I'm surprised no one else has commented. This is such a beautiful, simple love song.
The lyrics are lifted straight from the classic star-crossed love story of Layla and Majnun. The pair were deeply in love, but Layla's father forbade their union. Majnun went crazy (the name means "madman") and lived in the wild, composing poems for his love. At one point he comes upon a hunter about to slaughter a stag and buys the stag's freedom. He tells it to go free and that if it sees Layla, to tell her this:
I am yours, however distant you may be.
Your sorrow, when you grieve, brings grief to me.
There blows no wind but wafts your scent to me.
There sings no bird but calls your name to me.
Each memory that has left its trace with me
Lingers for ever, as if part of me.
A truly beautiful story and a wonderful read, which clearly left an impression on Clapton.
"Unleash upon me the saga of being in love. O friend, be my Layla, for I am Majnun."
I'm surprised no one else has commented. This is such a beautiful, simple love song.
The lyrics are lifted straight from the classic star-crossed love story of Layla and Majnun. The pair were deeply in love, but Layla's father forbade their union. Majnun went crazy (the name means "madman") and lived in the wild, composing poems for his love. At one point he comes upon a hunter about to slaughter a stag and buys the stag's freedom. He tells it to go free and that if it sees Layla, to tell her this:
I am yours, however distant you may be. Your sorrow, when you grieve, brings grief to me. There blows no wind but wafts your scent to me. There sings no bird but calls your name to me. Each memory that has left its trace with me Lingers for ever, as if part of me.
A truly beautiful story and a wonderful read, which clearly left an impression on Clapton.
"Unleash upon me the saga of being in love. O friend, be my Layla, for I am Majnun."