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Dors, mon amour was the French entry and the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 in Hilversum performed by André Claveau.

The song is a lullaby, telling his lover to sleep whilst he describes their love and powers of the night.

It was performed third on the night following the Netherlands and preceding Luxembourg. At the close of voting, it was declared the winner with 27 points.

Lyrics[]

Dors, mon amour
Le soleil est encore loin du jour
Nous avons pour aimer tout le temps
Et la nuit nous comprend
Dors, mon amour
Protégée par mes bras qui entourent
Ton sommeil d’un rideau de bonheur
Dors au creux de mon cœur

Je suis un roi
Qui tient tout son royaume en ses doigts
Et qui tremble de voir s’écrouler
Ce royaume enchanté

Dors, mon amour
Ma princesse enfermée dans sa tour
Avec tous les refrains de la nuit
Ma princesse endormie

Je suis ton âme pas à pas sur son chemin de joie
Et je m’amuse à me pencher sur ton sommeil étoilé

Dors, mon amour
Le soleil est encore loin du jour
Nous avons pour aimer tout le temps
Et la nuit nous comprend

Dors, mon amour
Protégée par mes bras qui entourent
Ton sommeil d’un rideau de bonheur
Dors au creux de mon cœur

J’entends la voix
De ta vie qui bat tout près de moi
Et je sens comme un souffle très doux
Qui caresse ma joue

Dors, mon amour
Ma princesse endormie dans sa tour
J’aperçois le sourire du matin
Voici le soleil de demain
Le grand soleil de l’amour éternel

Sleep, my love
The sun is still far from the day
We have all the time to love
And the night understands us
Sleep, my love
Protected by my arms that surround
Your sleep with a curtain of happiness
Sleep onto my heart

I’m a king
That holds his whole kingdom in his fingers
And that shivers of seeing fall down
This enchanted kingdom

Sleep, my love
My princess, locked up in her tower
With all the refrains of the night
My sleepy princess

I’m following your soul step by step on its way of joy
And I amuse myself by leaning over your starry sleep

Sleep, my love
The sun is still far from the day
We have all the time to love
And the night understands us

Sleep, my love
Protected by my arms that surround
Your sleep with a curtain of happiness
Sleep onto my heart

I hear the voice
Of your life that beats so close to me
And I feel like a very gentle blow
That caresses my cheek

Sleep, my love
My princess, locked up in her tower
I see the morning smile
Here’s the sun of tomorrow
The great sun of the eternal love

Eurovision Song Contest 1958
Participants
Flag of ItalyDomenico ModugnoFlag of The NetherlandsCorry BrokkenFlag of FranceAndré ClaveauFlag of LuxembourgSolange BerryFlag of SwedenAlice BabsFlag of DenmarkRaquel RastenniFlag of BelgiumFud LeclercFlag of GermanyMargot HielscherFlag of AustriaLiane AugustinFlag of SwitzerlandLys Assia
Songs
Flag of ItalyNel Blu Dipinto Di BluFlag of The NetherlandsHeel de wereldFlag of FranceDors, mon amourFlag of LuxembourgUn grand amourFlag of SwedenLilla stjärnaFlag of DenmarkJeg rev et blad ud af min dagbogFlag of BelgiumMa petite chatteFlag of GermanyFür zwei Groschen MusikFlag of AustriaDie ganze Welt braucht LiebeFlag of SwitzerlandGiorgio

Trivia[]

  • This was France's first win out of five.
  • Claveau was the first male soloist to win the Eurovision Song Contest.
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