Uploaded April 2018 | Updated September 2026, 13 hours ago
Sting & Cheb Mami - Desert Rose
Lyrics
Ya lili ah ya leel
Hadaee mada tawila
Wa ana nahos ana wahala ghzalti
wa ana nahos ana wahala ghzalti
wa ana nahos ana wahala ghzalti
[English translation]
Oh night, oh night
So much time has passed
And I've been searching for my beloved soulmate
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
Aman aman aman
Omry feek antia
Ma ghair antia
ma ghair antia
[English translation]
My life is for you
and nobody else but 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.
Ya lili ah ya leel
• Credits
• Polina Semionova & Roberto Bolle are dancing in the rain
• Polina Semionova is a Russian ballet dancer who was previously a principal dancer and is currently principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre in New York and with the Berlin State Ballet. She is a professor at the Berlin State Ballet School.
• Roberto Bolle is an Italian danseur. He is currently a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre and a principal dancer étoile at La Scala Theatre Ballet. He also dances regularly as a guest artist with the world’s leading companies, including The Royal Ballet, the Mariinsky Ballet, the Bolshoi Ballet and the Paris Opera Ballet.
Sting & Cheb Mami - Desert Rose
Lyrics
Ya lili ah ya leel
Hadaee mada tawila
Wa ana nahos ana wahala ghzalti
wa ana nahos ana wahala ghzalti
wa ana nahos ana wahala ghzalti
[English translation]
Oh night, oh night
So much time has passed
And I've been searching for my beloved soulmate
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
Aman aman aman
Omry feek antia
Ma ghair antia
ma ghair antia
[English translation]
My life is for you
and nobody else but 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.
Ya lili ah ya leel
• Credits
• Polina Semionova & Roberto Bolle are dancing in the rain
• Polina Semionova is a Russian ballet dancer who was previously a principal dancer and is currently principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre in New York and with the Berlin State Ballet. She is a professor at the Berlin State Ballet School.
• Roberto Bolle is an Italian danseur. He is currently a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre and a principal dancer étoile at La Scala Theatre Ballet. He also dances regularly as a guest artist with the world’s leading companies, including The Royal Ballet, the Mariinsky Ballet, the Bolshoi Ballet and the Paris Opera Ballet.
