Ey Sham was the debut entry for Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 in Luxembourg performed by Ilanit. The song is a dramatic ballad, with Ilanit singing about coming to the sudden realisation of what she must do with her lover. She suggests that they "go now", in the hope that "Somewhere – there together we'll find the garden/The garden of love". From the tone of the performance, it appears that this is a hope that the pair can be themselves without pressure from others.
It was performed last on the night following France. At the close of voting, it finished in 4th place with 97 points.
Lyrics[]
Ba chatsi halaila va'ani era
Chalomot ba'im lasaf
Ze hasheket shelifnei hase'ara
Bo nelech achshav
Sham – sham ra'iti keshet be'anan
Sham – sham ole haboker belavan
Ey sham – sham nimtsa beyachad et hagan
Et gan ha'ahava
Sham – sham shama'ati shir yashan noshan
Sham – sham yareach laila laila
Sham – sham nimtsa beyachad et hagan
Et gan ha'ahava
Et beiti halaila haruchot otfim
Ochazim bo mikol tsad
El me'ever le'avim anu afim
Yad ochezet yad
Yom chadash halaila belibi nokesh
Ve'ata karev imo
Et ganei hatchelet yachad nevakesh
Sha'aram navo
Sham – sham ra'iti keshet be'anan
Sham – sham ole haboker belavan
Ey sham – sham nimtsa beyachad et hagan
Et gan ha'ahava
Ey sham – sham nimtsa beyachad et hagan
Et gan ha'ahava[1]
The middle of the night has come and I am awake
Dreams come to the threshold
It's the silence before the storm
Let's go now
There – there I saw a rainbow
There – there the morning rises in white
Somewhere – there we'll find the garden together
The garden of love
There – there I heard an sweet old melody
There – there is a moon every night
There – there we'll find the garden together
The garden of love
Tonight my house is wrapped by the winds
Holding it from every side
We fly beyond the clouds
Hand holding hand
Tonight a new day is knocking at my heart
And you are drawing nearer with it
Together we'll ask for the azure gardens
We'll come to their gates
There – there I saw a rainbow
There – there the morning rises in white
Somewhere – there we'll find the garden together
The garden of love
Somewhere – there we'll find the garden together
The garden of love
| Eurovision Song Contest 1973 | |||
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| Participants | |||
 Marion Rung •  Nicole & Hugo •  Fernando Tordo •  Gitte •  Bendik Singers •  Marie-France Dufour •  Mocedades •  Patrick Juvet •  Zdravko Čolić •  Massimo Ranieri •  Anne Marie David •  The Nova •  Ben Cramer •  Maxi •  Cliff Richard •  Martine Clémenceau •  Ilanit
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| Songs | |||
| Tom Tom Tom • Baby, Baby • Tourada • Junger Tag • It's Just A Game • Un train qui part • Eres tú • Je vais me marier, Marie • Gori vatra • Chi sarà con te • Tu te reconnaîtras • You're Summer • De oude muzikant • Do I Dream • Power To All Our Friends • Sans toi • Ey Sham
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References[]
- ↑ http://diggiloo.net/?1973il Translation by Tamar Leachtman.
Videos[]
Eurovision 1973 PREVIEW Israel - ILARIT "Ey-Sham"
Ey-sham - אי שם - Israel 1973 - Eurovision songs with live orchestra