Salaam (song)
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Salaam (Od Yavo Shalom Aleinu) (Arabic: سلام, Hebrew: (סלאם (עוד יבוא שלום עלינו) is a popular Israeli folk song by the band Sheva sung in Hebrew and Arabic.[1] The song, called "Od Yavo Shalom Aleinu" means Peace Will Come Upon Us. It is an upbeat song and has become a theme tune to almost all youth movements in Israel. A large chart hit in Israel several years ago, it has now come to symbolise a call for peace and end to the struggle in the Arab-Israeli conflict.[1]
[edit] Text
# | English translation | Transliteration | Hebrew |
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1 | Peace will come upon us | Od yavo' shalom aleinu | עוד יבוא שלום עלינו |
2 | Peace will come upon us | Od yavo' shalom aleinu | עוד יבוא שלום עלינו |
3 | Peace will come upon us | Od yavo' shalom aleinu | עוד יבוא שלום עלינו |
4 | and on everyone. | Ve'al kulam (x2) | ועל כולם |
5 | Salaam ('peace' in Arabic) | Salaam (Salaam) | סלאאם |
6 | On us and on everyone | Aleinu ve'al kol ha olam | עלינו ועל כל העולם |
7 | Salaam, Salaam | Salaam, Salaam (x2) | סלאאם ,סלאאם[2] |
[edit] Media
- YouTube Video - Professional version of the song
- YouTube Video - A crowd singing the song
- YouTube Video - A large group singing the song at night