Shalom Chaverim – a traditional Hebrew song & goodbye song for Children's Week, Australia, 2021

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A song for Children’s Week in Australia - 2021
Project Title: Choose Your Friends – Songs of Friendship
Theme: Children have the right to choose their own friends and safely connect with others.

This Children’s Week event is presented by the Dandenong Ranges Music Council (DRMC), www.drmc.org.au in partnership with the Victorian Government.

Shalom Chaverim – arranged and recorded by Susie Davies-Splitter & Phil Splitter

Lyrics
Shalom Chaverim, shalom chaverim, shalom, shalom.
L’hitraot, l’hitraot, shalom, shalom

Translation – goodbye friends, until we meet again.
Shalom also means ‘hello’ and ‘peace’.
Pronunciation – ‘Ch’ is pronounced ‘H’ with a guttural throaty sound

This is a 4 part canon (round)

 Choose an instrument to play – either ukulele, bass or alto xylophone or glockenspiel
 Sing in unison x 2 (together)
 Play the melody on a recorder or other instrument
 Divide into 4 groups and sing in a round. Choose a colour to follow all the way through until the words stop – yellow, green, pink or blue

Welcome to Music - Susie and Phil
Website: https://welcometomusic.net/
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Recorded on ‘Blackbelt Ukulele 3’ - https://welcometomusic.net/product-category/black-belt-ukulele-3/