Omar Sharif

Umm Kulthum and Omar Sharif Came floating on the jasmine wind From the west, from the south Honey in my ear, spice my mouth Dark and thrilling, strange and sweet Cleopatra and the handsome thief And they floated in on a jasmine wind Umm Kulthum and Omar Sharif And they floated in on a jasmine wind Umm Kulthum and Omar Sharif Friday evening, Omar Sharif In black and white And blurry through tears My mother and I would sit there in a trance He was cool to the marrow, the pharaoh of romance Sunday morning, Umm Kulthum Her voice would fill our living room The ship from Egypt always came Sailing in on radio waves And the jasmine wind, deep perfume, Umm Kulthum And the living room becomes a garden And the TV set becomes a fountain And the music flows in the garden And everything grows Umm Kulthum and Omar Sharif Came floating on a lemon leaf Flying in on a jasmine wind Umm Kulthum and Omar Sharif And we dance with them in a jasmine scented wind Umm Kulthum and Omar Sharif