Viver Senza Tei was the Swiss entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 in Lausanne performed by the group Furbaz. It is the only entry in the history of the contest to be performed in Romansh, Switzerland's fourth language.
It was performed 18th following Cyprus and preceding Greece. At the close of voting, it finished in 13th place with 47 points.
Lyrics[]
Sche ti ni jeu stuessen viver tut persuls sin quest mund
E buc carstgaun, gie gnanc in soli fuss pli d'entuorn
Bandunada da tuttas olmas stessel mo pli a bandun
E petras larmas jeu bargessel cun raschun
Perquei lessel jeu dir, senza tei stuessel murir
Pér cun tei ei la veta enzatgei bi
Perquei lessel jeu dir, senza tei stuessel murir
Pér cun tei ei la veta enzatgei bi
Cartessel strusch da vegnir veglia sut da quellas cundiziuns
Gie pli bugen lu buc pli viver sin quest mund
Pertgei carschtgauns drovan in l'auter
Er sch'ei sepetgan ni dattan pugns
Sch'ti eis sincers stos ti dar tier ch'jeu hai raschun
Perquei lessel jeu dir, senza tei stuessel murir
Pér cun tei ei la veta enzatgei bi
Perquei lessel jeu dir, senza tei stuessel murir
Pér cun tei ei la veta enzatgei bi
Perquei lessel jeu dir, senza tei stuessel murir
Pér cun tei ei la veta enzatgei bi
If you and I had to live on this earth
The two of us and that nobody
Nobody would be without a human soul
Lonely and with bitter tears
That's why I wanted to say, I would die without you
It's with you, that life seems beautiful
That's why I wanted to say, I would die without you
It's with you, that life seems beautiful
I do not believe that I'd like to get old this way
Yes I'd prefer not to live in this world
People need each other
Even if they quarrel
If you're honest you'll agree with me
That's why I wanted to say, I would die without you
It's with you, that life seems beautiful
That's why I wanted to say, I would die without you
It's with you, that life seems beautiful
| Eurovision Song Contest 1989 | |||
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| Participants | |||
 Anna Oxa & Fausto Leali •  Gili & Galit •  Kiev Connolly & The Missing Passengers •  Justine Pelmelay •  Pan •  Ingeborg •  Live Report •  Britt Synnøve Johansen •  Da Vinci •  Tommy Nilsson •  Park Café •  Birthe Kjær •  Thomas Forstner •  Anneli Saaristo •  Nathalie Pâque •  Nina •  Fani Polymeri & Yiannis Savvidakis •  Furbaz •  Mariana Efstratiou •  Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson •  Nino de Angelo •  Riva
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| Songs | |||
| Avrei Voluto • Derech Hamelech • The Real Me • Blijf zoals je bent • Bana Bana • Door de wind • Why Do I Always Get It Wrong? • Venners nærhet • Conquistador • En Dag • Monsieur • Vi maler byen rød • Nur ein Lied • La Dolce Vita • J'ai volé la vie • Nacida para amar • Apopse As Vrethoume • Viver Senza Tei • To Dhiko Sou Asteri • Það sem enginn sér • Flieger • Rock Me
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Videos[]
Viver senza tei - Switzerland 1989 - Eurovision songs with live orchestra
Furbaz - Viver Senza Tei (Switzerland 1989)