After taking a hiatus in 2022, Germany is back in Junior Eurovision once again, with FIA set to feature her inspirational, modern pop song “Ohne Worte” at the contest in Nice, on November 26th.
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Germany in Junior Eurovision 2023: FIA with “Ohne Worte”
Fia Lin is an 11-year-old singer born in Shanghai to a Chinese father and a German mother. The family moved to Berlin, Germany, after the birth of her younger sister Emilia.
She earned notoriety after appearing on the 11th edition of The Voice Kids in Germany, singing Jessie J’s “Flashlight” for her audition, which had all four coaches turning their chairs. FIA eventually progressed all the way to the finals as part of the team led by Eurovision 2010 winner Lena.
FIA was chosen to represent Germany at Junior Eurovision 2023 after winning a national final featuring four other competitors. She placed first in both the public vote and with the international jury.
What do the “Ohne Worte” lyrics mean?
“Ohne Worte” (English: Without Words) is a modern, German pop song that details a personal story and turns it into a statement: Words are not always needed for people to understand each other.
FIA’s sister, Emilia, was born with a genetic defect that left her deaf and unable to speak. The young singer highlights this throughout her song and Emilia also appears in the music video.
FIA becomes the first-ever Junior Eurovision participant to feature any sort of sign language in their entry.
“Ohne Worte” lyrics – FIA (Germany JESC 2023)
Music and lyrics by: David Jürgens, Martin Fliegenschmidt, Sascha Seelemann
German textAm Ende war’s am Anfang nur ein Ton Wir waren uns so nah und doch so fremd Ohne Worte Lass sie alle reden, wie sie wollen Wir gehn unsern Weg, egal was kommt Ohne Worte Ohne Worte ohne Worte Am Ende war’s am Anfang nur ein Ton Ohne Worte Ohne Worte |
English translationIn the end it was only a sound in the beginning We were so close and yet so far apart Without words Let them all talk as they will We’ll go our way, no matter what comes Without words Without words without words In the end it was just a sound in the beginning Without words Without words |
What do you think of “Ohne Worte”? Is FIA set to bring Germany a great result this time around? Let us know in the comments below.
La canzone è bella
In the lyrics from Ohne Worte you wrote a part “Sans paroles”. This is wrong. They sing the Dutch words – Zonder woorden –
Lyrically, this is the best German JESC-entry by a mile, I would say. From a German-speaker’s perspective, the lyrics have some interesting metric twists which make some words sound like the stuck together or seem to belong to two different lines/sentences. I would suggest two small improvements to the translation above: „… ein Augenblickkontakt“ may as well be understood as „ein Augenblick (lang) Kontakt“ which is rather „a glimpse of contact“ than „momentary contact“. „Augenblick“ actually is a moment that just lasts a second or even only a millisecond. It’s the moment your eyes briefly land on something, for example… Read more »
Very excellent observations!
Also, the contrast between “without words” and “let them all talk as they will” is simply outstanding.
This entry is absolutely fantastic. I already did like Stronger With You and Imagine Us, but this song is entirely on a higher level. Both the context of the song and the use of sign language carry great weight, FIA delivers it well, and I really hope this does as well as it deserves. It’s my second place in this year’s edition, and that despite the strong competition! It’s one of the three 10/10’s I’d give this year. I cannot point out any single thing about this entry that I don’t like. All that’s left, is hoping for a strong… Read more »
Finaly Germany Sends A Really Great Song To The JESC . I Belief This Can Win And I Want It Too . Germany I Newer Rooted For Them Before So Its New Feeling
This has educational value, suitable for children’s programming. I like it.
An important and touching message that will resonate with many.
The lyrics’ message shines thru the video so I hope the staging will reflect the story it tells. Anyway, the main thing is that the artist and cast are gorgeous and talented.
My winner.
1-6 in the juries, 3-8 in the televote.
Probably a 3rd to 6th place overall.
maybe I’m being biased though
How!? You have totally the right to think what you want.
A top 3 for Germany would be awesome and it’s totally credible. And why not the victory if the stars are aligned.
I think you’re just right on your prediction. It’s a nice song and she for sure can sing. That plus de sign language, it could bring her a lot of points.
Based on the song it’s not a fan favorite but I think she could make an unexpected very good result.
Fia is so cute and sweet, NGL the BEST german result in Jesc is coming, good luck Fia and the german team.
They will bring one dancer with Fia on stage, Fia will dance too, they will dance together as if they were watching themselves in a mirror and they will have a little dancebreak too during the song isn’it cool? I feel Germany is more ready than ever to make shine Fia and it’s nice to see.
“isn’t it”
Oh and the jesc 2023 album with Fia and all the others is already out wordwilde on all platforms!
It ‘s a beautiful song. The video and the lyrics are amazing. This song is one of my favorites this year.