Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sting
Sting
Bass Guitar
Cheb Mami
Cheb Mami
Vocals
Moulay Ahmed
Moulay Ahmed
String Instrument
Kouider Berkan
Kouider Berkan
Strings
Salem Bnouni
Salem Bnouni
String Instrument
Farhat Bouallagui
Farhat Bouallagui
Leader
Sameh Catalan
Sameh Catalan
String Instrument
Dominic Miller
Dominic Miller
Guitar
Ettamri Mustapha
Ettamri Mustapha
Darbuka
Manu Katché
Manu Katché
Drums
Mino Cinelu
Mino Cinelu
Percussion
Don Blackman
Don Blackman
Hammond Organ
Jason Rebello
Jason Rebello
Piano
Kipper
Kipper
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sting
Sting
Songwriter
Farhat Bouallagui
Farhat Bouallagui
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Sting
Sting
Producer
Kipper
Kipper
Producer
Geoff Foster
Geoff Foster
Strings Engineer
Neil Dorfsman
Neil Dorfsman
Recording Engineer
Simon Osborne
Simon Osborne
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Hadi muda tweela
Wa'na n'hawes ana waal ghzalti
Wa'na n'hawes ana waal ghzalti
Wa'na n'hawes ana waal ghzalti
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 1]
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
[Verse 2]
This desert rose
Each of her veils, a secret promise
This desert flower
No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this
[Verse 3]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 4]
Sweet desert rose
Each of her veils, a secret promise
This desert flower
No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this
[Verse 5]
Sweet desert rose
This memory of Eden haunts us all
This desert flower
This rare perfume is the sweet intoxication of the fall
Written by: Cheb Mami, Sting
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