Name: Sunrise in the Hammada
Duration: P00H03M46S
Description: the lyrics of this track are an English version of an original poem by Xavier Rivero, about the life of the Saharawi refugees in the camps in the Hammada, Algerian Sahara.

Sunrise in the Hammada

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the lyrics of this track are an English version of an original poem by Xavier Rivero, about the life of the Saharawi refugees in the camps in the Hammada, Algerian Sahara.

lyrics

Sunrise in the Hammada Xavier Rivero / Steve Roberts

Sunrise in the Hammada
Sun of sand and slow fire
In Tinduff the haimas open
Fragrance of tea and sleeping children

Sunrise in the Hammada
Sun of flame and empty paths

She’s waiting to go home
Back to the beach they snatched away
To touch the waves, touch the water
And watch the sun rise on the future

Sunrise in the Hammada
So many days, so long ago

She’s waiting to go home at last
And snatch the future from the past

She’s waiting to go home
Wearing el-melhfa of bright gold
Farewell the weeping and the mourning
The wide abandoned sands are calling

Sunrise in the Hammada,
Scorches and shrivels her thoughts
Sunrise in the Hammada,
Searing her skin and her dreams

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from Grog, released March 14, 2015
Music: Steve Roberts, lyrics: Xavier Rivero / Steve Roberts
Steve: vocals, guitar, bass
Antonio: cajón, percussion
Ricard: flute
Ruben: bouzouki
Arranged by Grog and Ricard Ros

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