What doleful thoughts an absence brings
When one's so tired from longing
Thoughts banished in the daylight hours
At night time come a thronging.
The daily round of village life
No patience has for grieving.
The days grow short, the nights are long,
The summer birds are leaving.
Last night in dreams you were enrobed
Like Valentino's sheikh
Haremed girls lay languidly
On carpets at your feet,
And with each word
A tiny pearl tripped from your lips and fell
On desert ground. It rained today,
The children are all very well.
By boat and plane and camel train
I journeyed to your side.
One of your guards asked me my name
I swore I was your bride,
But unconvinced I had to beg
For them to let me through.
The Williams's send their regards.
Your friends at Browns ask after you.
I took your hand imploringly
As you lay in that tent
Seemingly ignoring me,
Despairing, patience spent.
I roared and screamed
And shook my fists beneath a desert moon.
The bills pile up as usual,
Please send a little money soon.
I cried let's leave this place my love,
A horse outside is waiting.
I'll carry you across the stream
From fame and fortune fleeting.
Then a skein of geese flew o'er the house,
The thunder of their wings
Awoke me from my dawn dark dreams,
What doleful thoughts an absence brings
Maggie Reilly è una cantante e musicista britannica, nota soprattutto per le sue collaborazioni con il gruppo di musica elettronica Culture Club e per la sua voce solista in brani come "Everytime You Go Away". Nata a Londra nel 1956, Reilly ha iniziato la sua carriera musicale negli anni '70, cantando in diverse band locali. Nel 1982, è stata invitata da Boy George a unirsi ai Culture Club per il loro album di successo "Colour by Numbers", contribuendo con le sue performance vocali in brani come "Karma Chameleon" e "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me". Dopo aver lasciato i Culture Club nel 1986, Reilly ha intrapreso una carriera solista, pubblicando diversi album di successo negli anni '90. Tra i suoi brani più noti figurano "Everytime You Go Away", "The Last Time I Saw Him" e "You're the One". La sua voce melodiosa e versatile le ha permesso di collaborare con numerosi artisti, tra cui Mike Oldfield, Paul Young e The Alan Parsons Project.
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