Vechnyy strannik (translation: "Eternal wanderer") was the debut entry for Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 in Dublin performed by Youddiph. Her performance is best known for the red dress she wore that she converted to different styles, leading BBC commentator Terry Wogan to describe her "looking like a sundried tomato".
It was performed 23rd on the night in between fellow debutantes, following Hungary and preceding Poland. At the close of voting, it finished in 9th place with 70 points, and it would be the first time that three Eastern European countries placed in the top 10.
Lyrics[]
Ty ne so mnoy seychas, ty daleko
V raznykh mirakh zhit’ nelegko
Mozhet byt’, tol’ko son mozhet pomoch’
Uvidet’ tebya, kosnut’sya rukoy
I snova noch’ ukhodit proch’, tvoy golos daleko
I ya krichu tebe cherez morya:
“Nash dom khranit tvoyo teplo”
“V nyom pusto bez tebya”
V etom dome ya
Vechnyy strannik, ya tvoya sud’ba
Znayu, pomnish’ obo mne
Ty vsegda v puti, no dlya tebya
Yarkiy svet v moyom okne
Tam daleko rassvet, v nebe zarya
Vnov’ polykhnyot yarkim tsvetkom
V utrenney tishine ya ne odna:
Den’ prinesyot vstrechu s toboy
I snova noch’ ukhodit proch’, tvoy golos daleko
I ya krichu tebe cherez morya:
“Nash dom khranit tvoyo teplo”
“V nyom pusto bez tebya”
V etom dome ya
Vechnyy strannik, ya tvoya sud’ba
Znayu, pomnish’ obo mne
Ty vsegda v puti, no dlya tebya
Yarkiy svet v moyom okne
Vechnyy strannik, ya tvoya sud’ba
Znayu, pomnish’ obo mne
Ty vsegda v puti, no dlya tebya
Yarkiy svet v moyom okne
You are not with me, you are far away
It's not easy to live in different worlds
Maybe only a dream can help me
To see and touch you
And the night passes by, your voice is far away
And I shout to you from over the seas:
"In our house is still your warmth
But the house is empty without you"
In this house there is just me
Eternal wanderer, I'm your destiny
I know, you will remember me
You are always on the way, but there is always
A bright light for you in my window
There is the sunrise, the dawn
In the sky glow bright and coloured
In the silence of morning I'm not alone:
The new day brings the meeting with you
And the night passes by, your voice is far away
And I shout to you from over the seas:
"In our house is still your warmth
But the house is empty without you"
In this house there is just me
Eternal wanderer, I'm your destiny
I know, you will remember me
You are always on the way, but there is always
A bright light for you in my window
Eternal wanderer, I'm your destiny
I know, you will remember me
You are always on the way, but there is always
A bright light for you in my window
| Eurovision Song Contest 1994 | |||
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| Participants | |||
 Marie Bergman & Roger Pontare •  CatCat •  Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan •  Evridiki •  Sigga •  Frances Ruffelle •  Tony Cetinski •  Sara Tavares •  Duilio •  Silvi Vrait •  Dan Bittman •  Chris & Moira •  Willeke Alberti •  Mekado •  Tublatanka •  Ovidijus Vyšniauskas •  Elisabeth Andreassen & Jan Werner Danielsen •  Alma Čardžić & Dejan Lazarević •  Kostas Bigalis & The Sea Lovers •  Petra Frey •  Alejandro Abad •  Friderika Bayer •  Youddiph •  Edyta Górniak •  Nina Morato
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| Songs | |||
| Stjärnorna • Bye Bye Baby • Rock 'n' Roll Kids • Ime Anthropos Ki Ego • Nætur • Lonely Symphony (We Will Be Free) • Nek' ti bude ljubav sva • Chamar a música • Sto pregando • Nagu merelaine • Dincolo de nori • More than Love • Waar is de zon? • Wir geben 'ne Party • Nekonečná pieseň • Lopšinė mylimai • Duett • Ostani kraj mene • To trehandiri • Für den Frieden der Welt • Ella no es ella • Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet? • Vechnyy strannik • To nie ja • Je suis un vrai garçon
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