TAKE ME BACK TO CAIRO Take me back to Cairo Beside the river Nile My heart belongs to Cairo, Oh Cairo Where I have found my smile Take me back to Cairo Beneath the silver moon I left my heart in Cairo, Oh Cairo The day I heard this tune يا نخلتين فى العلالى يا بلحهم داوا يا نخلتين على نخلتين هما الاتنين طرحوا سوا I have been yearning to go back and see my darling And still remember the big gardens in the sun How can I stay away so long, my heart is burning Please take me back I want to be near my dear one Take me back to Cairo I’ve been away so long I must return to Cairo, Oh Cairo Again to hear that song There is a saying that came out from the Sahara That if you ever taste the water of the Nile You will return again I heard it from Samara Although you may be far away many a mile Take me back to Cairo Beneath the silver moon I left my heart in Cairo, Oh Cairo The day I heard this tune Eternal sunshine winter, summer any season Go there and hear the Sphinx he’s talking every night And oriental tunes they play and for a reason They must be celebrating someone’s wedding night Take me back to Cairo I’m sad and never smile I must go back to Cairo, Oh Cairo Just once again to see the Nile Take oh take me, Take oh take me, Take oh take me back To Cairo