ESC 1966 06 - Norway - Åse Kleveland - Intet Er Nytt Under Solen

not knowing 20 years later, she would host the contest in Bergen

I had this song on a singel record. The song Gi meg fri on the outher side. Maybe I will hear Gi meg fri. Not heard it they last 31 years

Exact

This happens to b one of my favs from 1966 bc 1: its sung by someone who was around my age at the time, 2: the song has jazzy and laxed gentleness and yet powerful vocals are also present, and 3: its a folk song about how nothing ever really changes in terms of how humans treat each other, contrary to the popular dynamics at the time which were probably responsible for beginning the ye ye trend in Eurovision music at the time.

intet er nytt under solen
Nå er scenelyset tent, en stemme hvisker spent
Hva har jeg å si?
Kan jeg våge å gå frem? Tør jeg møte dem?
Har jeg nok å gi?
Jeg må gripe sjansen nå
Men kan jeg stole på meg selv, mitt liv?

Nå står jeg foran en vei bare jeg kan gå
En fremtid i mine hender
Og et mål bare jeg kan nå
Ingen kan ta fra meg min drøm, det er mitt liv

Jeg leter etter svar
Alle tankene jeg har gir meg tvil
Men det får ikke stanse meg
Jeg vil gå min egen vei og jeg tør å si
Det er meg det gjelder nå
Nå skal jeg stole på meg selv, mitt liv

Nå ѕtår jeg foran en vei bare jeg kan gå
En fremtid i mine hender
Og et mål bare jeg kan nå
Ingen kan ta fra meg min drøm

Foran en vei bare jeg kan gå
En fremtid i mine hender
Og et mål bare jeg kan nå
Og ingen kan ta fra meg...
Ingen kan ta frа meg min drøm
Min drøm.

(Should the ocassion arise a crosswise sideways pimp is the odd man out for making a third part of disposable portion of estate.)

None at all new under the sun.

I know an old man, one who has lived for a long time. I know an old man, one who has lived for long. He is so kind when he asks me what has happened to me and whether the sun has burnt me. I chatter and seek consolation, he rocks in his chair (rockchair) and says in hoarse voice: "there is nothing new under the sun". But, what does it matter (what does it care) whether things have occurred before me? But, what matter whether things have occurred before me? No, what hurts me so much from all I knew is that his eyes are sad. What have I to wait for myself there in the chair? When he is so sad there now, none at all new under the sun.

Clever reading, Clever Ase Cleveland, Ase Cleveland was the compère in ESC 1986 as Lille Lindfords did the same work in ESC 1985, and Lille Lindfords and Svante Thuresson sang for Sweden this year 1966 too.😢

Supertalent and bjutiful too

One of my all-time favourites, it's mysterious and really stands out. Glad the juries could at least somewhat appreciate that at the time. :)

I like how she knows it’s 1966 and all the other performers are still stuck in 1956. I’m glad Udo won though as his song was timeless, but this was the most reflective of the time they were living in. Delivered brilliantly too.

Norwegian minister of culture when I was a young lad.

The first chords make me remember "Take five" a lot.

the real winner

Excelente canción!! Mi favorita de aquella edición

Fun fact: this was the first time a woman took part in ESC without wearing a dress!

One of my favorites. Lovely melody. Classic style from the old and great days of the Eurovision song contest. 🤗🇬🇷

I heard her sing on the tv program Antikviteter og snurrepipperier fra 1997

This song is pretty creepy

Ben buraya nasıl geldim

I wish I was born in the early 60s

um her voice is a bit destroyed is it because the recorder turn the quality voice down

how old was ase at the contest?

Beautiful Eyes.Aase did the 5/8 song in 1966:)

Ase’s song is right up my alley i am so happy it got 3rd 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃

I wish I'd been a young person in the 60s, I think the 21st century sucks

I had this on a 45pr. Gi meg fri on side B

how did this not win 😭

Nice song. Really deserve to end up in the top 3.

Moody, fascinating and almost hypnotic, this is a spellbinding song, and its richly-deserved 3rd place would remain Norway's best placing until their victory in '85!

Am I the only who hears Kleveland's voice similar to that of Tracy Chapman??? This song was very original back in the 1960s. Genius

I love how she uses dynamics properly as she sings this song. I'm a musician myself and I've really noticed that all of the other songs I've heard in the contest, don't really have the same dynamic contrast like Ase uses in this song. I also love how jazzy it is.

I loathed her presenting in 1986, but this song is just wonderful.

Canción espectacular, tan sobria en su tono como intensa musicalmente.
Tema excepcional de orquestación brillante y momentos de gran contraste.
Åse Kleveland luce hermosa y con una gravedad absolutamente fascinante.
Su cuarta posición con 11 Puntos en el año de su debut es justa y necesaria!
Una maravilla que sigue sonando genial casi 60 años después. 12 Puntazos.

Israel
in Esc Norway Bergen 1986
Has song Yavo yom
By Motti Giladi and Sarai Zuriel
Composed and conduct
By Yoram Zadok
Lyrics by Motti Giladi

Lyrics:

Jeg vet om en gammel mann, en som har levd lenger
Jeg vet om en gammel mann, en som har levd lenger
Han er så snill når han spør meg om hva som har hendt meg
Og om solen har brent meg

Jeg prater og søker trøst, han gynger i stolen
Han sier med sprukken røst: “Intet er nytt under solen”

Men hva har vel det å si om ting har hendt før meg?
Men hva har vel det å si om ting har hendt før meg?
Nei, det som gjør meg så vondt med alt det som han visste
At hans øyne er triste

Hva har jeg å vente på meg selv der i stolen?
Når han er så trist der nå, intet er nytt under solen

6/8 + 2/4 And still a great accessible jazz/pop tune. Fantastic.

If there was a top 10 list for non cheesy ESC songs, this would win!

Such ugly song. But Ase is the minister of culture of Norway.