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VIDEO · CONTEST PERFORMANCE
IsraelIsrael/1977/GRAND FINAL

Ah-haa-vah Hee Shir Lish-naa-yim

Ilanit

11thFINAL RESULT
49TOTAL POINTS
—FAN SCORE / 12
LANGUAGEhebrew
RUNNING ORDER11
SONGWRITERSEldad Shrem Edna Peleg
TEMPO / KEY102 BPM · E major
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LYRICS & TRANSLATION

Ken, ken, ze shuv mitnagen
Zemer shir yashan noshan
Shenichtav mechadash bishvilcha
Ashir oto lecha
Veshuv onim kinorot
Af ani kmo meitar
Sheno'ad lemangina achat
Hamangina shelcha
Yashiru hashamaim
Ahava hi shir lishnaim
Ha'olam kulo tsochek elai veshar
Kama tov, kama tov
Yashiru hashamaim
Ahava hi shir lishnaim
Ki shiri hu hashir shelcha
Ken, ken, ze shuv mitnagen
Zemer shir yashan noshan
Shehayom po bishnaim nashir
Bishnaim nashir
Ki hashir lo nigmar
Tamid hu yushar
Tamid
(Yashiru hashamaim)
(Ahava hi shir lishnaim)
Ha'olam kulo tsochek elai veshar
Kama tov, kama tov
(Yashiru hashamaim)
Ze ole veholem
Kmo tupim shebalev
(Ahava hi shir lishnaim)
Im hazemer haze
Ha'olam kulo tsochek elai veshar
Kama tov, kama tov
Yashiru hashamaim
Ahava hi shir lishnaim
Ki shircha hu hаshir ѕheli

FAN SCORE

0 fans rated this song

—/12

Vocals7.8
Staging6.6
Catchiness7.2
Energy8.2

🏆 Contest Performance

GRAND FINAL 11th Place 49 Points Running order 11
SEMI-FINAL N/A (Direct Finalist)
final11th49 pts

Who Voted for This Song

Grand final points received from every voting country · jury and televote side by side

0SETS OF 12 POINTS
10 / 18COUNTRIES GAVE POINTS
0 / 0TELEVOTE / JURY POINTS
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♚ Credits & Delegation

ARTIST Ilanit Ah-haa-vah Hee Shir Lish-naa-yim
Past participations
BACKING SINGERS Katherine Dyer No past participations found
BACKING SINGERS Kiera Birch No past participations found
BACKING SINGERS Susan Galloway No past participations found
COMPOSER Eldad Shrem
Past participations
COMPOSER Edna Peleg No past participations found
SPOKESPERSON Yitzhak Shim'oni
Past participations
ARTIST PEOPLE Hanna Dresner-Tzakh (חנה דרזנר)
Past participations
CONDUCTOR Eldad Shrem
Past participations
LYRICIST Edna Peleg No past participations found

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Ilanit

Ilanit is an Israeli singer known for her multiple Eurovision Song Contest appearances. She represented Israel in 1973 with the song "Ey Sham" (also listed as "Ey-sham"), achieving 4th place with 97 points. She returned to Eurovision in 1977 with "Ah-haa-vah Hee Shir Lish-naa-yim," singing in Hebrew, and finished in 11th place with 49 points. Ilanit’s participation helped establish her as a prominent figure in Israel’s Eurovision history.