"One Day Love" was the Irish

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971

Eurovision Song Contest 1971

The Eurovision Song Contest 1971 was the sixteenth Eurovision Song Contest and the first held in Dublin, Ireland. The new voting system that was introduced in this Eurovision did have one big problem: some juries gave fewer points out than others...

, performed in English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 by Angela Farrell

Angela Farrell

Angela Farrell is an Irish singer who performed on Eurovision in 1971 with the song "One Day Love". With 19 points, she came in 11th position.- Singles :* One day love — #4 Irish Singles Chart...

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The song is a ballad, with Farrell singing to a former lover. She tells him that he is known for loving others very briefly (just one day, in fact) before moving on to his next romantic conquest. As well as singing about her own feelings on this matter and those of others, she warns him that "One day soon, very soon/Deep in love you will fall/And the one that you want/Will not answer your call".

The song was performed thirteenth on the night, following Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

's Family Four

Family Four

Family Four were a Swedish pop group who recorded during the 1960s and 1970s. They were made up of Berdnt Öst, Marie Bergman, Agnetha Munther and Pierre Isacsson. They won Melodifestivalen twice, in 1971 with "Vita vidder" and in 1972 with "Härliga sommardag". They went on to represent Sweden in...

 with "Vita vidder

Vita vidder

"Vita vidder" was the Swedish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, performed in Swedish by Family Four.The song says that many people of Northern Europe like to travel to sunny countries of Southern Europe, with beaches, sunny days and warm nights, but the band prefers the white horizons...

" and preceding the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

' Saskia & Serge

Saskia & Serge

Saskia & Serge are a Dutch vocal duo consisting of singer Trudy van den Berg and singer-guitarist Ruud Schaap...

 with "Tijd

Tijd

Tijd , or De tijd as it states the Eurovision official web site, was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, performed in Dutch by Saskia & Serge.The song is a ballad, with the duo singing about the significance of time...

". At the close of voting, it had received 79 points, placing 11th in a field of 18.

It was succeeded as Irish representative

Republic of Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Ireland first participated in the Eurovision Song Contest at the 1965 Contest in Naples, participating in every subsequent Contest but two: the 1983 Contest in Munich and the 2002 Contest in Tallinn...

 at the 1972 contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1972

The Eurovision Song Contest 1972 was the 17th edition series. Monaco was unable to host this year's Eurovision as they were unable to provide the resources. They approached French TV, who agreed to produce the contest, but only if the contest was staged in France and not the planned Monte Carlo...

 by Sandie Jones

Sandie Jones

- Eurovision :She represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 with the song Ceol an Ghrá . This was the only occasion on which Ireland performed a song in their own language...

 with "Ceol an Ghrá

Ceol An Ghrá

"Ceol an Ghrá" was Ireland's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972, performed in Irish by Sandie Jones.Lyrically, the song is a ballad, with Jones singing about hearing "the music of love" wherever she is. She sings about being in The Land of the Young, which may also refer to Ireland itself...

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