I was three years gone from the Talas side
Drivin' horses down where the rivers wide
Sold my saddle in a stranger's town
Slept on the cold and the frozen ground
Then an old man said as the fire burned low
Son, there's one sure light in the dark you knowCHORUS:
Star over the steppe, shine on me
Steady as the mountains, bright as can be
When the trail runs out and the wind blows wild
Lead me on home like a wandering child
Irad, Irad, the north star high
Hangs over my valley in the midnight sky
Star over the steppe, shine on me
Lead me home
Now my mother kept a candle by the eastern wall
Said the star don't move when the empires fall
Through the Tsar and the Red and the iron years
She would look to the north and dry her tears
Every horseman knows when the land is wide
That the star of Irad is a faithful guide
CHORUS:
Star over the steppe, shine on me
Steady as the mountains, bright as can be
When the trail runs out and the wind blows wild
Lead me on home like a wandering child
Irad, Irad, the north star high
Hangs over my valley in the midnight sky
Star over the steppe, shine on me
Lead me home
The Good Book says that the wise men came
Followin' a star through the desert plain
I ain't wise and I ain't no king
But I know which way that the star will bring
Well I crossed the pass in the early snow
Saw the church dome shine in the light below
My mother stood where the poplars grow
Said I knew you'd come, son, I told you so
CHORUS:
Star over the steppe, shine on me
Steady as the mountains, bright as can be
When the trail runs out and the wind blows wild
Lead me on home like a wandering child
Irad, Irad, the north star high
Hangs over my valley in the midnight sky
Star over the steppe, shine on me
Lead me home
Lead me home
Beka says: my grandmother likes this one because of the star. the Americans know that our star is Polaris? good for them