SLAM SLAMI

SALAM SALAMI 

Ani ochel li sandvitch, im hummus v'naknik
Nigash alai b'chuchick, omer li "tavi bis"
An'lo makir otcha, amarti "al tatzik"
"Ani ha ben shel hamakolet" hu amar
"shemachra l'cha ta'sandvitch hamdubar."

Natati lo n'gisah,
Barach im haprusah
Loes et a carich b'm'nusah...

Salam Salami, ze lo matzhik,
Echad rotzeh shalom, v'hasheni naknik.
Salam Salami, ze dai matzhik,
Echad rotzeh shalom...

Lamucharat chazarti im sandvitch m'nuilan,
Amar "Tavi li bis!" Aniti "Ein matzav."
Im Avischa makolet, az savah sh'li katzav,
Hu shachacht et ha parah az al tatzik,
sheakshav bein haprusot hee ha naknik.

Uvmabat shel bus,
Natati lo lingus,
Chataf li shuv ta'sandvitch k'mo matos...

Salam Salami, ze lo matzhik,
Echad rotzeh shalom, v'hasheni naknik.
Salam Salami, ze dai matzhik,
Echad rotzeh shalom...

Ani machin li sandvitch, ba'bayit bamitbach,
Hadelet n'ulah, uvachater totach,
M'ever lagader hu tzoek li "tavi bis"
"Ima sh'li aftah l'cha ta'lechem" hu amar,
"Shemakif et hanaknik hamidubar."

Hichnasti oto p'nimah
Natati lo lit'om
Hu et ha prusah lakach
V'ani, im hachalom.

Salam Salami, ze lo matzhik,
Echad rotzeh shalom, v'hasheni naknik.
Salam Salami, ze dai matzhik,
Echad rotzeh shalom v'hasheni naknik.
Salam Salami, ze lo matzhik...
"Lo kulam rotzim shalom!" Az ulai maspik!

SLAM SLAMI

SALAAM SALAAMI 

I eat a sandwich, with hummus and a hotdog
He approached me in the chuchick, said to me "give me a bite!"
I don't know you, I said: "Don't bother me"
"I am the son of the grosser" he said
that "the workings to your sandwich is the topic of discussion."

I gave him a morsel,
He ran away with the slice,
Chewing the sandwich as he went...

Salam Salami, it's not funny,
One wants peace, the second a hot dog.
Salam Salami, enough of the funny,
One wants peace...

Yesterday I returned, with a sandwich m'nuilan,
He said "give me a bite!" I answered "No reason to."
If your dad's a grosser, my grandpa's a butcher.
He slaughtered the cow, so don't bother me.
That now between the slices is the hot dog.

Now in the view of a boss,
I gave him a bite,
The sandwich flew again to me like a plane...

Salam Salami, it's not funny,
One wants peace, the second a hot dog.
Salam Salami, enough of the funny,
One wants peace...

I make myself a sandwich, at home in the kitchen,
the door is barred, and in the yard there's a cannon.
From the other side of the fence, he screams to me "give me a bite!"
"My mom baked you that bread" he said.
That "the surroundings of the hot dog is the topic of discussion."

I entered the same inwardly,
I let him taste,
He took the slice
and I am with the dream.

Salam Salami, it's not funny,
One wants peace, the second a hot dog.
Salam Salami, enough of the funny,
One wants peace the second a hot dog.
Salam Salami, it's not funny...
"Not everyone wants peace!" So maybe it's enough!


סלאם סלאמי

Hebrew words
English   

Note:
Note: Salam Salami is perhaps a play on words: The Arabic word for peace, 'Salam' is used here to juxtapose peace with 'salami,' of course a type of sausage, referring back to the chorus where it says 'one wants peace, the other a hot dog.'

Other than that, this song contains many plays on words and difficult grammar and vocab that makes it challenging for any non-Israeli.

LYRICS
Kobi Oz
MUSIC
Kobi Oz
SINGER
Teapacks

Words transliterated and translated by Mark Hafter of Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America.
English translation by Roy Feldman of Albany, New York, USA.
Contact the publisher of Hebrew Songs.com

English

 
SALAM SALAMI

I eat a sandwich, with hummus and a sausage
A young man approached me, said to me "give me a bite!"
I don't know you, I said: "Don't bother me"
"I am the son of the grosser" he said
"that sold you the aforementioned sandwich."

I gave him a morsel,
He ran away with the slice,
Chewing the sandwich as he escaped...

Salam Salami, it's not funny,
One wants peace, and the other, a sausage.
Salam Salami, it's quite funny,
One wants peace...

Yesterday I returned, with a sandwich wrapped in plastic,
He said "give me a bite!" I replied "No way!"
If your dad's a grosser, my grandpa's a butcher.
He slaughtered the cow, so don't bother me,
That now between the slices is the sausage.

Now in the view of a boss,
I gave him a bite,
He hijacked my sandwich again like plane...

Salam Salami, it's not funny,
One wants peace, and the other, a sausage.
Salam Salami, it's quite funny,
One wants peace...

I make myself a sandwich, at home in the kitchen,
the door is locked, and in the yard there's a cannon.
From the other side of the fence, he screams "give me a bite!"
"My mom baked you that bread" he said.
That "that surrounds the aforementioned sausage."

I let him come in,
I let him taste,
He took the slice
and I have a dream!

Salam Salami, it's not funny,
One wants peace, and the other, a sausage.
Salam Salami, enough of the funny,
One wants peace, and the other, a sausage.
Salam Salami, it's not funny...
"Not everyone wants peace!" So maybe it's enough!

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