Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen
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"Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen" (ger
. "Tell her I send my regards") was the Austria
n entry in the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest
, performed in German
by Udo Jürgens
.
The song was performed sixth on the night, following Germany
's Ulla Wiesner
with "Paradies, wo bist Du?
" and preceding Norway
's Kirsti Sparboe
with "Karusell
". At the close of voting, the song had received 16 points, placing it fourth in a field of 18 songs.
The song itself is in the chanson style and features Jürgens telling a friend what to tell a former lover. He explains that the lover must be told that he sends his regards and that he is doing fine, but that his hope that she might come back to him must not be mentioned. He ends, however, with the instruction that "in spite of that, tell her I love her".
The song was also recorded in Italian
and Spanish
. New German
versions were recorded in 1972 and in 1996. Unlike Jürgens other two Eurovision entries, there were no English
or French
versions of "Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen" recorded.
The following year Jürgens again represented Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest
, this time winning with "Merci, Cherie
".
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....
. "Tell her I send my regards") was the Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n entry in the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1965
The Eurovision Song Contest 1965 was the 10th in the series. Luxembourg's win was their second. Belgium, Finland, Germany, and Spain each scored "null points" for the second time. The 1965 contest marked the debut of Ireland, a country which later went on to dominate the competition. This was also...
, 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 Udo Jürgens
Udo Jürgens
Udo Jürgens is an Austrian composer and singer of popular music whose career spans over fifty years...
.
The song was performed sixth on the night, following Germany
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...
's Ulla Wiesner
Ulla Wiesner
Ulla Arnz-Wiesner is a German singer, born in 1941 in Munich, Germany.Ulla Wiesner was active from 1963 to 2002 as a singer. In 1965, she represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest, with her song, "Paradies, wo bist du?"...
with "Paradies, wo bist Du?
Paradies, Wo Bist Du
Paradies, wo bist du? was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965, performed in German by Ulla Wiesner....
" and preceding Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
's Kirsti Sparboe
Kirsti Sparboe
Kirsti Sparboe was born on 7 December 1946 in Tromsø, Norway. She Is a musical performer, and an actress. Most of her musical career is based around the widely popular Eurovision Song Contest....
with "Karusell
Karusell
"Karusell" was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965, performed in Norwegian by Kirsti Sparboe.The song is a moderately up-tempo number, with Sparboe telling her mother that she will be meeting two friends for a ride on a merry-go-round...
". At the close of voting, the song had received 16 points, placing it fourth in a field of 18 songs.
The song itself is in the chanson style and features Jürgens telling a friend what to tell a former lover. He explains that the lover must be told that he sends his regards and that he is doing fine, but that his hope that she might come back to him must not be mentioned. He ends, however, with the instruction that "in spite of that, tell her I love her".
The song was also recorded in Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
. New 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....
versions were recorded in 1972 and in 1996. Unlike Jürgens other two Eurovision entries, there were no English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
or 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...
versions of "Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen" recorded.
The following year Jürgens again represented Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest
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...
, this time winning with "Merci, Cherie
Merci Chérie
"Merci, Chérie" was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966. Performed for Austria by Udo Jürgens with lyrics in German -- despite the French words of the title -- it is Austria's only winning song in the contest to date....
".