Django Reinhardt — The Sheik of Araby song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "The Sheik of Araby" by Django Reinhardt.
Lyrics
Dans les montagnes du Hoggar
Unes reine au méchant regard
Au coeur félon règne dit-on
Antinéa c’est son nom
Le Sheik Mohamed ben Kaddour
Pour la belle se meurt d’amour
refrain
Dans l’immense Sahara
Il cherche Antinéa
Il croit voir son visage
mais ce n’est qu’un mirage
Il repart au galop
Criant dans un sanglot
Ma belle Antinéa
Je t’aime et me voila
Quand on lui barre le chemin
Il vibre le sabre à la main
Et s'élançant, en rugissant
Il repart rouge de sang
Pour elle il va n’importer où
Il n’en sait rien car il est fou
refrain
Parfois il rencontre le soir
Une belle esclave à l’oeil noir
Le lendemain, plein de dédain
Le Sheik reprend son chemin
? comme lui
? qui s’enfuit
Dans l’immense Sahara
Il cherche Antinéa
Il croit voir son visage
mais ce n’est qu’un mirage
Il repart au galop
Criant dans un sanglot
Ma belle Antinéa
Viens vite dans mes bras
Lyrics translation
In the Hoggar mountains
A queen with a nasty look
At heart felon Reigns it is said
Antinea is his name
Sheik Mohamed ben Kaddour
For the beautiful dies of love
chorus
In the immense Sahara
He's looking for Antinea.
He thinks he can see his face
but it's just a mirage
He's galloping again
Screaming in a sob
My beautiful Antinea
I love you and here I am
When we get in the way
He vibrates the sword by hand
And running, roaring
He leaves red with blood
For her it won't matter where
He doesn't know because he's crazy
chorus
Sometimes he meets in the evening
A beautiful slave with black eye
The next day, full of disdain
The Sheik returns to his path
? like him
? who runs away
In the immense Sahara
He's looking for Antinea.
He thinks he can see his face
but it's just a mirage
He's galloping again
Screaming in a sob
My beautiful Antinea
Come quickly in my arms