Tijd or De tijd as it states the Eurovision official web site, was the Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971

Eurovision Song Contest 1971

The Eurovision Song Contest 1971 was the sixteenth Eurovision Song Contest and the first held in Dublin, Ireland. The new voting system that was introduced in this Eurovision did have one big problem: some juries gave fewer points out than others...

, performed in Dutch

Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...

 by Saskia & Serge

Saskia & Serge

Saskia & Serge are a Dutch vocal duo consisting of singer Trudy van den Berg and singer-guitarist Ruud Schaap...

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The song is a ballad, with the duo singing about the significance of time. Concepts such as the fact that wishing for time to go faster results in it going slower are dealt with, as well as the all-important factor of time in a relationship. Saskia & Serge also recorded the song in English and French as, respectively, "Time" and "Le temps".

The song was performed fourteenth on the night, following Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

's Angela Farrell

Angela Farrell

Angela Farrell is an Irish singer who performed on Eurovision in 1971 with the song "One Day Love". With 19 points, she came in 11th position.- Singles :* One day love — #4 Irish Singles Chart...

 with "One Day Love

One Day Love

"One Day Love" was the Irish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, performed in English by Angela Farrell.The song is a ballad, with Farrell singing to a former lover. She tells him that he is known for loving others very briefly before moving on to his next romantic conquest...

" and preceding Portugal

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

's Tonicha

Tonicha

Tonicha is a Portuguese Popular music / folk singer. She represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, with the song "Menina do alto da serra" ; she finished ninth.-Discography:*Vários-Fala do Homem Nascido *Folclore *As Duas Faces de Tonicha...

 with "Menina do alto da serra

Menina do Alto da Serra

Menina do alto da serra , also known in Portugal just as Menina and for this reason sometimes entitled Menina , was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, performed in Portuguese by Tonicha....

". At the close of voting, it had received 85 points, placing 6th in a field of 18.

It was succeeded as Dutch representative

Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest

The Netherlands was one of the seven countries competing in the very first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. It has missed only four contests so far...

 at the 1972 contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1972

The Eurovision Song Contest 1972 was the 17th edition series. Monaco was unable to host this year's Eurovision as they were unable to provide the resources. They approached French TV, who agreed to produce the contest, but only if the contest was staged in France and not the planned Monte Carlo...

 by Sandra

Sandra Reemer

Barbara Alexandra "Sandra" Reemer is a Dutch Indo singer of Dutch, Chinese and Javanese extraction...

 & Andres

Dries Holten

Dries Holten is a Indonesian born Dutch singer, Songwriter. He represented the Netherlands at the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest alongside Sandra Reemer. After he and Reemer broke up Holten formed a new group with Rosy Pereira and called it Rosy & Andres...

 with "Als het om de liefde gaat".