List of songs about Jerusalem

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This is a list of songs about Jerusalem, including major parts of the city such as individual neighbourhoods and sections. Religiously significant to all three Abrahamic religions for centuries and politically controversial since the inception of the Zionist movement, Jerusalem has been artistically associated with widely varied concepts. There are many Israeli songs about Jerusalem from various time periods, especially nationalistically-themed songs from the time of the Six-Day War, when East Jerusalem passed from Jordanian control to Israeli.

Additionally many Biblical Psalms, styled as songs, were written specifically about Jerusalem. Jewish liturgy and hymns are rife with references to Jerusalem.

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[edit] English language

[edit] Hebrew language

[edit] National and folk songs

  • "Lakh Yerushalayim" (Hebrew: לך ירושלים‎, "For You, Jerusalem")
  • "Yerushalayim Sheli" (Hebrew: ירושלים שלי‎, "My Jerusalem")

[edit] Russian language

[edit] Arabic language

  • "Al Quds Al Atiqa" (Arabic: القدس العتيقة‎, "Jerusalem's Ancient Streets") by Fairuz
  • "Zahrat al Meda'in" (Arabic: زهرة المدائن‎, "Flower of Cities") by Fairuz
  • "Al Quds" (Arabic: القدس‎, "Jerusalem") by Latifa and Kazem al-Saher
  • "Al Quds De Ardina" (Arabic: القدس دي أرضنا‎, "Jerusalem is Our Land") by Amr Diab
  • "Al Quds Lena" (Arabic: القدس لنا‎, "Jerusalem is Ours") by Hakim
  • "Al Quds Haterga' Lena" (Arabic: القدس هترجع لنا‎, "Jerusalem Will Return to Us") by Hisham Abbas, Hakim, Anoushka, et al.
  • "Ya Quds" (Arabic: يا قدس‎, "Oh Jerusalem") by Nawal al Zoghbi
  • "Ala Bal al Quds" (Arabic: على بال القدس‎, "Jerusalem on my Mind") by Hani Shaker
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