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Choreography

Misirlou (Vintage Style)

Choreography to a folk song from the Eastern Mediterranean region. The original author of the song is not known, but Arabic, Greek, and Jewish musicians were playing it by the 1920s. This instrumental version is from All Points East album by Gus Vali and His Orchestra.

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Part 1 at 8:25

Part 2 at 24:40

Part 3 at 43:38

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Misirlou, due to the suffix "ou", is the feminine form (in Greek) of Misirlis which comes from the Turkish word Mısırlı, which is formed by combining Mısır ("Egypt" in Turkish, borrowed from Arabic مِصر‎ Miṣr) with the Turkish -lı suffix, literally meaning "Egyptian". Therefore, the song is about an Egyptian woman. The original Turkish word Mısırlı is, however, genderless.


My Misirlou, your sweet eyes

Have lit a flame in my heart

Ah ya habibi, ah ya leleli, ah

Honey drips from your lips


Ah Misirlou, your magical exotic beauty

Will drive me crazy, I can’t stand it anymore

Ah I will steal you from Arabia


My black-eyed crazy Misirlou

My life changes with a kiss

Ah ya habibi, with a little kiss, ah

From the little mouth of yours, oh!

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