Lili Marleen

Also known as Lili Marlen (Lied eines jungen Wachtpostens), Lied eines jungen Wachtpostens (Lili Marlen)

German song by Norbert Schultz (text by Hans Leip)

Key facts

B side: Symphonie
Released: 7 September 1945
Genre: Jazz Pop
Length: 4 : 45
Label: Decca (US) Brunswick (UK) MCA (re-issue)
Songwriters: Norbert Schultze Hans Leip English lyrics: Mack David

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A "Lili Marleen" and Lale Andersen memorial in Langeoog, Germany

"Lili Marleen" (also spelled "Lili Marlen'", "Lilli Marlene", "Lily Marlene", "Lili Marlène" among others; German pronunciation: [ˈlɪliː maʁˈleːn(ə)]) is a German love song that became popular during World War II throughout Europe and the Mediterranean among both Axis and Allied troops. Written in 1915 as a poem, it was set to music in 1938 and was first recorded by Lale Andersen in 1939 as "Das Mädchen unter der Laterne" ("The Girl under the Lantern"). The song is also well known in a version performed by Marlene Dietrich.