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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN' 'http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd'> <html xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml' xml:lang='en-GB' lang='en-GB'> <head> <meta content='text/html; charset=utf-8' http-equiv='Content-Type' /> <title>Primaballerina - lyrics - Diggiloo Thrush</title> <base target='_top' /> <link rel='shortcut icon' href='favicon.ico' /> <meta http-equiv='Content-Style-Type' content='text/css' /> <link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='css/styles.css' /> <link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='css/lyric.css' /> <link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='css/scripts.css.php?011' /> <script type='text/javascript' src='js/artists.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='js/scripts.js.php?latLink'></script> <link rel='start' href='http://diggiloo.net/' title='Front page' /> <link rel='contents' href='http://diggiloo.net/' title='Front page' /> <link rel='previous' href='/?1969no' /> <link rel='next' href='/?1969fr' /> <link rev='made' href='mailto:webmaster@diggiloo.net' /> </head> <body scroll='yes'> <div id='container'> <div class='noscreen'>http://diggiloo.net/</div> <div id='banner' style='width: 100%;'> <h1 style='padding:0;margin:0;'><a title="Home" href='http://diggiloo.net/'><img src='/gfx/logo.jpg' width='553px' height='101px' style='vertical-align: bottom;' alt='The Diggiloo Thrush - Eurovision lyrics and translations' /></a></h1> <div id='nav'> <ul> <li><a href='http://diggiloo.net/' title="Go to the front page">Home</a></li> <li><a href='?faq' title="Frequently Asked Questions">FAQ</a></li> <li><a href='?random' title="See the lyrics/translation of a random song">Random lyrics</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class='prev-link'> <a href='/?1969no'>« 1969 Norway</a> </div> <div class='next-link'> <a href='/?1969fr'>1969 France »</a> </div> <div class='content'> <br class='noprint' /> <center> <table class='outerbox' cellspacing='0px'><tr> <td class='cent' id='logo' style='padding-right: 0px;'><img src='/pandora/1969/de1.jpg' name='artist' alt='[]' /></td> <td> <table class='innerbox' cellspacing='0px'> <tr><th colspan='2' style='padding: 1px;'><div class='infohead2'><h1><a title='1969' href='/?1969'>1969</a> - <a title='Germany' href='/?de'>Germany</a></h1></div></th></tr> <tr><td class='infol'>Performed by:</td> <td class='infor'>Siw Malmkvist</td></tr> <tr><td class='infol'>Music by:</td> <td class='infor'>Hans Blum</td></tr> <tr><td class='infol'>Lyrics by:</td> <td class='infor'>Hans Blum</td></tr> <tr><td class='infol'>Conductor:</td> <td class='infor'>Hans Blum</td></tr> <tr><td class='infol'>Language:</td> <td class='infor'>German</td></tr> <tr><td class='infol'>Placing:</td> <td class='infor'>9th (8 points)</td></tr> <tr><td class='infol'>Other versions:</td> <td class='infor'><a href='/?1969de11' title=''><span class='title'>Spanish</span></a>, <a href='/?1969de12' title=''><span class='title'>Swedish</span></a></td></tr> </table> <div class='more_info'><a id='more_info' href='/?info.1969de'>MORE INFO >></a></div> </td> </tr></table> </center><script type='text/javascript'> </script> <p class='no_trans'>This is the studio version. The live version is slightly different (some words repeated/omitted/replaced).</p> <a name='main'></a> <br /> <center> <table width='100%' class='text' id='lyrics-table'> <tr> <td width='50%'><h2>Primaballerina</h2></td> <td width='50%'><h2>Primaballerina</h2></td> </tr> <tr><td>Primaballerina, Primaballerina</td> <td>Primaballerina, Primaballerina</td></tr> <tr><td>Kleine Porzellanfigur, warum bist du allein?</td> <td>Little porcelain figurette, why are you alone?</td></tr> <tr><td>Primaballerina, Primaballerina</td> <td>Primaballerina, Primaballerina</td></tr> <tr><td>Tanz auf deiner Spieluhr</td> <td>You dance on your musical clock</td></tr> <tr><td>Und musst immer einsam sein</td> <td>And must always be lonely</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td>Primaballerina, Primaballerina</td> <td>Primaballerina, Primaballerina</td></tr> <tr><td>Primaballerina, deine Welt ist die Musik</td> <td>Primaballerina, music is your world</td></tr> <tr><td>Primaballerina, Primaballerina</td> <td>Primaballerina, Primaballerina</td></tr> <tr><td>Dreh dich zu dem Glockenspiel</td> <td>Turn to the chimes</td></tr> <tr><td>Im Tanz – da liegt dein Glück</td> <td>You only feel lucky when you dance</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td>Du bist schön in deinem weissen Kleid</td> <td>You look pretty in your white dress</td></tr> <tr><td>Du musst dich drehn, aber nie zu zweit</td> <td>You have to pirouette, but never in a pair</td></tr> <tr><td>Sag, weint dein Herz</td> <td>Tell me, does your heart cry</td></tr> <tr><td>Wenn die Nachtigall ihr Lied von ihrem Liebsten singt?</td> <td>When the nightingale sings a song for her lover?</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td>Lalala... lalalala lalala...</td> <td>Lalala... lalalala lalala...</td></tr> <tr><td>Sag, weint dein Herz</td> <td>Tell me, does your heart cry</td></tr> <tr><td>Wenn die Nachtigall ihr Lied von ihrem Liebsten singt?</td> <td>When the nightingale sings a song for her lover?</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td>Primaballerina, Primaballerina</td> <td>Primaballerina, Primaballerina</td></tr> <tr><td>Kleine Porzellanfigur, noch nie hast du gelacht</td> <td>Little porcelain figurette, you have never laughed</td></tr> <tr><td>Primaballerina, Primaballerina</td> <td>Primaballerina, Primaballerina</td></tr> <tr><td>Wer hat dich verzaubert und ins Märchenland gebracht?</td> <td>Who cast a spell on you and brought you to fairytale land?</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td>Du bist schön in deinem weissen Kleid</td> <td>You look pretty in your white dress</td></tr> <tr><td>Du musst dich drehn, aber nie zu zweit</td> <td>You have to pirouette, but never in a pair</td></tr> <tr><td>Sag, weinst du nicht</td> <td>Tell me, don't you cry</td></tr> <tr><td>Wenn das Mondlicht sich im Lächeln der Verliebten bricht?</td> <td>When the moon lights up the lovers' smiles?</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td>Lalala... lalalala lalala...</td> <td>Lalala... lalalala lalala...</td></tr> <tr><td>Sag, weinst du nicht</td> <td>Tell me, don't you cry</td></tr> <tr><td>Wenn das Mondlicht sich im Lächeln der Verliebten bricht?</td> <td>When the moon lights up the lovers' smiles?</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td>Primaballerina, Primaballerina</td> <td>Primaballerina, Primaballerina</td></tr> <tr><td>Alles Schöne dieser Welt, das muss einmal vergehn</td> <td>Everything beautiful in this world fades away eventually</td></tr> <tr><td>Primaballerina, Primaballerina</td> <td>Primaballerina, Primaballerina</td></tr> <tr><td>Kleine Porzellanfigur, das wirst du nie verstehn</td> <td>Little porcelain figurette, you'll never understand that</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td>Primaballerina, Primaballerina</td> <td>Primaballerina, Primaballerina</td></tr> <tr><td>Primaballerina, einmal bricht das Glück entzwei</td> <td>Primaballerina, once your happiness will break in two</td></tr> <tr><td>Primaballerina, Primaballerina</td> <td>Primaballerina, Primaballerina</td></tr> <tr><td>Primaballerina, und dann ist der Tanz vorbei</td> <td>Primaballerina, and then the dance is over</td></tr> </table> </center> <br /> <div class='notes'> <p>Translation by Konrad Edler et al..</p> </div> </div> <table id='footer' style='width: 100%; border-top: dotted 1px #000000;'> <tr><td width='50px'></td> <td width='100%'><p>If you spot any errors on this page, please don't hesitate to <a title='Contact' href='/?contact.1969de'>tell us</a>. 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