Ben Adam
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| Ben Adam | |
|---|---|
| Eurovision Song Contest 1988 entry | |
| Country | Israel |
| Artist(s) | Yardena Feinbaum-Arazi |
| As | Yardena Arazi |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Composer(s) | Boris Dimitstein |
| Lyricist(s) | Ehud Manor |
| Place | 7th |
| Points | 85 |
| Lyrics | from Diggiloo Thrush |
Ben Adam (Hebrew script: בן אדם, English translation: "Human Being", literally "Son of Adam") was the Israeli entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed in Hebrew by Yardena Arazi.
The song deals with the ordinariness of humanity, as Arazi sings that "no man is perfect in all virtues" and tells her listeners "don't always judge him for the worse". With this in mind, she exhorts her listeners to "let him dream and give him breath", that is, to treat everyone with dignity.
Musically, the song is perhaps best known for its final chorus. Beginning at a slow tempo, the song builds to a fast-paced conclusion. The song was performed eighth on the night (following the Netherlands' Gerard Joling with Shangri-La and preceding Switzerland's Celine Dion with Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi). At the close of voting, it had received 85 points, placing 7th in a field of 21. It was succeeded as Israeli representative at the 1989 Contest by Gili & Galit with Derekh Hamelekh.
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