Writers (Music, Lyrics): Sting, Cheb Mami.
Sting – Desert Rose Lyrics
[Cheb Mami:]
Layli ya layli ya (Oh night, oh night)
Hathe mada tawila (This has been going on for a very long time)
Wa ana nahos ana wahala ghzalti (I am looking for myself and seek my beloved)
Wa ana nahos ana wahala ghzalti
Wa ana nahos ana wahala ghzalti
[Sting:]
I dream of rain (layli ya layli)
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in vain (layli ya layli)
I dream of love as time runs through my hand
I dream of fire (layli ya layli)
Those dreams are tied to a horse that will never tire
And in the flames (layli ya layli)
Her shadows play in the shape of a man's desire
This desert rose (layli ya layli)
Each of her veils, a secret promise
This desert flower (layli ya layli)
No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this
And as she turns (layli ya layli)
This way she moves in the logic of all my dreams
This fire burns (layli ya layli)
I realize that nothing's as it seems
I dream of rain (layli ya layli)
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in vain (layli ya layli)
I dream of love as time runs through my hand
I dream of rain (layli ya layli)
I lift my gaze to empty skies above
I close my eyes
This rare perfume is the sweet intoxication of her love
[Cheb Mami:]
Aman aman aman
Omry feek antia
Ma ghair antia
Ma ghair antia
[Sting:]
I dream of rain (layli ya layli)
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in pain (layli ya layli)
I dream of love as time runs through my hand
Sweet desert rose (layli ya layli)
Each of her veils, a secret promise
This desert flower (layli ya layli)
No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this
Sweet desert rose (layli ya layli)
This memory of Eden haunts us all
This desert flower (layli ya layli)
This rare perfume, is the sweet intoxication of the fall
[Cheb Mami:]
Layli ya ah layli ya
