Elton John

Featuring: Heather Headley

Songwriter: Tim Rice Elton John

Producer: Walt Disney Records

[AIDA]
Take me in my dreams recurring
Cheerful as a childhood dance
Into one more taste of freedom
One more longing backward glance

In the sway of somber music
I shall never, never understand
Let me slip into the sweeter
Chorus of that other land

The gods love Nubia
The beautiful, the golden
The radiant, the fertile
The gentle and the blessed
The pain of Nubia
Is only for the moment
The desolate the suffering
The plundered, the oppressed

[NEHEBKA]
The gods love Nubia
Their glorious creation
Its songs roll sweetly
Across the harvest plain

[AIDA, NEHEBKA]
The tears of Nubia
A passing aberration
They wash into the river
And are never cried again

[NEHEBKA, AIDA, MEREB, NUBIAN WOMEN]
The gods love Nubia
We have to keep believing
The scattered and divided
We are still its heart
The fall of Nubia
Ephemeral and fleeting
The spirit always burning
Though the flesh is torn apart

[ALL]
Take me in my dreams recurring
Cheerful as a childhood dance
Into one more taste of freedom
One more longing backward glance

The gods love Nubia
The beautiful, the golden
The radiant, the fertile
The gentle and the blessed
The pain of Nubia
Is only for the moment
The desolate the suffering
The plundered, the oppressed

The gods love Nubia
We have to keep believing
Though scattered and divided
We are still it's heart
The fall of Nubia
Ephemeral and fleeting
The spirit always burning
Though the flesh is torn apart
My spirit will keep on burning
Though the flesh is torn -

[AIDA]
- Apart

[ALL]
Take me in my dreams recurring
One more longing backward glance

Elton John is a British singer, pianist and composer whose unique blend of pop and rock styles turned him into one of the biggest music icons of the 20th century. Elton has sold more than 250 million albums, making him one of the best-selling musicians ever.

He excelled in music from a young age, attending the prestigious Academy of Music on a scholarship at just eleven years old. In 1970 he released his first self-titled album, making him a huge international star.

Some of his most famous hits include “Crocodile Rock”, “Philadelphia Freedom” and “Take the Long Way Home”.

more tracks from the album

Aida (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

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Aida (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (2000)

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Aida (Original Broadway Cast Recording)