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VIDEO · CONTEST PERFORMANCE
IsraelIsrael/1988/GRAND FINAL

Ben Adam

Yardena Arazi

7thFINAL RESULT
85TOTAL POINTS
—FAN SCORE / 12
LANGUAGEhebrew
RUNNING ORDER8
SONGWRITERSBoris Dimitstein Ehud Manor
TEMPO / KEY143 BPM · C minor
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LYRICS & TRANSLATION

Ben adam hu rak basar vadam
Avak poreach bamidbar
Ben adam, bederech ha'olam
Ketsel over, kacheres hanishbar
Adam hu rak adam verov yamav leilot
Ve'ein adam mushlam bechol hama'alot
Az ten lo lachalom veten lo neshima
Ten leShem, ten leCham, ten leYefet nechama
Al tachbid yadcha alav veten tikva
Ve'al tadun oto tamid lechaf chova
Ki adam hu adam hu adam
Hu rak adam
Ben adam ne'or uchvar nirdam
Yamav ktsarim, sofam atsuv
Ben adam oreach ba'olam
Ba me'afar ule'afar yashuv
Adam hu rak adam verov yamav leilot
Ve'ein adam mushlam bechol hama'alot
Az ten lo lachalom veten lo neshima
Ten leShem, ten leCham, ten leYefet nechama
Al tachbid yadcha alav veten tikva
Ve'al tadun oto tamid lechaf chova
Ki adam hu adam hu adam
Hu rak adam
Hu lo yilmad lanetsach
Hu shocheach le'ehov
Hu lo yode'a sheyomo karov
Ki adam hu rak adam verov yamav leilot
Ve'ein adam mushlam bechol hama'alot
Az ten lo lachalom veten lo neshima
Ten leShem, ten leCham, ten leYefet nechama
Al tachbid yadcha alav veten tikva
Ve'al tadun oto tamid lechaf chova
Ki adam hu adam hu adam
Hu rak adam
Adam hu rak adam verov yamav leilot
Ve'ein adam mushlam bechol hama'alot
Az ten lo lachalom veten lo neѕhima
Ten leShem, ten leCham, ten leYefet nechama
Al tachbid yadcha alav veten tikva
Ve'al tadun oto tamid lechaf chova
Ki adam hu adam hu adam
Hu rak adаm

FAN SCORE

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

🏆 Contest Performance

GRAND FINAL 7th Place 85 Points Running order 8
SEMI-FINAL N/A (Direct Finalist)
final7th85 pts

Who Voted for This Song

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

0SETS OF 12 POINTS
16 / 21COUNTRIES GAVE POINTS
0 / 0TELEVOTE / JURY POINTS
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SCALE12 pointstelevote 6–10jury 6–10no points
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♚ Credits & Delegation

ARTIST Yardena Arazi Ben Adam No past participations found
BACKING SINGERS Iris Shemi No past participations found
BACKING SINGERS Reuven Gvirtz
Past participations
BACKING SINGERS Yehuda Tamir No past participations found
COMPOSER Boris Dimitstein No past participations found
COMPOSER Ehud Manor
Past participations
SPOKESPERSON Yitzhak Shim'oni
Past participations
ARTIST PEOPLE Yardena Feinbaum-Arazi
Past participations
CONDUCTOR Eldad Shrem
Past participations
LYRICIST Ehud Manor
Past participations

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Artist Info

Yardena Arazi

Yardena Arazi is an Israeli singer who represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988. She performed the song "Ben Adam," sung in Hebrew, and achieved 7th place in the final with 85 points. Throughout her career, Yardena Arazi has been recognized for her contributions to Israeli music. Her Eurovision performance remains a notable highlight in her artistic journey.