[03:26.02]Sultan king cruel majesty
[03:32.69]Ordered that his women die
[03:38.75]A single night this for all his wives
[03:44.81]Takes his pleasure then their lives
[03:50.89]And so for many days with the dawn
[04:00.98]The sultan had his way
[04:04.82]Wives were put to death
[04:07.85]His name on their dying breath
[04:23.48]Then one day as the evening came
[04:29.65]Sultan sends for him a wife
[04:35.76]Choose her well charms I wish to see
[04:41.82]Bring her, send her in to me
[04:47.94]Then came Scheherazade to his side
[04:58.73]And her beauty shone
[05:02.07]Like a flower grown
[05:05.01]Gentle as he'd ever known
[05:32.84]Scheherazade bewitched him
[05:36.03]With songs of jewelled keys
[05:39.42]Princes and of heroes
[05:42.20]And eastern fantasies
[05:45.39]Told him tales of sultans
[05:48.52]And talismans and rings
[05:51.50]A thousand and one nights she sang
[05:54.65]To entertain her king
[05:57.15]She sings, Scheherazade, Scheherazade...
[06:46.41]
[10:13.28]And you would cause the sun to see your light
[10:17.70]And then be shamed
[10:20.99]You cover darkness with a thousand secret flames
[10:28.07]With your love, oh my love, oh my love, my love
[10:44.51]And I would cause the winds to blow a hundred different days
[10:52.25]And bring the perfumes of the gardens of the ways
[10:59.28]Of your love, oh my love, oh my love, my love
[11:15.71]Crystal and the clay, nights and the days
[11:19.51]All on the prince's seal
[11:23.21]Eagle of the sky, lion of the earth
[11:27.16]This is what the seal is worth, what the seal is worth
[11:33.88]Holds all of the dreams of a man
[11:43.10]Tapestries, wishes of man, pictures and visions of man
[11:58.22]The spirit of the soul of the man
[12:19.21]And he would vow to love her for the rest of all his days
[12:38.86]
[20:14.61]Sheherazade this day is yours
[20:17.49]The bearers of your gifts now all around you stand
[20:25.37]The finest silk made in the land
[20:28.13]Is waiting for your choice
[20:29.67]It shimmers at your hand
[20:35.59]Sheherazade your life is one
[20:37.51]You have today the sultan's love
[20:39.63]The people watch you step into the sun
[20:46.71]Stalls and bars of every kind
[20:49.34]Food piled high on woven leaves for all to eat
[20:56.72]Drums and flutes at every turn
[20:59.68]The music winding, twisting through the crowded streets
[21:07.37]Caravans from far away bring people laughing
[21:10.46]People come to see the sultan in Baghdad today
[21:23.73]Scheherazade her name is known
[21:26.20]Her tale is told
[21:27.52]The sultan let her life be spared
[21:33.89]The festival begins this day
[21:36.48]To celebrate her fame
[21:38.13]The people sing her praise
[21:44.04]Stories sung, the crowds are dancing
[21:46.11]To the music and the entertainment all the voices sing
[21:50.10]The people call to see the king
[21:52.04]The sultan smiles
[21:53.06]His story just begun
[21:59.00]The sultan and Sheherazade are one
[22:05.67]Scheherazade, Scheherazade
[22:36.00]She told him tales of sultans and talismans and rings
[22:42.38]A thousand and one nights she sang to entertain her king
[22:48.17]She sings, Scheherazade, Sheherazade, Scheherazade...