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"Un jour, un enfant" (English: A Day, A Child) was the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 in Madrid, performed by Frida Boccara.

It won the Contest with 18 points, giving the country its fourth victory. It also tied as winner with the entries from Spain, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom, which is the only time in the Contest's history that more than one country won the title.

Lyrics[]

Un jour se lèvera
Sur trois branches de lilas
Qu’un enfant regardera
Comme un livre d’images

Le monde autour de lui
Sera vide, et c’est ainsi
Qu’il inventera la vie
À sa première page

En dessinant
La forme d’une orange
Il donnera au ciel
Son premier soleil

En dessinant l’oiseau
Il inventera la fleur
En cherchant le bruit de l’eau
Il entendra le cri du cœur

En dessinant
Les branches d’une étoile
Il trouvera, l’enfant
Le chemin des grands

Des grands qui ont gardé
Un regard émerveillé
Pour les fruits de chaque jour

Et pour les roses de l’amour

A day will dawn
Upon three branches of lilac
That a child will watch
Like a picture book

The world around him
Will be empty, and it’s like this
That he’ll invent life
On his first page

By drawing
The shape of an orange
He’ll give the sky
Its first sun

By drawing the bird
He’ll invent the flower
Looking for the sound of water
He’ll hear the heartfelt cry

By drawing
The rays of a star
The child will find
The road of grown-ups

Grown-ups who kept
A surprising look
For everyday fruit

And for the roses of love


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
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Countries
AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgNorth MacedoniaMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroMoroccoThe NetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSerbia and MontenegroSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomYugoslavia
Miscellaneous
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Eurovision Song Contest 1969
Songs
"Vivo cantando""Boom Bang-a-Bang""De troubadour""Un jour, un enfant" • "Bonjour, Bonjour" • "Maman, Maman" • "The Wages of Love" • "Jennifer Jennings" • "Judy, min vän" • "Primaballerina" • "Catherine" • "Kuin silloin ennen" • "Pozdrav svijetu" • "Due grosse lacrime bianche" • "Desfolhada portuguesa" • "Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli"
Performers
SaloméLuluLenny KuhrFrida BoccaraPaola Del MedicoJean JacquesMuriel DayLouis NeefsTommy KörbergSiw MalmkvistRomualdJarkko & LauraIvan & 4MIva ZanicchiSimone de OliveiraKirsti Sparboe
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