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"Dardanella" is a popular song published in 1919 by Fred Fisher, who wrote the lyrics for the music written by Felix Bernard and Johnny S. Black. Bandleader Ben Selvin (1898–1980) recorded "Dardanella" for several record labels (including Victor and Paramount), and by some estimates, his recordings of the tune sold a combined total of more than a million copies.
Its chorus is:
Oh sweet Dardanella I love your harem eyes. I'm a lucky fellow To capture such a prize. Oh Allah knows, my love for you And he tells you to be true Dardanella,Oh hear my sigh, My Oriental, Oh sweet Dardanella Prepare the wedding wine, There'll be one girl in my harem When you're mine. We'll build a tent Just like the children Of the Orient, Oh, sweet Dardanella My star of love divine!Dardanella was a touring theatre company from the Dutch East Indies (modern-day Indonesia) established by Willy A. Piedro in 1926. Arising from a background of musical theatre, the troupe focused on realistic stories, both adaptations of foreign works and original stage plays about life in the Indies. Starring Dewi Dja' and Tan Tjeng Bok, the troupe performed original works by Piedro and Andjar Asmara. Popular both in the Indies and abroad, Dardanella dissolved during an international tour after 1936. Several of its members later went into film.