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Caravanserai Lyrics
This glancing life is like a morning star
A setting sun, or rolling waves at sea
A gentle breeze or lightning in a storm
A dancing dream of all eternity
The sand was shimmering in the morning light
And dancing off the dunes so far away
The night held music so sweet, so long
And there we lay until the break of day
We woke that morning at the onward call
Our camels bridled up, our howdahs full
The sun was rising in the eastern sky
Just as we set out to the desert’s cry
Calling, yearning, pulling, home to you
The tents grew smaller as we rode away
On earth that tells of many passing days
The months of peace and all the years of war
The lives of love and all the lives of fears
Calling, yearning, pulling, home to you
We crossed the river beds all etched in stone
And up the mighty mountains ever known
Beyond the valleys in the searing heat
Until we reached the caravanserai
Calling, yearning, pulling, home to you
Calling, yearning, pulling, home to you
What is this life that pulls me far away
What is that home where we cannot reside
What is that quest that pulls me onward
My heart is full when you are by my side
Calling, yearning, pulling, home to you
Calling, yearning, pulling, home to you
A setting sun, or rolling waves at sea
A gentle breeze or lightning in a storm
A dancing dream of all eternity
And dancing off the dunes so far away
The night held music so sweet, so long
And there we lay until the break of day
Our camels bridled up, our howdahs full
The sun was rising in the eastern sky
Just as we set out to the desert’s cry
On earth that tells of many passing days
The months of peace and all the years of war
The lives of love and all the lives of fears
And up the mighty mountains ever known
Beyond the valleys in the searing heat
Until we reached the caravanserai
Calling, yearning, pulling, home to you
What is that home where we cannot reside
What is that quest that pulls me onward
My heart is full when you are by my side
Calling, yearning, pulling, home to you
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WHY are there no comments??? This song is awesome! It's about a caravan inn where the person talks about the adventures and experiences they have had on their journey before stopping to rest.
Such a gorgeous song.
I think this song can take on two meanings. The first would be that a person is reflecting, telling the story of when they once traveled upon a caravanserai upon the "desert's cry". A very grandiose story, as if you're reading a storybook, like Loreena so often does.
The second meaning is that a person is reflecting on their life, which resembles a person living the life of their journey as if they were trying to reach a caravanserai. Either way, this song is beautiful and gives you memories almost as if you lived on the silk road. :-)