„Desert Rose“ je pesma britanskog muzičara Stinga, u kojoj se pojavljuje alžirski rai pevač Cheb Mami, sa Stingovog šestog solo studijskog albuma, Brand New Day (1999). Prema Stingu, stihovi imaju veze sa „izgubljenom ljubavlju i čežnjom“. U talasu interesovanja za latinsku i arapsku kulturu pre 11. septembra, „Desert Rose“ je dostigla vrhunac na 2. mestu u Kanadi, na 3. mestu u Švajcarskoj, na 4. mestu u Italiji, br. 15 u Ujedinjenom Kraljevstvu i 17 u Sjedinjenim Državama.
U singl izdanja uključeni su i klupski remiksi Viktora Kalderonea. Jedna remiksovana verzija pesme korišćena je u alternativnoj montaži video snimka, koja je uključivala seksualno eksplicitnije snimke. Pesma je kasnije ponovo objavljena na Stingovom kasnijem albumu Duets.
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Hadaee mada tawila
Wa ana nahos ana wahala ghzalti
Wa ana nahos ana wahala ghzalti
Wa ana nahos ana wahala ghzalti
I dream of rain, ele yele
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in pain, ele yele
I dream of love as time runs through my hand
I dream of fire, ele yele
Those dreams are tied to a horse that will never tire
And in the flames, ele yele
Her shadows play in the shape of a man’s desire
This desert rose, ele yele
Each of her veils, a secret promise
This desert flower, ele yele
No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this
(tortured me more than)
(tortured me more than)
(tortured me more than)
(tortured me more than)
And as she turns, ele yele
This way she moves in the logic of all my dreams
This fire burns, ele yele
I realize that nothing’s as it seems
I dream of rain, ele yele
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in pain, ele yele
I dream of love as time runs through my hand
I dream of rain, ele yele
I lift my gaze to empty skies above
I close my eyes
This rare perfume is the sweet intoxication of her love oh
Aman aman aman aman amaaaan
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Yeee, I dream of rain, ele yele
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in pain, ele yele
I dream of love as time runs through my hand
Sweet desert rose, ele yele
Each of her veils, a secret promise
This desert flower, ele yele
No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this
Sweet desert rose, ele yele
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…
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