Pridi, dala ti bom cvet

Infobox ESC entry
artist = Eva Sršen
song = flagicon|Yugoslavia "Pridi, dala ti bom cvet"
country = Yugoslavia


caption = Cover of vinyl single
year = 1970
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language = Slovene
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composer = Mojmir Sepe
lyricist = Dušan Velkaverh
conductor = Mojmir Sepe
place = 11th
points = 4
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1970yu from Diggiloo Thrush]
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next_link = Tvoj dječak je tužan"Pridi, dala ti bom cvet" (English: "Come closer, I'll let you have a flower") is a song that was Yugoslavia's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1970. The song marked the third of four occasions in which Yugoslavia's entry was performed in Slovene. The song was sung by 18-year-old Slovenian music newcomer Eva Sršen.cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/event/songinfo?song=19662&event=223|title=Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970|accessdate=2008-10-06|publisher="EBU"]

Jugovizija 1970

Sršen won the right to compete for Yugoslavia after winning "Jugovizija 1970", held on February 9, 1970, where she competed against 14 other performers. [http://www.geocities.com/national_finals_70s_80s/Yugoslavia1970.html Jugovizija 1970 - The Booklet of ex-Yugoslav National Song Finals] ] Sršen performed fifth at the final and at the end of voting, "Pridi, dala ti bom cvet", received 26 points from the nine member jury, placing her first. This allowed the Socialist Republic of Slovenia to represent the whole of Yugoslavia in Amsterdam.

At Eurovision

At Amsterdam, the song was performed fourth on the night, after Italy's Gianni Morandi with "Occhi di ragazza", and before Belgium's Jean Vallée with "Viens l'oublier." The song uses the metaphor of "flowers," as the singer describes that she is the flower "that nobody can reach but you," the "you" implying her secret love.RTÉ commentary by Valerie McGovern, 15th Eurovision Song Contest, "Radio Telefis Éireann" (1970-03-21). Retrieved on 2008-10-06.] At the end of judging that evening, "Pridi, dala ti bom cvet" took the eleventh-place slot with four points, all of them awarded to Yugoslavia by the United Kingdom.

RTÉ commentator Valerie McGovern deemed the performance "simple and ungimmicky," ostensibly compared to the Italian entry performed just previous, which McGovern simply said of it, "It was certainly a happy approach any way he gave it."

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