Répondez-moi

Répondez-moi
General Information
Performed by	Gjon's Tears
Composer(s)	Gjon’s Tears, Xavier Michel, Alice Oswald, Jeroen Swinnen
Lyricist(s)	Gjon’s Tears, Xavier Michel, Alice Oswald, Jeroen Swinnen
Language(s)	French
Eurovision
Year	2020
Country	Switzerland
Conductor	--
Final Position	Contest cancelled
Final Points	Contest cancelled
Preceding and Following Songs
Preceding	She Got Me
Following	Tout l'univers

Répondez-moi (translation: "Answer Me") was to have been the Swiss entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam performed by Gjon's Tears. It would have been the first entry from Switzerland to be performed in French since 2010 and was also considered as one of the favorites to win.

Lyrics

• French
• Translation

Pourquoi la pluie
Et les nuages aussi?
Et les nuages aussi?
Pourquoi le soir
Tu t'endors dans mon lit?
Tu t'endors dans mon lit? Oh-oh
Pourquoi on dort
Si loin de la famille
Dans un autre pays? Oh-oh
Pourquoi la mort
Vient après la vie?
Vient après la vie?

J’donne ma langue au chat
Répondez-moi
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Pas de langue de bois
Répondez-moi
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Ohh

Pourquoi on court
Sans jamais s'arrêter?
Sans jamais s'arrêter?
Pourquoi on prie
Chacun de son côté?
Chacun de son côté? Oh-oh
Pourquoi je suis
Ici étranger?
Là-bas étranger? Oh-oh
Pourquoi mon fils
Grandira sans été?
Grandira sans été?

J'donne ma langue au chat
Répondez-moi
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Pas de langue de bois
Répondez-moi
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Ohh

J'donne ma langue au chat
Répondez-moi

J'donne ma langue au chat
Répondez-moi
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Pas de langue de bois
Répondez-moi
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Why the rain
And clouds too?
And clouds too?
Why in the evening do
You fall asleep in my bed?
You fall asleep in my bed?
Why do we sleep
So far away from the family
In another country?
Why does death
Come after life?
Come after life?

I give up
Answer me
No fake words
Answer me

Why do we run
Without ever stopping?
Without ever stopping?
Why do we pray
Everyone alone?
Everyone alone?
Why am I
A stranger here?
A stranger over there?
Why does my son
Grow up without summer?
Grow up without summer?

I give up
Answer me
No fake words
Answer me

I give up
Answer me

I give up
Answer me
No fake words
Answer me

Trivia

• Canadian figure skating pair Vanessa James and Eric Radford used the song as their exhibition piece for the 2021-2022 season, including at the 2022 World Championships where they won the bronze medal.

Videos

Gjon's Tears - Répondez-moi - Switzerland 🇨🇭 - Official Music Video - Eurovision 2020