Eurovision Song Contest 1994 - Dublin
Entry for Portugal
Performer: Sara Tavares
Song title: Chamar A Música
Song writer(s): Rosa Lobato Faria
Song composer(s): João Carlos Mota Oliveira
Sang in Position: 8
Final Position: 8
Total Points: 73
For the second consecutive time, Ireland hosted the Eurovision Song Contest, this time in its capital Dublin. Due to the fact that so many countries wished to participate in the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, the European Broadcasting Union decided to adopt a relegation system. For the 1994 contest, it would mean that the seven countries that finished at the bottom of the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest were relegated and couldn't participate in the 1994 edition of the show. Instead, Estonia, Lithuania, Russia, Poland, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia made their debut. However, Italy and Luxembourg withdrew voluntarily, so only the bottom five countries of the 1993 contest in Millstreet - Turkey, Slovenia, Israel, Denmark and Belgium - were relegated. That meant that the total amount of participating countries was 25, just as in the preceding year.
Poland's debut at the Eurovision Song Contest was very successful when their representative Edyta Gorniak came in second with 166 points. However, the Polish song was almost disqualified as Edyta sang her song To Nie Ja! half in English in one of the dress rehearsal which violated the rule that every entry had to be sung in the native language. Nevertheless, even the talented Gorniak wasn't even near to this year's winner, which once again, was Ireland.
About the winner
Never before in the history of the song contest, a country had won three times in a row. The Irish entrants Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan sang Rock 'n Roll Kids, which in the end was 60 points ahead of the runner-up and was the highest score ever at a Eurovision Song Contest to date. This overwhelming victory for Ireland would not be the last in this century, as just two years later in 1996, Ireland would win again.
Facts & figures
The biggest commercial success of the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest was none of the songs though, but the interval act Riverdance. The Irish dance sensation went on to be a world famous stage show, which would be seen by millions of people all around the world.
Tavares died in 2023, after a 14-year battle with cancer.
Di Alma
Sara Tavares Lyrics
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Hora di bai já tchiga
Dixam pertabo na nha petu
Mi é dod na bo dimás
é si ki amor é fetu
Ba bu caminho na paz
Po bu pé dianti kel oto pé
Sima mundo é redondo
Ondas e ondas di mar
Se bo leva bo ta torna traze
Eehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, oi 2x
Já tchiga hora di bai
Hora di bai já tchiga
Ka bu dura longi mi
Cordam mansinho si bo
Otchan na sono deixa
Armadura pa trás
Bai ku luz di dianti
Bai ku luz di trás
Bo é fidjo di sol di dia
Di noite é deusa lua ki ta guia
Ondas e ondas di mar
Se bo leva bo torna traze
Di alma ah bo é nha familia
DI ALMA BO É
Vibração na coração pa nha
Irmon good vibes
The lyrics to "Di Alma" by Sara Tavares express a sense of readiness to move on and leave behind the past. The opening lines, "Já tchiga hora di bai, hora di bai já tchiga" can be translated to "It's time to go, the time to go has arrived." The singer then talks about love and how it is made, suggesting that treating each other with kindness and walking the path of peace is how love is created. The imagery of the round world and the waves of the sea emphasize the cyclical nature of life and how what goes around comes around. The chorus repeats the phrase "Di alma ah bo é nha familia" which translates to "In the soul, you are my family" and suggests a connection beyond just blood relations.
Line by Line Meaning
Já tchiga hora di bai
It's time to go
Hora di bai já tchiga
The time to leave has arrived
Dixam pertabo na nha petu
Leave your troubles behind
Mi é dod na bo dimás
I surrender to your love
é si ki amor é fetu
This is how love is made
Ba bu caminho na paz
Walk your path in peace
Po bu pé dianti kel oto pé
Place your foot in front of the other
Sima mundo é redondo
Like the world is round
Si bo ka bado bo ka ta birado
If you don't move, you'll get dizzy
Ondas e ondas di mar
Waves and waves of the sea
Se bo leva bo ta torna traze
If you leave, you will come back
Eehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, oi 2x
expressing emotion and energy
Ka bu dura longi mi
Don't stay away from me for long
Cordam mansinho si bo
Quietly come and pick me up
Otchan na sono deixa
Forget about sleep
Armadura pa trás
Leave your armor behind
Bai ku luz di dianti
Go with the light in front
Bai ku luz di trás
Go with the light behind
Bo é fidjo di sol di dia
You are the child of the sun during the day
Di noite é deusa lua ki ta guia
At night, it's the goddess moon that guides you
Ondas e ondas di mar
Waves and waves of the sea
Se bo leva bo torna traze
If you leave, you will come back
Di alma ah bo é nha familia
In the soul, you are my family
DI ALMA BO É
YOU ARE OF THE SOUL
Vibração na coração pa nha
Vibration in the heart for my
Irmon good vibes
Brother, good vibes
Writer(s): Sara Tavares
Contributed by Bentley V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
BERTA B.
Meus ouvidos brasileiros agradecem por esta excelência musical, bom demais!
Hélder Maurício
Esta música e o seu significado são simplesmente maravilhosos! Um ritmo incrível, uma voz fantástica. O que eu adoro isto.
smary81
quando eu acho que nao consegue surpreender mais encontro mais uma musica espectacular da Sara!!! Adoro o ritmo, AMO!!!!
Celinha Spinelli
adoro essa voz...brasileira de Minas Gerais
So Sovereign
sara has been my favorite vocalist and writer since she came out...such a talent..excellent writing and voice
DeeDgee
Esta canção toca-me profundamente na alma. A Sara é uma compositora e interprete absolutamente fantástica. Adoro este album.
Al Pacino
Exactly what I looking for! I had the album, but not anymore. This was my favorite song. :)
ProjectDystopia
beautiful song, thanks for posting this.....
Badia-Monteiro Rottedam
Deixa margura bai ku luz pa diate ku lux pa trazz *-* Magnifica Sara Tavares
Mikael Karlsson
Muito bom...:-)