Dès que le printemps revient

Dès que le printemps revient
General Information
Performed by	Hugues Aufray
Composer(s)	Hugues Aufray Jacques Plante
Lyricist(s)	Hugues Aufray
Language(s)	French
Eurovision
Year	1964
Country	Luxembourg
Conductor	Jacques Denjean
Semi-Final Position	—
Semi-Final Points	—
Final Position	4th
Final Points	14
Preceding and Following Songs
Preceding	À force de prier
Following	Poupée de cire, poupée de son

Dès que le printemps revient was the Luxembourg entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 in Copenhagne performed by Hugues Aufray.

The song is sang about how girls get pretty once spring starts, but oaths get forgotten once spring ends.

It was preformed first on the night preceding The Netherlands. At the close of voting, it finished in 4th place with 14 points.

Lyrics

• French
• Translation

Les filles sont jolies
Dès que le printemps est là
Mais les serments s'oublient
Dès que le printemps s'en va
Là-bas dans la prairie
J'attends toujours, mais en vain
Une fille en organdi
Dès que le printemps revient

Non, le temps n'y fait rien
Oh non, le temps n'y peut rien

Je repense à ses yeux
Dès que le printemps est là
Je revois nos adieux
Dès que le printemps s'en va
Mais son image rôde
Au détour de mon chemin
Quand les soirées se font chaudes
Dès que le printemps revient

Je crois la retrouver
Dès que le printemps est là
Je cesse d'y rêver
Dès que le printemps s'en va
Après bien des hivers
Pourtant mon cœur se souvient
Comme si c'était hier
Dès que le printemps revient

Parfois je veux mourir
Dès que le printemps est là
Je crois toujours guérir
Dès que le printemps s'en va
Mais je sens la brûlure
D'une douleur qui m'étreint
Comme une ancienne blessure
Dès que le printemps revient

The girls are pretty
As soon as spring is here
But the oaths are forgotten
As soon as spring leaves
Over there in the meadow
I'm still waiting, but in vain
A girl in organdy
As soon as spring returns

No, time doesn't matter
Oh no, time can't help it

I think about his eyes
As soon as spring is here
I remember our goodbyes
As soon as spring leaves
But his image lurks
At the bend of my path
When the evenings get hot
As soon as spring returns

I think I'll find her
As soon as spring is here
I stop dreaming about it
As soon as spring leaves
After many winters
Yet my heart remembers
Like it was yesterday
As soon as spring returns

Sometimes I want to die
As soon as spring is here
I still believe in healing
As soon as spring leaves
But I feel the burn
Of a pain that grips me
Like an old wound
As soon as spring returns