The Nile's influence as a lifeline in the desert
Stretches a long way south from Egypt
Onwards into Nubia, now part of northern Sudan.
For over a thousand kilometres
The Nile is the only source of life in a forbidding desert
Known as ''The Belly of Stones''.
For millennia, there have been human settlements here
On this green strip clinging to the banks of the Nile.
But it's a man-made oasis
Extending only as far as farmers can pump the river's precious water.
Animals have also benefited from this transformation
of barren desert into lush paradise.
These, the rivers original inhabitants
Have witnessed more than one civilisation born of the Nile.
These pyramids are the tombs
of the so-called ''black pharaohs'' of the Nubian Kingdom of Kush.
They too harnessed the Nile's riches
And were at one time powerful enough to rule their Egyptian neighbours
A thousand kilometres to the north.
But unlike the Egyptians
Little is known about their mysterious culture and language.
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LRC歌词版本
[00:00.01]The Nile's influence as a lifeline in the desert
[00:02.86]Stretches a long way south from Egypt
[00:05.76]Onwards into Nubia, now part of northern Sudan.
[00:10.48]For over a thousand kilometres
[00:12.84]The Nile is the only source of life in a forbidding desert
[00:16.53]Known as ''The Belly of Stones''.
[00:19.63]For millennia, there have been human settlements here
[00:22.02]On this green strip clinging to the banks of the Nile.
[00:25.95]But it's a man-made oasis
[00:28.11]Extending only as far as farmers can pump the river's precious water.
[00:33.11]Animals have also benefited from this transformation
[00:36.36]of barren desert into lush paradise.
[00:39.96]These, the rivers original inhabitants
[00:43.40]Have witnessed more than one civilisation born of the Nile.
[00:46.66]These pyramids are the tombs
[00:48.89]of the so-called ''black pharaohs'' of the Nubian Kingdom of Kush.
[00:53.06]They too harnessed the Nile's riches
[00:55.74]And were at one time powerful enough to rule their Egyptian neighbours
[00:59.14]A thousand kilometres to the north.
[01:01.81]But unlike the Egyptians
[01:03.31]Little is known about their mysterious culture and language.
The Nile's influence as a lifeline in the desert
Stretches a long way south from Egypt
Onwards into Nubia, now part of northern Sudan.
For over a thousand kilometres
The Nile is the only source of life in a forbidding desert
Known as ''The Belly of Stones''.
For millennia, there have been human settlements here
On this green strip clinging to the banks of the Nile.
But it's a man-made oasis
Extending only as far as farmers can pump the river's precious water.
Animals have also benefited from this transformation
of barren desert into lush paradise.
These, the rivers original inhabitants
Have witnessed more than one civilisation born of the Nile.
These pyramids are the tombs
of the so-called ''black pharaohs'' of the Nubian Kingdom of Kush.
They too harnessed the Nile's riches
And were at one time powerful enough to rule their Egyptian neighbours
A thousand kilometres to the north.
But unlike the Egyptians
Little is known about their mysterious culture and language.
🎵
LRC歌词版本
[00:00.01]The Nile's influence as a lifeline in the desert
[00:02.86]Stretches a long way south from Egypt
[00:05.76]Onwards into Nubia, now part of northern Sudan.
[00:10.48]For over a thousand kilometres
[00:12.84]The Nile is the only source of life in a forbidding desert
[00:16.53]Known as ''The Belly of Stones''.
[00:19.63]For millennia, there have been human settlements here
[00:22.02]On this green strip clinging to the banks of the Nile.
[00:25.95]But it's a man-made oasis
[00:28.11]Extending only as far as farmers can pump the river's precious water.
[00:33.11]Animals have also benefited from this transformation
[00:36.36]of barren desert into lush paradise.
[00:39.96]These, the rivers original inhabitants
[00:43.40]Have witnessed more than one civilisation born of the Nile.
[00:46.66]These pyramids are the tombs
[00:48.89]of the so-called ''black pharaohs'' of the Nubian Kingdom of Kush.
[00:53.06]They too harnessed the Nile's riches
[00:55.74]And were at one time powerful enough to rule their Egyptian neighbours
[00:59.14]A thousand kilometres to the north.
[01:01.81]But unlike the Egyptians
[01:03.31]Little is known about their mysterious culture and language.