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"Nous les amoureux" (English: We the lovers) was the Luxembourgish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961 in Cannes, performed by Jean-Claude Pascal on his first appearance for the country.

It won the Contest with 31 points, giving the country its first win since its debut in the inaugural Contest in Lugano. The country also achieved the rare feat of moving from last place to winner in successive years.

Lyrics[]

Nous, les amoureux – on voudrait nous séparer
On voudrait nous empêcher d’être heureux
Nous, les amoureux – il paraît que c’est l’enfer
Qui nous guette ou bien le fer et le feu

C’est vrai, les imbéciles et les méchants
Nous font du mal, nous jouent des tours
Pourtant rien n’est plus évident que l’amour
Nous, les amoureux, nous ne pouvons rien contre eux
Ils sont mille et l’on est deux, les amoureux

Mais l’heure va sonner les nuits moins difficiles
Et je pourrai t’aimer sans qu’on en parle en ville
C’est promis, c’est écrit

Nous les amoureux – le soleil brille pour nous
Et l’on dort sur les genoux du Bon Dieu
Nous, les amoureux – Il nous a donné le droit
Au bonheur et à la joie d’être deux

Alors, les sans-amour, les mal-aimés
Il faudra bien nous acquitter
Vous qui n’avez jamais été condamnés
Nous, les amoureux, nous allons vivre sans vous

Car le ciel est avec nous, les amoureux

We, the lovers – they want to separate us
They would like to prevent us from being happy
We, the lovers – it seems that it’s hell
That watches us or else the iron and the fire

It’s true, the idiots and the evil ones
Harm us, do bad things to us
However nothing is more obvious than love
We, the lovers, we can do nothing against them
They are a thousand and we are two, the lovers

But the hour is going to ring on the least difficult nights
And I could love you without them talking about it downtown
It’s promised, it’s written down

We, the lovers – the sun shines for us
And we sleep on the knees of the Good Lord
We, the lovers – He gave us the right
To be happy and to be joyful together

Then, the without-loves, the mis-loved
It will be necessary that we pay back
Those who have never been condemned
We, the lovers, we’re going to live without you

For the sky is with us, the lovers

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 1961
Songs
"Nous les amoureux" • "Are You Sure?" • "Nous aurons demain" • "Printemps, avril carillonne" • "Angelique" • "Al di là" • "Sommer i Palma" • "Neke davne zvezde" • "Estando contigo" • "Allons, allons les enfants" • "Valoa ikkunassa" • "Wat een dag" • "Einmal sehen wir uns wieder" • "April, april" • "Sehnsucht" • "September, gouden roos"
Performers
Jean-Claude PascalThe AllisonsFranca di RienzoJean-Paul MauricDario CampeottoBetty CurtisNora BrockstedtLjiljana PetrovićConchita BautistaColette DeréalLaila KinnunenGreetje KauffeldLale AndersenLill-BabsJimmy MakulisBob Benny
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