The Wiggles and the "Havenu Shalom Alechem" dancers
Havenu Shalom Alechem is a song from the Wake Up Jeff! album and the 1998 version of Yummy Yummy. The title translates to "We have brought peace to you." Shalom (peace) is a common greeting in Hebrew. This song first appeared on the Wake Up Jeff! album but The Wiggles first filmed the music video for the re-recorded Yummy Yummy video.
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Lyrics
Chorus
Havenu shalom alechem
Havenu shalom alechem
Havenu shalom alechem
Havenu shalom, shalom, shalom alechem
Chorus
Shalom, shalom, shalom alechem
Shalom, shalom, shalom alechem
Shalom, shalom, shalom alechem
Shalom havenu, shalom havenu, shalom alechem
Song Credits
Traditional/Arranged by Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field,and Greg Page, published by Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd, previously published by EMI Music.
Trivia
- The Wiggles get on their coloured stages and march during the song instead of the ones featured in Balla Balla Bambina.
- The New Wiggles sing this song on their YouTube channel in December 2013.
- On the Australian back cover, the song is mistakenly titled as "Havenu Shalom Alachem".
- The 1996 version plays in E Minor whereas the 2019 version plays in A Minor.
- On Emma! 2: Dance Spectacular! the song is titled as "Shalom".
