Desert Rose

Sting’s Desert Rose ~ just incase anyone has not heard this wonderful song previously…

I dream of rain
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in pain
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 realise that nothing’s as it seems

I dream of rain
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in pain
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

I dream of rain
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in pain
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

Personally, I like the part Cheb Mami sang. Do you happen to have any of Cheb Mami's mp3s or an online source of his other songs :D?

love this song:)
thanks for posting dia....

very nice… :k:

i can hear u doing stuff in teh back.. wat u doing scratching ur head
:D

Thanks, you all… 5Abi, no problem, :slight_smile: Check this out.

i always loved it..thanks Nadia for sharing it :)

aaaaw i simply luv this song:kiss: aah old memories:crying: i wana go pak:crying:

one of my favs:kiss:

:slight_smile: sting = :k: !

keep postin !!

zabar10 … :k: :k:

I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE THIS SONG!!

yeh to aik dam fit gaana hai bhai! :k: jis ne isko na sunna o te kabhi desert gaya he nai! :stuck_out_tongue:

Let me be the first one to give this song a :nook: puts up his shield for ganday tamatar or anday

It was part of a car (Jaguar) commercial & didn’t quiet go with it so they scraped it rather quickly. I guess their marketing people thought that most rich people who can afford a Jaguar are old, and probably fan of Sting’s rather than being interested in Eminem’s rage. hehe

Anyway, he whines too much in the song & the beat has a awkward rhythm which makes it hard to understand. I like to listen to my songs not hear 'em. :stuck_out_tongue:

A friend of mine burned this song on a CD & gave me as an Eid gift, thinking I might like it. Ahh, what a waste!!

^–tum abhi pito gae ya thehar ke? :hoonh:

:stuck_out_tongue:

:k:…:slight_smile:

GREAT SONG…

Sweet Desert Rose :mudhosh:

its kool and simply wonderful song!

Ahmadjee, an enraged tind coming your way – see if you can block this. Sting hooked up with Jaguar after the initial failure of this song and that’s when it did get quite popular. Were you not listening to any radio at that time.

Anyhow, it is indeed a great cd, and I like “Perfect Love Gone Wrong” the most. Nice Jazz-Pop mix and that French singer rapping with Sting just makes me wanna be her puppy (there are many canine-related metaphor in this song, highlighted in bold below).


I’ve had a question that’s been preying on my mind for some time
I won’t be **wagging my tail **for one good reason
It has to be a crime

This doghouse never was the place for me,
Runner up and second best just ain’t my pedigree
I was so happy, just the two of us
Until this alpha male
Turned up in the January sale

He won’t love you
Like I love you,
It won’t be long now before that puppy goes astray
And what I like about this guy the most?..
He’d be my favourite lamppost ← really funny if you get it :smiley:
Devil take the hindmost

Je sais que c’est dur, mais ilfaut se faire ar changement, tu vois
J’ai négligé le primordial pendant trop longtemps crois moi…
Je suis consciente, je vois bien que tu souffres, mais çà s’attenuera
Car c’est d’un homme plus d’un chien don’t j’ai besoin pres de moi
Cesse donc de grogner, mon choix est fait c’est comme çà
N’en fait pas trop, ton attitude risque de t’éloigner de moi
Faut que tu comprennes, puisque tu dis m’aimer tant que çà
Desormais nous sommes trois, lui toi et moi

*(translation)
I know it’s hard, but you have to get used to change, you see
I neglected the fundamentals for too long believe me
I know, I can see you’re suffering, but this will lessen in time
I need a man, not a dog, close to me
Stop growling, my choice is made and that’s it
Don’t overdo it, your attitude might move us apart
You’ve got to understand, given you say you love me so much
Now we are three, him, you and me

It’s a shaggy kind of story
Would I tell you if I thought it was a lie?
But when the cat’s away the mouse will play,
I wouldn’t dish around here
There’s something fishy round here

I howl all night and I sleep all day
**It takes more than biscuit **baby to chase these blues away
I’ve got a long enough leash
I could almost hang myself
**It’s a dogs life loving you baby **
But you love someone else
Now he’s moved by basket
I’d like to put him in a casket
I’ll wear my **best collar **to his funeral

Ta mauvaise foi, j’aimerais bien que çà s’arrête
Me separer de toi, aujourd’hui çà trotte dans ma tête
Moi non, j’en peux plus, tu n’est q’un chien, c’est trop bête
La situation m’avait ppourtant l’air d’être des pius nette
C’est clair, que je l’aime c’est un fait, ton égoïsme m’inquiète
Après toutes ces soirées passées seuis en tête à tête
Chaque chose a une fin, et c’est la fin de la fête
Pour toi, car bientôt il n’y aura plus que lui et moi, lui et moi.

*(translation)
Your bad attitude, I’d really like it to stop
Getting rid of you, today that’s running through my head
No, you’re just a dog, this is too stupid
Even though the situation appeared so clear to me
It’s clear, I love him and that’s a fact, your selfishness worries me
After all these nights we spent alone, you and me
Everything must end, and it’s the end
For you, as soon, there will only be him and me, him and me
*

To have found this perfect life
And a perfect love so strong
Well there can’t be nothing worse
Than a perfect love gone wrong

You said I wasn’t just your Christmas toy
I’d always be your boy
I’d be your faithful companion
And I would follow you through every thick and thin
Don’t need nobody else
And we don’t need him

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