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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

Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Participants
Flag of CroatiaDanijela MartinovićFlag of GreeceThalassaFlag of FranceMarie Line MarolanyFlag of SpainMikel HerzogFlag of SwitzerlandGunvor GuggisbergIconSlovakiaKatarína HasprováFlag of PolandSixteenFlag of IsraelDana InternationalFlag of GermanyGuildo HornFlag of MaltaChiaraFlag of HungaryKároly HorváthFlag of SloveniaVili ResnikFlag of IrelandDawn MartinFlag of PortugalAlma LusaFlag of RomaniaMălina OlinescuFlag of United KingdomImaaniFlag of CyprusMichalis HatzigiannisFlag of The NetherlandsEdsilia RombleyFlag of SwedenJill JohnsonFlag of BelgiumMélanie CohlFlag of FinlandEdeaFlag of NorwayLars FredriksenFlag of EstoniaKoit ToomeFlag of TurkeyTüzmenFlag of MacedoniaVlado Janevski
Songs
Flag of CroatiaNeka mi ne svaneFlag of GreeceMia Krifi EvesthisiaFlag of FranceOù allerFlag of Spain¿Qué voy a hacer sin ti?Flag of SwitzerlandLass' ihnIconSlovakiaModlitbaFlag of PolandTo takie prosteFlag of IsraelDivaFlag of GermanyGuildo hat euch lieb!Flag of MaltaThe One That I LoveFlag of HungaryA holnap már nem lesz szomorúFlag of SloveniaNaj bogovi slišijoFlag of IrelandIs Always Over Now?Flag of PortugalSe eu te pudesse abraçarFlag of RomaniaEu credFlag of United KingdomWhere Are You?Flag of CyprusGenesisFlag of The NetherlandsHemel en AardeFlag of SwedenKärleken ärFlag of BelgiumDis OuiFlag of FinlandAavaFlag of NorwayAlltid sommerFlag of EstoniaMere lapsedFlag of TurkeyUnutamazsınFlag of MacedoniaNe zori, zoro

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

Live at Eurovision 1998

Music_video

Music video

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