Monté la riviè was the French entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 in Malmo performed by Kali. It is the only entry performed partially in the Hatian Creole language.
It was performed 6th on the night following Greece and preceding host country Sweden. At the close of voting, it finished in 8th place with 73 points.
Lyrics[]
Monté la riviè, wo, whoa...
Entre les roches et les racines
Un jour tu verras la source de la rivière
Monté la riviè, oh...
Wouvè zorey ou
Fòk ou aprann kouté bri dlo-a
I ké toujou montré'w la pou kontinyé
Kontinyé, oui, pe pe ba...
Ou pé ké janmen swèf
Pli ou ké monté pli dlo-a ké fré
Pli ou ké lé bwè pli ou kè lé monté
Monté la riviè, wo
Entre les roches et les racines
Un jour tu verras la source de la rivière
Monté la riviè, wo
Wouvè dé zyé'w gran
Toujou gadé koulè dlo-a
Anmizi ou ka monté, i ka vini pli klè
Pli klè, oui, pe pe ba...
Ou pé pa garé
Afos i klè tèlman, i ka briyé
Ou sé di sé an limyè ki ka gidé'w monté
La rivière d'amour, la rivière da la vie, oui
Monté la riviè
Wé, wé, wé... la riviè la vie, doudou...
Monté la riviè, wo
Afos janbé wòch ni an lè
Ou ké rivé lasous-la ka soti ya
Monté la riviè, wo
Afos janbé wòch ni an lè
Ou ké rivé lasous-la ka soti ya
Monté la riviè, wo
Entre les roches et les racines
Un jour tu verras la source de la rivière
Afos janbé wòch ni an lè
Ou ké rivé lasous-la ka soti ya
Entre les roches et les racines
Un jour tu verras la source de la rivière
Monté la riviè, wo
Go up the river, wo, whoa...
Among the rocks and the roots
One day you'll see the source of the river
Go up the river, oh...
Open up your ears
Listen carefully to the sound of water
It will always show you the way
The way, yes, pe pe ba...
You'll never be thirsty
As you go up, the water will be fresher
You'll want to drink more and then you'll go up
Go up the river, wo
Among the rocks and the roots
One day you'll see the source of the river
Go up the river, wo
Open up your big eyes
Look carefully to the colour of the water
As you go up, it will be clearer
Clearer, yes, pe pe ba...
You can't get lost
It's so clear, it's shining
Like a light that shows you the way up
The river of love, the river of life, yes
Go up the river
Weah, weah, weah... the river of life, doodoo...
Go up the river, wo
By crossing stones we arrive
At the time you should already go out
Go up the river, wo
By crossing stones we arrive
At the time you should already go out
Go up the river, wo
Among the rocks and the roots
One day you'll see the source of the river
By crossing stones we arrive
At the time you should already go out
Among the rocks and the roots
One day you'll see the source of the river
Go up the river, wo
| Eurovision Song Contest 1992 | |||
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| Participants | |||
 Serafín Zubiri •  Morgane •  Dafna Dekel •  Aylin Vatankoş •  Cleopatra •  Kali •  Christer Björkman •  Dina •  Evridiki •  Mary Spiteri •  Heart 2 Heart •  Pave Maijanen •  Daisy Auvray •  Marion Welter & Kontinent •  Tony Wegas •  Michael Ball •  Linda Martin •  Kenny Lübcke & Lotte Nilsson •  Mia Martini •  Extra Nena •  Merethe Trøan •  Wind •  Humphrey Campbell
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| Songs | |||
| Todo esto es la música • Nous, on veut des violons • Ze Rak Sport • Yaz Bitti • Olou Tou Kosmou I Elpida • Monté la riviè • I morgon är en annan dag • Amor d'água fresca • Teriazoume • Little Child • Nei eða já • Yamma Yamma • Mister Music Man • Sou fräi • Zusammen geh'n • One Step Out Of Time • Why Me? • Alt det som ingen ser • Rapsodia • Ljubim te pesmama • Visjoner • Träume sind für alle da • Wijs me de weg
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Videos[]
Monté la riviè - France 1992 - Eurovision songs with live orchestra
Kali Monté la riviè