Sting - desert rose

노래는 사랑에 대한 갈망과 꿈을 통해 잃어버린 것에 대한 애틋함을 표현한다
화자는 사막의 꽃을 비유하여 독특한 아름다움과 그로 인해 느끼는 고통을 이야기하고, 꿈과 현실의 차이에서 오는 혼란을 느낀다
결국, 사랑의 모습은 화자의 현실을 복잡하게 만든다

Cheb Mami]
Layli, layli, oh
Hathe mada tawila
Wa ana nahos ana wahala ghzalti
Wa ana nahos ana wahala ghzalti
Wa ana nahos ana wahala ghzalti
I dream of rain, ya leil, ya leil
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in vain, ya leil, ya leil
I dream of love as time runs through my hand
I dream of fire, ya leil, ya leil
Those dreams are tied to a horse that will never tire
And in the flames, ya leil, ya leil
Her shadows play in the shape of a man's desire
This desert rose, ya leil, ya leil
Each of her veils, a secret promise
This desert flower, ya leil, ya leil
No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this
And as she turns, ya leil, ya leil
This way she moves in the logic of all my dreams
This fire burns, ya leil, ya leil
I realize that nothing's as it seems