[Cheb Mami Introduction (Algerian Arabic):] <br />Hadaee mada tawila <br />Wa ana nahos ana wahala ghzalti <br />Wa ana nahos ana wahala ghzalti <br />Wa ana nahos ana wahala ghzalti <br />[English:] <br />Oh night oh night <br />It has been a long time <br />And I am looking for myself and my loved one <br />And I am looking for myself and my loved one <br />And I am looking for myself and my loved one <br /> <br />I dream of rain <br />I dream of gardens in the desert sand <br />I wake in vain <br />I dream of love as time runs through my hand <br /> <br />I dream of fire <br />Those dreams are tied to a horse that will never tire <br />And in the flames <br />Her shadows play in the shape of a man's desire <br /> <br />This desert rose <br />Each of her veils, a secret promise <br />This desert flower <br />No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this <br /> <br />And as she turns <br />This way she moves in the logic of all my dreams <br />This fire burns <br />I realize that nothing's as it seems <br /> <br />I dream of rain <br />I dream of gardens in the desert sand <br />I wake in vain <br />I dream of love as time runs through my hand <br /> <br />I dream of rain <br />I lift my gaze to empty skies above <br />I close my eyes <br />This rare perfume is the sweet intoxication of her love <br /> <br />[Cheb Mami (Algerian Arabic):] <br />Aman aman aman <br />Omry feek antia <br />Ma ghair antia <br />Ma ghair antia <br />[English:] <br />Aman aman aman <br />My life is for you <br />And no one other than you <br />And no one other than you <br /> <br />I dream of rain <br />I dream of gardens in the desert sand <br />I wake in vain <br />I dream of love as time runs through my hand <br /> <br />Sweet desert rose <br />Each of her veils, a secret promise <br />This desert flower <br />No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this <br /> <br />Sweet desert rose <br />This memory of Eden haunts us all <br />This desert flower <br />This rare perfume, is the sweet intoxication of the fall <br /> <br />[Cheb Mami (Algerian Arabic):] <br />Ya lili ah ya leel <br />[English:] <br />Oh night oh night
