"Rosemary, meaning like the herb. And it's basically a song about wishing to be remembered which is, I think, a rather fitting way to end a retrospective."
Suzanne Discusses Tried and True Suzanne Discusses Each Song on Tried and True september, 1998 http://www.suzannevega.com/about/1998/triedandtrue.htm

"I was there for a couple of weeks in May of 1995, and yes, I did meet someone in that garden, though if anyone were to have watched the scene, nothing exciting happened - he was someone who lived in Granada, and he was showing me the town. That is, nothing happened on the surface.
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El Carmen de los Martires is a garden near the Alhambra in the south of Spain, in Granada. It is one of many gardens near the main one. In this garden are statues of saints. Many (if not most) of them are missing their heads and their hands because people have stolen them. I guess they feel it brings luck to take these pieces of the statues home."
From Hugo Westerlund's "Suzanne Vega FAQ" (http://www.vega.net/faq/index.htm)

From Guide to Granada; The 'carmenes' are a relic of Granada's Arab traditions; houses with large kitchen plots and well-kept gardens that add a touch of color and of charming intimacy to the city's fascinating panorama, especially in its higher areas. According to Ramon de Ayala's definition, 'The carmen' is a closed garden, a hanging garden laid out in terraces, like those of Babylon. There is a dwelling in each one. A 'carmen' is in retreat; it has elements of a monastery and of a harem. They are sometimes very humble, like a Carthusian cell and orchard. But they are an epitome of peace, love and beauty; and in their tranquility, perhaps of restlessness.
From Hugo Westerlund's "Suzanne Vega FAQ" (http://www.vega.net/faq/index.htm)