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Flower of the Orient

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No Copyright - United States

Supplementary Document

Title
Flower of the Orient - Lyrics
Composer
Smith, Walter Wallace  
Lyricist
Smith, Walter Wallace  
Publisher
Forrest Thompson-Christensen School of Ragtime (Louisville, KY)  
Year of Publication
1919  
Lyrics
  • Flower of the Orient Verse: Night is falling, birds are calling, There across the sand. Stars are gleaming, and in seeming With you now I stand, my beautiful Refrain: Flower of the orient, sweet as scented breeze Blows the branches to and fro, high up, among the trees Flower of the orient, in my arms I’ll soon
  • Seek to hold you and enfold you, meet me by the dark lagoon. Verse: Oriental, maiden gentle Need I ask you why, Hours of sadness turn to gladness With you, the moon and I, my beautiful Refrain
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 14, Folder 4
Local Identifier
2014_12996_193
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
Flower of the Orient
Composer
Smith, Walter Wallace  
Lyricist
Smith, Walter Wallace  
Publisher
Forrest Thompson-Christensen School of Ragtime (Louisville, KY)  
Year of Publication
1919  
Date of Copyright
No copyright registered.
Lyrics
  • Seek to hold you and enfold you, meet me by the dark lagoon. Verse: Oriental, maiden gentle Need I ask you why, Hours of sadness turn to gladness With you, the moon and I, my beautiful Refrain
  • Flower of the Orient Verse: Night is falling, birds are calling, There across the sand. Stars are gleaming, and in seeming With you now I stand, my beautiful Refrain: Flower of the orient, sweet as scented breeze Blows the branches to and fro, high up, among the trees Flower of the orient, in my arms I’ll soon
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 14, Folder 4
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_193
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleFlower of the Orient
ComposerSmith, Walter Wallace  
LyricistSmith, Walter Wallace  
PublisherForrest Thompson-Christensen School of Ragtime (Louisville, KY)  
Year of Publication1919  
Date of CopyrightNo copyright registered.
Lyrics
  • Seek to hold you and enfold you, meet me by the dark lagoon. Verse: Oriental, maiden gentle Need I ask you why, Hours of sadness turn to gladness With you, the moon and I, my beautiful Refrain
  • Flower of the Orient Verse: Night is falling, birds are calling, There across the sand. Stars are gleaming, and in seeming With you now I stand, my beautiful Refrain: Flower of the orient, sweet as scented breeze Blows the branches to and fro, high up, among the trees Flower of the orient, in my arms I’ll soon
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 14, Folder 4
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_193
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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