Dès que le printemps revient
| "Dès que le printemps revient" | ||||
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| SinglebyHugues Aufray | ||||
| B-side | Allez, allez mon troupeau | |||
| Released | 1964 | |||
| Genre | Skiffle,Chanson | |||
| Length | 3:06 | |||
| Label | Barclay | |||
| Composer(s) | Hugues Aufray | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Jacques Plante | |||
| Hugues Aufraysingles chronology | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1964entry | ||||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 4th | |||
| Final points | 14 | |||
| Entry chronology | ||||
| ◄ "À force de prier" (1963) | ||||
| "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" (1965) ► | ||||
"Dès que le printemps revient"(French pronunciation:[dɛkəl(ə)pʁɛ̃tɑ̃ʁəvjɛ̃];Meaning "Once spring returns" ) was theLuxembourgish entryin theEurovision Song Contest 1964,performed inFrenchbyHugues Aufray.The song was written byJacques Planteand composed by Aufray; Plante would later go on to compose "Chez nous",the French entry in the1966contest.
Aufray also recorded the song inGermanandSpanish,as "Das alles geht vorbei"and"La primavera llegó"respectively.
Composition
[edit]The song is a folk ballad where Aufray reflects on fleeting love during spring. He conveys a yearning for a past love whose memories resurface as spring returns. Every year the onset of spring prompts the singer to again cling to this futile hope of rediscovering his old love, a hope that soon dissipates when the season ends. By the end of the song the singer is in an intense emotional struggle with the coming of spring, as the season's return evokes painful memories of his past love once more.
According to Aufray, he was originally selected byRTLto compete in the Eurovision Song Contest with a song to be written byCharles Aznavour.The song by Aznavour never materialised, at which point Aufray contacted Plante 20 days before the contest to write the song.[1]
At the Eurovision Song Contest
[edit]The song was performed first on the night, preceding theNetherlands'Anneke Grönlohwith "Jij bent mijn leven".At the close of voting, it had received 14 points; Tied with the French entry"Le Chant de Mallory"byRachel,both songs placed 4th in a field of 16.
It was succeeded as Luxembourgish representative at the1965 contestbyFrance Gallwith "Poupée de cire, poupée de son".
Reception
[edit]Aufray himself attests that the song was the breakthrough that revealed him to the public.[1]Le Devoir's Sylvain Cormier listed the song as among Aufray's most beautiful.[2]The single sold over 150,000 copies in France.[3]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50Wallonia)[4] | 5 |
| France (IFOP)[5] | 3 |
Sources
[edit]- ^ab"ENTRETIEN. Avant son concert à Laval le 10 juin, Hugues Aufray se confie sur ses chansons phares"[INTERVIEW. Ahead of his concert in Laval on 10 June, Hugues Aufray talks about his greatest hits].Ouest-France(in French). 5 June 2023.Retrieved14 December2023.
- ^Cormier, Sylvain (24 November 2018)."Une soirée entre amis avec Hugues Aufray à la Maison symphonique"[An evening among friends with Hugues Aufray at the Maison symphonique].Le Devoir(in French).Retrieved14 December2023.
- ^"TOP 45 Tours - 1964"[TOP 45 RPM - 1964].top-france.fr(in French).Retrieved14 December2023.
- ^"Hugues Aufray – Dès que le printemps revient "(in French).Ultratop 50.
- ^"Les Chansons Classées par leur meilleure Place (60's)"[Songs Ranked by their best Placement (60's)].InfoDisc(in French).Retrieved14 December2023.
