Desertana 1920

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 14 June 2012
2012

Over the burning sand
starlight is guiding my caravan;
Romance and mystery
oriental breezes sing this melody:

Wait for me in Allah's Land
where the lonely temples stand
far across the burning sand,
Desertana mine!
Back to where our love began
I will bring my caravan
still my heart is truer
than desert stars that shine.
Desertana, wait for me
where the Nile flows dreamily,
While the shadows bring to thee
Dreams of love divine;
Desert land will bloom with flow'rs
we'll forget the longing hours,
Paradise will soon be ours
Desertana mine!

Wait for me in Allah's Land
where the lonely temples stand
far across the burning sand,
Desertana mine!
Back to where our love began
I will bring my caravan
still my heart is truer
than desert stars that shine.
Desertana, wait for me
where the Nile flows dreamily,
While the shadows bring to thee
Dreams of love divine;
Desert land will bloom with flow'rs
we'll forget the longing hours,
Paradise will soon be ours
Desertana mine!

Dream on, my Desert Rose
whisper your love
to each breeze that blows,
dream of a wedding day
in that fair Oasis
where the palm trees sway:

Wait for me in Allah's Land
where the lonely temples stand
far across the burning sand,
Desertana mine!
Back to where our love began
I will bring my caravan
still my heart is truer
than desert stars that shine.
Desertana, wait for me
where the Nile flows dreamily,
While the shadows bring to thee
Dreams of love divine;
Desert land will bloom with flow'rs
we'll forget the longing hours,
Paradise will soon be ours
Desertana mine!

Wait for me in Allah's Land
where the lonely temples stand
far across the burning sand,
Desertana mine!
Back to where our love began
I will bring my caravan
still my heart is truer
than desert stars that shine.
Desertana, wait for me
where the Nile flows dreamily,
While the shadows bring to thee
Dreams of love divine;
Desert land will bloom with flow'rs
we'll forget the longing hours,
Paradise will soon be ours
Desertana mine!
Can't you hear me call
While the shadows fall?
You're my all in all,
Desertana mine!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Desertana 1920
Music by Paul Biese & F.Henri Klickmann
Lyrics by Harold G.Frost
© MCMXX by McKinley Music Co.,  Chicago, Illinois
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 14 June 2012 at 14.59
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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