| "Salma Ya Salama" | |
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| Song by Dalida | |
| from the album Salma ya salama | |
| Released | October 6, 1977 |
| Recorded | 1976–1977 |
| Studio | CBE |
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| Label | International Shows |
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| Producer(s) | Orlando |
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| "Salma Ya Salama" on YouTube | |
"Salma Ya Salama" (Egyptian Arabic: سالمة يا سلامة) is an Egyptian folk song by Dalida from 1976, based on the original 1919 song by Sayed Darwish. The track became one of the singer's biggest hits and a remix, released in 1997, was certified silver in France.[2]
It was among the first ethnic fusion hits in the world, recorded in five languages: Egyptian Arabic, French, German, Italian ("Uomo di sabbia") and Spanish. The French version speaks of a man wandering in the desert and sees a mirage of a garden paradise.
silver was invoked but never defined (see the help page).