Watch THE BAND'S VISIT National Tour Star Janet Dacal's Incredible Performance of "Omar Sharif"

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Janet Dacal will join the national touring production of THE BAND'S VISIT on January 3, 2020, in Schenectady, NY. Get a glimpse at her amazing performance of "Omar Sharif"!

Umm Kulthum
and Omar Sharif

Came floating
on a 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