Karusell was the Norwegian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 in Naples, performed by Kirsti Sparboe in her first of three entries.
Kirsti asks her mom to chose which boy to go on a carousel with, Arne is the tallest and Arne would beat Kjell up if he would mess with her ponytail, Kirsti would chose Kjell over Arne later on and Kirsti doesnt regret it.
It was performed 7th on the night preceding Austria and following Belgium. At the close of voting, it finished in 13th place (Second to last) with only 1 point.
Lyrics[]
Mamma, jeg skal møte'n Kjell og han Arne nå i kveld
Vi skal spleise til en reise på en gøyal karusell
Mamma, hvem skal jeg kjøre med først?
Kanskje Arne for han er jo størst?
Ja, han denger opp Kjell hvis han drar i fletta mi
Eller kaller meg popjenta si
Men når Arne og jeg tar en tur
Blir han Kjell så forskrekkelig sur
Så jeg tror det er best at vi kjører alle tre
I en vogn som er stor nok til det
Mamma, jeg er forelsket i Kjell
Klart jeg kjører med han likevel
Når vi suser avsted skal han få en real klem
Og så skal han få følge meg hjem
Stakkar Arne må stå der og se
Men jeg kan ikke bry meg om det
Jeg har sannelig nok med å tenke på meg selv
Når jeg svever omkring med han Kjell
Når jeg svever omkring, når jeg svever omkring
Når jeg svever i vår karusell[1]
Mummy, I'm meeting our Kjell and our Arne now tonight
We'll go Dutch for a ride on a fun merry-go-round
Mummy, who should I go with first?
Maybe Arne as he's the biggest?
Yes, he'll beat up Kjell if he pulls my ponytail
Or calls me his pop-girl
But when Arne and I go for a ride
Kjell becomes so incredibly cross
So I think it's best we go all three
In a wagon large enough
Mummy, I'm in love with Kjell
Of course I'll go with him all the same
As we race along I'll give him a big hug
And then he can take me home
Poor Arne must stand there and watch
But I can't let that bother me
I surely have enough with myself
While I'm racing along with our Kjell
While I'm racing along, while I'm racing along
While I'm racing on our merry-go-round
| Eurovision Song Contest 1965 | |||
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| Participants | |||
 Conny Vandenbos •  Kathy Kirby •  Conchita Bautista •  Butch Moore •  Ulla Wiesner •  Udo Jürgens •  Kirsti Sparboe •  Lize Marke •  Marjorie Noël •  Ingvar Wixell •  Guy Mardel •  Simone de Oliveira •  Bobby Solo •  Birgit Brüel •  France Gall •  Viktor Klimenko •  Vice Vukov •  Yovanna Fassou Kalpaxi
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| Songs | |||
| 't Is genoeg • I Belong • ¡Qué bueno, qué bueno! • Walking the Streets in the Rain • Paradies, wo bist du? • Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen • Karusell • Als het weer lente is • Va dire à l'amour • Absent Friend • N'avoue jamais • Sol de inverno • Se piangi, se ridi • For din skyld • Poupée de cire, poupée de son • Aurinko laskee länteen • Čežnja • Non, à jamais sans toi
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References[]
Videos[]
ESC 1965 07 - Norway - Kirsti Sparboe - Karusell
1965 Kirsti Sparboe - Karusell