Weil's dr guat got (translation: Because you feel good) was the Austrian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 in Oslo performed by George Nussbaumer.
The song itself is about the enjoyment to be had in the world when everything is going well. Unusually, it is performed in an up-tempo gospel-influenced style. Nussbaumer leads the song on a piano, with a series of backing singers providing appropriate responses. Notably, it was performed in Vorarlbergish, a dialect of Austrian German.
It qualified from the audio-only round in 6th place. At the televised show, it was performed eighth on the night, following Croatia and preceding Switzerland. At the close of voting, it finished in 10th place with 68 points.
Lyrics[]
‘s got alls vo seal
Ooh… weil’s dr guat got, ja
Wenn du am Morga ufwachscht, ganz egal um welche Zit
Heasch du scho so a sauguats Gfühl des rißt di einfach mit
‘s ka schneia, reagna, gwittera wie wild
‘s got alls vo seal, weil’s dr guat got
Lüt die du net kenscht die lachen di zmol freundlich a
Hüt isch an Tag an deam ma dir für gea nünt bös si ka
Was isch des, was gschiat do? I denk des isch ganz klar
Du strahlsch was bsunders us weil’s dr guat got
Du künscht di ganze Welt umarma (Jo, des muaß si)
Und d’Welt künnt di umarma (Des isch guat für die)
Mmm, spürsch des? (Ja) Gloubsch dra? (Ja)
Du kasch grad tua wast wid
‘s got alls vo seal, weil’s dr guat got
(Weil’s dr guat got) Weil’s dr guat got
(Weil’s dr guat got) Weil’s dr guat got
Probleme siasch wie Eis zerrinna (Des tuat guat)
Auf die Art kasch du nur no gwinna (Und des macht dr Muat)
Oh, spürsch des? Gloubsch dra?
Du kasch grad tua wast wid
‘s got alls vo seal, weil’s dr guat got
‘s got alls vo seal, weil’s dr guat got
Mmm, ‘s got alls vo seal, weil’s dr guat got
Du wilsch singa (Singa), du wilsch tanza (tanza)
Einfach leaba (Leaba), alle Lüt umarma
Singa (Singa), tanza (tanza), leaba
‘s got alls vo seal, weil’s dr guat got
(Singa) singa, (tanza) tanza
(Leaba) Ooh… leaba, Lüt umarma
Singa (Singa), tanza (tanza), leaba
‘s got alls vo seal, weil’s dr guat got
(Weil’s dr guat got, ja)
Du drauschd di alls, du gischt ned uf
Du hoffsch des Gfühl head niamals uf
(Weil’s dr guat got, ja) ‘s got alls vo seal
(Weil’s dr guat got, ja) Und rund um di isch hell
(Weil’s dr guat got, ja)
Halta, lacha, singa, tanza, leaba
(Weil’s dr guat got, ja)
Whoa…
(Weil’s dr guat got, ja)
(Weil’s dr guat got, ja)
(Weil’s dr guat got, ja)
(Weil’s dr guat got, ja)
(Guat got) Oh ja…
Everything goes by itself
Ooh… now that it goes well with you, yeah
When you wake up in the morning, no matter what time
You already have a very good feeling that you simply take with you
It may snow, rain, thunder heavily
Everything goes by itself, now that it goes well with you
People who you don’t know laugh friendly to you
Today is a day on which no one can be mad at you for nothing
What is that, what is happening there? I think it’s quite clear
You radiate something special now that it goes well with you
You can embrace the whole world (Yes, no way out of it)
And the world can embrace you (That is good for you)
Mmm, do you feel it? (Yeah) Do you believe in it? (Yeah)
You can do whatever you want
Everything goes by itself, now that it goes well with you
(Now that it goes well with you) Now that it goes well with you
(Now that it goes well with you) Now that it goes well with you
You see problems melting like ice (That does good)
This way you can still win (And that encourages you)
Oh, do you feel it? Do you believe in it?
You can do whatever you want
Everything goes by itself, now that it goes well with you
Everything goes by itself, now that it goes well with you
Mmm, everything goes by itself, now that it goes well with you
You want to sing (Sing), you want to dance (dance)
Simply live (Live), embrace everybody
Sing (Sing), dance (dance), live
Everything goes by itself, now that it goes well with you
(Sing) Sing, (Dance) dance
(Live) Ooh… live, embrace people
Sing (sing), dance (dance), live
Everything goes by itself, now that it goes well with you
(Now that it goes well with you, yeah)
You have courage for everything, you don’t give up
You’re hoping the feeling never stops
(Now that it goes well with you, yeah) Everything happens automatically
(Now that it goes well with you, yeah) And around you, it’s bright
(Now that it goes well with you, yeah)
Hold, laugh, dance, sing, live
(Now that it goes well with you, yeah)
Whoa…
(Now that it goes well with you, yeah)
(Now that it goes well with you, yeah)
(Now that it goes well with you, yeah)
(Now that it goes well with you, yeah)
(Fine) Oh yeah…
Trivia[]
- The backing vocalists include Austria's 1995 representative Stella Jones and their 1997 representative Bettina Soriat.