Performed by: Anne-Cathrine Herdorf & Drengene
Music by: Helge Engelbrecht
Lyrics by: Jacob Jonia
Conductor: Henrik Krogsgaard
Language: Danish
Placing: 5th (83 points)
Other versions: English, German, Dutch
"En lille melodi" ("A little tune") was the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, performed in Danish by Anne-Cathrine Herdorf & Bandjo.
The song was performed nineteenth on the night, following Finland's Vicki Rosti & Boulevard with "Sata salamaa" and preceding Ireland's Johnny Logan with "Hold Me Now". At the close of voting, it had received 83 points, placing 5th in a field of 22.
The song is a plea for unity, with Herdorf exhorting everyone to sing this "little tune" as one.
It was succeeded as Danish representative at the 1988 Contest by Kirsten & Søren with "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?".
Anne-Cathrine Herdorf, (born 10 July 1967 in Copenhagen), is a Danish singer and actress who represented Denmark with the group Bandjo at the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest. Performing the song "En lille melodi" ("A little tune" / English recording title: "A Simple Little Song") she finished in 5th place with 83 points.
In 1992 she co-hosted the Danish national final - Dansk Melodi Grand Prix - with another Danish former Eurovision competitor, Anders Frandsen. She appeared at the national final again in 1999 as a jury member and was one of several guest presenters in 2001.
From 1987 to 1993 she played acting roles in several Danish TV productions and from 2001 she has guested or performed as a singer on a number of TV shows.
German version of her song:
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And here she sang it again in 2011:
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Lyrics:
En lille melodi
Jord'n er din og min
Uh... det sted vi holder af
Pas godt på den, det er en fælles sag
Der skal mere til, end blot at si' vi ved
Prøv engang med denne sang
Det var en lille melodi
Vi synger her
Men syng kun med og se så hvad der sker
Til sammen ka' vi sikkert bli' det største kor
En sang kan bli' til mere end du tror
Ligegyldigt hvem vi er
Og ligegyldigt hvor vi bor
Så har vi alle lånt den samme jord
Uh yeah...
Men husk alligevel
Det starter altid med dig selv
Prøv engang, uh... med denne sang
Det var en lille melodi
Et nemt refrain
Som godt kan synges om og om, uh yeah... igen
Til sammen ka' vi sikkert bli' det største kor
En sang kan bli' til mere end du tror
(Syng en sang og bli' alles ven)
(Lad os synge igen)
(Syng en sang om en bedre jord)
(Det hjælper mere, end du tror)
Det var en lille melodi
Et nemt refrain
Som godt kan synges om og om, uh yeah... igen
Til sammen ka' vi sikkert bli' det største kor
En sang kan bli' til mere end du tror
ENGLISH translation:
A little tune
The earth is yours and mine
Ooh... the place we love
Take good care of it, that's a common matter
It takes more, than just saying we know
Try with this song
It was a little tune
We sing here
But just sing along and see what happens
Together we could be the biggest choir
A song can become more than you think
No matter who we are
And no matter where we live
We've all borrowed the same earth
Ooh yeah...
But remember, still
It always starts with yourself
Try once, ooh... with this song
It was a little tune
An easy refrain
That can be sung over and over, ooh yeah... again
Together we could be the biggest choir
A song can become more than you think
(Sing a song a be everybody's friend)
(Let us sing again)
(Sing a song about a better earth)
(It helps more than you think)
It was a little tune
An easy refrain
That can be sung over and over, ooh yeah... again
Together we could be the biggest choir
A song can become more than you think
