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1981 - Germany

Performed by: Lena Valaitis
Music by: Ralph Siegel
Lyrics by: Bernd Meinunger
Conductor: Wolfgang Rödelberger
Language: German
Placing: 2nd (132 points)
Other versions: English
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Johnny Blue

Johnny Blue
Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue
Alle singen deine Lieder Everybody is singing your songs
Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue
Und die ganze Welt hört zu And the whole world is listening
  
Er wuchs auf ohne Freunde He grew up without any friends
Denn keiner wollt spielen Because no one wanted to play
Mit einem, der blind war wie er With someone who was blind, like him
Und er sass meist zu Hause And he mostly sat at home
Die Jungen dort draussen The boys outside
Die riefen bloss hinter ihm her They just shouted after him
  
Sie riefen: Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue They shouted: Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue
Welche Farbe hat die Sonne? What colour is the sun?
Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue
Kinder können grausam sein Children can be cruel
  
Auf der alten Gitarre On the old guitar
Die ihm jemand schenkte That somebody gave him
Da spielte er, sie war sein Freund He played, it was his friend
Seine Lieder, die klangen His songs, they sounded
Nach Hoffnung und Freude Of hope and joy
Und manchmal, als ob jemand weint And sometimes as if someone was crying
  
Und er sang: Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue And he sang: Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue
Welche Farbe hat die Sonne? What colour is the sun?
Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue
Und die Kinder hörten zu And all the children were listening
  
Und bald spielte keiner so wie er And soon nobody could play like him
(Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue) (Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue)
Seine Lieder, die gingen den Menschen ans Herz His songs touched people's hearts
(Welche Farbe hat die Sonne?) (What colour is the sun?)
Und er malte Farben aus Musik And he painted colours with his music
(Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue) (Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue)
Und vergass all seinen Schmerz And forgot all his pain
  
Und bald kamen Zehntausend And soon tenthousands came
Zu seinen Konzerten To his concerts
Denn er schenkte ihnen die Kraft Because he gave them the power
An die Zukunft zu glauben To believe in the future
Im Dunkel des Lebens In the darkness of life
Er hatte es selber geschafft He had made it himself
  
Oh Johnny Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue Oh Johnny Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue
Und sie kamen immer wieder And they all kept coming back
Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue,
Keiner spielt so schön wie du Nobody plays as beautifully as you
  
Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue
Alle singen deine Lieder Everybody is singing your songs
Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue
Und die ganze Welt hört zu And the whole world is listening
  
(Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue) (Blue, Blue, Blue, Johnny Blue)
Und die ganze Welt hört zu And the whole world is listening

Translation by Konrad Edler et al..