Seychelles (i/seɪˈʃɛlz/ say-SHELZ; French: [sɛʃɛl]), officially the Republic of Seychelles (French: République des Seychelles; Creole: Repiblik Sesel), is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some 1,500 kilometres (932 mi) east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar.
Other nearby island countries and territories include Zanzibar to the west, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Agalega and Réunion to the south, Comoros and Mayotte to the southwest. Seychelles, with an estimated population of 86,525, has the smallest population of any African state. It also has the highest Human Development Index in Africa.
Scholars assume that Austronesian seafarers, and later Maldivian and Arab traders were the first to visit the uninhabited Seychelles. Remains of Maldivian mariner presence from the 12th century were found in Silhouette Island. The earliest recorded sighting by Europeans took place in 1502 by the Portuguese Admiral Vasco da Gama, who passed through the Amirantes and named them after himself (islands of the Admiral).
By the window
Since time began
Watch the wind blow
Sculpting sand
All in letters bound in string
Life is slowly unraveling
Burning castle
Turning down
Mr. Prince has lost her crown
All in letters bound in string
Time is slowly unraveling
She sells
Empty sea shells
Lost in the ocean
Through the window
We can see
Sand and biscuits
Cups of tea
All in letters bound in string
Life is slowly unraveling
All in letters bound in string
Life is slowly unraveling
She sells
Empty sea shells
She sells
Empty sea shells