"La dolce vita" (English: The good life) was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 in Lausanne, performed by Anneli Saaristo.
It finished in 7th place with 76 points, giving the country its best result in fourteen years.
Lyrics[]
Sointu viimeinen lapsuuden laulun
Taivaanrantaan kun soimaan nyt jää
Niiden hahmoa enkelitaulun
Enää turvana vierellä nää
Silti ylitse tuhannen tuulen
Huulen laulu soi niin huoleton
Ja sen mukana laulaa voi onnellinen:
Lapsi kesän ja auringon
La dolce vita
On ollut kaikki tuo suloista niin
La dolce vita
Ei aihetta kyyneliin
Minä sammutin elämän janoa vaan
Minä osasin onnea anoa vaan
Jälkeen kaiken nyt saatan sen sanoa vaan
La dolce vita
Joskus mieleni valtaa taas kaipuu
Seuran valkoisten enkelien
Sateenkaari kun taivaalla taipuu
Enkä löytänyt juurelle sen
Vaan kun kulkee tuo hetkien nauha on
Rauha sielussa rikkomaton
Ja teille nyt laulaa voi onnellinen
Lapsi kesän ja auringon
La dolce vita
On ollut kaikki tuo suloista niin
La dolce vita
Ei aihetta kyyneliin
Minä sammutin elämän janoa vaan
Minä osasin onnea anoa vaan
Jälkeen kaiken nyt saatan sen sanoa vaan
La dolce vita
La dolce vita
On ollut kaikki tuo suloista niin
La dolce vita
Ei aihetta kyyneliin
Minä sammutin elämän janoa vaan
Minä osasin onnea anoa vaan
Jälkeen kaiken nyt saatan sen sanoa vaan
La dolce vita
La dolce vita
The last melody of childhood
As it now echoes on the horizon
Their figures in an angel painting
No longer stand by my side for comfort
Yet beyond a thousand winds
The carefree song still plays on my lips
And along with it, a happy one can sing:
A child of summer and the sun
La dolce vita
All of it has been so sweet
La dolce vita
No reason for tears
I only quenched my thirst for life
I only knew how to wish for happiness
After everything, now I can simply say it
La dolce vita
Sometimes my mind is filled again with longing
For the company of white angels
When the rainbow bends in the sky
Yet I never found its roots
But as the ribbon of moments unravels
Peace in my soul remains unbroken
And now, a happy one can sing for you
A child of summer and the sun
La dolce vita
All of it has been so sweet
La dolce vita
No reason for tears
I only quenched my thirst for life
I only knew how to wish for happiness
After everything, now I can simply say it
La dolce vita
La dolce vita
All of it has been so sweet
La dolce vita
No reason for tears
I only quenched my thirst for life
I only knew how to wish for happiness
After everything, now I can simply say it
La dolce vita
La dolce vita
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