| abstract | - L'amour s'en va was the Monegasque entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 in London composed and performedby Françoise Hardy. "L'amour s'en va" is in the chanson style, popular in the early years of the Contest. Hardy sings about a relationship which is conducted in the knowledge that love is a fleeting thing - however this does not seem to matter to either of the lovers involved, as they "chase after it". Hardy also recorded the song in Italian and German, as "L'amore va" and "Die Liebe geht", respectively. The song was performed fifteenth on the night following Belgium and preceding Luxembourg. At the close of voting, it had received 25 points, placing 5th. The song, however, went on to win Hardy the prestigious French award Grand Prix du Disque in 1963 and some forty years after its original release the song still counts as one of her signature tunes.
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