1983 Luxembourg: Corinne Hermès - Si la vie est cadeau (1st place @ ESC in Munich) SUBTITLED
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- Performed by: Corinne Hermès
Music by: Jean-Pierre Millers
Lyrics by: Alain Garcia
Conductor: Michel Bernholc
Language: French
Placing: 1st (142 points)
Other versions: German, English
"Si la vie est cadeau" ("If Life Is a Gift") by Jean-Pierre Millers (music) and Alain Garcia (lyrics), was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed in French by French singer Corinne Hermès for Luxembourg.
The song is a dramatic ballad dealing with the wonder of life, likening it to a gift. The lyrics tell of the singer's suffering in love with a man; "who promised her the whole world" and did not follow through, "what about the child I wanted to give to you in the spring?". She then sings that any kind of gift is welcome, whether it be given, stolen or returned, and warns that the good times are too short, implying that the listener should savor them for all they are worth. Hermès also recorded the song in English and German, as "Words of Love" and "Liebe gibt und nimmt" ("Love Gives and Takes") respectively.
The song was performed 20th (last) on the night, following Belgium's Pas de Deux with "Rendez-vous". At the close of voting, it had received 142 points, placing 1st in a field of 20. The win brought Luxembourg equal with France on five Contest wins apiece, however both countries would later be eclipsed by the Republic of Ireland, which would win seven.
Compared to the previous year's Eurovision winners, "Si la vie est cadeau" only proved to be a moderate commercial success, peaking at #2 in France, #3 in Belgium, #12 in Ireland, #13 in Sweden, #14 in Switzerland, #31 in the Netherlands and failing to chart in most other European countries.
The song was succeeded in 1984 as winner of the Contest by Herreys representing Sweden with "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley".
It was succeeded as Luxembourgish representative at the 1984 Contest by Sophie Carle with "100% d'amour".
The Finnish rendering "Lahjan Sain" was recorded by Lea Laven being the title cut of her 1983 album release.
Corinne's official website is here:
www.corinnehermes.com
And here's an interesting interview with her:
• Corinne Hermès : "La v...
Discographie:
Albums
• 1980 : 36 front populaire
• 1997 : Ses plus grands succès
• 2006 : Vraie
• 2008 : Si la vie est cadeau - 25 ans
• 2012 : Best of
Singles:
• 1979 : Le blouson gris (under the name Corinne Miller)
• 1979 : La ville où je vis
• 1983 : Si la vie est cadeau
• 1983 : Liebe gibt und nimmt (version allemande de Si la vie est cadeau)
• 1983 : Vivre à deux
• 1984 : Michaël
• 1986 : Ma liberté
• 1989 : Dessine-moi
• 1990 : S.O.S.
• 1991 : Suffit d'y croire
• 1993 : L'amour est artiste (chanson de la série télévisée Les Grandes Marées)
• 2006 : On vit comme on aime
• 2006 : S'il n'y avait pas les mots
• 2015 : Apartment
• 2016 : Dessine-moi (Remix)
Her German sounds pretty lousy. You can hear it in the German version of her winning song:
• Corinne Hermes - Liebe...
Lyrics:
Si la vie est cadeau
Nous, c'était du bleu
Un ciel d'été, un océan transparent
Nous, nous étions deux
Et l'on s'aimait à faire arrêter le temps
Mais le temps nous a trahis
Alors pourquoi m'avoir promis la terre entière?
Notre amour aurait suffi
Je ne voulais pas d'un bonheur imaginaire
Si la vie est cadeau
Si la vie est un cadeau
Cadeau donné, cadeau repris, cadeau volé
Prends l'amour comme un cadeau
Cadeau donné, cadeau repris, cadeau volé
Le bonheur est trop court
Nous, c'était l'enfant que je voulais
Pour te l'offrir au printemps
Mais le temps a tous les droits
Alors pourquoi m'avoir promis la terre entière
Et l'enfant qui n'est pas là?
C'est aujourd'hui mon seul bonheur imaginaire
Si la vie est cadeau
Si la vie est un cadeau
Cadeau donné, cadeau repris, cadeau volé
Prends l'amour comme un cadeau
Cadeau donné, cadeau repris, cadeau volé
Le bonheur est trop court
(Si la vie est un cadeau)
ENGLISH translation:
If life is a gift
We, we were blue
A summer sky, a transparent ocean
We, we were two
And when we loved each other, time stood still
But time betrayed us
So why did you promise me the whole world?
Our love would have been enough
I didn't want an imaginary happiness
If life is a gift
If life is a gift
Given gift, recovered gift, stolen gift
Take love as a gift
Given gift, recovered gift, stolen gift
Happiness is too short
We, it was the child that I wanted
To give it to you in springtime
But time has all the rights
So why did you promise me the whole world
And the child that isn't there?
Today is my only imaginary happiness
If life is a gift
If life iswas a gift
Given gift, recovered gift, stolen gift
Take love as a gift
Given gift, recovered gift, stolen gift
Happiness is too short
(If life is a gift) - บันเทิง
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That's how you win Eurovision🎉
This song is so beautiful and powerful that it brings tears to my eyes 39 years later!
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Same to me 😢❤
This song would still have a very good chance to win today.
WHAT. A. VOICE!!!
She certainly belted it out!! I remember the evening well when she won!!
in 2021 i still love this song!!!
I still do in 2022 ❤️
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une chanson extraordinaire et une performance géniale.
This one and L’oiseau et l’enfant are the best Eurovision French songs 🎉
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❤ Also Nous les amoureux to the list
Welcome back Luxembourg!
Instant Goosebumps even after all these years.
One of the most powerful vocal performances in the entire history of Eurovision Song Contest. Meaningful lyrics, incredible orchestra, great backing vocalists. I love everything about this song, even the look of beautiful Corinne Hermes. Brilliant, I can't get enough of this.
turkiye den çetin alp'in opera isimli parçası sonuncu olmuş , corinne birinci olmuş.. kötü demiyorum ama ikisi yanyana geldiğinde, çok adaletli bir sonuç olduğunu düşünmüyorum açıkçası.
so it is 😟
I agree
@@kglk4321 o şarkı rezaletti
@@kglk4321 Opera, en kötü Eurovision şarkımız. Bu şarkıyla mı kıyaslıyorsun o şarkıyı 😂
Love this song so much.
To this day, I love this singer and song
One of the best winner in all Eurovision history. What a power, what a voice. Fantastic. French songs were so good in that time.
Простая история, научи меня истории(｡・//ε//・｡)
You have right - she sing with so emotions ❤️ I can feel it so much that my Heart was broken ❤️❤️
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Beautiful song...we did it on our French language class at the secondary school...love it
Din adolescență și până astăzi, o piesă ce m-a fermecat pur și simplu! Reverențe, Corinne Hermes, ție și echipei tale!
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Luxembourg win 100% deserved, I hope they'll continue the tradition of singing in french now as they're back
one of the best song ever on Eurovision song
Undoubtedly
Bullshit
My favorit entrie from Luxembourg.
One of the greatest Eurovision winners of all time. 🇱🇺
You are so true!
Totally agree!
Def not. Overdramatised scream
Nah.
一番売れてない
I miss Luxemburg in the Eurovision
It was a strong country back then
Because all singers including her were actually french
@@user-co1gi7yd2r Don't confuse ethnicity for nationality Debbie Downer
@@nestelberg5672 her nationality wasnt french either, she simply competed under luxembourg like how celine dion competed under switzerland
I think only the 1992 competitor was actually from Luxembourg... The rest were almost all French.
@@user-co1gi7yd2r There were singers from other countries as well. Vicky was Greek
Without bias the most beautiful song! While the juries were free of geopolitical obligations !!!
Song of Yugoslavia all so beautiful very much to !!!
השיר הכי יפה בתולדות האירוויזיונים ! ! Big time
לא, עפרה חזה טובה בהרבה יותר
עפרה חזה outdid
@@buntastic7756 שני השירים היו מעולים. ולכן שניהם היו בצמרת
I love this song, in a very strong year, this is in fact one the best songs ever to win ESC
I think this year there could have been two winners. It was very difficult to choose between two excellent songs: that of Israel and that of Luxembourg which finally won.
I was twenty when she won ESC. Still a beautiful song, after all these years.
This should truly be the national anthem of Eurovision!
Man erinnere sich an die Zeit, als beim ESC noch echte musikalische Perlen zu hören waren.
Und das hier ist definitiv eine der schönsten ESC-Perlen. Schade, dass sie so schnell wieder in der Versenkung verschwunden ist. Schöne Frau mit toller Stimme.
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Beautiful 🖤🖤🖤
Le son est incroyable ! Sublime !
Je crois que c'est une des chansons plus sous-estimées de toutes les chansons gagnantes. Je trouve que Corinne a chanté d'une manière fantastique. Il y a bien de fans qui auraient préféré Ofra Haza comme vainceur en 1983, pour pour moi le Luxembourg a beaucoup mérité cette victoire, car Madame Hermès a chanté excellentement.
Fantastic performance coming out of soul..
JUST BRILLIANT !!
AMAZING. 12 POINTS FROM PORTUGAL
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I really like the transition from the verse to the chorus. Great song.
Beautiful song, stunning voice. Love from sLOVEnia.
Great music. Deserved 1st
I prefer ofra haza. Who remember or know corine now? The angel voice of ofra haza is cristal clear & HAY is a much more beutifull song. I do belive that it's just a matter of politic's that israel lost , only 6 point.
@@piniTsioni At eurovision you have to choose the best song and ESPECIALLY the best vocal performance !! The Israeli singer would never be able to sing such a song ...
Conclusion: either you are Israeli or you are deaf .... ^^
@@litogor Ofra had 4 octaves of vocal range, try again
@@expertvocalcoach5712 in that case she had a pretty lousy song.
@@zalkkareita9017 I kinda agree, she could do way better
Love this 2020.!
AMAIZING FANTASTIC ARTIST AND SONG
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ONE OF BEST EVER SONG AND BIGEST VOICE ❤❤❤❤❤
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Buenisima cancion, normal que ganara y la interpretacion es magistral 👏👏👏👏
Beautiful lady.
VERY BEAUTIFUL🌹💕💖.
Perhaps the most complete song in the contest ever...
44 Jahre später. Immer noch toll.
perfect
Epitome of voice and beauty.
I loved and love that song until today 💖
É muito bom recordar esta linda voz....👍🌿🥀🌿👍🙏🌟
I think this year there could have been two winners. It was very difficult to choose between two excellent songs: that of Israel and that of Luxembourg which finally won.
Continuing in tradition of French language winners of Eurovision by girl singers.
Just beautiful ! :)
A great song and a great TV Production. The cams handled slowly but very well thought and planned. Following the singer through the harp, what a wonderful choice of picture. Really nice.
Gran cantante!, magnífica voz
Love everything about this. I miss the live orchestra.
Thank you so so much for the subtitles 🙏🏻 they help make this wonderful song more meaningful and understable ❤️
Très bien chanteuse❤.
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Magnifique.💖
Truly I have never seen such a great performer! She was totally into the meaning of the song! What an expression in the face, the voice, the eyes!
This jewel deserved to win! 💝
It did tho?
@@user-co1gi7yd2r нет, не отпираю, ведь я из палаты
UwU Fishron russki, ne makedonski
Corine won the contest
Here after EBU announced their returning in 2024
never really been proud of my country but this kinda does make me proud🤩
02:45 after this second sound only comes from left headphone
Magnifique...!!!!
Tüm zamanların en iyisi
STILL LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wat een lekker nummer
Missing times when Eurovision songs had to be sang in native/official language of each country .....
And the camera was invisible, instead of a distraction with it's flashy gimicks (like the performers themselves today) -- and the orchestra and bands were live (instead of a glorified karaoke backing track)...
@@IDontWantThisStupidHandle No offense but sometimes the live music can mess up. Like in 1987 the Turkish conductor got nervous and the singers sang as if they are in the race because the orchestra is too fast.
@@fz7091 that's part of what makes a competition a competition. I am a musician, and I know full well something always goes wrong during a show. you just have to do your best. Even an imperfect but live performance sounds better than a prerecorded entry.
@@IDontWantThisStupidHandle I thought about that also. These blunders show how musicians devote their living in perfecting their art, but they are still humans who make mistakes.
@@IDontWantThisStupidHandle Maybe they no longer do live music because the public will recognize the difference between the studio and live versions and they get disinterested. The orchestra sometimes add a few tweaks to the songs.
This stil hits deep today 2023 still love it I was 15 year now Iam 55 😍
This is the Anthem of the Eurovision forever .
I love Corinne .
One of the most Beautiful girl forever.
Incredibily , incredibily Modern Girl !
That was a stand out performance. Could have won any year.
Quelle belle chanson et quelle belle voix !!!!!
Magnificent.👏 Greetings from 🇨🇦
Je me souviens bien que lorsque j'ai entendu les chansons avant le concours, j'ai dit : ce sera le gagnant !
Magnifique chanson et artiste ❤
Beş yıl önce on yıl sonra - Aşk bir armağan.
tres belle chanson
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Sublime voix
This is the performance definition of the term "giving it a bit of welly".
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It'll be interesting to see what Luxembourg brings to the modern contest next year after a lengthy absence (I wasn't even born when they last participated!)
I hope they use the opportunity to send something unique and original but in any case I expect them to get some points as a welcome back gesture
Perfect 🌹
SUPER
Congratulations ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
You're 41 years late.
Superb
L'époque des excellentes chansons et où les chanteurs étaient habillés de manières classes.
Des tenues roses très laides et fades wow quelle époque mon dieu
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I was 13 years old and still remember the fact that everyone knew before that Corinne would win. She was the Queen of that year, even before the final contest. But she deserved the victory ❤
Lovely lyrics
Wow
Super
Simplement magnifique ❤❤❤
Magnifique 💞💞💞
OMG ❤
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Bez pristrasnosti najlepša pesma ! Dok su žiriji bili bez pristrasnosti geopolitičkih obaveza !!!
Pesma Jugoslavije je takođe jedna od najlepših !!!
Saudades desta cantora e bela música 👌
The French language really hits different, absolutely beautiful
אחד השירים היפים שהיו. גם של אבבא .פעם שרו
And the winner is.......Luxembourg 🎉🎉🎉🎉Veste à épaulettes, grand brushing, on reconnaît les 80's
I heard of this song in the 90s. I never knew it was it was a Eurovision song.
200000000000 POINTS GO TO LUXEMBOURG ❤❤❤❤❤❤
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Ich war 12 damals und bin direkt montags in den Plattenladen, um die Single zu kaufen. Musste erst bestellt werden. Hat 3 Wochen oder so gedauert. Heute alles unvorstellbar 😂
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The very beatiful songs Yugoslavia Danijel Popoviç Dzuli and İtalia Ricardo Fogli Per luçia👍
Super esta música
The best winner ever.
"Hard Rock Hallelujah" was the best
Toute mon enfance on etait heureux qu avec l Eurovision 😰😰😰😰♥️♥️♥️♥️