I hope some day PALESTINIANS will sing that song and israelis will clap! And Israel will be a secular state not jewish state, and Palestin also secular not muslim state.
I hope some day PALESTINIANS will sing that song and israelis will clap! And Israel will be a secular state not jewish state, and Palestin also secular not muslim state.
@DM5ive9: But even so, the Germans of 1983 weren't the same people as the Germans of 1938. Germany had already at this point spent thirtyeight years feeling guilty for what happened during the Nazi era, and anyone younger than that wasn't even born before it ended. So I really hope Israel didn't intend this entry to be a "smiling 'fuck you'" to the host country, where most people in 1983 would have been totally innocent of any crime against Jews.
The best part of this song is that it's really just a smiling "fuck you" to Germany! :) I would have loved to have seen the faces of the Germans in the audience.
@fucku2685 If you think the all germans were/are nazi's, than remenber that thousands of germans also did died in kz, and thousands of them did help and protected some other people (we are all homo sapiens sapiens).Greetings
i think what i was trying to say is not clear here. anyways. lets close this topic. because i dont wanna be seem like a enemy . i really like israel. and more i love ofra haza and her songs.
@7geordie: Maybe not, but as their television companies are members of the EBU, they're allowed to participate in the ESC, and they've done so since the 70s. Morocco even participated once (in 1980), and Tunisia and Lebanon have also both been close to participate, until they pulled out because they wouldn't show Israel's entry in their broadcasts.
Amazing, happy and cathcy song, I love this one and Ofra Haza was a great singer ande beautiful, I think Israel definitely deserved the victory in 1983 =)
@Valtteri2: They sure did. Of course, Israel had already won twice since Luxembourg's latest victory at that point. But still, Ofra Haza was the real winner of that year, and Luxembourg was awfully overrated three years in a row (1982, 1983 and 1984).
@Furienna thank you, This is the song from 1983 that's always been my number one(since i became a eurovision fan eight years ago) and I can see that so many others feel that way too. And I think Ofra's voice is really beautiful, whereas Corinne's voice is a bit "harsh", sounds like she's shouting =)it's a nice song too, but Israel's song is magical :)
@Valtteri2: Indeed, while "Si la vie est cadeau" might have been a good song, if it had been sung by another singer, Corrinne Hermés wasn't the right one to carry it. She both sounded and looked strained. Ofra Haza was both more talented and (sorry for sounding shallow here, but it's true) more beautiful. I don't understand how Luxembourg beat Israel that year, even though it only was by six points.
germans killed jews, jews killing palestanians, turkish people dont support that. however we killed armenians, armenians killed azerbeijanis.france support armenians but they killed algerians...
UNFORTUNATLY THIS IS THE FUCKING RULE OF THE WORLD.
@okannnl go spread your lies someone else .... Jews never killed any arabs unless they were coming to commit a terror act and also Armenia didn't kill any Azeris - you are so full of lies or perhaps you live in your bubble
although i support Israel , i still think that they kill arabs. but why i support israel, because they are killing the terrorists. what i meant in my previous comment is, jews suppose to be the kindest and peacefull country in the world. because they know the feeling how to be killed.In my bubble, even armenia accepts they killied azeris in 90's. i mentioned armenians because its same as jews. they had genocide. they lost 1 million people. they shouldnt have made anther genocide .
@okannnl those are stupid lies - Jews are not killing any Arabs unless they are coming to bomb a bus of a restaurant or what so ever - the case is the opposite - so far only Arabs has declared their homicidal purposes against Jews - so stop twisting the truth please - it looks really pathetic.
I wished that most Israelis were like Ofra Haza, a so precious woman. Unfortunatelly most of the Israelis today are Nazis. It's a great pity, that would be a great disappointment to this LADY that sang the "MIDDLE EAST". She would be so sad about what Israel has become! SHAME!
No sé inglés,pero quien me entienda,digo que los judíos fueron a Alemania con una canción titulada "hi",como diciendo "hola,estamos aqui y no habeis podido con nosotros"...Putos judíos....
@consumero Además de odio, tu comentario destila ignorancia. 1) Esta canción no es en inglés, sino en hebreo. 2) Chai ( en letras latinas), significa "VIVIR". Y es verdad, sobrevivieron, y los nazis no cumplieron su objetivo. L´chaim!
@WineBeerLover Actually, have many countries beside Europe accept to participate in Eurovision Song Contest. Israel, Cyprus, Azerbaidjan, Georgia and Armenia (Turkey and Russia is partly in Europe). And many other countries in middle east and north africa may participate as well. Did you know, that Morocco did participate in the Song Contest 1980? The other countries, who may participate, but not do it is Algeria, Tunesia, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan & Lebanon.
israel is not in europe like cyprus, like turkey ( my country) like azerbaijan. georgia azerbaijan and russia ( biggest part of the country ) so are you going to their song and comment same thing for them??
Probablemente la voz más impresionante que ha pasado por eurovisión. ¿Cómo pueden Ofra Haza o Celine Dion compartir escenario con lo que se lleva ahora al festival?
I don't know if it's coincidence but this song is about not losing hope and the nation of Israel still being alive. This is sung is Germany in 1983. Shall I expand?
Israel is Turks best friend and will be forever . We want peace between Jews and Arabs in the region . Lovely country and lovely people .Actually We never had problems with Jews . Peace will survive .
Salutes to Tel Aviv , Yafa , Ashkelon and Jerussalem . Peace , peace peace . 12 points to Ofra Haza and Dana International .
For Israel to send a singer to sing 'I'm still alive.. life'
on a german stage in-front of a global televised audience made Israel a winner before the first vote had been cast. This song is incredibly special to jewish and Israeli people and also for anyone who believes in endurance of the human spirit. Long live the hopes of all decent human beings.
Nothing against Luxembourg that year (3th place after Israel and Sweden would be very well deserved) but time showed pretty clearly that Ofra Khaza should have won. Perhaps 12 points from Israel to Luxembourg prevented her from gold.
sung on german soil, before she sang this song she visited the concentration camp-dachau. she was told by a holocaust survivor that while she sing chai to the europeans she should remember what she saw in dachau. am yisrael chai!
this is aspacial song! the name of the song mins life, and she sang it in germany, 40 years after they try to exterminate the jews peaple. ofra is dreased in white and the dancers are in yellow - like the star of david that every jew had to wear in the nazi reagim in europe of the second world war
@ChangaManga1000 ....Its called the EUROVISION SONG CONTEST....not European. Hence all countries that receive and participate in the Eurovision satelite feed(EBU) are eligible to participate..this includes Israel Malta Turkey Cyprus Armenia Morocco Tunisia Russia Lebanon and Qatar.NOW YOU KNOW WHY!
@mylandiskenya Could Qatar actually participate????? That wouldn't be the Eurovision Song Contest any longer! Morocco has a border with Spain, if Israel can, why not Lebanon, Tunisia is close to Europe and Armenia too. But Qatar?!!!
@nmgscpThe "European Broadcasting Areas include the western part of the former USSR and Saudi Arabia. In addition, Iraq, Jordan and Turkey lying outside the above limits are included in the European Broadcasting Area.
Several countries geographically outside the boundaries of Europe have competed in"Le concours Eurovision de la Chanson Européenne" these nations include your nemesis "Israel" and the following ,Cyprus, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Lebanon and Morocco.I HOPE NOW YOU REALLY KNOW.
@nmgscp Qatar cannot compete because they're not EBU member. Lebanon, Jordan, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Algeria and Morocco are EBU members, so they can. Morocco has done that in 1980: watch?v=x3e26zZSEws Lebanon attempted to compete in 2005. Then it transpired that Lebanese TV were planning to interrupt the broadcast during the Israeli song. It's against the rules so they were suspended. Any Arab country who do NOT plan to interrupt the broadcast are invited to take part.
@anorak2 I'm mighty surprised the Europeans didn't go along with the Lebanese wish to disrupt the broadcast during the Israeli song. when it comes to treatment of Israel the Europeans have proven they're willing to bend just about any rule.
@mylandiskenya Turkey and Russia are considered bi-continental (so, european too) and Malta is an island in the Mediterranean between Africa and Europe... If it's not african, then it's european, or bi-continental too.
This song SO should have won! Ofra was robbed! One of the strongest Israeli ESC entries ever, and it got beaten by that BORING ballad from Luxembourg!
I heard this song was robbed because the eurovision 1983 took place in Germany and Germany didnt want this song to win the first place since this song was about the victims from Munich Olympics in 1972.
@singingindark12 That sounds likely. ESC is still rigged to this day. It has been proven that it was rigged in 2008, and I think there was something dodgy in 2006 and 2007. The 2006 winner was not an ESC song- even people who liked it admitted it was not right for ESC. And in 2007 something obviously wasn't right. No-one remembers the winer now, but the runner-up got all the hype before the contest and recently appeared in a countdown of the 20 best ESC songs.
@verkaforever: It doesn't sound likely at all. This song isn't about the Munich Olympics incident. And I'm sorry, but Ukraine 2007 was the least deserved runner-up ever. But then, 2007 wasn't a strong year anyway.
Respect this wonderfull singer and respect Israel for its patience with palestinians to not nuclear bombed palestine to kingdom come! I might have done so long ago becouse it seems there are living only apes in palestina who dont know anything about history. Still great song and learns to us love each other no matter what the culture or language! AM ISRAEL CHAI!
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Don't expect peace when your policy is STEALING others. Only MONKEYS like the ISRAELI believes that they will there forever continue steling U.S. tax PAYER and other people LAND.
Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and other Arab states are members of the EBU, and can participate too, if they wanted. Lebanon was scheduled to preform in 2005, but they wanted to cut the broadcast and go to commercial during the Israeli entry, and therefor had to withdraw. Israel had no problem with the broadcast of the Lebanese song, or with their withdrawal, and the amazing Shiri Maimon finished 4th. I bet an Egyptian or Jordanian entries might actually get some Televotes from the Israeli public!
As a Dutchman you should know about colonies, to bad you lost them to the English!! Please with your great knowlege, enlighten us as to where the Israeli colonies are.
Forgot that the land which U.S govern was belong to the Indians 200 years ago?
I don't mind have discussion whether we have the right to control the holly land or not, but claiming that Israel is the only colonial state left is a bad joke.
i am talking about now, not about 200 years ago you moron. What can i do for the indians! I maybe can rescue my fellowpalestianian nowadays. Excuse me for my bad english.
since the paticipating countries are the ones the belong to the europian broadcasting union thats why countries such as Armenia,Georgia and more are also participating
Its a Competition of the EBU,the"European Broadcasting Union"which has not only European Members.For Example Libya,Tunesia or Jordan are Members,too & could take Part if they want,but they wont because of Israel.Morokko took Part in 1980 when Israel retract for 1 Year & Lebanon tried to take Part in 2005,but the Channel wasnt allowed by the Government to broadcast the Israeli Entry,& so they retract,too.North African Countries are Members,because they belonged to France when EBU was founded...
Israel is allowed to be a Member, because they are inside the European Broadcasting Area, where even Saudi-Arabia & Iraq are, but they dont really want to be Members. Quatar wants to be a Member but isn´t allowed, because it´s outside of the EBA...
I hope, I didn´t write it too complicated & could help you:-)
Greetings from Germany!!!
PS: I love this Song!!! Ofra is so wonderfull & Hebrew is such a great Language. Even if you only understand "Israel" & "Chay":-)
Oh I see, you are from Egypt. Great, that you are interested in such Things without making bad Propaganda about Israel (I think me, as a German, I am allowed to say that:-). Egypt is a Member of the EBU, too, so it also could compete, if the Broadcaster wants to. Please correct me if I´m wrong, but I think Egypt has better Relationship to Israel than every other Arabic Country, so maybe 1 Time, it will compete:-)
Well, if Egypt will invite Israel to join a competition with all the countries in the middle east, Israel may move from the Euro area to Arabs area. :)
This page SHOULD be about art MUSIC..those of as who feel a very strong need to express our political views shoulsd look in the internet for other forums..not to mentions lessons in english in particular alternatives to the word"fuck"--You wil be surprised to all the possibilities you may apply ;-)
Music is a universal language, lets keep it like that?
Amazing voice!
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I hope some day PALESTINIANS will sing that song and israelis will clap! And Israel will be a secular state not jewish state, and Palestin also secular not muslim state.
missionero2001 4 days ago
I hope some day PALESTINIANS will sing that song and israelis will clap! And Israel will be a secular state not jewish state, and Palestin also secular not muslim state.
missionero2001 4 days ago
It's so funny that I take it for granted that I know exactly what she is singing, while probably most of the viewers.....don't.. lol
Anyway..She was a great singer! too bad she had gone to fast..:(
YaronSubs 3 weeks ago
Der groster teil der Deutschen sind wieder geworden Nazis. Die halten mit die Araber.
Wir brauchen sie toten.
Mehr Feind Mehr Ehr!
bernardrichards 1 month ago
@DM5ive9: But even so, the Germans of 1983 weren't the same people as the Germans of 1938. Germany had already at this point spent thirtyeight years feeling guilty for what happened during the Nazi era, and anyone younger than that wasn't even born before it ended. So I really hope Israel didn't intend this entry to be a "smiling 'fuck you'" to the host country, where most people in 1983 would have been totally innocent of any crime against Jews.
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Furienna 2 months ago
The best part of this song is that it's really just a smiling "fuck you" to Germany! :) I would have loved to have seen the faces of the Germans in the audience.
fucku2685 2 months ago
@fucku2685 If you think the all germans were/are nazi's, than remenber that thousands of germans also did died in kz, and thousands of them did help and protected some other people (we are all homo sapiens sapiens).Greetings
3100bomba 2 months ago
@fucku2685 Of course the Germans in the audience understood and spoke
Hebrew fluently,so they really knew it was a "smiling fuck you" to them ....
and they then liked it so much that they applauded enthusiastically.
You really have a deep knowledge of the world,history and mentalities that you understood all of this !
uwed100 3 weeks ago
she sounds like she's on playback. thats how good her voice is. wowww. great song!
soccersj93 3 months ago
Gilad Shalit is Free!!!
Am israel Chay!! :)
vv56305 4 months ago
backup singers are moussad.
xNAJAFx 4 months ago
@DM5ive9
i think what i was trying to say is not clear here. anyways. lets close this topic. because i dont wanna be seem like a enemy . i really like israel. and more i love ofra haza and her songs.
okannnl 5 months ago
georgous ofra love you forever
wilanna1 5 months ago
what a load of SHITE . IS RA EL and turkey are not part of EUROPE . PERIOD !
7geordie 5 months ago
@7geordie: Maybe not, but as their television companies are members of the EBU, they're allowed to participate in the ESC, and they've done so since the 70s. Morocco even participated once (in 1980), and Tunisia and Lebanon have also both been close to participate, until they pulled out because they wouldn't show Israel's entry in their broadcasts.
Furienna 5 months ago
Amazing, happy and cathcy song, I love this one and Ofra Haza was a great singer ande beautiful, I think Israel definitely deserved the victory in 1983 =)
Valtteri2 5 months ago
@Valtteri2: They sure did. Of course, Israel had already won twice since Luxembourg's latest victory at that point. But still, Ofra Haza was the real winner of that year, and Luxembourg was awfully overrated three years in a row (1982, 1983 and 1984).
Furienna 5 months ago
@Furienna thank you, This is the song from 1983 that's always been my number one(since i became a eurovision fan eight years ago) and I can see that so many others feel that way too. And I think Ofra's voice is really beautiful, whereas Corinne's voice is a bit "harsh", sounds like she's shouting =)it's a nice song too, but Israel's song is magical :)
Valtteri2 5 months ago
@Valtteri2: Indeed, while "Si la vie est cadeau" might have been a good song, if it had been sung by another singer, Corrinne Hermés wasn't the right one to carry it. She both sounded and looked strained. Ofra Haza was both more talented and (sorry for sounding shallow here, but it's true) more beautiful. I don't understand how Luxembourg beat Israel that year, even though it only was by six points.
Furienna 5 months ago
peace between israel and turkey
vivamexicoputin 5 months ago
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Ofra R.I.P (rest in peace).
philcooper 6 months ago
best of 1983 eurovision. should have won instead of luxembourg's boring song
cvetzjuga 6 months ago
thumbs up for the componer who is practically dancing along at 2:27!!! :D:D:D:D
Calimerany 6 months ago
germans killed jews, jews killing palestanians, turkish people dont support that. however we killed armenians, armenians killed azerbeijanis.france support armenians but they killed algerians...
UNFORTUNATLY THIS IS THE FUCKING RULE OF THE WORLD.
okannnl 7 months ago
@okannnl go spread your lies someone else .... Jews never killed any arabs unless they were coming to commit a terror act and also Armenia didn't kill any Azeris - you are so full of lies or perhaps you live in your bubble
SimsMoyal 6 months ago
@SimsMoyal
although i support Israel , i still think that they kill arabs. but why i support israel, because they are killing the terrorists. what i meant in my previous comment is, jews suppose to be the kindest and peacefull country in the world. because they know the feeling how to be killed.In my bubble, even armenia accepts they killied azeris in 90's. i mentioned armenians because its same as jews. they had genocide. they lost 1 million people. they shouldnt have made anther genocide .
okannnl 6 months ago 2
@okannnl those are stupid lies - Jews are not killing any Arabs unless they are coming to bomb a bus of a restaurant or what so ever - the case is the opposite - so far only Arabs has declared their homicidal purposes against Jews - so stop twisting the truth please - it looks really pathetic.
SimsMoyal 6 months ago 2
BRAVO ISRAEL ,,,,,,
brigite24 8 months ago
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I wished that most Israelis were like Ofra Haza, a so precious woman. Unfortunatelly most of the Israelis today are Nazis. It's a great pity, that would be a great disappointment to this LADY that sang the "MIDDLE EAST". She would be so sad about what Israel has become! SHAME!
nmgscp 8 months ago
ISRAEL U SHINE SO BRIGHT !!!!
WE LOVE YOU !!!
nonick4me2 9 months ago 2
this song for listening for 2-4 times. no more. french song from Luxemburg is more beautiful and wonderful Sweden as well.
MssKatEka 9 months ago
SHALOM VERY NICE SONG TODA RABA !!!!!
mrmakemakkara 9 months ago
Singing this song (alive) on a German stage, was a win by itself regardless of politicly influenced votes.
FakedinChina 9 months ago 2
They chose the wrong song this year, I cant remember the winner it was that forgetfull.
nwlman 9 months ago
No sé inglés,pero quien me entienda,digo que los judíos fueron a Alemania con una canción titulada "hi",como diciendo "hola,estamos aqui y no habeis podido con nosotros"...Putos judíos....
consumero 9 months ago
@consumero Además de odio, tu comentario destila ignorancia. 1) Esta canción no es en inglés, sino en hebreo. 2) Chai ( en letras latinas), significa "VIVIR". Y es verdad, sobrevivieron, y los nazis no cumplieron su objetivo. L´chaim!
Quintruy 9 months ago
shalom very nice SONG i love ofra !!!!
mrmakemakkara 9 months ago
unfortionately, she is not with us today.
we all miss her
and this song is very relevant to our current reality as well
god bless her and israel
TheRafiamir 10 months ago 4
israel is the only democratic country in the middle east.
we can't challange counrties like iran syria and those who kill woman just because they are showing their faces in the streets
erezg100 10 months ago
@WineBeerLover Actually, have many countries beside Europe accept to participate in Eurovision Song Contest. Israel, Cyprus, Azerbaidjan, Georgia and Armenia (Turkey and Russia is partly in Europe). And many other countries in middle east and north africa may participate as well. Did you know, that Morocco did participate in the Song Contest 1980? The other countries, who may participate, but not do it is Algeria, Tunesia, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan & Lebanon.
DavidSandKnakMUSIK 11 months ago
am yisrael od chai!!! l'netzach
estimad08 11 months ago
@WineBeerLover
israel is not in europe like cyprus, like turkey ( my country) like azerbaijan. georgia azerbaijan and russia ( biggest part of the country ) so are you going to their song and comment same thing for them??
okannnl 11 months ago
@okannnl cause Israel in in the union . and Russia is in Asia b.t.w
liorbm 11 months ago
@liorbm
i said the same
okannnl 11 months ago
@okannnl sorry i meant WineBeerLover comment :)
liorbm 11 months ago
Probablemente la voz más impresionante que ha pasado por eurovisión. ¿Cómo pueden Ofra Haza o Celine Dion compartir escenario con lo que se lleva ahora al festival?
Chrisonum 11 months ago
She was magnificent -- and should have won.
scottadler 11 months ago
I first listened ofra haza in 1984 and I fall in love with her,my love keeps going, she is so natural so pure not found in these days.
gellertmag 11 months ago 2
Israel rocks!
HellenicAngel 11 months ago 2
Great. Just white and yellow : |
sauron4524 1 year ago
I don't know if it's coincidence but this song is about not losing hope and the nation of Israel still being alive. This is sung is Germany in 1983. Shall I expand?
GoCardinal2012 1 year ago
@GoCardinal2012 no coincidence, I think.
well, they are sending a transexual to Germany this year:D
venushalley 11 months ago
wooooowwwwwwwwwwwww what a voice really sorry shes not with us any more god i hate politics !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kawazakiman 1 year ago
she's SO AMAZING!!!
peace to Israel from Turkey!
we are never enemies!
our idiot, "arab lover" prime minister made us enemies :( :(
TheTurkishboy90 1 year ago 65
@TheTurkishboy90
Thanks from Israel.
Remove this idiot and IHH supporters and we will go back to Turkey.
sbh123yt 1 year ago 3
@TheTurkishboy90 can u tell the families of the victims Turks who were killed by Israeli army
kuwaitstory 8 months ago
@kuwaitstory
OMG SHUT THE FUCK UP..EVERYBODY KILLS EVERYBODY..YOU CANNOT CATEGORIZE PEOPLE!WE ALL KILL EACH OTHER...BROTHERS KILLING BROTHERS...
punkymimi411 7 months ago
@TheTurkishboy90 how can you force him to step down?
szepremenyu 8 months ago
@TheTurkishboy90
you have no idea, this singer ofra haza is yemeni jewish, and she song in arabic many times, you just have arabphobia
EsamAlabasi 6 months ago
@EsamAlabasi i don't have problems with most of arabs and their culture.
i just hate our government, getting enemies with israel
TheTurkishboy90 6 months ago
Just fabulous. Wonderful singer.
normgnomeuk 1 year ago
the best song in the esc of 1983 !
ronansex 1 year ago
Israel is Turks best friend and will be forever . We want peace between Jews and Arabs in the region . Lovely country and lovely people .Actually We never had problems with Jews . Peace will survive .
Salutes to Tel Aviv , Yafa , Ashkelon and Jerussalem . Peace , peace peace . 12 points to Ofra Haza and Dana International .
Greeting and Love from Izmir , Turkey
undencem 1 year ago 36
I was 8 years old when I watched the contest live . My 12 was for Israel but again politics were in charge . Greetings from Turkey
undencem 1 year ago 4
@undencem I'M WHIT TO THE LEADERS TO MAKE PEACE BETWEEN ISRAEL AND TURKEY
roybarichli 1 year ago 4
@undencem
greetings back!! i love Turkey. lovely country and lovely people.
Amit from Israel
amgoldi 1 year ago 2
The dancers are cool!
Ancupola 1 year ago
וואו איזה שיר
מרגש כל פעם מחדש
עם ישראל חי!
gilad19841 1 year ago
OFRA HAZA IS VERY NICE WOMAN
mrmakemakkara 1 year ago
@mrmakemakkara Hmmm... was
mrspotato20 1 year ago
Ofra, beautiful, talanted singer. You will be forever alive in our hearts and in your songs !!!
aza7261 1 year ago
lol im just a random and i really like this :)
axlepants 1 year ago
עופרה שלנו ............ אוהבים אותך נשמה יקרה
nlp2010able 1 year ago 3
Best Israeli entry. Ever.
brethynda123 1 year ago 2
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For Israel to send a singer to sing 'I'm still alive.. life'
on a german stage in-front of a global televised audience made Israel a winner before the first vote had been cast. This song is incredibly special to jewish and Israeli people and also for anyone who believes in endurance of the human spirit. Long live the hopes of all decent human beings.
jude11011 1 year ago
Ofra,maite zaitut. Goian bego
visiaitite 1 year ago
@TheArabiandesert the Arabian Merda
mann222ful 1 year ago
Her voice makes me get goosebumps, no joke
mites7 1 year ago 3
Really Great Song...including the words!....hard to believe it didn't win back in 1983.
jamiegirl27 1 year ago
AM ISRAEL CHAI :) !
love u ofra
shr444 1 year ago
I like Ofra Haza but this isn't exactly the stuff of hers I'm used to.
slvgdvg 1 year ago
Ofra Haza R.I.P
ChenPerry 1 year ago 2
Nothing against Luxembourg that year (3th place after Israel and Sweden would be very well deserved) but time showed pretty clearly that Ofra Khaza should have won. Perhaps 12 points from Israel to Luxembourg prevented her from gold.
TheDRMISTERY 1 year ago
beautifull !!!!
maugaw 1 year ago
עופרה חזה הייתה זמרת גדולה !!! אם לא הייתה את מלחמת לבנון ה-1 באותו הזמן אז היא הייתה לוקחת מקום 1!!!
liran51 1 year ago 3
R.I.P. Ofra. one of the most talented singers ever.
akaiminiak 1 year ago 7
AMAZING!
עפרה היית נפלאה. זוכרים אותך באהבה!!!!!
everlasting song :)
lisakirara 1 year ago 2
Sweden or Israel should have won that year
inspireradavstatyer 1 year ago 2
Anyway, it's one of the best songs ever in Eurovision Song Contest and it was quite better than the winner
nmgscp 1 year ago 2
@gstq2001 מדהים! הייתי מוסיפה גם בחצי השני של השיר צבע כחול לבן
Ilanushkah 1 year ago
CHAI! ;-)
BratWody 1 year ago
que triste que este muerta ,era una gran cantante
unmundosinignorantes 1 year ago 2
@TheArabiandesert she got it from her husband (the AIDS)
skyvardi 1 year ago
Am Israel Chai!!!!!! <3
YoungAndAspiringXX 1 year ago
sung on german soil, before she sang this song she visited the concentration camp-dachau. she was told by a holocaust survivor that while she sing chai to the europeans she should remember what she saw in dachau. am yisrael chai!
Israeli92 1 year ago 5
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rest in hell asswholes u and ur nation ISRAEL Fuck zionism and fuck this ugly dead piece of bitch
الموت لاسرائيل
Death to Israel
Mort à Israël
Muerte a Israel
以色列去死
Morte a Israel
イスラエルに死
Morte a Israele
מוות לישראל
boxdown 1 year ago
hülye fasz. :D
lacigajdos 1 year ago
Shame on you!!
danilomihaljcic 1 year ago
@danilomihaljcic
Go 2 Hell
boxdown 1 year ago
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this is aspacial song! the name of the song mins life, and she sang it in germany, 40 years after they try to exterminate the jews peaple. ofra is dreased in white and the dancers are in yellow - like the star of david that every jew had to wear in the nazi reagim in europe of the second world war
shhjhj 1 year ago
@shhjhj sei un grande coglione
mann222ful 1 year ago
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xp03 1 year ago
Have you ever thought why the dancers are all dress in yellow , and what is the meaning of jews wearing yellow on their clothes in Germany ?
tshaiman 1 year ago
i love ofra haza!!!!!! i wish she was still alive.... that way she could show us her AMAZING voice!!!
Jewlzrules10 1 year ago
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Now Y the fuck is Israel singing in an EUROPEAN song contest? Last I chekced the illigitimate state israel is located in MIDDLE EAST and not Europe.
ChangaManga1000 2 years ago
@ChangaManga1000 ....Its called the EUROVISION SONG CONTEST....not European. Hence all countries that receive and participate in the Eurovision satelite feed(EBU) are eligible to participate..this includes Israel Malta Turkey Cyprus Armenia Morocco Tunisia Russia Lebanon and Qatar.NOW YOU KNOW WHY!
mylandiskenya 1 year ago
@mylandiskenya Could Qatar actually participate????? That wouldn't be the Eurovision Song Contest any longer! Morocco has a border with Spain, if Israel can, why not Lebanon, Tunisia is close to Europe and Armenia too. But Qatar?!!!
nmgscp 1 year ago
@nmgscpThe "European Broadcasting Areas include the western part of the former USSR and Saudi Arabia. In addition, Iraq, Jordan and Turkey lying outside the above limits are included in the European Broadcasting Area.
Several countries geographically outside the boundaries of Europe have competed in"Le concours Eurovision de la Chanson Européenne" these nations include your nemesis "Israel" and the following ,Cyprus, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Lebanon and Morocco.I HOPE NOW YOU REALLY KNOW.
mylandiskenya 1 year ago
@nmgscp Qatar cannot compete because they're not EBU member. Lebanon, Jordan, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Algeria and Morocco are EBU members, so they can. Morocco has done that in 1980: watch?v=x3e26zZSEws Lebanon attempted to compete in 2005. Then it transpired that Lebanese TV were planning to interrupt the broadcast during the Israeli song. It's against the rules so they were suspended. Any Arab country who do NOT plan to interrupt the broadcast are invited to take part.
anorak2 1 year ago
PS The rule is that any participating country must broadcast the entire show.
anorak2 1 year ago
@anorak2 I'm mighty surprised the Europeans didn't go along with the Lebanese wish to disrupt the broadcast during the Israeli song. when it comes to treatment of Israel the Europeans have proven they're willing to bend just about any rule.
ZviJ1 1 year ago
@mylandiskenya Turkey and Russia are considered bi-continental (so, european too) and Malta is an island in the Mediterranean between Africa and Europe... If it's not african, then it's european, or bi-continental too.
nmgscp 1 year ago
@ChangaManga1000 W ISRAEL siviliziet people middle east no
mann222ful 1 year ago
This song SO should have won! Ofra was robbed! One of the strongest Israeli ESC entries ever, and it got beaten by that BORING ballad from Luxembourg!
verkaforever 2 years ago 73
is true
unmundosinignorantes 1 year ago
I so agree with you, but oh well, at least she came 2nd.
Furienna 10 months ago
@Furienna Yeah. It is annoying when great songs come so near and yet so far though. I can think of several other examples from ESC history;
Germany 1980
UK 1993
Germany 1987
and most annoyingly in my opinion
Ukraine 2007
verkaforever 10 months ago
Well, I can only agree with you about 1983. I think Spain should have won instead of Norway in 1995 though.
Furienna 10 months ago
@verkaforever
I heard this song was robbed because the eurovision 1983 took place in Germany and Germany didnt want this song to win the first place since this song was about the victims from Munich Olympics in 1972.
singingindark12 8 months ago
@singingindark12 That sounds likely. ESC is still rigged to this day. It has been proven that it was rigged in 2008, and I think there was something dodgy in 2006 and 2007. The 2006 winner was not an ESC song- even people who liked it admitted it was not right for ESC. And in 2007 something obviously wasn't right. No-one remembers the winer now, but the runner-up got all the hype before the contest and recently appeared in a countdown of the 20 best ESC songs.
verkaforever 8 months ago
@verkaforever: It doesn't sound likely at all. This song isn't about the Munich Olympics incident. And I'm sorry, but Ukraine 2007 was the least deserved runner-up ever. But then, 2007 wasn't a strong year anyway.
Furienna 8 months ago
I LIKE SO MUCH GREETINS FROM SPAIN :)
malaguenho89 2 years ago 9
Respect this wonderfull singer and respect Israel for its patience with palestinians to not nuclear bombed palestine to kingdom come! I might have done so long ago becouse it seems there are living only apes in palestina who dont know anything about history. Still great song and learns to us love each other no matter what the culture or language! AM ISRAEL CHAI!
magemaatikko 2 years ago 6
I love this song and singer. She's great. A pity that she isn't anymore.
funnygame25 2 years ago 5
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Don't expect peace when your policy is STEALING others. Only MONKEYS like the ISRAELI believes that they will there forever continue steling U.S. tax PAYER and other people LAND.
hadi0550 2 years ago
BRAVO
brigite24 2 years ago 4
wonderful song and singer
swlgerd2009 2 years ago 5
israel is the baste from u.s.a.
MrSammie3 2 years ago 4
Great song, and great singer!!! Stop talking about politics, and respect this great woman!!!
paredper 2 years ago 34
@paredper
she will be the greatest singer ever.
andreas,greece
miliabayhotelapts 1 year ago 2
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but it will be more if the palestinian refugees can go to their homes.
ChrisTucker15 2 years ago
you are right about that;)
ChrisTucker15 2 years ago
Let's go to 20Aug 1993.
The Israel government and Yaaser Arafat have signed the Oslo agreement.
I admit, at the beginning, many of us in Israel were afraid and unhappy from this agreement.
But after sometime, we start to enjoy this temporarily peace.
The economic of both sides has arised.
Everything went well until 19 Oct 1994.
In a suicide terror attack, 22 people killed and 47 people injured. This terror attack was only a start of a series of terror attacks.
If we will forget the past, we will
sbh123yt 2 years ago
Ofra R.I.P. you were wonderful
cbb1377 2 years ago
Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and other Arab states are members of the EBU, and can participate too, if they wanted. Lebanon was scheduled to preform in 2005, but they wanted to cut the broadcast and go to commercial during the Israeli entry, and therefor had to withdraw. Israel had no problem with the broadcast of the Lebanese song, or with their withdrawal, and the amazing Shiri Maimon finished 4th. I bet an Egyptian or Jordanian entries might actually get some Televotes from the Israeli public!
ninve2001 2 years ago
I only have one question, it's a euro competition, what does Israel have to do with it? Just curious...:)
maimagedsayad 2 years ago
The Arabs keep Isreal out of anything Asian so thi is the next best option.
AbuAvital 2 years ago 2
the israel people keeps the arab out of anything from the west
the only colonial state on earth left is israel
ChrisTucker15 2 years ago
As a Dutchman you should know about colonies, to bad you lost them to the English!! Please with your great knowlege, enlighten us as to where the Israeli colonies are.
AbuAvital 2 years ago
Are you sure?
Ever heard about Russia and China?
Forgot that the land which U.S govern was belong to the Indians 200 years ago?
I don't mind have discussion whether we have the right to control the holly land or not, but claiming that Israel is the only colonial state left is a bad joke.
sbh123yt 2 years ago 2
i am talking about now, not about 200 years ago you moron. What can i do for the indians! I maybe can rescue my fellowpalestianian nowadays. Excuse me for my bad english.
ChrisTucker15 2 years ago
If you want a real discussion, lets keep our lagnuage "clean". That's will be a good start.
The world is always trying to take a position. Who is the good side and who is the bad side.
But the reality is more complex.
If you want to discuss, use the personal message in YouTube.
sbh123yt 2 years ago
By the way, regardless of politics, this song is beautiful.
sbh123yt 2 years ago
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be destroyed
sbh123yt 2 years ago
since the paticipating countries are the ones the belong to the europian broadcasting union thats why countries such as Armenia,Georgia and more are also participating
kizti8558 2 years ago
Its a Competition of the EBU,the"European Broadcasting Union"which has not only European Members.For Example Libya,Tunesia or Jordan are Members,too & could take Part if they want,but they wont because of Israel.Morokko took Part in 1980 when Israel retract for 1 Year & Lebanon tried to take Part in 2005,but the Channel wasnt allowed by the Government to broadcast the Israeli Entry,& so they retract,too.North African Countries are Members,because they belonged to France when EBU was founded...
lucky8b 2 years ago
Israel is allowed to be a Member, because they are inside the European Broadcasting Area, where even Saudi-Arabia & Iraq are, but they dont really want to be Members. Quatar wants to be a Member but isn´t allowed, because it´s outside of the EBA...
I hope, I didn´t write it too complicated & could help you:-)
Greetings from Germany!!!
PS: I love this Song!!! Ofra is so wonderfull & Hebrew is such a great Language. Even if you only understand "Israel" & "Chay":-)
lucky8b 2 years ago 3
Oh I see, you are from Egypt. Great, that you are interested in such Things without making bad Propaganda about Israel (I think me, as a German, I am allowed to say that:-). Egypt is a Member of the EBU, too, so it also could compete, if the Broadcaster wants to. Please correct me if I´m wrong, but I think Egypt has better Relationship to Israel than every other Arabic Country, so maybe 1 Time, it will compete:-)
lucky8b 2 years ago
Well, if Egypt will invite Israel to join a competition with all the countries in the middle east, Israel may move from the Euro area to Arabs area. :)
sbh123yt 2 years ago
Great song, great singer, great performance. Ofra Haza was (is) a gift of God to many.
william842 2 years ago 7
This is the true Israel spirit. I love everything about this video. Especially Ofra's amazing performance. SO beautiful!
pinuki27 2 years ago 6
this is so cool! go israel!
operationmainstrike 2 years ago 7
אני אוהבת את המוזיקה הזאת
RicardoSabong 2 years ago
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80s music sucks b@L$
Armando7654 2 years ago
עדיין מרגש, הקול של עופרה, המילים הנפלאות, ומוזיקה פשוט שמחה.
הייתי בן 11 כשראיתי את האירוויזיון הזה ומיותר לציין שכולם זמזמו את השיר הזה.
sbh123yt 2 years ago
This was such a great year! So many amazing songs!
komsomolsk 2 years ago 2
This page SHOULD be about art MUSIC..those of as who feel a very strong need to express our political views shoulsd look in the internet for other forums..not to mentions lessons in english in particular alternatives to the word"fuck"--You wil be surprised to all the possibilities you may apply ;-)
Music is a universal language, lets keep it like that?
marina6y 2 years ago 5
ננסי ברנדס הגדול אחראי על התזמורת בשיר
kobi2485 2 years ago
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al3nziB52 2 years ago
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fuck youuuuuuuuuuuuu jows
al3nziB52 2 years ago
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Why is Israel a part of Eurovision anyways?
CrazyShakaZulu 2 years ago
זה השיר שהיה צריך לזכות !!!
ronansex 2 years ago 3
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kadzivotpostane 2 years ago
My daughter loved to dance like the dancers hehe! Looked at the video and did like them!
ummFatimah98 2 years ago
I am muslim but i really love this song even it is from israel! I also love the songs "halleluja","Hora","Amen"(from 1995)and "Kan".All from Israel!
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