Salma ya salama [Version française] [English translation]

A man of the sands

From treeless plains

He leaves his country

Beyond the dunes

Running for fortune

Because paradise for him

Is nothing but a garden

Below the rain

Salma ya salama

I greet you ya salama

Salma ya salama

I'll come back bessalama

But the man of the sands

To take the trip

Has nothing but hope in his heart

One day he comes

He touches the seashore

In front of him, he sees flowers,

The great river of happiness

Salma ya salama

I greet you ya salama

Salma ya salama

I'll come back bessalama

It was a mirage

There was no river

And the good and rich

And sweet earth

Was nothing but sand

He takes his path again

Towards another source

He will not stop finding

The wells of freedom

Salma ya salama

I greet you ya salama

Salma ya salama

I'll come back bessalama

• Artist:Dalida
• Album:Salma ya salama (1977)