Neka mi ne svane (Translation: May the dawn never come) was the Croatian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham performed by Danijela Martinović. It talks about her, wanting that she will "cease to exist" rather than live another day without her lover.
It was performed first on the night preceding Greece. At the close of voting, it finished in 5th place with 131 points including the final 12 points from FYR Macedonia, which, in turn, denied Malta victory after only giving 8 points to Israel.
Lyrics[]
Još jedan dan je prošao
Još jednom mjesec došao
Tiho k’o neki dragi gost
Da mi do jutra bude most
Jer tuga vodi me kroz godine
I krade san, dok novi ne svane mi dan
Neka mi ne svane
Nek’ me nema, nek’ me ne bude
Neka me bez tebe ne probude
Neka mi ne svane
Nek’ me nema, nek’ me ne bude
Neka me bez tebe ne probude
Još jedan dan je prošao
Još jednom mjesec došao
Tiho k’o neki dragi gost
Da mi do jutra bude most
Jer tuga vodi me kroz godine
I krade san, dok novi ne svane mi dan
Neka mi ne svane
Nek’ me nema, nek’ me ne bude
Neka me bez tebe ne probude
Neka mi ne svane
Nek’ me nema, nek’ me ne bude
Neka me bez tebe ne probude
Neka me bez tebe ne probude
Neka mi ne svane
Nek’ me nema, nek’ me ne bude
Neka me bez tebe ne probude
Neka me bez tebe ne probude
Another day has passed by
Once more, the moon has come
Silently, like a dear guest
To abridge my mornings
For the sorrow leads me through the years
Steals the dream, till a new day dawns
May the dawn never rise
May I disappear, may I cease to exist
May I not wake up without you
May the dawn never rise
May I disappear, may I cease to exist
May I not wake up without you
Another day has passed by
Once more, the moon has come
Silently, like a dear guest
To abridge my mornings
For the sorrow leads me through the years
Steals the dream, till a new day dawns
May the dawn never rise
May I disappear, may I cease to exist
May I not wake up without you
May the dawn never rise
May I disappear, may I cease to exist
May I not wake up without you
May I not wake up without you
May the dawn never rise
May I disappear, may I cease to exist
May I not wake up without you
May I not wake up without you
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Trivia:[]
- Neka mi ne svane was the first winner of the ESC Top 250 in 2008 (one of only 5 entries that charted at #1 instead of "Euphoria"), and one of only 40 entries to appear on every single version since the poll's inception.
Videos[]
Live at Eurovision 1998
Music video