Dziesma Par Laimi
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| Dziesma Par Laimi | |
|---|---|
| Eurovision Song Contest 2004 entry | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Artist(s) | Ivo Fomins, Tomass Kleins |
| As | Fomins & Kleins |
| Language | Latvian |
| Composer(s) | Tomass Kleins |
| Lyricist(s) | Guntars Račs |
| Place in Semifinal | 17th |
| Points in Semifinal | 23 |
| Lyrics | from Diggiloo Thrush |
Dziesma Par Laimi (English translation: "a song about happiness") was the Latvian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, performed in Latvian by Fomins & Kleins.
The song is a rock-influenced track, with the singer telling his lover that "when there is nothing else, I think that I still have a song I can sing to you" and explaining that the song in question is one about happiness in the world. He sings that this is the kind of happiness which comes unexpectedly, "and takes us by the hand".
This is the only Latvian Eurovision entry to date featuring lyrics in Latvian (Latvia's other entries were performed entirely in English). Having debuted at the 2000 Contest, Latvia has been able to take advantage of the "free language rule", as well as the prevailing wisdom that English-language songs place higher than those in other languages. (Since the rule was introduced, no song entirely in a language other than English has won).
The song has been recorded in a number of other languages. The duo is credited with recordings in Lithuanian, Estonian, Ukrainian, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Finnish and English, as well as a Latvian-Belarusian bilingual version.
In the semifinal, the song was performed fourth (following Switzerland's Piero Esteriore & The MusicStars with Celebrate! and preceding Israel's David D'or with Leha'Amin). At the close of voting, it had received 23 points, 17th in a field of 22, and missing out on the top-ten cutoff to qualify for the final. As a result, Latvia's next Contest appearance would also be in the semi-final.
It was succeeded as Latvian representative at the 2005 Contest by Walters & Kazha with The War Is Not Over.
[edit] References
- Diggiloo Thrush. 2004 Latvia (English). Retrieved on October 2, 2006.
