Catherine was the Luxembourgish entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 in Madrid performed by Romuald Figuier.
The song is a ballad, in which Romuald reminisces about a girl he went to kindergarten with called Catherine. He sings that he was already in love with her then, and while they have lost touch since that time, he retains his feelings for her. The song ends with his question as to whether she has found love herself, and it is unclear whether he wants her to have done so
It was performed second on the night, following Yugoslavia and preceding Spain. At the close of voting, it finished in 11th place with 7 points.
Lyrics[]
Catherine, Catherine, nous avions dix ans
Souvenez-vous, Catherine? Au jardin d’enfants
Je vous offrais mes tartines et mes chocolats
Avec mon cœur, Catherine, amoureux déjà
Et quand la nuit refermait le jardin
Se brisait mon cœur d’enfant
Vous me laissiez seul avec mon chagrin
Vous rêviez au Prince Charmant
Si je riais, Catherine, j’avais dans le cœur
Bien des rires, Catherine, tristes comme des pleurs
Où êtes-vous et le Prince Charmant?
L’avez-vous découvert enfin?
Il y a toujours nos cœurs et nos prénoms
Gravés sur l’arbre du jardin
Catherine, Catherine, au jardin d’enfants
Catherine, Catherine, nous avions dix ans
Catherine, Catherine, je rêve souvent
Devant d’autres, Catherine, au jardin d’enfants
Catherine, Catherine, et malgré le temps
Je vous attends, Catherine, comme avant, au jardin d’enfants
Catherine
Catherine, Catherine, we were ten years old
Do you remember, Catherine? At nursery school
I gave you my bread and my chocolate
With my heart, Catherine, already in love
And when the night closed the garden again
Broke my childish heart to pieces
You left me alone with my sorrow
You dreamed about prince charming
If I laugh, Catherine, I had in my heart
Many laughs, Catherine, sad like my cries
Where are you and prince charming?
Have you found him at last?
Our hearts are always and our names are always there
Engraved on the garden tree
Catherine, Catherine, in the nursery school
Catherine, Catherine, we were ten years old
Catherine, Catherine, I often dream
Before the others, Catherine, in the nursery school
Catherine, Catherine, and in spite of time
I waited for you, Catherine, like before, in the nursery school
Catherine
| Eurovision Song Contest 1969 | |||
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| Participants | |||
 Ivan & 4M •  Romuald •  Salomé •  Jean Jacques •  Muriel Day •  Iva Zanicchi •  Lulu •  Lenny Kuhr •  Tommy Körberg •  Louis Neefs •  Paola del Medico •  Kirsti Sparboe •  Siw Malmkvist •  Frida Boccara •  Simone de Oliveira •  Jarkko & Laura
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| Songs | |||
| Pozdrav svijetu • Catherine • Vivo cantando • Maman, Maman • The Wages of Love • Due grosse lacrime bianche • Boom Bang-a-Bang • De troubadour • Judy, min vän • Jennifer Jennings • Bonjour, Bonjour • Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli • Primaballerina • Un jour, un enfant • Desfolhada portuguesa • Kuin silloin ennen
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Videos[]
ESC 1969 02 - Luxembourg - Romuald - Catherine