- Salaam (song)
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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]
Text of the bridge
# 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] 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
References
Categories:- Folk song stubs
- Israel stubs
- Israeli songs
- Hebrew-language songs
- Arab–Israeli conflict
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
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