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"Après toi" (English: After You) was the host country entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 in Luxembourg City, performed by Greek singer Vicky Leandros on her second and final appearance for the country.

It won the Contest with 128 points, giving the country its third victory.

Lyrics[]

Tu t’en vas, l’amour a pour toi le sourire d’une autre
Je voudrais, mais ne peux t’en vouloir
Désormais, tu vas m’oublier
Ce n’est pas de ta faute, et pourtant tu dois savoir

Qu’après toi, je ne pourrai plus vivre
Non plus vivre qu’en souvenir de toi
Après toi, j’aurai les yeux humides
Les mains vides, le cœur sans joie

Avec toi, j’avais appris à rire
Et mes rires ne viennent que par toi
Après toi, je ne serai que l’ombre
De ton ombre, après toi

Même un jour, si je fais ma vie
Si je tiens la promesse qui unit deux êtres pour toujours
Après toi, je pourrai peut-être donner de ma tendresse
Mais plus rien de mon amour

Après toi, je ne pourrai plus vivre
Non plus vivre qu’en souvenir de toi
Après toi, j’aurai les yeux humides
Les mains vides, le cœur sans joie

Avec toi, j’avais appris à rire
Et mes rires ne viennent que par toi
Après toi, je ne serai que l’ombre

De ton ombre, après toi

You go away, love has for you the smile of another
I would want to, but can’t be mad at you
From now on, you’ll forget me
It’s not your fault, but still you should know

That after you, I couldn’t live anymore
I would only live remembering you
After you, I’ll have wet eyes
Empty hands, a joyless heart

With you, I’ve learnt to laugh
And my laughs only came by you
After you, I’ll only be the shadow
Of your shadow, after you

Even if I settle down one day
If I keep the promise that unites two beings for always
After you, I could perhaps give my tenderness
But not my love anymore

After you, I couldn’t live anymore
I would only live remembering you
After you, I’ll have wet eyes
Empty hands, a joyless heart

With you, I’ve learnt to laugh
And my laughs only came by you
After you, I’ll only be the shadow

Of your shadow, after you

Videos[]

Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Lys AssiaCorry BrokkenAndré ClaveauTeddy ScholtenJacqueline BoyerJean-Claude PascalIsabelle AubretGrethe & Jørgen IngmannGigliola CinquettiFrance GallUdo JürgensSandie ShawMassielSaloméLuluLenny KuhrFrida BoccaraDanaSéverineVicky LeandrosAnne-Marie DavidABBATeach-InBrotherhood of ManMarie MyriamIzhar Cohen & AlphabetaMilk & HoneyJohnny LoganBucks FizzNicoleCorinne HermèsHerreysBobbysocks!Sandra KimJohnny LoganCéline DionRivaToto CutugnoCarolaLinda MartinNiamh KavanaghPaul Harrington & Charlie McGettiganSecret GardenEimear QuinnKatrina and the WavesDana InternationalCharlotte NilssonOlsen BrothersTanel Padar & Dave Benton with 2XLMarie NSertab ErenerRuslanaHelena PaparizouLordiMarija ŠerifovićDima BilanAlexander RybakLenaEli & NikkiLoreenEmmelie de ForestConchita WurstMåns ZelmerlöwJamalaSalvador SobralNettaDuncan LaurenceMåneskinKalush OrchestraLoreen
Winning Songs
RefrainNet als toenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de cire, poupée de sonMerci, chériePuppet on a StringLa, la, laVivo cantandoBoom Bang-a-BangDe troubadourUn jour, un enfantAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès toiTu te reconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses for MeL'oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggi-Loo Diggi-LeyLa det swingeJ'aime la vieHold Me NowNe partez pas sans moiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me to Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEvery Way That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
Contests
19561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Countries
AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgNorth MacedoniaMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroMoroccoThe NetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSerbia and MontenegroSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomYugoslavia
Miscellaneous
European Broadcasting UnionEurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1972
Songs
"Après toi" • "Beg, Steal or Borrow" • "Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben" • "Als het om de liefde gaat" • "Falter im Wind" • "I giorni dell'arcobaleno" • "A festa da vida" • "C'est la chanson de mon amour" • "Musika i ti" • "Amanece" • "Comé-comédie" • "Muistathan" • "Härliga sommardag" • "Småting" • "Ceol an Ghrá" • "Comme on s'aime" • "À la folie ou pas du tout" • "L-imħabba"
Performers
Vicky LeandrosThe New SeekersMary RoosSandra & AndresMilestonesNicola di BariCarlos MendesVéronique MüllerTereza KesovijaJaime MoreyBetty MarsPäivi Paunu & Kim FloorFamily FourGrethe Kausland & Benny BorgSandie JonesAnne-Marie Godart & Peter MacLaneSerge & Christine GhisolandHelen and Joseph
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