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"Dansevise" (English: Dance Song) was the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 in London, performed by Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann.

It won the Contest with 42 points, giving the country its first win since its debut at the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 in Frankfurt am Main. This was the first winning entry to be performed by a duo as well as the first Scandinavian winner.

Lyrics[]

Et solstrejf i en vandpyt
Et lille kindkys af en vind
Og sivet, der nynner, at livet begynder
Sit spind i dit sind

Et sølvfløjt fra en trætop
En svag tagfat-lyd af en kat
En rislen i bækken, en hvislen i hækken
Der si’r, at det ikke mer’ er nat

Dugvåd ligger engen
Jomfru Daggry går til ro
Dagen står Puk-kåd ud af sengen
Og går over solens bro

Og os to? Hvad med os to?
Ja, hvad med os to, dig og mig?
Jeg danser og danser og standser og sanser kun dig
Hvorfor løb du dog din vej?

Kom igen, kom igen
Kom igen, du, min elskede ven
Kom igen, kom igen
Hvor du ønsker det, danser vi hen

Kom, lad os danse
Alt kan der ske
Kom, lad os danse
Lad os danse, lad os le

Et sølvfløjt fra en trætop
En svag tagfat-lyd af en kat
En rislen i bækken, en hvislen i hækken
Der si’r, at det ikke mer’ er nat

Dugvåd ligger engen
Jomfru Daggry går til ro
Dagen står Puk-kåd ud af sengen
Og går over solens bro

Og os to? Hvad med os to?
Ja, hvad med os to, dig og mig?
Jeg danser og danser og standser og sanser kun dig
Hvorfor løb du dog din vej?
Kom igen, kom igen

Elskede ven

A ray of sunshine in a puddle
A little kiss on the cheek from a wind
And the rush, humming that life’s beginning
Its web in your mind

A whistle of silver from a treetop
A faint sound of a cat grabbing
A ripple in the stream, a whisper in the hedge
That says, that it isn’t night anymore

The meadow is wet with dew
Lady Dawn goes to bed
Day gets up playfully
And crossing the bridge of the sun

And the two of us? What about the two of us?
Yes, what about the two of us, you and me?
I’m dancing and dancing and stopping and sensing only you
Why ever did you run away?

Come back, come back
Come back, you my beloved friend
Come back, come back
Wherever you wish, are we dancing to

Come, let us dance
Everything can happen
Come, let us dance
Let us dance, let us laugh

A whistle of silver from a treetop
A faint sound of a cat grabbing
A ripple in the stream, a whisper in the hedge
That says, that it isn’t night anymore

The meadow is wet with dew
Lady Dawn goes to bed
Day gets up playfully
And crossing the bridge of the sun

And the two of us? What about the two of us?
Yes, what about the two of us, you and me?
I’m dancing and dancing and stopping and sensing only you
Why ever did you run away?
Come back, come back

Beloved friend

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 1963
Songs
"Dansevise" • "T'en va pas" • "Uno per tutte" • "Say Wonderful Things" • "Elle était si jolie" • "L'amour s'en va" • "Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder" • "À force de prier" • "Marcel" • "Waarom?" • "Brodovi" • "Algo prodigioso" • "Een speeldoos" • "Solhverv" • "Muistojeni laulu" • "En gång i Stockholm"
Performers
Grethe & Jørgen IngmannEsther OfarimEmilio PericoliRonnie CarrollAlain BarrièreFrançoise HardyCarmela CorrenNana MouskouriHeidi BrühlJacques RaymondVice VukovJosé GuardiolaAnnie PalmenAnita ThallaugLaila HalmeMonica Zetterlund
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