1991 Switzerland: Sandra Simó - Canzone per te (5th place at Eurovision Song Contest) with SUBTITLES

Performed by: Sandra Simó Music by: Renato Mascetti Lyrics by: Renato Mascetti Conductor: Flaviano Cuffari Language: Italian Placing: 5th (118 points) If you want to read the original lyrics please click the SUBTITLES button. And if you wish to understand them, select the language of your choice in the settings. "Canzone per te" ("A song for you") was the Swiss entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, sung in Italian by Sandra Studer (who performed with the stage name Sandra Simó). The song was composed by Renato Mascetti. On the night of the contest, held in Rome, Italy, the song was performed 5th of 22 entries, following Greece's Sophia Vossou with "I Anixi" and preceding Austria's Thomas Forstner with "Venedig im Regen". At the close of the voting it had received 118 points, placing 5th. The song was succeeded as Swiss representative at the 1992 contest by Daisy Auvray with "Mister Music Man". There is a previous song also called Canzone per te, written by Italian composer Sergio Endrigo and sung by Brazilian singer Roberto Carlos, which won the 1968 edition of the Festival della canzone italiana di Sanremo (in English: Italian song festival in San Remo). Lyrics: Canzone per te Io questa sera vorrei sognare un po’ Con quattro note fermare la realtà Poi nella mente ritorna l’allegria Se c’è una canzone mia Lei mi riporta a scoprire dentro me Nei miei sorrisi la tua complicità Poi dare un calcio alla mia tristezza che C’è quando te ne vai Portami via con te, non mi lasciare mai Non voglio perderti, stringimi forte perché C’è una canzone che ti parlerà di me A lei affiderò tutto il mio amore per te Poi ritrovarmi seduta dentro un bar Con le mie note e un sogno dentro me No, no, non serve fermare la realtà Dai, chiudi gli occhi e vai Portami via con te, non mi lasciare mai Non voglio perderti, stringimi forte perché C’è una canzone che ti parlerà di me A lei affiderò tutto il mio amore per te Una canzone che canterò e vivrò con te English: Tonight, I'd like to dream a little Hold back reality with four notes Then, happiness will come back to my mind If theres a song of me It will make me recognise Your solidarity in my smile And then kick my sadness, which is there When you leave Take me away with you, don't ever leave me I don't want to lose you, hold me tight because There is a song that will tell you about me I'm going to put all my love for you in it Then I find myself sitting in a bar With my notes and a dream inside of me No, no, it can't hold back reality Come on, close your eyes and go ahead Take me away with you, don't ever leave me I don't want to lose you, hold me tight because There is a song that will tell you about me I'm going to put all my love for you in it A song that will sing and live with you