Genesis, otherwise known as or pronounced as Yenesis, was the Cypriot song at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham performed by Michalis Hatzigiannis.
The song deals with the creation of humanity itself, with Hatzigiannis singing about the joyous event that this was.
It was performed 17th on the night following the United Kingdom and preceding the Netherlands. At the close of voting, it finished in 11th place with 37 points.
Lyrics[]
Parakseni ki' alokoti i agapi
Elpidha ston anemon to horo
Panemorfi thea sto stavrodhromi
Arheon pandodhinamon filon
Sto stoma tu lau, mikri patridha
Filevis mia leksi tromeri
To ksero kapu mesa su antehi
I asinori pakosmia areti
Yenesis (I Yenesis)
Alithia tu pandos
Anastasi fotos
Tis aniksis horos i eleftheria
Yenesis (I Yenesis)
Sti proeonia ti yi
Yia tin arhegoni i kravyi
Tis niotis i yiorti i eleftheria
Yenesis, Yenesis
Sti dhisi tu eona, mia apati
Ipsonete, horizi, thieri
Ma kapia ali alithia mas enoni
I pisti stin irini, andohi
Yenesis (I Yenesis)
Alithia tu pandos
Anastasi fotos
Tis aniksis horos i eleftheria
Yenesis (I Yenesis)
Sti proeonia ti yi
Yia tin arhegoni i kravyi
Tis niotis i yiorti i eleftheria
Yenesis (I Yenesis)
Sti proeonia ti yi
Yia tin arhegoni i kravyi
Tis niotis i yiorti i eleftheria
Yenesis, Yenesis
Strange and peculiar love
Hope on the dance of the wind
Beautiful goddess at the crossroads
Of ancient omnipotent races
In the mouths of your people, little homeland
You have placed a formidable word
I know, holding firm somewhere inside you
Is that boundless, global virtue
Genesis (Genesis)
Universal truth
Resurrection of light
Spring's dance of freedom
Genesis (Genesis)
On the prehistoric Earth
The primordial cry
The celebration of youth and freedom
At the sunset of the century, an illusion
Arises, separates, divides
But another truth unites us
Belief in peace, resistance
Genesis (Genesis)
Universal truth
Resurrection of light
Spring's dance of freedom
Genesis (Genesis)
On the prehistoric Earth
The primordial cry
The celebration of youth and freedom
Genesis (Genesis)
On the prehistoric Earth
The primordial cry
The celebration of youth and freedom
Genesis, Genesis
| Eurovision Song Contest 1998 | |||
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| Participants | |||
 Danijela Martinović •  Thalassa •  Marie Line Marolany •  Mikel Herzog •  Gunvor Guggisberg •  Katarína Hasprová •  Sixteen •  Dana International •  Guildo Horn •  Chiara •  Károly Horváth •  Vili Resnik •  Dawn Martin •  Alma Lusa •  Mălina Olinescu •  Imaani •  Michalis Hatzigiannis •  Edsilia Rombley •  Jill Johnson •  Mélanie Cohl •  Edea •  Lars Fredriksen •  Koit Toome •  Tüzmen •  Vlado Janevski
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| Songs | |||
| Neka mi ne svane • Mia Krifi Evesthisia • Où aller • ¿Qué voy a hacer sin ti? • Lass' ihn • Modlitba • To takie proste • Diva • Guildo hat euch lieb! • The One That I Love • A holnap már nem lesz szomorú • Naj bogovi slišijo • Is Always Over Now? •Se eu te pudesse abraçar • Eu cred • Where Are You? • Genesis • Hemel en Aarde • Kärleken är • Dis Oui • Aava • Alltid sommer • Mere lapsed • Unutamazsın • Ne zori, zoro
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Videos[]
Xatzigiannis-Genesis Eurovision
EUROVISION 1988-CYPRUS-GENESIS-MIHALIS HATZIGIANNIS