The Fire In Your Eyes was the Israeli song at the 2008 Contest, performed by Boaz. The song was co-written by 1998 winner for Israel Dana International, returning as a songwriter ten years after her win in Birmingham.
It was performed second in the first semi-final of 2008 - the first contest to have two semi-finals - where it was performed after Montenegro and preceding Estonia.
Despite the ongoing belief that the second performing spot is cursed, it placed 5th in the semi-final with 104 points, therefore it qualified to the final, where it was performed seventh in the order, following Bosnia and Herzegovina and before Finland.
After the conclusion of voting, the song placed inside the top ten, placing 9th with 124 points.
The bridge is sung with a pronunciation used for liturgical texts by Yemenite Jews and can be compared with the first line of the song, which is in a more modern Hebrew pronunciation.
Lyrics[]
Nafshi meyachelet litfilat halev hacham
Ze kashe, ze kashe
Kshega'agu'a mul yareach
Kan lerega uvoreach
Acharav rodef habechi
Ze kashe, ze kashe
Kshega'agu'a mul yareach
Kan lerega uvoreach
Acharav rodef habechi
Lif'amim mevi haruach reach tov, mukar
Melatef, achshav shome'a otcha shar
Lo or kochav
Ata achshav
Iti, iti, ke'ilu amiti
Kmo az mizman
Come along, come along
See the fire in your eyes
And you come with me
With me
Lif'amim mevi haruach reach tov, mukar
Melatef, achshav shome'a
Lo or kochav
Ata achshav
Iti, iti, ke'ilu amiti
Kmo az mizman
Nafshi meyachalat litfilot halev wacham
Nafshi meyachalat litfilot halev wacham
Lo or kochav
Iti, iti, ke'ilu amiti
Kmo az mizman[1]
My soul is longing for the warm heart's prayer
It is hard, it is hard
When a longing by moonlight
Is here for a moment and then flees
The tears go after it
It is hard, it is hard
When a longing by moonlight
Is here for a moment and then flees
The tears go after it
Sometimes the wind brings a good, familiar scent
It caresses, listens to you sing now
Not starlight
You are now
With me, with me, as if real
Like back then long ago
Sometimes the wind brings a good, familiar scent
It caresses, listens now
Not starlight
You are now
With me, with me, as if real
Like back then long ago
My soul is longing for the warm heart's prayer
My soul is longing for the warm heart's prayer
Not starlight
With me, with me, as if real
Like back then long ago
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