Shara Barkhovot (translation: "Singing in the Streets") was the Israeli entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 in Zagreb performed by Rita.
The song is a ballad, with Rita describing her ambiguous feelings about a relationship. She sings of her lover that "you, who are all my life/Will remain a salt inscription on my hands" and remarks that "the great waters/Have gone far away and don't come to me anymore". As a result of this, she sings that she has left her lover and is now singing in the streets to avoid confronting her feelings on the matter.
It was performed 10th on the night, following Norway and preceding Denmark. At the close of voting, it finished in 18th place with 16 points.
Lyrics[]
Baboker hashkem
Yashanta shaket verach
Hitkaseti bame’il
Lo rotsa lehabit
Hish’arti hakol munach
Ve’et tsror hamaftechot
Bateva, kmo tamid
Tabit alai – shara barchovot
Mekabetset ahavot
Mitchameket minisim ve’achzavot
Shara barchovot
Ki ratsiti levater
Lo lihyot itcha yoter
Lo chashavti ma kedai o lo kedai
Ve’ata, shekol chaiai
Tisha’er kmo ktovet melach al yadai
Laboker haze
Yesh ta’am shel chofesh zar
Kmo shel mavet o bracha
Ki halachti mimcha
Tabit alai – shara barchovot
Mekabetset ahavot
Mitchameket minisim ve’achzavot
Shara barchovot
Vehamaim hagdolim shehayita bishvili
Hitrachaku velo ba’im yoter elai
Ve’ata, shekol chaiai
Tisha’er ktovet melach al yadai
Oh, tabit alai
Tabit alai vehamaim hagdolim
Hitrachaku velo ba’im yoter elai
Ve’ata, shekol chaiai
Tisha’er kmo ktovet melach al yadai
Ooh… ooh…
Vehalachti mimcha
Vehalachti mimcha
Early in the morning
You were sleeping silently and softly
I covered myself in the coat
Not wanting to look
I left everything in its place
And the keys
In the box, as always
Look at me – singing in the streets
Gathering loves
Avoiding miracles and disappointments
Singing in the streets
Because I wanted to give up
To not be with you anymore
I wasn’t thinking about what is or isn’t worthwhile
And you, who are all my life
Will remain like a salt inscription on my hands
This morning
Has the taste of strange freedom
Like of death or a blessing
Because I went away from you
Look at me – singing in the streets
Gathering loves
Avoiding miracles and disappointments
Singing in the streets
And the great waters that you had been for me
Have gone far away and don’t come to me anymore
And you, who are all my life
Will remain a salt inscription on my hands
Oh, look at me
Look at me and the great waters
Have gone far away and don’t come to me anymore
And you, who are all my life
Will remain like a salt inscription on my hands
Ooh… ooh…
And I went away from you
And I went away from you
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