Requiem was the French entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kiev performed by Alma. It was written by Nazim Khaled, who co-wrote the previous year's song J’ai cherché.
As France is a member of the Big Five, it was already pre-qualified for the final, and Alma previewed her song in the second semifinal along with those from Germany and Ukraine. In the final, it was performed last following Bulgaria. At the close of voting, it finished in 12th place with 135 points thanks to a good score from the televote.
Lyrics[]
Des amours meurent, des amours naissent
Les siècles passent et disparaissent
Ce que tu crois être la mort
C'est une saison et rien de plus
Un jour lassé de cette errance
Tu t'en iras quelle importance
Car la Terre tournera encore
Même quand nous ne tournerons plus
Embrasse-moi, dis-moi que tu m'aimes
Fais-moi sourire au beau milieu d'un requiem
Embrasse-moi, dis-moi que tu m'aimes
Fais-moi danser jusqu'à ce que le temps nous reprenne
Ce qu'il a donné
Will you take me to paradise?
With you nothing ever dies
You take my smile and make it bright
Before the night erased the light
I won’t go below silver skies
The only dark is in your eyes
On pleure mais on survit quand même
C'est la beauté du requiem
Les étincelles deviennent des flammes
Les petites filles deviennent des femmes
Ce que tu crois être la mort
C'est un brasier et rien de plus
Nos déchirures, nos déchéances
On pense qu'elles ont de l'importance
Mais demain renaîtra le jour
Comme si nous n'avions pas vécu
Embrasse-moi, dis-moi que tu m'aimes
Fais-moi sourire au beau milieu d'un requiem
Embrasse-moi, dis-moi que tu m'aimes
Fais-moi danser jusqu'à ce que le temps nous reprenne
Ce qu'il a donné
Will you take me to paradise?
With you nothing ever dies
You take my smile and make it bright
Before the night erased the light
I won’t go below silver skies
The only dark is in your eyes
On pleure mais on survit quand même
C'est la beauté du requiem
Des amours naissent, des amours meurent
Ce soir enfin je n'ai plus peur
Je sais que je t'aimerai encore
Quand la Terre ne tournera plus
Des amours naissent, des amours meurent
Ce soir enfin je n'ai plus peur
Je sais que je t'aimerai encore
Quand la Terre ne tournera plus
Embrasse-moi, dis-moi que tu m'aimes
Fais-moi sourire au beau milieu d'un requiem
Embrasse-moi, dis-moi que tu m'aimes
Fais-moi danser jusqu'à ce que le temps nous reprenne
Ce qu'il a donné
Embrasse-moi, tell me that you love me
Embrasse-moi
Embrasse-moi, tell me that you love me
Embrasse-moi
Loves die, loves are born
Centuries pass and disappear
What you think is death
It's a season and nothing more
One day weary of this wandering
You will go away what importance
For the Earth will turn again
Even when we do not turn
Kiss me, tell me you love me
Make me smile in the middle of a requiem
Kiss me, tell me you love me
Make me dance until the time comes again
What he gave
Will you take me to paradise?
With you nothing ever dies
You take my smile and make it bright
Before the night erased the light
I won’t go below silver skies
The only dark is in your eyes
We cry but we still survive
It is the beauty of requiem
Sparks become flames
Girls become women
What you think is death
It's a brazier and nothing more
Our tears, our disqualifications
They are thought to be important
But tomorrow will be born again
As if we had not lived
Kiss me, tell me you love me
Make me smile in the middle of a requiem
Kiss me, tell me you love me
Make me dance until the time comes again
What he gave
Will you take me to paradise?
With you nothing ever dies
You take my smile and make it bright
Before the night erased the light
I won’t go below silver skies
The only dark is in your eyes
We cry but we still survive
It is the beauty of requiem
Loves are born, loves die
Tonight finally I'm no longer afraid
I know I will love you again
When the Earth will not turn
Loves are born, loves die
Tonight finally I'm no longer afraid
I know I will love you again
When the Earth will not turn
Kiss me, tell me you love me
Make me smile in the middle of a requiem
Kiss me, tell me you love me
Make me dance until the time comes again
What he gave
Kiss me, tell me that you love me
Kiss me
Kiss me, tell me that you love me
Kiss me
Videos[]
Alma - Requiem (France) LIVE at the Grand Final of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest
Alma - Requiem (France) Eurovision 2017 - Official Music Video