1994 Russia: Youddiph - Vechny strannik (Place 9 at ESC in Dublin) Юдифь - Вечный странник SUBTITLES

Performed by: Youddiph Music by: Lev Zemlinski Lyrics by Maria “Pilgrim“ Katz (“Youddiph“) Conductor: Lev Zemlinski Language: Russian Placing: 9th (70 points) Other versions: English If you want to read the original Russian lyrics please click the SUBTITLES button. And if you wish to understand them, select the language of your choice in the settings. You can listen to the English version of the song here: “Vechny strannik“ (Russian: Ве́чный стра́нник, lit. ’Eternal wanderer’) was the Russian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994, performed in Russian by Youddiph. This was Russia’s debut at the Contest, and consequently the first occasion on which the language was used onstage. The song was performed twenty-third on the night, following Hungary’s Friderika with “Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?“ and preceding Poland’s Edyta Górniak with “To nie ja“. At the close of voting, it had received 70 points, placing 9th in a field of 25. While this result was not as striking as the positions attained by Poland and Hungary, the fact that three Eastern European countries had placed in the top 10 was an indication of future trends at the Contest, which would be dominated by countries from that region within a decade. It was succeeded as Russian representative at the 1995 Contest by Philip Kirkorov with “Kolybelnaya dlya vulkana“. Lyrics: Вечный странник Ты не со мной сейчас, ты далеко В разных мирах жить нелегко Может быть, только сон может помочь Увидеть тебя, коснуться рукой И снова ночь уходит прочь, твой голос далеко И я кричу тебе через моря: “Наш дом хранит твоё тепло В нём пусто без тебя“ В этом доме я Вечный странник, я твоя судьба Знаю, помнишь обо мне Ты всегда в пути, но для тебя Яркий свет в моём окне Там далеко рассвет, в небе заря Вновь полыхнёт ярким цветком В утренней тишине я не одна: День принесёт встречу с тобой И снова ночь уходит прочь, твой голос далеко И я кричу тебе через моря: “Наш дом хранит твоё тепло“ “В нём пусто без тебя“ В этом доме я Вечный странник, я твоя судьба Знаю, помнишь обо мне Ты всегда в пути, но для тебя Яркий свет в моём окне Вечный странник, я твоя судьба Знаю, помнишь обо мне Ты всегда в пути, но для тебя Яркий свет в моём окне English: Eternal wanderer You are not with me, you are far away It’s not easy to live in different worlds Maybe only a dream can help me To see and touch you And the night passes by, your voice is far away And I shout to you from over the seas: “In our house is still your warmth But the house is empty without you“ In this house there is just me Eternal wanderer, I’m your destiny I know, you will remember me You are always on the way, but there is always A bright light for you in my window There is the sunrise, the dawn In the sky glow bright and coloured In the silence of morning I’m not alone: The new day brings the meeting with you And the night passes by, your voice is far away And I shout to you from over the seas: “In our house is still your warmth But the house is empty without you“ In this house there is just me Eternal wanderer, I’m your destiny I know, you will remember me You are always on the way, but there is always A bright light for you in my window Eternal wanderer, I’m your destiny I know, you will remember me You are always on the way, but there is always A bright light for you in my window