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Friday, November 12, 2010

Sting - Desert Rose

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  1. Sting Lyrics


    "Desert Rose"

    [Cheb Mami Introduction (Algerian Arabic):]
    Hadaee mada tawila
    Wa ana nahos ana wahala ghzalti
    Wa ana nahos ana wahala ghzalti
    Wa ana nahos ana wahala ghzalti
    [English:]
    Oh night oh night
    It has been a long time
    And I am looking for myself and my loved one
    And I am looking for myself and my loved one
    And I am looking for myself and my loved one

    I dream of rain
    I dream of gardens in the desert sand
    I wake in vain
    I dream of love as time runs through my hand

    I dream of fire
    Those dreams are tied to a horse that will never tire
    And in the flames
    Her shadows play in the shape of a man's desire

    This desert rose
    Each of her veils, a secret promise
    This desert flower
    No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this

    And as she turns
    This way she moves in the logic of all my dreams
    This fire burns
    I realize that nothing's as it seems

    I dream of rain
    I dream of gardens in the desert sand
    I wake in vain
    I dream of love as time runs through my hand

    I dream of rain
    I lift my gaze to empty skies above
    I close my eyes
    This rare perfume is the sweet intoxication of her love

    [Cheb Mami (Algerian Arabic):]
    Aman aman aman
    Omry feek antia
    Ma ghair antia
    Ma ghair antia
    [English:]
    Aman aman aman
    My life is for you
    And no one other than you
    And no one other than you

    I dream of rain
    I dream of gardens in the desert sand
    I wake in vain
    I dream of love as time runs through my hand

    Sweet desert rose
    Each of her veils, a secret promise
    This desert flower
    No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this

    Sweet desert rose
    This memory of Eden haunts us all
    This desert flower
    This rare perfume, is the sweet intoxication of the fall

    [Cheb Mami (Algerian Arabic):]
    Ya lili ah ya leel
    [English:]
    Oh night oh night

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