![]() ![]() Danielle from New York, NyWhile the inspiration for "Tea in the Sahara" may have come from the prostitution scene in the book "The Sheltering Sky", the song seems to have some vivid pagan elements, particularly with the sisters praying to the Moon.That was how they had their tea in the Sahara." �And all three of the glasses," he held up his own little tea glass, "were full of sand. And when they went up to see, they found Outka, Mimouna and Aicha lying the same way as when they had gone to sleep. ![]() Many days later another caravan was passing and a man saw something on top of the highest dune there. The sisters end up in the desert climbing the highest dune in hopes of finding the handsome Targui. One day they say, �We are going to finish like this�always sad, without ever having tea in the Sahara - so now we must go anyway, even without money.� And they pool their funds to buy a teapot, a tray, three glasses and bus tickets. They dance for him, he makes love to them and he gives them each a silver coin that they save in hopes of traveling to the desert. One day a handsome Targui comes who tells the sisters all about the Sahara, where he lives. ![]() "Three girls from the mountains�Outka, Mimouna and Aicha go to seek their fortune and more than anything else they want to drink tea in the Sahara.
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