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Mon cœur l'aime (translation: "My heart loves him") was the Swiss entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 in Oslo performed by Kathy Leander.

It qualified from the audio-only pre-qualifying round in 8th place. At the final itself, it was performed 9th following Austria and preceding Greece. At the close of voting, it finished in 17th place with 22 points.

Lyrics[]

Seule aujourd'hui, je regarde ma vie
Qui défile au gré de mes nuits
Parfois je me sens égoïste et perdue
Eperdument triste

Je lui ai dit qu'il s'en aille
Comme une longue bataille
Que je voulais gagner
J'ai cru bon de tenir
De ne pas le retenir
Aujourd'hui me manquent les larmes

Mon cœur l'aime, quand j'y pense
J'ai beau me fier aux apparences
Qu'il m'emmène même loin
Je lui donnerai la main

Il m'a volé trop de larmes
En échange il m'a laissé son âme
Mais j'attendrai qu'il revienne
Pour tout recommencer

Et j'ai cru que tout était rose
Comme le bleu de son regard magique
Qu'il n'y avait qu'à lui sourire
Et lui mentir pour lui appartenir

Je lui ai dit qu'il s'en aille
Comme une longue bataille
Que je voulais gagner
J'ai cru bon de tenir
De ne pas le retenir
Aujourd'hui me manquent les larmes

Mon cœur l'aime, quand j'y pense
J'ai beau me fier aux apparences
Qu'il m'emmène même loin
Je lui donnerai la main

Il m'a volé trop de larmes
En échange il m'a laissé son âme
Mais j'attendrai qu'il revienne
Pour tout recommencer

Mon cœur l'aime, quand j'y pense
J'ai beau me fier aux apparences
Qu'il m'emmène même loin
Je lui donnerai la main

Il m'a volé trop de larmes
En échange il m'a laissé son âme
Mais j'attendrai qu'il revienne
Pour tout recommencer

Mon cœur l'aime, quand j'y pense
J'ai beau me fier aux apparenceѕ
Qu'il m'emmène même loin
Je lui donnerai la mаin

Alone today, I watch my life
Passing by to the rhythm of my nights
Sometimes I feel selfish and lost
Desperately sad

I told him that he had to go away
Like a long battle
That I wanted to win
I thought it necessary to hold out
Not to keep him
Today tears fail me

My heart loves him, when I think of it
I shouldn't allow myself to go by appearance
But even if he takes me far away
I will give him my hand

He stole too many tears from me
In exchange he left me his soul
But I'll wait for him to return
To start everything over again

And I thought everything was all roses
Like the blue of his magical gaze
I only had to smile at him
And lie to him to belong to him

I told him that he had to go away
Like a long battle
That I wanted to win
I thought it necessary to hold out
Not to keep him
Today tears fail me

My heart loves him, when I think of it
I shouldn't allow myself to go by appearance
But even if he takes me far away
I will give him my hand

He stole too many tears from me
In exchange he left me his soul
But I'll wait for him to return
To start everything over again

My heart loves him, when I think of it
I shouldn't allow myself to go by appearance
But even if he takes me far away
I will give him my hand

He stole too many tears from me
In exchange he left me his soul
But I'll wait for him to return
To start everything over again

My heart loves him, when I think of it
I shouldn't allow myself to go by appearance
But even if he takeѕ me far away
I will give him my hаnd

Eurovision Song Contest 1996
Participants
Pre-Qualifier
Flag of DenmarkDorthe Andersen & Martin LoftFlag of MacedoniaKaliopiFlag of GermanyLeonFlag of HungaryGjon DelhusaFlag of IsraelGalit BellFlag of RomaniaMonica Anghel & SincronFlag of RussiaAndrey Kosinskiy
Final
Flag of TurkeyŞebnem PakerFlag of United KingdomGina GFlag of SpainAntonio CarbonellFlag of PortugalLúcia MonizFlag of CyprusConstantinos ChristoforouFlag of MaltaMiriam ChristineFlag of CroatiaMaja BlagdanFlag of AustriaGeorge NussbaumerFlag of SwitzerlandKathy LeanderFlag of GreeceMariana EfstratiouFlag of EstoniaMaarja-Liis Ilus & Ivo LinnaFlag of NorwayElisabeth AndreassenFlag of FranceDan Ar Braz & L'Héritage des CeltesFlag of SloveniaReginaFlag of The NetherlandsMaxine & Franklin BrownFlag of BelgiumLisa del BoFlag of IrelandEimear QuinnFlag of FinlandJasmineFlag of IcelandAnna MjöllFlag of PolandKasia KowalskaFlag of Bosnia and HerzegovinaAmila GlamočakIconSlovakiaMarcel PalonderFlag of SwedenOne More Time
Songs
Pre-Qualifier
Flag of DenmarkKun med digFlag of MacedoniaSamo tiFlag of GermanyPlanet of BlueFlag of HungaryFortunaFlag of IsraelShalom OlamFlag of RomaniaRugă pentru pacea lumiiFlag of RussiaYa eto ya
Final
Flag of TurkeyBeşinci MevsimFlag of United KingdomOoh Aah... Just a Little BitFlag of Spain¡Ay, qué deseo!Flag of PortugalO meu coração não tem corFlag of CyprusMono Yia MasFlag of MaltaIn A Woman's HeartFlag of CroatiaSveta ljubavFlag of AustriaWeil's dr guat gotFlag of SwitzerlandMon cœur l'aimeFlag of GreeceEmeis Forame to Himona AnixiatikaFlag of EstoniaKaelakee häälFlag of NorwayI EvighetFlag of FranceDiwanit BugaleFlag of SloveniaDan najlepših sanjFlag of The NetherlandsDe eerste keerFlag of BelgiumLiefde is een KaartspelFlag of IrelandThe VoiceFlag of FinlandNiin kaunis on taivasFlag of IcelandSjúbídúFlag of PolandChcę znać swój grzech...Flag of Bosnia and HerzegovinaZa našu ljubavIconSlovakiaKým nás mášFlag of SwedenDen vilda
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