Desert Rose

Layli ya layli ya

Hadi muda tweela

Wana nh'awis ana wa'la ghzalti

Wana nh'awis ana wa'la ghzalti

Wana nh'awis ana wa'la ghzali


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 a clove


Aman aman aman


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


Omri feek entiya

Ma gheer entiya

Ma gheer entiya


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

Ya lili ah ya leel