Karim Shukry, Take me back to Cairo

We dedicate this video to our great friend, Prof. Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis who spent many long years in Cairo!! Visualization: pictures and belly dancing scenes from the movie Khartoum TAKE ME BACK TO CAIRO Music & Lyrics by Karim Shukry 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 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 Cair
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