Mandalay

thumb|upright=1.35| By the old Moulmein Pagoda, lookin' eastward to the sea, There's a Burma girl a-settin', and I know she thinks o' me; For the wind is in the palm-trees, and the temple-bells they say: "Come you back, you British soldier; come you back to Mandalay!" - Rudyard Kipling Mandalay (/ˌmændəˈleɪ/ or /ˈmændəleɪ/; Burmese: မန္တလေး; MLCTS: manta.le: [màɴdəlé]) is the second-largest city and the last royal capital of Myanmar (Burma). Located 716 km (445 mi) north of Yangon on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, the city has a population of 1,225,553 (2014 census). Quotes Back to Port Blair, and onward to RangoonAthirst for war news; and we heard full soonThe loud salute resounding through the bayFor Theebaw caught and taken Mandalay. Thomas Frank Bignold, "The Holiday", Leviora (1888), p. 72 By the old Moulmein Pagoda, lookin' lazy at the sea,There's a Burma girl a-settin', and I know she thinks o' me;For the wind is in the palm-trees, and the temple-bells they say:"Come you back, you British soldier; come you back to Mandalay!" Rudyard Kipling, "Mandalay", st. 1 (1890); adapted and set to music by Oley Speaks: "On the Road to Mandalay" (1907) Mountains of Burma, the road to Mandalay In the mountains of Burma, light years away... Midnight Oil, "Mountains Of Burma" (1990) Come back I'd like to find the timePlant a seed and raise a little CainCome back we'll throw a rope around the moonAnd pretend that we're in Mandalay Again Elton John, with Leon Russell, "Mandalay Again" (2010) And the road goes onSeeming ever longer on the way to MandalayAnd the road goes onForever will I wander on the way to Mandalay. Blackmore's Night, "Way to Mandalay" (2003) When I was young and had no sense  In far-off MandalayI lost my heart to a Burmese girl  As lovely as the day. George Orwell, "Romance", st. 1 (1925) External links Category:Myanmar