Fifty Stars [Verse 1] He was eighteen, a shepherd boy, He knew these mountains, wind and stone. His dreams were crowded in this place, Where no one ever passed alone. Then came a caravan of dust, Forty riders, proud and wild. In front rode Ali Baba, And in the last — the outlaw girl. “Give me some milk!” she cried aloud. He lowered his eyes and brought the jar. The white stream touched her lips and neck — He forgot to breathe, forgot the stars. Their eyes met once — she laughed and said: “You’ll be with me, if you can see Fifty stars dance in the sky!” The caravan rolled away from him. [Chorus] Fifty stars, fifty stars, Dancing somewhere in the night. He kept her burning in his heart, A distant flame, a secret light. Fifty stars, fifty stars — A promise carried through the years. He never drank, yet he was drunk, He never slept, yet she was near. [Verse 2] Five years passed. He still remembered Every glance and every smile. Her eyes — two dark and sweetened plums — Could steal his restless mind for miles. He dreamed of her, he dreamed and dreamed, Until the caravan appeared. And there she sat behind the dust, Bare foot waving, laughing clear. But suddenly she stopped and stared — She felt the passion in his eyes. She flew from the cart like a bird And fell into his arms that night. He was twenty-three, she twenty-seven — And then, as if the heavens knew, Fifty stars began to whirl Across the Milky Way in blue. [Final Chorus] Fifty stars, fifty stars, Dancing wildly through the sky. She drank the milk, he held her close, And suddenly the world was wide. Fifty stars, fifty stars — The starry promise had come true.
