Nous les amoureux was the the Luxembourg entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1961 in Cannes performed by Jean-Claude Pascal. It was the first of his two appearances in the contest.
The song tell the story of the relationship between the singer and his lover, with the lyrics explaining that their relationship has rejected by others, but will finally be possible "without anybody in town talking about it". It was later revealed by Pascal that the song was about a same-sex relationship, which was considered controversial at that time, as homosexuality was largely seen as taboo in much of Europe and criminalized in several European countries.
It was performed 14th on the night following Denmark and preceding the United Kingdom. At the close of voting, it was declared the winner with 31 points, making it the first Luxembourgish entry to win the contest.
Lyrics[]
Nous, les amoureux – on voudrait nous séparer
On voudrait nous empêcher d'être heureux
Nous, les amoureux – il paraît que c'est l'enfer
Qui nous guette ou bien le fer et le feu
C'est vrai, les imbéciles et les méchants
Nous font du mal, nous jouent des tours
Pourtant rien n'est plus évident que l'amour
Nous, les amoureux, nous ne pouvons rien contre eux
Ils sont mille et l'on est deux, les amoureux
Mais l'heure va sonner les nuits moins difficiles
Et je pourrai t'aimer sans qu'on en parle en ville
C'est promis, c'est écrit
Nous les amoureux – le soleil brille pour nous
Et l'on dort sur les genoux du Bon Dieu
Nous, les amoureux – Il nous a donné le droit
Au bonheur et à la joie d'être deux
Alors, les sans-amour, les mal-aimés
Il faudra bien nous acquitter
Vous qui n'avez jamais été condamnés
Nous, les amoureux, nous allons vivre sans vous
Car le ciel est avec nous, les amoureux[1]
We, the lovers – they want to separate us
They would like to prevent us from being happy
We, the lovers – it seems that it's hell
That watches us or else the iron and the fire
It's true, the idiots and the evil ones
Harm us, do bad things to us
However nothing is more obvious than love
We, the lovers, we can do nothing against them
They are a thousand and we are two, the lovers
But the hour is going to ring on the least difficult nights
And I could love you without them talking about it downtown
It's promised, it's written down
We, the lovers – the sun shines for us
And we sleep on the knees of the Good Lord
We, the lovers – He gave us the right
To be happy and to be joyful together
Then, the without-loves, the mis-loved
It will be necessary that we pay back
Those who have never been condemned
We, the lovers, we're going to live without you
For the sky is with us, the lovers
| Eurovision Song Contest 1961 | |||
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| Participants | |||
 Conchita Bautista •  Colette Deréal •  Jimmy Makulis •  Laila Kinnunen •  Ljiljana Petrović •  Greetje Kauffeld •  Lill-Babs •  Lale Andersen •  Jean-Paul Mauric •  Franca di Rienzo •  Emilius Wagemans •  Nora Brockstedt •  Dario Campeotto •  Jean-Claude Pascal •  The Allisons •  Betty Curtis
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| Songs | |||
| Estando contigo • Allons, allons les enfants • Sehnsucht • Valoa ikkunassa • Neke davne zvezde • Wat een dag • April, April • Einmal sehen wir uns wieder • Printemps, avril carillonne • Nous aurons demain • September, gouden roos • Sommer i Palma • Angelique • Nous les amoureux • Are You Sure? • Al di là
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References[]
Videos[]
Jean-Claude Pascal - Nous Les Amoureux
Jean-Claude Pascal - Nous les amoureux - Eurovision 1961 - Luxembourg - Winner