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The Desert Song
The Desert Song
is an
operetta
with
music
by
Sigmund Romberg
and
book
and
lyrics
by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and Frank Mandel. It was inspired by the 1925 uprising of the
Rif
fs, a group of
Moroccan
fighters, against French colonial rule. It was also inspired by stories of
Lawrence of Arabia
aiding native guerrillas. Many tales romanticizing Arab North Africa were in vogue, including
Beau Geste
and
The Son of the Sheik
.
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