this is the Remix version of the song , the first version is slower.
NOTE: The translated Arabic lyrics sung by Cheb Mami are located after the song's lyrics that were sung by Sting.
Lyrics:
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 now 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 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
I've found two different translations and am not sure which is most accurate.
Translation 1
It has been a long time
And I am looking for myself and my loved one
And I am looking for myself and my loved one
And I am looking for myself and my loved one
My life is for you
And no one other than you
Translation 2
This is a long time
I'm the person who loves more
I'm the person who loves more
I'm the person who loves more
My life is for you and you are my life
There's nothing else but you
Only you
****Lyrics with both Cheb Mami and Sting's parts:
http://www.lyricskeeper.com/cheb_mami-lyrics/222721-desert_rose-lyrics.htm
and
http://www.sting.com/discog/?v=so&a=1&id=121
