ på Brandenburger Tor
Vi ser Brandenburger Tor
(Her står vi på Brandenburger Tor)
Hånd i hånd som om det va’ i går
Du og æ på Brandenburger Tor
Vi ser Brandenburger Tor
Ja, vi ser Brandenburger Tor
An entire world was present
To share what happened this autumn
We saw people weeping from happiness
And a border opening towards the east
No one could avoid it, everyone was there
And got to see (Got to see) the Brandenburg Gate
Here we stand at the Brandenburg Gate
Hand in hand as if it were yesterday
You and I at the Brandenburg Gate
We see the Brandenburg Gate
Yes, we see the Brandenburg Gate
An entire people wished to live
And tell about their rich culture
We saw the truth out in the open on TV
From a part of town hidden behind a wall
The city lifted its veil, everything looks like it used to
To us (To us), at the Brandenburg Gate
Here we stand at the Brandenburg Gate
Hand in hand as if it were yesterday
You and I at the Brandenburg Gate
We see the Brandenburg Gate
After many long years
A new spring (New spring) for the Brandenburg Gate
Here we stand at the Brandenburg Gate
Hand in hand as if it were yesterday
You and I at the Brandenburg Gate
We see the Brandenburg Gate
(Here we stand at the Brandenburg Gate)
Hand in hand as if it were yesterday
You and I at the Brandenburg Gate
We see the Brandenburg Gate
(Here we stand at the Brandenburg Gate)
Hand in hand as if it were yesterday
You and I at the Brandenburg Gate
We see the Brandenburg Gate
Yes, we see the Brandenburg Gate
| Eurovision Song Contest 1990 | |||
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| Participants | |||
 Azúcar Moreno •  Christos Callow & Wave •  Philippe Lafontaine •  Kayahan ft. Demet Sağıroğlu •  Maywood •  Céline Carzo •  Emma Booth •  Stjórnin •  Ketil Stokkan •  Rita •  Lonnie Devantier •  Egon Egemann •  Chris Kempers & Daniel Kovac •  Joëlle Ursull •  Tajči •  Nucha •  Liam Reilly •  Edin-Ådahl •  Toto Cutugno •  Simone •  Haris Anastasiou •  Beat
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| Songs | |||
| Bandido • Horis Skopo • Macédomienne • Gözlerinin Hapsindeyim • Ik wil alles met je delen • Quand je te rêve • Give a Little Love Back To The World • Eitt lag enn • Brandenburger Tor • Shara Barkhovot • Hallo Hallo • Musik klingt in die Welt hinaus • Frei zu leben • White and Black Blues • Hajde da ludujemo • Há sempre alguém • Somewhere In Europe • Som en vind • Insieme: 1992 • Keine Mauern mehr • Milas Poli • Fri?
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Videos[]
Brandenburger Tor