"Die Zeiger der Uhr" was the German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966

Eurovision Song Contest 1966

The Eurovision Song Contest 1966 was the 11th edition and was held on 5 March 1966 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. The rule stating that a country could only sing in any of its national languages was originally created in this year. This was possibly created due to the 1965 Swedish entry, "Absent...

, performed in German

German language

German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

 by Margot Eskens

Margot Eskens

Margot Eskens is a German Schlager singer, most popular in the 1950s and 1960s. She continued to be a frequent guest on television programs into the 2000s....

.

The song was performed first on the night, preceding Denmark

Denmark

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's Ulla Pia

Ulla Pia

Ulla Pia is a Danish singer, best known internationally for her participation in the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest.Ulla Pia started her career as a vocalist with bands and orchestras in Copenhagen...

 with "Stop - mens legen er go'

Stop - Mens Legen Er Go'

Stop - mens legen er go'‌, or Stop, ja stop - Ja stop mens legen er go in full as it stands the official Eurovision web site, was the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966, performed in Danish by Ulla Pia.The song was performed second on the night, following Germany's Margot...

". It received 7 points, placing 10th in a field of 18.

The song is a ballad, with Eskens singing about the feelings brought on by reading old love letters and seeing photographs from an old relationship. As she explains, however, "The hands of time only turn/Forwards, forwards and never backwards".

It was succeeded as German representative

Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest

Germany has participated in every Eurovision Song Contest since its beginning in 1956, although its entry in 1996 did not qualify past the pre‐selection round, and therefore was not seen in the broadcast final. No other country has been represented as often. France and the United Kingdom come in a...

 at the 1967 contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1967

The Eurovision Song Contest 1967 was the twelfth Eurovision Song Contest. The presenter became confused whilst the voting was taking place, and declared the United Kingdom's entry to be the winner before the last country, Ireland, had announced its votes...

 by Inge Brück

Inge Brück

Inge Brück is a German singer and actress, best known internationally for her participation in the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest....

 with "Anouschka

Anouschka

"Anouschka" was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967, composed by Hans Blum and performed in German by Inge Brück.The song was performed ninth on the night, following Finland's Fredi with "Varjoon - suojaan" and preceding Belgium's Louis Neefs with "Ik heb zorgen"...

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