歌曲内容以名为萨姆和萨拉的男女主人公结伴穿越撒哈拉沙漠为叙事主线，而视野呈现则十分广阔，并非局限于撒哈拉沙漠。创作缘由将在创作手记中详述。
Sahara Story
撒哈拉的故事
Lyrics by: Haiting Yuan
作词：袁海厅
Composed/Performed by: Brightness Mpende
作曲/演唱：布莱特尼斯·姆潘迪
[Hook]
【副歌】
Sahara, oh Sahara
撒哈拉，哦撒哈拉
Sahara, ye Sahara
撒哈拉，耶撒哈拉
There they come, Sam and Sarah
他们来了，萨姆和萨拉
There they come, Sam and Sarah
他们来了，萨姆和萨拉
[Verse 1]
【第一节】
Burning sun over pyramids by Nile
尼罗河畔金字塔上的烈日
Flaming eyes travelling thousands of miles
燃烧的眼眸跋涉千里
No camel they had been riding
不曾见他们骑过的骆驼
No landcruiser they had been driving
也不曾见他们驾驶过的越野车
Searching for a place where legends are born
只为追寻那方传说诞生之地
Rattlesnakes sliding through the scorched erosion
响尾蛇滑过滚烫的沙粒
Fox bones buried deep like ancient devotion
狐骨深埋，宛若古老的献祭
[Rap]
【说唱】
Ye, I’m not telling
耶，我不言不语
But if you ready you’ll listen
你若想听，你会听见
Some stories stay hidden till you see them in the distance
有些故事只有拉开距离才看得清
You’re talking
你喋喋不休
But I’m turning a deaf ear
我却充耳不闻
Some things only make sense when the paths clear
有些事情只有成竹在胸才行得通
No more
别再讲了
Let the past be gone
就让过去随风而去吧
North Nile, South Orange
尼罗河之阳，奥兰治河之阴
Still we march on
我们继续前行
East to the west
从东到西
Got my feet on the trail
脚步踏上旅程
Never say what you hate
永远不要言不由衷
Just let the truth prevail
要让真理占上风
Ye, say what you mean
耶，说出你的真心话
Let your spirit roar
就让你的灵魂呐喊吧
It’s show time now
好戏开场
Let it rush to the floor
让它掷地有声
Say what you mean
说出你的真心话
Let your spirit roar
就让你的灵魂呐喊吧
It’s show time now
好戏开场
Let it rush to the floor
让它掷地有声
[Hook]
【副歌】
Sahara, oh Sahara
撒哈拉，哦撒哈拉
Sahara, ye Sahara
撒哈拉，耶撒哈拉
There they come, Sam and Sarah
他们来了，萨姆和萨拉
There they come, Sam and Sarah
他们来了，萨姆和萨拉
See them coming through the Sahara
看他们穿越撒哈拉
They moving through the Sahara
他们跋涉在撒哈拉
They moving through the desert Sahara
他们跋涉在撒哈拉沙漠
Right here at top of the drifting sand dune
就在流转的沙丘之巅
[Verse 2]
【第二节】
Lone rangers trekking through the wildest land
独行侠跋涉蛮荒之地
Pushing through the storm with a dream in their hand
怀揣梦想，冲破沙暴
Dust in the dusk and the stars start to gleam
黄昏尘埃落定，寰宇星斗闪耀
Shining in their eyes like a far-off dream
光芒流照眼眸，宛若梦影邈邈
Hair and beards in the cold night wind
暗夜冷风扑面，发丝胡须飞扬
Hearts still burning where the journey begins
旅程开始的地方，心火依旧燃烧
Waves hit Cape of Good Hope
波涛拍打着好望角
Hearts beat strong
胸膛鼓荡有力的心跳
Every step they take says the road is long
他们迈出的每一步都在诉说长路迢迢
[Rap]
【说唱】
Snow-capped Kilimanjaro
乞力马扎罗雪山
Lion with the leopard
雄狮伴着猎豹
One more step and you have stepped farther
往前一步，就是更远的远方
Great Rift Valley
东非大裂谷
Rivers and savanna
河流和稀树草原
Carry the guitar
背上吉他
Let the whole world hear ya
让全世界都听到
Banjo on your knee
带上班卓琴
Got a song to share
献唱一支歌谣
No more fear
别再害怕
Let the people stare
任他众目睽睽就好
More cheers
多一点欢乐
More dreams
多一点梦想
More life in sight
多一点活力
Keep it in your mind you’re in Sahara tonight
记住今晚你是在撒哈拉
[Hook]
【副歌】
Sahara, oh Sahara
撒哈拉，哦撒哈拉
Sahara, ye Sahara
撒哈拉，耶撒哈拉
There they come, Sam and Sarah
他们来了，萨姆和萨拉
There they come, Sam and Sarah
他们来了，萨姆和萨拉
See them coming through the Sahara
看他们穿越撒哈拉
They moving through the Sahara
他们跋涉在撒哈拉
They moving through the desert Sahara
他们跋涉在撒哈拉沙漠
Right here at top of the drifting sand dune
就在流转的沙丘之巅
