A 1918 popular song.
Words and music by Oliver G. Wallace and Harold Weeks.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Camel trappings jingle
Harp strings sweetly tingle
With a sweet voice mingle
Underneath the stars
Singing, memories are bringing
Temple bells are ringing calling me afar
Chorus
Hindustan, where we stopped to rest our tired caravan
Hindustan, where the painted peacock proudly spread his fan
Hindustan, where the purple sunbird flashed across the sand
Hindustan, where I met her and the world began
- Shades of night are falling
Nightingales are calling
Ev’ry heart enthralling
Underneath the stars
Sighing, like the night wind dying
Soft my heart is crying for my love afar
Sung here by Fred Feild: