Echo (You and I) was the French entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku performed by Anggun. In the contest, it was performed in both French and English, with a full English version on her 2013 compilation album Best-Of: Design of a Decade 2003–2013 released only in Indonesia.
As a member of the Big Five, the song was automatically qualified for the final. On the night it was performed 9th following Cyprus and preceding Italy. At the close of voting, it finished in 22nd place with 21 points (see trivia below).
Lyrics[]
You and I, you and I
J'entends l'écho de nos pas, tous en cadence
Marche au pas, jamais dans le même sens
On avance, mais on court après quoi?
J'entends l'écho de nos rêves, de nos envies
Au-delà du jour jusqu'à la nuit
On s'entraîne, et on court après quoi?
On se perd, on s'espère
Quelque part on s'égare
Un jour au-delà on se retrouvera
In my dreams, in my dreams
In my heart, in my mind
I see you and I, there is you and I
J'entends l'écho de nos pas qui se balancent
Ça et là, toujours sur la même dance
On avance, mais on court après quoi?
On se perd, on s'espère
Quelque part on s'égare
Un jour au-delà on se retrouvera
In my dreams, in my dreams
In my heart, in my mind
I see you and I, there is you and I
There is you and I
There is you and I
J'entends l'écho de ta voix s'éloigner de moi
L'écho d'un amour un jour reviendra
Il m'entraîne et je cours après toi
On se perd, on s'espère
Quelque part on s'égare
Un jour au-delà on se retrouvera
In my dreams, in my dreams
In my heart, in my mind
I see you and I, there is you and I
I hear the echo of our rhythmic steps
Marching, never in the same direction
We move on, but what are we running after?
I hear the echo of our dreams, of our desires
Every day until the night
We practice, and what are we running after?
We're confused, we hope
Somewhere we get lost
One day we will see each other again
I hear the echo of our swinging steps
That and there, always the same dance
We move on, but what are we running after?
We're confused, we hope
Somewhere we get lost
One day we will see each other again
I hear the echo of your voice moving away from me
The echo of a love that one day will return
It carries me off and I run after you
We're confused, we hope
Somewhere we get lost
One day we will see each other again
Trivia[]
- This song received all of its points from the Jury - it received Nul Points in the televoting thus making it the only entry from France to have technically received nul points.
Videos[]
Anggun - Echo (You And I) - Live - Grand Final - 2012 Eurovision Song Contest
Anggun - Echo (You And I) (France) 2012 Eurovision Song Contest Official Preview Video