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Reise nach Jerusalem – Kudüs'e seyahat was the German entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 in Jerusalem performed by the band Sürpriz.

The song was performed 21st on the night following Malta and preceding Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the close of voting, it finished in 3rd place with 140 points. The song is remarkable for being the first appearance by members of the Turkish-German minority in a major role for their home country. It is also the first occasion on which the German entry contained lyrics in Hebrew and Turkish.

Lyrics[]

Selâm, selâm, hand in hand on the journey to Jerusalem

Selâm, selâm, lasst uns geh’n auf die Reise nach Jerusalem
Selâm, selâm, hadi gidelim Kudüs’e hep birlikte

Schon als ich ein Kind war, spielten wir dieses Spiel
Reise nach Jerusalem, einer nur kommt ans Ziel
Denn wenn der Rhythmus plötzlich schweigt
Heißt das, es ist vorbei, kein Platz mehr frei

Selâm, selâm, lasst uns geh’n auf die Reise nach Jerusalem
Selâm, selâm, hadi gidelim Kudüs’e hep birlikte

Wir haben einen Traum, der nie die Kraft verliert
Leben ist eine Reise, die nach morgen führt
Frieden ist mehr als nur ein Spiel bei dem nur einer gewinnt
Weil wir Menschen sind

Selâm, selâm, lasst uns geh’n auf die Reise nach Jerusalem
Selâm, selâm, hadi gidelim Kudüs’e hep birlikte

We walk hand in hand to a peaceful land
Barış olsun diye yürüyelim el ele
We walk hand in hand to a peaceful land
Dost kalırsak eğer yarışamaya değer
And if we stay friends, a dream will live forever

Ve bir zaman, hedefe vardığımız an
Irgendwann kommen wir an

Selâm, selâm, lasst uns geh’n auf die Reise nach Jerusalem
Selâm, selâm, hadi gidelim Kudüs’e hep birlikte
Selâm, selâm, lasst uns geh’n auf die Reise nach Jerusalem
Selâm, selâm, hadi gidelim Kudüs’e hep birlikte

Selâm, selâm, hand in hand on the journey to Jerusalem
Selâm, selâm, lasst uns geh’n auf die Reise nach Jerusalem

Hi, hi, hand in hand on the journey to Jerusalem

Hi, hi, let’s go on the journey to Jerusalem
Hi, hi, come on, let’s go to Jerusalem all together

Already when I was a child, we played this game
Musical chairs, only one reaches the goal
Then when the rhythm suddenly stops
It means, it is over, there is no more free space

Hi, hi, let’s go on the journey to Jerusalem
Hi, hi, come on, let’s go to Jerusalem all together

We’ve got a dream, that never loses its power
Life is a journey, that leads to tomorrow
Peace is more than just a game, where only one can win
Because we’re human

Hi, hi, let’s go on the journey to Jerusalem
Hi, hi, come on, let’s go to Jerusalem all together

We walk hand in hand to a peaceful land
I wish there was peace and everybody would be hand in hand
We walk hand in hand to a peaceful land
There would be friendship and no quarrels
And if we stay friends, a dream will live forever

And all this will happen in the future
Some day we’ll arrive

Hi, hi, let’s go on the journey to Jerusalem
Hi, hi, come on let’s go to Jerusalem, all together
Hi, hi, let’s go on the journey to Jerusalem
Hi, hi, come on let’s go to Jerusalem, all together

Hi, hi, hand in hand on the journey to Jerusalem
Hi, hi, let’s go on the journey to Jerusalem

Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Participants
Flag of Lithuania Aistė SmilgevičiūtėFlag of Belgium Vanessa ChinitorFlag of Spain LydiaFlag of Croatia Doris DragovićFlag of United Kingdom PreciousFlag of Slovenia Darja ŠvajgerFlag of Turkey Tuğba Önal & Grup MistikFlag of Norway Stig Van EijkFlag of Denmark Trine Jepsen & Michael TeschlFlag of France NayahFlag of The Netherlands MarlayneFlag of Poland Mietek SzcześniakFlag of Iceland Selma BjörnsdóttirFlag of Cyprus Marlain AngelidouFlag of Sweden Charlotte NilssonFlag of Portugal Rui BandeiraFlag of Ireland The MullansFlag of Austria Bobbie SingerFlag of Israel EdenFlag of Malta Times ThreeFlag of Germany SürprizFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Dino Merlin & Béatrice PoulotFlag of Estonia Evelin Samuel & Camille
Songs
Flag of Lithuania StrazdasFlag of Belgium Like the WindFlag of Spain No quiero escucharFlag of Croatia Marija MagdalenaFlag of United Kingdom Say It AgainFlag of Slovenia For a Thousand YearsFlag of Turkey Dön ArtıkFlag of Norway Living My Life Without YouFlag of Denmark This time I mean itFlag of France Je Veux Donner Ma VoixFlag of The Netherlands One Good ReasonFlag of Poland Przytul mnie mocnoFlag of Iceland All Out of LuckFlag of Cyprus Tha 'ne erotasFlag of Sweden Take Me To Your HeavenFlag of Portugal Como tudo começouFlag of Ireland When You Need MeFlag of Austria ReflectionFlag of Israel Happy Birthday (Yom Huledet)Flag of Malta Believe 'n PeaceFlag of Germany Reise nach JerusalemFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina PutniciFlag of Estonia Diamond of Night

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