The arabian boy



It was in the nighttrain in cairo

Where i found an arabian boy

Whom since then never left my thoughts

I love him



He told me stories from his dromedary

And sang of water in oasis and rivers

He drew me pictures with magical lines

I love him



There was spring and sun

The next day i left to look for him

We went down the nile

We didn''t need a car, just a dromedary



He went and showed me the pyramids

Right by edge of sahara sands

And his eyes lit up by the white stones

I love him



By the nile''s bank we walked and sang

About lifes joy, beauty and love

I felt inspired by other foreign tongues

I love him



There was spring and sun

Birds sung in choir when i found him

We went down the nile

We didn''t need a car, just a dromedary



He left me with tears in his eyes

On the railway station that day

Although love burned hot in my nerves

I knew i would never see him again



I often dream of my fair boy

And life is sweet when i''m close to him

He has grown, as the years have passed

I love him



Here back in iceland i cried in lonliness

And searched for marks to remind me of him

I see his face in sticks and stones

I love him