Zoë won the Austrian national final Wer singt für Österreich? with her song “Loin d’ici” (Far from here). The song is sung entirely in French, a change for Austria which typically enters songs with English lyrics.
The song is about searching for paradise – “Dans un pays loin d’ici/À la recherche du paradis” (In a country far away/In search of paradise)”.
As Zoë explained to wiwibloggs, it’s about having paradise as a goal, and even if you don’t reach paradise, the experiences of getting there can be paradise in their own way.
Zoë also offers support, reminding us that when we follow our dreams, we’re not alone: “Et quand la route/Nous semble sans issue/Sans aucun doute/Je te suis” (And when the road seems hopeless/Without a doubt I will follow you).
Following Austria’s nil points in 2015, it seems things can only get better for Austria in 2016. But can Zoë follow that road to paradise and give Austria their second win in three years?
Zoë – “Loin d’ici”
Zoë – “Loin d’ici” (lyrics)
Et quand tu chantes, oui moi je chante aussi
Quand tu t’élances, je suis
Et quand tu voles, oui moi je vole aussi
Si tu t’élances, j’te suis
Dans un pays loin d’ici
À la recherche du paradis
Dans un pays loin d’ici
On chante, on chante
Dans un pays loin d’ici
À la recherche du paradis
Dans un pays loin d’ici
On chante
Et quand la route nous semble sans issue
Sans aucun doute, j’te suis
Sans aucun doute, même si on s’ra perdu
Sans aucun doute, j’te suis
Dans un pays loin d’ici
À la recherche du paradis
Dans un pays loin d’ici
On chante, on chante
Dans un pays loin d’ici
À la recherche du paradis
Dans un pays loin d’ici
On chante, on chante
On chante et on danse et on rit, on s’élance, réuni, enivré, dans l’imprudence
Dans un pays loin d’ici
À la recherche du paradis
Dans un pays loin d’ici
On chante, on chante
Dans un pays loin d’ici
À la recherche du paradis
Dans un pays loin d’ici
On chante, on chante
Dans un pays loin d’ici
À la recherche du paradis
Dans un pays loin d’ici
On chante, on chante
On chante, on chante, on danse, on danse
Dans un pays
On chante, on chante, on danse, on danse
Loin d’ici
English translation
When you sing, I will sing along
When you go for it, I follow
And when you fly, yes, I will fly with you
When you go for it, I follow
In a land, far from here
Searching for the paradise
In an land far from here
They’re singing
In a land, far from here
Searching for the paradise
In an land far from here
They’re singing
Even if the road seams to be a dead end
If you go for it, I follow
Without any doubt, even if we would be lost
Without any doubt, I’d follow you
In a land, far from here
Searching for the paradise
In a land far from here
They’re singing
In a land, far from here
Searching for the paradise
In a land far from here
They’re singing
They sing and they dance and they laugh, they go for it, all together, tipsy, into carelessness
In a land, far from here
Searching for the paradise
In an land far from here
They’re singing
In a land, far from here
Searching for the paradise
In an land far from here
They’re singing
In a land, far from here
Searching for the paradise
In an land far from here
They’re singing
They’re singing, singing, dancing, dancing
In a land
They’re singing, singing, dancing, dancing
Far from here
And to back it up, researchers have proven which a
colourful arrangement of flowers nearby provides us a natural
high. If you’re feeling that the image of a flower will make your logo too similar to other florists in your
town then you might come up with a creative idea for something more original.
Finding out where it comes down from can give an improved idea on what it was actually grown.
I’m just disappointed that it sounds like a lower budget version of her song “Mon coeur a trop aime”