
Havana
Hasta dentro del fondo de mi alma
Cuántas luces dejaste encendidas
Ojalá que te vaya muy bonito.

Istanbul
I looked at you from another hill, dear İstanbul!
I know you like back of my hand, and love you dearly.

Egypt
Umm Kulthum and Omar Sharif
Came floating on the jasmine wind
From the west, from the south
Honey in my ear, spice my mouth

Copenhagen
You take some Kierkegaard and Hamlet,
and then you add some hygge,
and season it with pastry,
till you get a pleasant fugue.

Morocco
With a little sun. With much night.
With your most open heart. With more of your perfume.
With your most splendid presence. With much oblivion.
With purer air. With one glass more.
With less silence. With a sky more serene.

South Africa
The memory beckons from the future
you and I a tribe of colours
this song that dance
godlike rhythms to birth
footsteps of memory
the very soul aspires to.