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Un jour, un enfant was the French entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 in Madrid performed by Frida Boccara.

The song was performed 14th on the night following Germany and preceding Portugal. It was one of the four songs that made up a tie at the end of the voting and as there was no tiebreaker at the time it was declared one of the joint winners.

Lyrics[]

Un jour se lèvera sur trois branches de lilas
Qu'un enfant regardera comme un livre d'images
Le monde autour de lui sera vide, et c'est ainsi
Qu'il inventera la vie à sa première page:

En dessinant la forme d'une orange
Il donnera au ciel son premier soleil
En dessinant l'oiseau, il inventera la fleur
En cherchant le bruit de l'eau, il entendra le cri du cœur

En dessinant les branches d'une étoile
Il trouvera, l'enfant, le chemin des grands
Des grands qui ont gardé un regard émerveillé
Pour les fruits de chaque jour et pour les roses de l'amour[1]

A day will dawn upon three branches of lilac
That a child will watch like a picture book
The world around him will be empty, and it's like this
That he'll invent life on his first page:

Drawing the shape of an orange
He'll give the sky its first sun
Drawing the bird, he'll invent the flower
Looking for the sound of water, he'll hear the heartfelt cry

Drawing the rays of a star
The child will find the road of grown-ups
Grown-ups who kept a surprising look
For everyday fruit and for the roses of love

References[]

Eurovision Song Contest 1969
Participants
Flag of YugoslaviaIvan & 4MFlag of LuxembourgRomualdFlag of SpainSaloméFlag of MonacoJean JacquesFlag of IrelandMuriel DayFlag of ItalyIva ZanicchiFlag of United KingdomLuluFlag of The NetherlandsLenny KuhrFlag of SwedenTommy KörbergFlag of BelgiumLouis NeefsFlag of SwitzerlandPaola del MedicoFlag of NorwayKirsti SparboeFlag of GermanySiw MalmkvistFlag of FranceFrida BoccaraFlag of PortugalSimone de OliveiraFlag of FinlandJarkko & Laura
Songs
Flag of YugoslaviaPozdrav svijetuFlag of LuxembourgCatherineFlag of SpainVivo cantandoFlag of MonacoMaman, MamanFlag of IrelandThe Wages of LoveFlag of ItalyDue grosse lacrime biancheFlag of United KingdomBoom Bang-a-BangFlag of The NetherlandsDe troubadourFlag of SwedenJudy, min vänFlag of BelgiumJennifer JenningsFlag of SwitzerlandBonjour, BonjourFlag of NorwayOj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bliFlag of GermanyPrimaballerinaFlag of FranceUn jour, un enfantFlag of PortugalDesfolhada portuguesaFlag of FinlandKuin silloin ennen

Trivia[]

  • If the 1969 contest was decided by modern-day tiebreaks (where the country with votes from the most countries would win), France would win as, like Spain, they had nine countries give votes to them. However, they got more higher votes from individual countries than with Spain.
  • It is the favorite Eurovision song of 2021 Swiss participant Gjon's Tears.

Videos[]

Frida_Boccara_-_Un_Jour,_un_Enfant_(Studio)

Frida Boccara - Un Jour, un Enfant (Studio)

Frida_Boccara_-_Un_Jour,_Un_Enfant

Frida Boccara - Un Jour, Un Enfant

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