Music composed, performed and produced by Kirke and with vocals and lyrics by Shadee Selim over 2003 – 2004 in Sydney Australia with additional parts recorded by musicians in Cairo.
Benehlam (we have a dream)
A Response to the peoples struggle in Egypt 2011, that sadly, still seems so pertinent today in 2026, with dictatorial regimes on the rise for so many nations globally.
Words + Music
Shadee Selim +Kirke Godfrey
بنحلم
بنحلم بيوم ميكنش فيه مظلوم
و ميسرو يوم عالظالم و للمظلوم… بنحلم
دا الظالم قال مظلوم و غير قوانين الكون
و ضمير العالم نايم نايم و راح في النوم
ليه لومنا عالزمان. و الوم علينا احنا
ليه ضاع مننا الأمان و نسينا اللي نصحنا
فينا الي غير جلده وكمان نسي الأصول
اصولك يا الله و اصول كل رسول
كلمات و ألحان شادي سليم
كتبها بالعربيه توفيق ابراهيم
We have a dream
One day there’s no oppressed
And the day will come
On the oppressor and oppressed
We have a dream
The oppressor said oppressed
And changed the law of the universe
And the conscious of the world sleeping
Sleeping in deep sleep
Why we blame the time
And the blame should be on us
Why is the safety lost
And we forgot who advised us
There are people who changed the colour of their skin and forgot the good values.
The values of God and of all the prophets