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"Nocturne" was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 in Dublin, performed by Norwegian-Irish New Age duo Secret Garden.

Notable for an almost complete absence of lyrics in its original version, where it contains only 24 words, it won the Contest with 148 points, giving the country its second win, a decade after its first.

Lyrics[]

La dagen få sin hvile nå
Og natten vil våke for den
Nocturne

Selv mørket må en gang forgå

Så natten kan føde en dag

Let the day get its rest now
And the night will guard in its place
Nocturne

Even the darkness must disappear sometime

So the night can give birth to a day

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
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Miscellaneous
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Songs
"Nocturne" • "Vuelve conmigo" • "Se på mig" • "Il me donne rendez-vous" • "Fra Mols til Skagen" • "Nostalgija" • "Prisluhni mi" • "Amen" • "Sti fotia" • "Love City Goove" • "Keep Me in Mind" • "Pia prosefhi" • "Die Welt dreht sich verkehrt" • "Dreamin'" • "Núna" • "Sev" • "Kolybelnaya dlya vulkana" • "Sama" • "Dvadeset prvi vijek" • "La voix est libre" • "Baunilha e chocolate" • "Új név a régi ház falán" • "Verliebt in Dich"
Performers
Secret GardenAnabel CondeJan JohansenNathalie SantamariaAud WilkenMagazin & LidijaDarja ŠvajgerLioraAlexandros PanayiLove City GrooveMike SpiteriElina KonstantopoulouStella JonesEddie FrielBo HalldórssonArzu EcePhilipp KirkorovJustynaDavorin PopovićFrédéric EtherlinckTó CruzCsaba SzigetiStone & Stone
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