Historic Sheet Music Collection
Title
Document Type
Score
Publication Date
1918
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
In thy tent now safely slumber Nourmaleen,
Here in darkness, I thy lover all unseen
Up above the stars are shining in the sky
All is silent on the desert,
But my sigh.
Through thy tent door just a moment,
Show thine eye,
Then I'll know that thou dost love me,
Else I die
Stars above are not so splendid as thine eyes
Desert flowers shame beside thee,
Droop in sighs
[Refrain]
Nourmaleen, hot tears are coursing down my face,
Listen to thy desert lover for a space
In thy dreaming through thy slumber,
Hear my cry,
Breathe my name in soft tones tender else i die.
Recommended Citation
Smith, Henry Erskine and Bacon, Frederick J., "Nourmaleen" (1918). Historic Sheet Music Collection. 1134.
https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/sheetmusic/1134
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Comments
Nourmaleen
A Desert Love Song
Lyrics by Henry Erskine Smith
Music by Frederick J. Bacon
New York: H. E. Smith (1918)
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