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Eurovision 1960 Norway:
Nora Brockstedt - "Voi-voi"

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Eurovision 1960
From the first official NRK broadcast
Audio
Audio (Inger Jacobsen)
Audio (English version: "Big Boy")
Audio (Danish version)
Audio (Swedish version)

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Norwegian
 

Voi-voi

I en liten dal, langt mot nord
Der hvor solen lyser natten lang
I en liten dal, langt mot nord
Hørte jeg en samepike sang

Sangen var visst kommet med en vind
Sønnenvinden tok den over havet
Piken var så lys og lett i sinn
Og rytme fikk hun visst i vuggegave

I en liten dal, glad som få
Hørte jeg en sang som lød som så:

Voi voi, høyt opp i fjellet
Hører du denne hilsen fra meg?
Voi voi, jeg vil fortelle at jeg venter på deg
Voi voi, tiden står stille
Når jeg venter på kjæresten min
Voi voi, skjebnen vår ville at jeg skulle bli din

Voi voi, om noen dager er det lørdag, du vet
Voi voi, da vil en fager drøm bli virkelighet
Voi, snart vil du komme ned til dalen og kjæresten din
Voi voi, uken er omme, lørdagskvelden blir fin
Lørdagskvelden blir fin

Voi voi, om noen dager er det lørdag, du vet
Voi voi, da vil en fager drøm bli virkelighet
Voi, snart vil du komme ned til dalen og kjæresten din
Voi voi, uken er omme, lørdagskvelden blir fin
Lørdagskvelden blir fin, lørdаgѕkvelden blir fin

Voi voi

Voi-voi

In a little valley, far up North
Where the sun shines all night long
In a little valley, way up North
I heard a Sami girl sing

It seems the song arrived on a wind
The wind from the south brought it over the sea
The girl was so fair and light at heart
And rhythm was her gift at the cradle

In a little valley, happy as few others were
I heard a song that went like this:

Voi voi, way up in the mountains
Can you hear this greeting from me
Voi voi, I want to tell you that I'm waiting for you
Voi voi, time is standing still
When I'm waiting for my sweetheart
Voi voi, our fate was that I were to be yours

Voi voi, in a few days it will be Saturday you know
Voi voi, then a wonderful dream will become reality
Voi, soon you'll come down to the valley and your sweetheart
Voi voi, the week is over, saturday night will be nice
Saturday night will be nice

Voi voi, in a few days it will be Saturday you know
Voi voi, then a beautiful dream will become reality
Voi, soon you'll come down to the valley and your sweetheart
Voi voi, the week is over, saturday night will be nice
Saturday night will be nice, ѕaturdаy night will be nice

Voi voi

Big Boy

Once upon a time, long ago
I was just a happy little girl
Then you came along, kissed me so
Stole my heart and left me in a whirl

You talked so sweet, swept me off my feet
Said that we would always be together
Then, one morn', I found that you were gone
You packed your bags and left me for another

Got my fingers burned, so I learned
I'll never make the same mistake again

Big boy, once I was crazy
Thought that you were the greatest of men
Big boy, I was so hasty
That won't happen again

Big boy, right from the start out
You knew that you could never be true
Big boy, you tore my heart out
Then you broke it in two

Big boy, one day, I bet ya
You'll come running to me
Big boy, then I won't let ya
Oh no, not little me

Big boy, I'm gonna teach you
The bigger they are, well, the harder they fall
Big boy, does my message reach you?
You're not so big after all
Not so big after all

Big boy, one day, I bet ya
You'll come running to me
Big boy, then I won't let ya
Oh no, not little me

Big boy, I'm gonna teach you
The bigger they are, well, the harder they fall
Big boy, does my message reach you?
You're not so big after all
Not so big after all
Not ѕo big after аll

Big boy

Voi voi

I en liten dal, långt i norr
Där som solen lyser natten lång
I en liten dal, långt i norr
Hörde jag en sameflickas sång

Sunnanvinden kommer varje kväll
För att hennes hälsning med sig bära
Samepojken uppe på sitt fjäll
Får den som ett lockrop från sig kära

I en liten dal, skön som få
Hörde jag en sång som löd som så:

Voi voi, uppe bland fjällen
Hör du nu denna hälsning från mig?
Voi voi, ekar bland fjällen att jag väntar på dig
Voi voi, tiden står stilla
När jag väntar på kärestan min
Voi voi, ödet det ville att jag skulle bli din

Voi voi, snart är det lördag å då träffas ju vi
Voi voi, då våra ljusa drömmar verklighet bli
Voi, snart ska du komma ned till dalen med kärestan din
Voi voi, tiden står stilla tills du åter är min
Tills du åter är min

Voi voi, snart är det lördag å då träffas ju vi
Voi voi, då våra ljusa drömmar verklighet bli
Voi, snart ska du komma ned till dalen med kärestan din
Voi voi, tiden står stillа tills du åter är min
Tills du åter är min, tillѕ du åter är min

Voi voi

Norway 1960

Artist
Nora Brockstedt
Title
Voi-voi
Event
Eurovision Song Contest 1960 London

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