THE ISLES OF EBONY= Ebony is a very hard expensive black wood produced in the jungles of Africa and southern India. TIREE= A Celtic island off the coast of Scotland. SHADE= A darker area where the sun rays are blocked by an object (trees in this case).ĪVALON= A legendary island, like a paradise, appearing in the legend of King Arthur.įIJI= A paradisiacal group of islands in the Pacific Ocean. PALAU= An island nation in the Pacific Ocean, some 500 miles (800 km) east of the Philippines.
THE YELLOW SEA= A sea between China and Korea.īISSAU= The capital city of Guinea-Bissau. Today it is the capital of Libya.īEYOND= Further than. TRIPOLI= An ancient city in the Mediterranean sea, founded by the Phoenicians. A beach is an area of sand between the sea and the land. For most modern sailboats, reaching is the fastest way to travel. REACH= (a sailing term) When the boat is traveling approximately perpendicular to the wind, this is called reaching. ORINOCO= A tributary river to the Amazon flowing across Venezuela's rain forest.įLOW= When a liquid (a river in this case) moves, we say that it flows. We can steer, we can near with Rob Dickins at the wheel We can sail, we can sail: with the Orinoco Flow Let me reach, let me beach far beyond the Yellow Seaįrom Bissau, to Palau in the shade of Avalonįrom Fiji, to Tiree and the isles of Ebonyįrom Peru, to Cebu: feel the power of Babylonįrom Bali, to Cali: far beneath the Coral Seaįrom the North to the South: Ebudae unto Khartoumįrom the deep Sea of Clouds: to the Island of the MoonĬarry me on the waves to the land I've never beenĬarry me on the waves to the lands I've never seen Let me sail, let me sail: let me crash upon your shore Let me reach, let me beach on the shores of Tripoli Ross Dependency - a region of Antarctica - following his discovery of Victoria Land in 1841, James Clark Ross took possession of this territory, along with the surrounding sea, on behalf of Britain.Let me sail, let me sail: let the Orinoco Flow. Rob Dickins - head of Warner Music in the UK and executive producer of the song and source album, 'Watermark'. Island of the Moon - Madagascar - Also an island in La Paz Department, Bolivia called Isla de la Luna (translates to Island of the Moon)
Sea of Clouds - possibly Mount Huangshan, China - well known for its views of the clouds from above Khartoum - the capital and second largest city of Sudan and Khartoum state Peru - a country in western South AmericaĬebu - a first income class island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas regionīabylon - a significant city in ancient Mesopotamiaīali - an island and province of IndonesiaĬali - the capital of the Valle del Cauca department - most populated city in southwest ColombiaĬoral Sea - marginal sea of the South Pacific off the northeast coast of AustraliaĮbudae - Inner Hebrides - an island chain off the west coast of mainland Scotland Isles of Ebony - a hamlet south of Ashford in Kent, South East England Tiree - the most westerly island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland Palau - island country located in the western Pacific Oceanįiji - an island country in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean Yellow Sea - northern part of the East China Sea Orinoco - name of the studio in London where the song was recorded and the name of a river in Venezuala - a federal republic located on the northern coast of South America. Recorded: 1987 at Orinoco Studios, London We can reach we can beach far beyond the Yellow Sea We can reach we can beach on the shores of Tripoliįrom Bali to Cali, far beneath the Coral Sea
We can sigh, say goodbye, Ross and his dependency We can sail, we can sail with the Orinoco flow Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up, up Adieu, ah.įrom the North to the South, Ebudae unto Khartoum,įrom the deep sea of Clouds to the island of the moon,Ĭarry me on the waves to the land I've never been,Ĭarry me on the waves to the lands I've never seen. Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up, up Adieu, ooh-ooh Let me reach, let me beach, far beyond the Yellow Sea.įrom Bissau to Palau - in the shade of Avalon,įrom Fiji to Tiree and the Isles of Ebony,įrom Peru to Cebu hear the power of Babylon,įrom Bali to Cali - far beneath the Coral Sea. Let me sail, let me sail, let me crash upon your shore, Let me reach, let me beach, on the shores of Tripoli.
Let me sail, let me sail, let the Orinoco flow,
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