STING-DESERT ROSE (LIVE IN ITALY 2001)

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