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Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe
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Siberian Khatru is the third and final track off of Yes' fifth studio album, Close to the Edge.
According to an interview with Yes vocalist Jon Anderson,
“Khatru means ‘as you wish’ in the Yemeni dialect of Arabic. When we were working on it, I kept singing the word over and over again, even thoug...
[Instrumental Intro: 00:00-01:04]
[Verse 1]
Sing, bird of prey
Beauty begins at the foot of you
Do you believe the manner?
Gold stainless nail
Torn through the distance of man
As they regard the summit
[Chorus]
Even Siberia goes through the motions
Hold out and hold up
Hold down the window (Outboard, river)
Hold out the morning that comes into view (Bluetail, tailfly)
River running right on over my head
[Verse 2]
How does she sing?
Who holds the ring and ring
And you will find me coming?
Cold reigning king
Hold all the secrets from you
As they produce the movement
[Chorus]
Even Siberia goes through the motions
Hold out and hold up
Hold down the window (Outboard, river)
Hold out the morning that comes into view (Bluetail, tailfly)
River running right on over the
[Refrain]
Outboard, river
Bluetail, tailfly
Luther in time
Dood'ndoodit, dah, d't-d't-dah
[Instrumental Break: 03:05-04:13]
[Harpsichord Solo]
[Steel Guitar Solo]
[Bridge]
Hold down the window
Hold out the morning that comes into view
Warm side, the tower
Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru
[Verse 3]
Gold stainless nail
Torn through the distance of man
As they regard the summit
Cold reigning king
Shelter the women that sing
As they produce their movement
[Refrain]
River running right on over
Then over my head
Outboard, river
Bluetail, tailfly
Luther in time
Suntower asking
Cover, lover
June cast, moon fast
As one changes
Heart gold, leaver
Soul mark, mover
Christian, changer
Called out, saviour
Moon gate, climber
Turn round, glider
[Instrumental Outro]
[Guitar Solo]
Siberian Khatru was written by Rick Wakeman & Steve Howe & Jon Anderson.
Siberian Khatru was produced by Eddy Offord & Yes.
Yes released Siberian Khatru on Wed Sep 13 1972.
Jon Anderson – vocals
Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals
Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals
Bill Bruford – drums
Rick Wakeman – keyboards
I was playing this on acoustic guitar the other day. “Khatru” means “as you wish” in Yemeni. When we were working on it, I kept singing the word over and over again, even though I had no idea what it meant. I asked somebody to look it up for me, and when they told me the meaning, it worked for the s...