LYRICS
Umm Kulthum and Omar Sharif
Came floating on the jasmine wind
From the west
From the south
Honey in my ears
Spice in 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 danced with them
In a jasmine scented wind
Umm Kulthum and Omar Sharif