Salaam (Od Yavo Shalom Aleinu) (Arabic: سلام, Hebrew: (סלאאם (עוד יבוא שלום עלינו is a popular Israeli folk song by Mosh Ben Ari 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 and in the Jewish diaspora. A large chart hit in Israel several years ago, it has now come to symbolize a call for peace and end to the struggle in the Arab-Israeli conflict.[1]
| # | English translation | Transliteration | Hebrew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Again peace will come upon us | Od yavo' shalom aleinu | עוד יבוא שלום עלינו |
| 2 | Again peace will come upon us | Od yavo' shalom aleinu | עוד יבוא שלום עלינו |
| 3 | Again 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 | Among us and on all the world | Aleinu ve'al kol ha olam | עלינו ועל כל העולם |
| 7 | Salaam, Salaam | Salaam, Salaam (x2) | סלאאם ,סלאאם[2] |