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Salma ya salama – Dalida

Dalida

Salma ya salama lyrics with English translation

Language
French
Level
Beginner
Released
1977
Genre
Pop
Length
3:05
  1. Un homme des sables

    A man of the sands

  2. Des plaines sans arbres

    From treeless plains

  3. S'en va de son pays

    Leaves his homeland

  4. Au-delà des dunes

    Beyond the dunes

  5. Courir la fortune

    Chasing fortune

  6. Car le paradis pour lui

    For paradise to him

  7. Ce n'est qu'un jardin sous la pluie

    Is just a garden in the rain

  8. Salma ya salama

    Salma ya salama

  9. Je te salue ya salama

    I greet you, ya salama

  10. Salma ya salama

    Salma ya salama

  11. Je reviendrai bessalama

    I will return, bessalama

  12. Mais l'homme des sables

    But the man of the sands

  13. Pour faire le voyage

    To make the journey

  14. N'a que l'espoir au cœur

    Has only hope in his heart

  15. Un jour il arrive

    One day he arrives

  16. Il touche la rive

    He touches the shore

  17. Il voit devant lui des fleurs

    He sees before him flowers

  18. La grande rivière du bonheur

    The great river of happiness

  19. Salma ya salama

    Salma, oh salama

  20. Je te salue ya salama

    I greet you, oh salama

  21. Salma ya salama

    Salma, oh farewell

  22. Je reviendrai bessalama

    I'll return safely

  23. C'était un mirage

    It was just a mirage

  24. Il n'y avait pas de rivière

    There was no river

  25. Et la bonne et riche et douce terre

    And the good, rich, sweet land

  26. N'était que du sable

    Was nothing but sand

  27. Il reprend sa course

    It resumes its journey

  28. Vers une autre source

    Towards another source

  29. Il finira pas trouver le puits de la liberté

    It will eventually find the well of freedom

  30. Salma ya salama

    Salma, oh farewell

  31. Je te salue ya salama

    I greet you, oh peace

  32. Salma ya salama

    Salma, oh peace

  33. Je reviendrai bessalama

    I will return in safety

  34. Un homme des sables

    A man of the sands

  35. Des plaines sans arbres

    Plains without trees

  36. S'en va de son pays

    Leaving his homeland

  37. Au-delà des dunes

    Beyond the dunes

  38. Courir la fortune

    Chasing fortune

  39. Le seul paradis pour lui

    The only paradise for him

  40. C'était un jardin sous la pluie

    It was a garden under the rain

  41. Salma ya salama

    Salma, oh safety

  42. Je te salue ya salama

    I greet you, oh safety

  43. Salma ya salama

    Salma, oh safety

  44. Je reviendrai bessalama

    I will return in safety

  45. Salma ya salama

    Salma, oh safety

  46. Je te salue ya salama

    I greet you, oh safety

  47. Salma ya salama

    Salma, oh safety

  48. Je reviendrai bessalama

    I will return in safety

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Key vocabulary

seul
aloneA1
terre
earthA1
touche
touchA1
trouver
findA1
voit
seesA1
voyage
journeyA1
sables
sandsA2
plaines
plainsB1
arbres
treesA1
va
go

About this song

Dalida was a French singer and actress of Egyptian origin, associated with French pop and disco. She is known for chart records such as the long run of “Bambino” and for “J’attendrai,” the first disco hit with French lyrics.

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Salma ya salama

Un homme des sables

A man of the sands

Des plaines sans arbres

From treeless plains

S'en va de son pays

Leaves his homeland

Au-delà des dunes

Beyond the dunes

Courir la fortune

Chasing fortune

Car le paradis pour lui

For paradise to him

Ce n'est qu'un jardin sous la pluie

Is just a garden in the rain

Salma ya salama

Salma ya salama

Je te salue ya salama

I greet you, ya salama

Salma ya salama

Salma ya salama

Je reviendrai bessalama

I will return, bessalama

Mais l'homme des sables

But the man of the sands

Pour faire le voyage

To make the journey

N'a que l'espoir au cœur

Has only hope in his heart

Un jour il arrive

One day he arrives

Il touche la rive

He touches the shore

Il voit devant lui des fleurs

He sees before him flowers

La grande rivière du bonheur

The great river of happiness

Salma ya salama

Salma, oh salama

Je te salue ya salama

I greet you, oh salama

Salma ya salama

Salma, oh farewell

Je reviendrai bessalama

I'll return safely

C'était un mirage

It was just a mirage

Il n'y avait pas de rivière

There was no river

Et la bonne et riche et douce terre

And the good, rich, sweet land

N'était que du sable

Was nothing but sand

Il reprend sa course

It resumes its journey

Vers une autre source

Towards another source

Il finira pas trouver le puits de la liberté

It will eventually find the well of freedom

Salma ya salama

Salma, oh farewell

Je te salue ya salama

I greet you, oh peace

Salma ya salama

Salma, oh peace

Je reviendrai bessalama

I will return in safety

Un homme des sables

A man of the sands

Des plaines sans arbres

Plains without trees

S'en va de son pays

Leaving his homeland

Au-delà des dunes

Beyond the dunes

Courir la fortune

Chasing fortune

Le seul paradis pour lui

The only paradise for him

C'était un jardin sous la pluie

It was a garden under the rain

Salma ya salama

Salma, oh safety

Je te salue ya salama

I greet you, oh safety

Salma ya salama

Salma, oh safety

Je reviendrai bessalama

I will return in safety

Salma ya salama

Salma, oh safety

Je te salue ya salama

I greet you, oh safety

Salma ya salama

Salma, oh safety

Je reviendrai bessalama

I will return in safety

Salma ya salama

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