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Dschinghis Khan (English translation: "Genghis Khan") was the West German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, performed in German by Dschinghis Khan.

The song was performed ninth on the night (following Switzerland's Peter, Sue & Marc & Pfuri, Gorps & Kniri with "Trödler und Co" and preceding Israel's Gali Atari & Milk & Honey with "Hallelujah"). At the close of voting it had received 86 points, coming fourth in a field of nineteen.

The song was written and composed by the prolific duo of Ralph Siegel and Bernd Meinunger, and owes a considerable debt to disco music, specifically of the Boney M tradition. As the name suggests, it is in praise of the titular Mongol warrior, with verses extolling his military and sexual prowess. Indeed, the entirety of his band are the subjects of this paean, being described as exceptional drinkers with a devil-may-care attitude to life.

Lyrics (click on the Closed Caption button - CC):

Hu, ha, hu, ha... hu, ha, hu, ha...

Hu, ha, hu, ha... hu, ha, hu, ha...

Hu, ha, hu, ha, hu, ha, hu, ha...

They rode the fastest horses

Left the wind behind

Thousand men

Ha, hu, ha...

And one man led the way

The others followed by:

Genghis Khan

Ha, hu, ha...

They gallopped over mountains and desert-sands

They carried desolation throughout the land

And nothing there could stop them in this world

Hu, ha...

Gen... Gen... Genghis Khan

Hey, rider; ho, rider; go, rider

Let us follow

Gen... Gen... Genghis Khan

Hey, brother; ho, brother; hey, brother

Hear us holler

Who cares where we're going

Ho, ho, ho, ho...

There's no way of knowing

Ha, ha, ha, ha...

And we'll let the Devil take our souls

Gen... Gen... Genghis Khan

Hey, rider; ho, rider; go, rider

Let us follow

Gen... Gen... Genghis Khan

Go, brother; dream, brother; dance, brother

Hear us holler

You can hear his laughter

Ho, ho, ho, ho...

Now and ever-after

Ha, ha, ha, ha...

When he lifts his glass up in the air

He was the greatest lover

And the strongest man

Of his day

Ha, hu, ha...

And we have heard that

All the women fell for him

So they say

Ha, hu, ha...

And he bred seven children in one whole night

He had his girls around him at his very sight

And nothing that could stop him in this world

Hu, ha...

Gen... Gen... Genghis Khan

Hey, rider; ho, rider; go, rider

Let us follow

Gen... Gen... Genghis Khan

Hey, brother; ho, brother; hey, brother

Hear us holler

Who cares where we're going

Ho, ho, ho, ho...

There's no way of knowing

Ha, ha, ha, ha...

And we'll let the Devil take our souls

Gen... Gen... Genghis Khan

Hey, rider; ho, rider; go, rider

Let us follow

Gen... Gen... Genghis Khan

Go, brother; dream, brother; dance, brother

Hear us holler

You can hear his laughter

Ho, ho, ho, ho...

Now and ever-after

Ha, ha, ha, ha...

When he lifts his glass up in the air

Ha... hu, ha, hu...