Un train qui part
"Un train qui part" (English translation: "A departing train") was the Monegasque entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973, performed in French by French singer Marie.
"Un train qui part" | |
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Eurovision Song Contest 1973 entry | |
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Artist(s) | |
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Composer(s) | Bernard Liamis |
Lyricist(s) | Boris Bergman |
Conductor | |
Finals performance | |
Final result | 8th |
Final points | 85 |
Entry chronology | |
◄ "Comme on s'aime" (1972) | |
"Celui qui reste et celui qui s'en va" (1974) ► |
The song is about people striking out on their own. Marie sings about a girl from rural France who is boarding a train to Paris in the hope that she will find work there, despite not knowing exactly what she will do. The departing train, she sings, "is a bit like a home...For one who has never known home".
The song was performed sixth on the night, following Norway's Bendik Singers with "It's Just A Game" and preceding Spain's Mocedades with "Eres tú". At the close of voting, it had received 85 points, placing it eighth in a field of 17.
It was succeeded as Monegasque representative at the 1974 Contest by Romuald with "Celui qui reste et celui qui s'en va".
Sources and external links
- Official Eurovision Song Contest site, history by year, 1973
- Detailed info and lyrics, The Diggiloo Thrush, "Un train qui part".