Sva bol svijeta (translation: "All the Pain in the World") was the debut entry for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 in Millstreet performed by Fazla.
The song's title, "all the pain in the world" refers to the suffering of the Bosnian War which was ongoing at the time. In fact, in order to make it to Millstreet after finishing 2nd in the pre-qualifier, Fazla and the Bosnian delegation had to flee Sarajevo under gunfire leaving their conductor stranded on the tarmac at the airport. Thus, the host conductor, Noel Kelehan, conducted their entry.
It was performed 18th on the night following Finland and preceding the United Kingdom. At the close of voting, it finished in 16th place with 27 points.
Lyrics[]
Ja ne mogu skinuti zvijezde sa neba
Ne mogu naći put, put do svemira
Al' ti mogu ovu pjesmu poslati
Da znaš da sam živ, ljubavi
Kad se noćas na mom licu suze zalede
Neću dati da me strah sa sobom povede
Ja još imam snage sam da pobijedim
Da smo zajedno, lakše bilo bi
Sva bol svijeta je noćas u Bosni
Ostajem da bolu prkosim
I nije me strah stati pred zid
Ja znam da zapjevam, ja znam da pobijedim
Kad se noćas na mom licu suze zalede
Neću dati da me strah sa sobom povede
Ko će mjesto mene stražu čuvati
Da se nikada zlo ne ponovi?
Sva bol svijeta je noćas u Bosni
Ostajem da bolu prkosim
I nije me strah stati pred zid
Ja znam da zapjevam, ja znam da pobijedim
Sva bol svijeta je noćas u Bosni
Ostajem da bolu prkosim
I nije me strah stati pred zid
Ja znam da zapjevam, ja znam da pobijedim
I can't take the stars down from the sky
I can't find the way, the way to universe
But I can send you this song
So you'll know I'm alive, my love
Tonight when tears on my face freeze up
I won't let the fear take me over
I still have the strength to win alone
If we were together, it'd be easier
All the pain in the world tonight is in Bosnia
I'm staying to defy the fear
I'm not afraid to stand in front of the wall
I can sing, I can win
Tonight when tears on my face freeze up
I won't let the fear take me over
Who will be the guard instead of me
So that another evil doesn't occur?
All the pain in the world tonight is in Bosnia
I'm staying to defy the fear
I'm not afraid to stand in front of the wall
I can sing, I can win
All the pain in the world tonight is in Bosnia
I'm staying to defy the fear
I'm not afraid to stand in front of the wall
I can sing, I can win
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Trivia[]
- One of the songwriters was Dino Merlin, who participated in Eurovision himself twice, in 1999 (defeating a Fazla-written song in the process) and 2011.
Videos[]
Sva bol svijeta - preview video Eurovision 1993
Sva bol svijeta - Bosnia & Herzegovina 1993 - Eurovision songs with live music