The City of the Trade Winds

Jean-Paul VERNERET

11/11/2025

 

The wind was dancing on the walls

My heart was drifting far from home

Blue and grey were all the same

I let my old fears fade away

All day long under the sun

I was lost in Essaouira

 

Chorus

In the city of the trade winds

Feel the sea, feel the sky

Old stone walls around the ocean

Hear the gulls go crying by

In the city of the trade winds

Let the wild wind carry me

I was lost, I was wandering

Till this city found me free

 

I hear the seagulls on the roofs

I don’t believe in myself tonight

White streets turning round and round

I lose my way, I lose the light

All day long under the sun

I was lost in Essaouira

 

But in the crowd, inside the market

Something moves inside my soul

In the mystery of the harbor

You take my heart, you take control

All day long under the sun

I was lost in Essaouira

 

Chorus

In the city of the trade winds

White and blue as far as eyes

Old medina by the water

Where a thousand stories rise

Fishing boats are rocking slow

In the old port by the sea

In the city of the trade winds

You are where I’m meant to be

 

Bridge

Hands are carving thuya wood

Time is moving soft and slow

Warm air wraps around my heart

Words are hard to let you know

 

Chorus

In the city of the trade winds

Feel the sea, feel the sky

I was lost but now I’m standing

With your shadow passing by

In the city of the trade winds

Let the wild wind carry me

I was lost in Essaouira

Now this city lives in me