- So Laang We's Du Do Bast
Infobox ESC entry
song = flagicon|Luxembourg So laang we's du do bast
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year = 1960
country = Luxembourg
artist = Camille Jean Nicolas Felgen
as = Camillo Felgen
with =
language = Luxembourgish
languages =
composer = Henri Moots,Jean Roderès
lyricist = Henri Moots
conductor = Eric Robinson
place = 13th
points = 1
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1960lu from Diggiloo Thrush]
clip =
prev = Un Grand Amour
prev_link = Un Grand Amour
next = Nous Les Amoureux
next_link = Nous Les Amoureux"So laang we's du do bast" (English translation: "As long as you are there") was
Luxembourg 's entry in theEurovision Song Contest 1960 . Performed byCamillo Felgren , the song represented two firsts for Luxembourg by being sung in Luxembourgish (all of the country's previous entries had been in French) and by a male singer. It failed to achieve a first in the voting, however, coming 13th out of 13 entries after receiving just one point.No commercial recording was ever made of the original Luxembourgish version by Camillo Felgren. However, he did record a German-language version 40 years later.
The song is in the
chanson style, with Felgren telling his lover that he will continue to love her "as long as you are there". If she leaves him, he sings, he will continue to do so but she won't notice.The song was performed third on the night (following "
Alla Andra Får Varann " fromSweden 'sSiw Malmkvist and preceding "Det Var En Yndig Tid " performed byDenmark 'sKaty Bødtger ).
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