"Einmal sehen wir uns wieder" (English

English language

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 translation: "One Day We'll See Each Other Once Again") 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 1961

Eurovision Song Contest 1961

The Eurovision Song Contest 1961 was the sixth Eurovision Song Contest. A total of sixteen countries took part in the Contest, including the three debuting countries: Finland, Spain, and Yugoslavia. It was held on 18 March 1961 and was the first to take place on a Saturday night, a tradition that...

, 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....

 with one verse in French

French language

French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

 by Lale Andersen

Lale Andersen

Lale Andersen was a German chanson singer-songwriter born in Bremerhaven, Germany. She is best known for her interpretation of the song "Lili Marleen" in 1939, which became tremendously popular on both sides during the Second World War.- Early life :She was born in Lehe and baptized Liese-Lotte...

 (23 March 1905 – 29 August 1972). When entering the Contest in 1961 Andersen was arguably that year's most established and well-known artist, not only in Europe but worldwide; in 1939 she had recorded the original version of wartime evergreen

Evergreen

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 "Lili Marleen

Lili Marleen

"Lili Marleen" is a German love song which became popular during World War II.Written in 1915 during World War I, the poem was published under the title "Das Lied eines jungen Soldaten auf der Wacht" in 1937, and was first recorded by Lale Andersen in 1939 under the...

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The song was performed eighth on the night (following Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

's Lill-Babs

Lill-Babs

Lill-Babs is a Swedish singer and actress.-Biography:Lill-Babs was born in Järvsö, Gävleborg County, as the first daughter of Britta and Ragnar Svensson...

 with "April, April

April, april

"April, april" is a song by Swedish singer Lill-Babs, that represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, performed in Swedish.The song was the winner of Melodifestivalen 1961, where it was performed by both Siw Malmkvist and Gunnar Wiklund...

" and preceding France

France

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's Jean-Paul Mauric

Jean-Paul Mauric

Jean-Paul Mauric was a French singer, best known for his participation in the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest....

 with "Printemps, avril carillonne

Printemps, Avril Carillonne

"Printemps, avril carillonne" was the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, performed in French by Jean-Paul Mauric....

"). At the close of voting, it had received 3 points, placing 13th in a field of 16.

The song is a ballad, with Andersen farewelling her lover and promising that they will see each other again "maybe...next year".

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 1962 Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1962

The Eurovision Song Contest 1962 was the seventh in the series. France's win was their third and marked the first time a country had won three contests. Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, and Spain all scored "null points" for the first time....

 by Conny Froboess with "Zwei Kleine Italiener

Zwei Kleine Italiener

"Zwei kleine Italiener" was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962, performed in German by Conny Froboess....

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