- Abanibi - English
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Abanibi
In 1978 I participated in the European Eurovision competition in Paris, France. This time we won first place with the song “Abanibi”.Ehud manor wrote the lyrics, I composed the song,prepared the orchestration and conducted the a symphonic orchestra. They don’t use live musicians anymore,the singers sing with playback, it’s a pitty.
Now I’ll explain the meaning of the title:ABANIBI.
When we were little children in Israel we invented a secret language against our parents it is called: “sefat ha bet”, the B lamguage in which after every syllable we added the letter B For instance “te amo” “tebe aba mobo”.
I love you – Abay Labav Yubu
- Lyricist:
Ehud Manor - Performer:
izhar Cohen - Play
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- Lyrics
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ABANIBI
Lyrics: Ehud Manor
Music and arrangement: Nurit Hirsh
Singer: Yizhar CohenA-ba-ni-bi o – bo-he-bev
A-ba-ni-bi o – bo-he-bev o – bo- ta – bach
A-ba-ni-bi o – bo-he-bev
A-ba-ni-bi o – bo-he-bev o – bo- ta – bachOh when I was a little child
My days were happy, free and wild
But when in love I couldn´t say
The words I wanna say todayThose words were always spinning in my head
I used to whisper them at night in bed
And when alone I didn´t try to hide
Those magic words I kept inside….A-ba-ni-bi o bo-he-bev
Love is kind. love is all around
It´s a lovely sound, lost and found
Love is free, love´s been good to me
I´m in love, I will survive ´cause the language Of love is alive…,A-ba-ni-bi o bo-he-bev
I wanna say the words of yesterday
I wanna love you in the same old way
The words of love are coming close to shore
so let me say them more and more…,A-ba-ni-bi o bo-he-bev
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