why is everyone argueing about war ,war is bad dosnt matter how much or how little it is its still bad by the way it wasnt uk or us that won the war in europe it was russia,russia pretty much did all the hard work in the war the turning point in the east was leningrad and stalingrad but then again the germans should have never have thought to attack russia it was doomed from the start
When she ended the song with "Auf Wiedresen" after this song it wasn't so much she had so much of heart for the NAZI's, she was saying goodbye to them on their way to Hell.
29. August 2011: Heute vor 39 Jahren hat uns Lale für immer verlassen. Aber ihre Lieder bleiben für immer. Lale und ihr breites Repertoire werden auch in 100 Jahren noch gehört und geliebt. Lale, Du bist und Du bleibst in unseren Herzen!
My father was a G.I in war 2 (passed 6-25-11) and when he was old and deaf he would hum something to himself but I didn't know what it was until now. Thanks...
There is always a connection between friend and foe. Music, food, you name it. There is always something gentlemen can agree on. She was good. I think everyone whether axis or ally liked her. She touched men's hearts.
bei einer Doku-Film auf ARTE (4.´11) war daß das Hauptthema, wie Göbbels versuchte dieses Lied "kaputt" zumachen! ....und deshalb gibt es so viele Versionen und Strophen. weil auch der "echte" Komponist "ausgetauscht" wurde.
I am sorry Rossm3838 but you are wrong. It was composed by Hans Leip in 1915. It was a soldier song of Great war that continued into ww2. In ww2 it was mostly transmited by radio Beograd(Belgrade) which was under german occupation.
@harfija no. Lili Marleen was written in in 1915 by World war One German soldier Hans Leip. Several different tunes were composed for it but the most famous and popular was composed in 1938 by Norbert Schultze and recorded by Lale Anderson in 1939. The recording became very popular in 1940 when German army radio in Belgrade needed music to play and only had a few records, one of which was Lili Marleen.
@n8tivguitar oh no sir let me explain in ww1 the germans & the allies sang this song then in ww2 the allies & italians CCCP, yes even in nazi germany.
Joseph Goebbels thought the lyrics were depressing and ordered the song never to be played on German armed forces radio. The German troops erupted in a near riot of rebellion and anger and Goebbels was forced to back down and allow it to be played. For soldiers from both sides and all nationalities, this song was the soldiers' anthem of World War II. What a great song, with many great versions too!
At least in 20 century nations were fighting for a cause ( no matter how wrong they were, there was a logic not very nice but they had a target) now what US has a constant war against the terrorists ( in which they lose) and they are commanding the world... in many ways...
I don't like these lyrics. The one on youtube "Lili Marleen in English recorded 1942" I think is a much closer translation of the German. This version right here is so different it's a seperate song altogether.
I was watching TV once when my dad saw Bob Hope and screen and told me he met the man. I asked him, "When did YOU ever meet Bob Hope?!?" He replied, "It was during intermission of a little show the Germans were putting on in Tunisia..."
For any one who is enjoys this song and the fascinating story behind it, there is an excellent book that came out about a year ago called " Lili Marlene", The Soldiers' Song of WW II, by Liel Leibovitz and Matthew Miller. It's the dramatic story of the song, it's three creators, Hans Leip, the lyricist, Norbert Schultze, the composer and Lale Andersen the original singer of Lili Marlene and their lives under the Nazis.
This song was written in 1918. By far the best and most popular recording is by Lala Anderson. The NAZIs considered the song to be far too depressing and actually arrested Anderson for undermining moral. Its interesting that the voice in the song is a man being sent to the front lines and meeting his girl, possibly for the last time, under a streetlight next to his barracks. The voice is male but the song is always sung by a woman.
@RossM3838 The musical score was found in the archives of Oslo Radio by the Germans after they invaded Norway in 1940 it was composed in 1923 by a Norwegian -the Germans added the lyrics -the rest is history-it became the Marching and drinking song of all Combatants in WW2
I truly do not understand how this song is related to Kosovo. Second: Kosovo is NOT Serbia, by the fact that a part (which Kosovo is claimed to be) cannot stand for the whole (Serbia)
Lale's is the best German version and the best English version too because it captures the very charming lilt of the original German song. The Combat TV series theme echoes a few thinly disguised lilting bars from it, no doubt to capture the ambiance of the WWII European battle fronts.
@fastelth u are not so smart ha? German killed more US-troops as US-troops germans! so u got butchered and funny thing.. on each war u did! njoy the awesome music! and st*u
@oXbOxr00X Wrong. US lost 420,000 troops, to 5.5 million Krauts. You not so smart, huh? Nazi-land lost more troops than anyone in Europe, only coming second to the the great Soviet who lost up to 11 million and still beat the evil forces in their lands.
@MarcusBritish we los 3.500.000 btw.. most by russia. sure we lost the most whole world was fighting us! guess what china lost 13 million... the thing is the US-Americans dont shoot 3.5 down ... max 300.000 ... so we shot more... learn how to calc!
@oXbOxr00X Wrong, you lost 5.5mil, and China lost 4mil - we're talking military not civilian here. There's no way of knowing how many any one side killed - so don't talk Goebbels bull shit. We do know how many nasty Kraut cowards we hanged after the war though.. some quick, some slow until the piss ran down their legs. We should have nuked Berlin and all German cities instead of Japan.
@MarcusBritish U NUKED NOTHING! that was USA! And the USA can't nuked us their need your know-how! but u don't see fact the we fight agains the whole world... so clean like 1+1 that the Nazis loose! What is actually a good thing! have a nice day!
@oXbOxr00X WE refers to the Allies you muppet.. the Americans weren't "a side" in their own rights - they were part of a force. And FYI Germany did not fight single-handed either, it had several allies under the Axis alliance. Don't you know anything about history - or let me guess, you're like 12 years old and never read a book besides Mein Kampf? Was Napoleon beaten 1:1, or did he face 7 coalitions? History does not work in such linear terms, and never has, so don't waste time theorising.
@MarcusBritish idiot she was fighting on how many fronts,, the allies bombed ,,then sent in troops,, only when it was SAFE,, my choice,, GERMANIA,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,this bullshit debate can go on till the cows come home with no conclusion,,,and maybe its called logistics,,, whom has what and whom does not,,
@paulinus43ad Says the idiot who uses commas for periods for an ellipsis. Germania? Any relation to Tasmania? D-Day was safe? You're a fucking retard, if you think that. But hey, Aussies aren't known for their brains.
@MarcusBritish maybe that is why a famous a wwII general stated give me American material ,,GERMAN officers ,,GUESS WHAT ,,AUSSIES SOLDIERS ,, I will take the world,, please look to your language,, we were your cannon fodder,, have some respect,,,,,,commas small matter,,is it not,,,,,,,,
@paulinus43ad Cannon fodder? WTF are you talking about? Cannon fodder is when you send in a first element, exposed and vulnerable, like a forlorn hope. On D-Day Aussies, Kiwis, Brits, Americans and Canadians all went in together, in waves, across the entire front. There was was "Aussies first, Brits second, Yanks last" order. We, you, they, all lost troops. Commas are a big matter - self-respect starts with presentable English, basic grammar isn't rocket science, it's a key to the right for.....
@MarcusBritish bloody hell you are fast,, its a Aussie saying, till the cows come home. NEVER,,, but I think you know that ,, do you not,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,my comments,, no regrets,,,
@paulinus43ad Not fast, just lucky to have been looking at my home page just as you posted. It's a saying that originated in Britain, possibly Scotland, in the 1800s. Isn't an Aussie saying. You just took it with you when we exiled you there, as British convicts. From cows to kangaroos. Which meat's tougher though? :P
@MarcusBritish bloody hell my friend,,, Marcus where does that name come from,,,I am not being racist,,,,and kangaroo meat is ok,,,,,just got to eat it hot,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
@paulinus43ad Where does what name come from? Also, I've had kangaroo meat.. we have a chain of Australian pubs in the UK called "Walkabout". They serve (don't know if they still do, this was years ago) kangaroo burgers and crocodile soup. Never tried the soup, and I found the kangaroo meat rather bland, not worth getting excited over, really.
als wenn liebe niemals enden würde,und er berührt uns,es ist so,wie mit den kleinen jungen,der seine mutter fragt,was liebe ist?darauf antwortet sie,schau zu diesen grossen fluß?ja,und schau den steg und die brücke?ja,und welchen weg wählst du?den steg ,denn er ist schneller,seine mutter grinste,und sagte,so ist es mit der liebe,lieber langsam,aber wachsam,denn wenn man es zu schnell macht,ist das was man gefunden schon verloren.
egal was die leute sagen,später über den song,aber er ist ein song,den man sich immer anhören kann,ich komm aus bremerhaven,und was immer krieg meint es bringt keine lösung,aber wenn ich diesen song höre,dann handelt er von liebe,und daran sollten wir alle arbeiten.
Yeah neonknights, Hitler was such an asshole, the best thing we can come up with was the great highways Germany built (Hitler didn't build them personally so don't admire his craftsmanship too much)
Thank you so much for posting this! My dad used to sing this to me as a lullabye and sang it to my oldest daughter. I now sing it to my four-year-old. My father passed away almost three years ago and I've looked for this song for years. I've got tears in my eyes from hearing this. It means sooooo much to my children and myself.
How the japs came into this I don't know I love this song. Any world war 2 reference its fine to call the germans krauts and the japanese japs or nips. Get over it you politically correct morons probably call black people african americans too.
Just a comment on the song - for a change. From my history studies in college, I had known this was a popular song on both sides in North Africa. Too popular for Allied commaanders. who banned it. My understanding is that the German radio stations played the English version to hurt Allied soldiers' morale. Imagine that tender voice carrying out over the sands in the evening...making everybody weary of killing and wanting to go home to their girl. NOW I understand why it had to be banned.
As generally used, double edged sword means "as dangerous to you as to your opponent."
In the case of Lili Marlene, I think the more correct English term would probably be "twofer" (as in "two for one"). Twofer also implies a double effect but not necessarily the danger; in this case, entertain German soldiers while hurting Allied morale at the same time .
However, I have the feeling that Lili Marlene (sung in German) probably made plenty of German soldiers homesick as well.
Well this is a propoganda version it has the words retreat in it. This song had the same effect on german soldiers as Lorena did on confederate soliders during the war between the states.
You may not be aware of this, but "retreat" has a second meaning in English. In addition to the verb " to retreat," it is also a noun. Properly spelled "Retreat," it is a field music (military) bugle call played at 21:00 hours telling the service men to return to their barracks and prepare for lights out (Taps) at 22:00.
While still played as part of the daily routine, it is now mostly a relic of bygone days. These days only recruit training commands use it to regulate their day.
Interesting story. From what I surmised, the Nazis knew how popular the song was with troops from both sides. Both Ally and Nazi leaders loathed the song for its sadness (they wanted aggressive killers fighting for them).
An English version was written after the commanding officer of a unit (who was a songwriter in Civilian life) heard his troops singing Lili Marlene- In German. He wrote an a peppy English translation, while the Brits wrote a depressing German version.
Japs?!? You destroy any pretense of objectivity when you employ ethnic slurs...Upperkkut
Ill never forget watching the 25th anniversary CBS program on Pearl Harbor in 1966. It showed early color footage of the pinkish dawn carrier take-offs by Japan and then showed black and white clips of smoke and destruction in the harbor. My dad goes, "Jap Bastards... They knew they were coming so they put COLOR film in their cameras..." If the shoe fits Upperkut!
For crying out loud can't we just enjoy this neat old WWII marching song. History is what it is and you can debate the politics 'til the cows come home. Although I will say the US made the same mistake as the Russians in the 1905 Russo-Japanese war in holding to the belief that the Japanese would not consider an unprovoked attack upon a western/european power. In short, the "sleeping Giant" (the US)didn't think it could happen to us the way it happened to the Russians at Port Arthur.
According to current US "doctrine" any interference with the oil supply is considered a provocation--indeed an act of war. The US had made several moves to block Japanese access to oil in southeast Asia, so they were merely following a very early version of the Carter Doctrine--and the Bush Doctrine as well, as they'd made several not-too-subtle threats of military action.
I was about to give you a thumbs-up for that comment, having read the first part, but with the rest of your post you go and make yourself just as guilty as everyone else by doing exactly what you're complaining about others doing!
Thanks RR for your concern and remembering my request. This one is nice too. Hank Snow too sings with a difference, in presentation and style. Thanks so much! I'll let you know the Album in which Hanks collection includes Lily Marlene.
Sad and beautiful touching song that evokes the distant past and deep emotions gives me goosebumps.its sick that both sides were slaughtering each other while your own leaders on both sides were having dinner parties together.
And the filthy rich corrupt bankers without scruples or morals were funding both sides. How sick.how on earth did you vets get deceived by these evil clowns. Shame on our leaders, shame on the church, shame on the usa that fooled its people into fighting a fabricated war
Your anti-American remarks are not appreciated. The United States did not get into the war except in self defense, after attacked by Japan and after Germany and Italy, unprovoked, declared was on the U.S.A. The wars in Europe and in Asia had been going on for years without us. Learn your history - unbiased history.
not being anti american..im not deceived by the mainstream media and leaders who deceptively led millions to die for false reasons..everyone knows that the lusitania was sent into german waters to be destroyed even after being strictly warned by the germans but america needed an excuse to get in the war..then pearl harbour attack was known months before by intelligence no warning was given the result thousands died and two atomic bombs dropped..Maybe you should stop beleiving your own government
Military intelligence thought that the Japs would attack the Dutch East Indies to get the oil that Roosevelt had cut off, and probably attack the Philippines to protect their flank. No one in a position authority considered that they would have the audacity or ability to attack Pearl Harbor. There was no conspiracy, except in the minds of people who see conspiracies everywhere. Incompetence explains many more things than conspiracies ever do. Everyone who anticipated the attack did so later!
why is it everyone who doesnt agree with the media or what the government says is a conspiracy theorist? why cant they just stop and think for a moment and look into the matter further before making such judgement? Its because the sheeple choose to beleive everything that the above say as sacrosanct. That to me is gullibility and volunteered blindness and closemindedness.
I have looked into the matter. I am old enough to barely have a memory of the attack on Pearl Harbor, but I do remember the post war efforts to blame it on Roosevelt. I am also a World War II history buff and every opinion I expressed in my previous comment was the unanimous opinion of a half dozen books I have read about those days, written by reputable hisorians. I have never heard of any informed, competent historian who thought otherwise, so I base my judgment on their opinions.
Actually, American intelligence did not expect an attack on Pearl Harbor. They blundered. They did anticipate the probability of an attack on the Philippines.
There were a few junior officers who considered the possibility of an attack on Pearl Harbor, but none of the ranking officers or government officials, the people whose opinions counted, did.
Roosevelt wanted to go to war against Germany but he definitely wanted to avoid a two-front war.
Actually, US leaders were itching to get into the war and needed a pretext. Do you really think good old Uncle Sam was just minding his own business and the evil Japs came along and bombed us? Actually, not "us", but the terrotory of Hawaii, which "we" had --ahem--stolen some years hence. Oh well, everyone needs their mythology.
Roosevelt warnted to get into the war with Germany in support of the U.K. He did not want a war with Japan, too. Republicans, including my family, thought that he had permitted the attack on Pearl Harbor. Post-war investigations failed to find any evidence of this. Since then historians have determined that the disaster at Pearl Harbor was the result of incompetence and blunders from Hawaii to D.C., including the White House. Hitler bailed Roosevelt out of this dilemma by going to war with us
There was quite a bit of admiration for the fascists in the US, especially among some of the most powerful--like George W. Bush's grandfather. They were seen as knowing how to keep the commies and labor unions in check. And they had advocates in government. There were even supposed to be plans to invade Canada and enter the war on the German side. Yet while traditionally reticent about involvement in European affairs, the US was very willing to expand its "Manifest Destiny" into Asia.
@vincenz55 How insightful of you to recognize that the church bears a large responsibilty for this war - and others. Most don't realize that. Christ said that we would know that people were Christians if they had love among themselves. So what happened to that love while "Christians" in various countries were killing each other?
I heard this in Forgotten Hope 2
Feedi112 4 days ago
Pretty sure the lyrics are a bit skewed as they're written here vs. what Lale is saying.
pasta755 1 month ago
why is everyone argueing about war ,war is bad dosnt matter how much or how little it is its still bad by the way it wasnt uk or us that won the war in europe it was russia,russia pretty much did all the hard work in the war the turning point in the east was leningrad and stalingrad but then again the germans should have never have thought to attack russia it was doomed from the start
epsonc40ux 2 months ago
When she ended the song with "Auf Wiedresen" after this song it wasn't so much she had so much of heart for the NAZI's, she was saying goodbye to them on their way to Hell.
3202hill 4 months ago
29. August 2011: Heute vor 39 Jahren hat uns Lale für immer verlassen. Aber ihre Lieder bleiben für immer. Lale und ihr breites Repertoire werden auch in 100 Jahren noch gehört und geliebt. Lale, Du bist und Du bleibst in unseren Herzen!
RubberCGN 5 months ago
My father was a G.I in war 2 (passed 6-25-11) and when he was old and deaf he would hum something to himself but I didn't know what it was until now. Thanks...
mowrman100 5 months ago
This song really touches me. I live my life through this kind of music, and the passion in it is astounding.
johnjcobb 5 months ago
Love and war, inextricably entwined.
Glenn2B 5 months ago
There is always a connection between friend and foe. Music, food, you name it. There is always something gentlemen can agree on. She was good. I think everyone whether axis or ally liked her. She touched men's hearts.
3240590 5 months ago
Film Lili Marlen ehrzalt von Lale Andersen oder nein ?
cuprygina 6 months ago
Even I'm not German, i still love the German version.. ^_^
RimaSeiren 6 months ago
@Lasstreffenduopfer nach zu lesen auf: daserste.de/legenden/sendung_dyn~uid,s4qeozubcxdzt9d1uy69i4fj~cm.asp
.....1942 erhält Lale Andersen Auftrittsverbot. Sie wird unter Hausarrest gestellt. Man droht ihr, sie ins KZ zu bringen.....
OK!
1894nikita 6 months ago
@Lasstreffenduopfer
bei einer Doku-Film auf ARTE (4.´11) war daß das Hauptthema, wie Göbbels versuchte dieses Lied "kaputt" zumachen! ....und deshalb gibt es so viele Versionen und Strophen. weil auch der "echte" Komponist "ausgetauscht" wurde.
Kann dir den Film sehr empfehlen.
1894nikita 6 months ago
A.HITLER and Joseph Goebbels hats this song sooo much.
before this song goes popular, they want it not to play.
BUT IT WAS TOO LATE, EVERY SOLDIER SING AND LOVE THIS SONG.
1894nikita 6 months ago
Forgotten Hope 2 - Tobruk map anyone? :)
flakerumia 7 months ago
Our song ,our Germania soldiers,,,
paulinus43ad 8 months ago
the song who passed so many fine men in war...
let's sing it without war...
and in german...sounds better...
aeschmann 8 months ago
the orchestra is Charlie and his orchestra
Lokus199 8 months ago
i love this song very, very much
djmusicjac 9 months ago
I am sorry Rossm3838 but you are wrong. It was composed by Hans Leip in 1915. It was a soldier song of Great war that continued into ww2. In ww2 it was mostly transmited by radio Beograd(Belgrade) which was under german occupation.
harfija 10 months ago
@harfija no. Lili Marleen was written in in 1915 by World war One German soldier Hans Leip. Several different tunes were composed for it but the most famous and popular was composed in 1938 by Norbert Schultze and recorded by Lale Anderson in 1939. The recording became very popular in 1940 when German army radio in Belgrade needed music to play and only had a few records, one of which was Lili Marleen.
RossM3838 10 months ago
@harfija So sorry -but you have been misinformed it was never sung or played in W W 1
candw87 4 months ago
RIP all fallen German soldiers of WW2...your sacrifice will never be forgotten in my heart
Apichapsaroo 10 months ago 6
@Apichapsaroo you mean nazi soldiers?
n8tivguitar 10 months ago
@n8tivguitar oh no sir let me explain in ww1 the germans & the allies sang this song then in ww2 the allies & italians CCCP, yes even in nazi germany.
liberal20111 8 months ago
@n8tivguitar the nazi not the german soldiers but those who were nazi's took a lot of songs like horst wessel which is a boy scout song etc.
liberal20111 8 months ago
@Apichapsaroo What about other countries soldiers.
jhskater45 9 months ago 2
@jhskater45 usa CCCP JAPAN PHILIPPINES KOREA ETC. ALL COUNTRIES SANG THIS SONG
liberal20111 7 months ago
@Apichapsaroo Germanic soldiers,,,,,,,
paulinus43ad 1 month ago
my farther used to sing this song to me to make me sleep after the war i also sing it to my children now best war song ever,
fiddlygeorge 10 months ago
How did I get here from a COD video???
subtlenight 10 months ago
Joseph Goebbels thought the lyrics were depressing and ordered the song never to be played on German armed forces radio. The German troops erupted in a near riot of rebellion and anger and Goebbels was forced to back down and allow it to be played. For soldiers from both sides and all nationalities, this song was the soldiers' anthem of World War II. What a great song, with many great versions too!
Mr2ndAmendment 11 months ago 2
ドイツではマレーネ・デードリッヒは「裏切り者」と罵声を浴びせられたとか、歌手も大変な時代だったんですね。
ksmghrnb 11 months ago
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ksmghrnb 11 months ago
beautiful version in italian by carlo buti:
watch?v=fbyeKX2JBqI&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
vincenz55 1 year ago
At least in 20 century nations were fighting for a cause ( no matter how wrong they were, there was a logic not very nice but they had a target) now what US has a constant war against the terrorists ( in which they lose) and they are commanding the world... in many ways...
mickmida 1 year ago
GOD BLESS ALL OUR GERMANIA SOLDIERS
paulinus43ad 1 year ago 3
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viners59 1 year ago
thumps up if u are here because of Forgotten Hope 2
viners59 1 year ago
@viners59 ho ya! :D
bengacris 1 year ago
is this the "lily marlene" that is the slow march song for the SASR ?
siddharth5 1 year ago
I don't like these lyrics. The one on youtube "Lili Marleen in English recorded 1942" I think is a much closer translation of the German. This version right here is so different it's a seperate song altogether.
ANyone have th eorginial German to know?
EBanonymous 1 year ago
うわ！
ララ・アンデルセンも英語しゃべれるのか！
マレーネ・デートリッヒの歌は要らなかったんじゃないか？
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lavernedi 1 year ago
I love this song so much...
lordmahan11 1 year ago
Lale Anderson sang this version as the signature of Lord Haw Haw ( William Joyce) on Radio Hamburg in 1944
candw87 1 year ago 4
love her pronounciation ;) german-english mix sounds kinda funny :D
Tequiladog 1 year ago
Lale Anderson had a lovely voice. May she Rest In Peace.
Fablife2000 1 year ago 3
I enjoyed this old historic song!
Shabannie 1 year ago
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Fuer Juden nur Dahau !
drdimov 1 year ago
Is there a reason why permission to save this song is denied?
OrodesIII 1 year ago
Fine Song!
Thanks for Posting!
Aloha from Hawaii!
Rudipolt 1 year ago
Hörte es im Soldatensender Belgrad in diesem verfl... Krieg
aljoscha24 1 year ago 6
dieses lied war für alle...!!!Danke für das reinstellen
norbeere100 1 year ago
Anche la versione inglese ha un suo fascino forse è la più marziale di tutte!
dante93196 1 year ago
my sweet lily marleen (8) best ww2 song ever
Infiltrador 2 years ago
Best Third Reich song ever. !
declaration963 2 years ago
Mashallah. Beautiful song.
Hazra1969 2 years ago 3
This is damn classic!
warAxeFIN 2 years ago 11
I was watching TV once when my dad saw Bob Hope and screen and told me he met the man. I asked him, "When did YOU ever meet Bob Hope?!?" He replied, "It was during intermission of a little show the Germans were putting on in Tunisia..."
Kharkovkid 2 years ago 2
@Kharkovkid must have been a good show,Bob Hope was good
paulinus43ad 2 years ago 2
For any one who is enjoys this song and the fascinating story behind it, there is an excellent book that came out about a year ago called " Lili Marlene", The Soldiers' Song of WW II, by Liel Leibovitz and Matthew Miller. It's the dramatic story of the song, it's three creators, Hans Leip, the lyricist, Norbert Schultze, the composer and Lale Andersen the original singer of Lili Marlene and their lives under the Nazis.
CM
yackiejack 2 years ago 2
This song was written in 1918. By far the best and most popular recording is by Lala Anderson. The NAZIs considered the song to be far too depressing and actually arrested Anderson for undermining moral. Its interesting that the voice in the song is a man being sent to the front lines and meeting his girl, possibly for the last time, under a streetlight next to his barracks. The voice is male but the song is always sung by a woman.
RossM3838 2 years ago 4
Actually it was written in 1915 and this tune was written in 1939.
RossM3838 2 years ago 2
@RossM3838 The musical score was found in the archives of Oslo Radio by the Germans after they invaded Norway in 1940 it was composed in 1923 by a Norwegian -the Germans added the lyrics -the rest is history-it became the Marching and drinking song of all Combatants in WW2
candw87 10 months ago
Beautiful in any language is it not
paulinus43ad 2 years ago 5
I truly do not understand how this song is related to Kosovo. Second: Kosovo is NOT Serbia, by the fact that a part (which Kosovo is claimed to be) cannot stand for the whole (Serbia)
pokie007 2 years ago
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fuck of
kosovo was always serbian and kosovo will always be serbia
that albanian muslim scums canot hold our land for long
turks held kosovo 500 years and serbs are always take back our holy land
we will never let islam to europe
KOSOVO IS SERBIA!!!
FUCK ISLAM!!!
miregrobar 2 years ago
Lale's is the best German version and the best English version too because it captures the very charming lilt of the original German song. The Combat TV series theme echoes a few thinly disguised lilting bars from it, no doubt to capture the ambiance of the WWII European battle fronts.
Etnecserc 2 years ago 3
Kosovo is SERBIA...
srbin1995 2 years ago 3
Greeting from Greece my friend
tkdleon 2 years ago
Yeah, whatever, Mr. Milosevic.
mvonwahlde 2 years ago
Exquisite.
ProTwoAm 2 years ago 4
i wander how many americans ewre born of this wonderful song. GOD BLESS AMERICA
gaesti12 2 years ago
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sakaylor123 2 years ago
@ Gaesti12: Interesting choice of words since this was originally a German song made during WWII.... I love blindly patriotic people.
sakaylor123 2 years ago
....that was for you Troy baby!
iputon222 2 years ago
I loves da baby.
ilovecher52009 2 years ago 2
BABY!
iputon222 2 years ago
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Heil Hitler
iputon222 2 years ago
This was the song of millions of boys that were butchered.
fastelth 2 years ago 31
@fastelth boys were butchered since the Roman days,,,,,,,,,,,,,
paulinus43ad 6 months ago
@paulinus43ad Boys were butchered since cavemen days..
5StarGeneralXenoCO 5 months ago
@5StarGeneralXenoCO sadly so,,,
paulinus43ad 5 months ago
@fastelth u are not so smart ha? German killed more US-troops as US-troops germans! so u got butchered and funny thing.. on each war u did! njoy the awesome music! and st*u
oXbOxr00X 4 months ago
@oXbOxr00X Wrong. US lost 420,000 troops, to 5.5 million Krauts. You not so smart, huh? Nazi-land lost more troops than anyone in Europe, only coming second to the the great Soviet who lost up to 11 million and still beat the evil forces in their lands.
MarcusBritish 4 months ago in playlist MarcusBritish's Favorited Videos
@MarcusBritish we los 3.500.000 btw.. most by russia. sure we lost the most whole world was fighting us! guess what china lost 13 million... the thing is the US-Americans dont shoot 3.5 down ... max 300.000 ... so we shot more... learn how to calc!
oXbOxr00X 4 months ago
@oXbOxr00X Wrong, you lost 5.5mil, and China lost 4mil - we're talking military not civilian here. There's no way of knowing how many any one side killed - so don't talk Goebbels bull shit. We do know how many nasty Kraut cowards we hanged after the war though.. some quick, some slow until the piss ran down their legs. We should have nuked Berlin and all German cities instead of Japan.
MarcusBritish 4 months ago
@MarcusBritish U NUKED NOTHING! that was USA! And the USA can't nuked us their need your know-how! but u don't see fact the we fight agains the whole world... so clean like 1+1 that the Nazis loose! What is actually a good thing! have a nice day!
oXbOxr00X 4 months ago
@oXbOxr00X WE refers to the Allies you muppet.. the Americans weren't "a side" in their own rights - they were part of a force. And FYI Germany did not fight single-handed either, it had several allies under the Axis alliance. Don't you know anything about history - or let me guess, you're like 12 years old and never read a book besides Mein Kampf? Was Napoleon beaten 1:1, or did he face 7 coalitions? History does not work in such linear terms, and never has, so don't waste time theorising.
MarcusBritish 4 months ago
@MarcusBritish idiot she was fighting on how many fronts,, the allies bombed ,,then sent in troops,, only when it was SAFE,, my choice,, GERMANIA,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,this bullshit debate can go on till the cows come home with no conclusion,,,and maybe its called logistics,,, whom has what and whom does not,,
paulinus43ad 3 months ago
@paulinus43ad Says the idiot who uses commas for periods for an ellipsis. Germania? Any relation to Tasmania? D-Day was safe? You're a fucking retard, if you think that. But hey, Aussies aren't known for their brains.
MarcusBritish 3 months ago
@MarcusBritish maybe that is why a famous a wwII general stated give me American material ,,GERMAN officers ,,GUESS WHAT ,,AUSSIES SOLDIERS ,, I will take the world,, please look to your language,, we were your cannon fodder,, have some respect,,,,,,commas small matter,,is it not,,,,,,,,
paulinus43ad 2 months ago
@paulinus43ad Cannon fodder? WTF are you talking about? Cannon fodder is when you send in a first element, exposed and vulnerable, like a forlorn hope. On D-Day Aussies, Kiwis, Brits, Americans and Canadians all went in together, in waves, across the entire front. There was was "Aussies first, Brits second, Yanks last" order. We, you, they, all lost troops. Commas are a big matter - self-respect starts with presentable English, basic grammar isn't rocket science, it's a key to the right for.....
MarcusBritish 2 months ago
@MarcusBritish forgive me for inncorrect grammer,,W,,,,T,,,F,,,,,,,,,,,, shit a brick,,,
paulinus43ad 1 month ago
@paulinus43ad Rather you than me.
MarcusBritish 1 month ago
@MarcusBritish whatever,, we can go on till the cows come ...
paulinus43ad 1 month ago
@paulinus43ad Cows can't come... they're female.
MarcusBritish 1 month ago
@MarcusBritish bloody hell you are fast,, its a Aussie saying, till the cows come home. NEVER,,, but I think you know that ,, do you not,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,my comments,, no regrets,,,
paulinus43ad 1 month ago
@paulinus43ad Not fast, just lucky to have been looking at my home page just as you posted. It's a saying that originated in Britain, possibly Scotland, in the 1800s. Isn't an Aussie saying. You just took it with you when we exiled you there, as British convicts. From cows to kangaroos. Which meat's tougher though? :P
MarcusBritish 1 month ago
@MarcusBritish bloody hell my friend,,, Marcus where does that name come from,,,I am not being racist,,,,and kangaroo meat is ok,,,,,just got to eat it hot,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
paulinus43ad 1 month ago
@paulinus43ad Where does what name come from? Also, I've had kangaroo meat.. we have a chain of Australian pubs in the UK called "Walkabout". They serve (don't know if they still do, this was years ago) kangaroo burgers and crocodile soup. Never tried the soup, and I found the kangaroo meat rather bland, not worth getting excited over, really.
MarcusBritish 1 month ago
@paulinus43ad You're wrong this is a W W 1quote by a German General -Give me German officers and English soldiers and we could conquer the world
candw87 2 months ago
achtung baby.
kipstrange 2 years ago 4
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Why all this Shit after all this time !!!!.
alanbhx 2 years ago
als wenn liebe niemals enden würde,und er berührt uns,es ist so,wie mit den kleinen jungen,der seine mutter fragt,was liebe ist?darauf antwortet sie,schau zu diesen grossen fluß?ja,und schau den steg und die brücke?ja,und welchen weg wählst du?den steg ,denn er ist schneller,seine mutter grinste,und sagte,so ist es mit der liebe,lieber langsam,aber wachsam,denn wenn man es zu schnell macht,ist das was man gefunden schon verloren.
liebe grüße uwe
uwestratus 2 years ago
egal was die leute sagen,später über den song,aber er ist ein song,den man sich immer anhören kann,ich komm aus bremerhaven,und was immer krieg meint es bringt keine lösung,aber wenn ich diesen song höre,dann handelt er von liebe,und daran sollten wir alle arbeiten.
liebe grüße uwe
uwestratus 2 years ago 5
she must have a verry german accent, or? and in the end the war was undecided , wasn't it? :-)
Eigelb100 2 years ago
1) Yes, because she was not English
2) How can you say the war was undecided. 60 years after, we're still suffering from what Adolf and his gang did to European peoples.
backwoodsman44 2 years ago
60 years after, Germany is still using the highways Hitler built in the 1930s.
neonknights 2 years ago 5
Oh Gosh, yes, the highways of which not much is left. But what about the 50 million dead across Europe?
backwoodsman44 2 years ago 5
They've been well and truly upgraded -not like we drove on in1944/45
candw87 2 years ago 2
Yeah neonknights, Hitler was such an asshole, the best thing we can come up with was the great highways Germany built (Hitler didn't build them personally so don't admire his craftsmanship too much)
Taramriel 2 years ago
The first Higway was build in 1932
Eigelb100 1 year ago
Fantastic song...i love history so facinating....added thgis to my favs...thank you.....:D
jimjam69 2 years ago 4
thank you for this beautiful version...it is my favorite...sends shivers thru my body and bring tears to my eyes...
laurawhitetail 2 years ago 4
RIP dearest Mom & Dad.
Jeweldee 2 years ago
Just lovely!
dancingfeet44711 2 years ago
マレーネ・デートリッヒではよく聴きますが、ララ・アンデルセンで初めて聴きました。とても優しい歌声ですね。
３０年以上前に、この曲をめぐって彼女を訊ねる本を読んだ記憶があり、懐かしく思い出しました。
toyokinntann 2 years ago
best version ever!
mariamarla 2 years ago
Thank you so much for posting this! My dad used to sing this to me as a lullabye and sang it to my oldest daughter. I now sing it to my four-year-old. My father passed away almost three years ago and I've looked for this song for years. I've got tears in my eyes from hearing this. It means sooooo much to my children and myself.
PatchesAndTheAve 2 years ago 44
Reading your post and listening to this lovely song left a lump in my throat.
duncr 2 years ago 4
bei mir so enlich!
liebe grüsse milan
milansi11 7 months ago
@PatchesAndTheAve
Your comment on this Lilie Marlene brought tears to my eyes, too. It IS a beautifully sentimental song even today!
henri1192 7 months ago
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@PatchesAndTheAve what beautiful comment!
daikaiju20 6 months ago
so damn nice music... I personally like it more in german
dahvisibleinvisible 2 years ago 4
Marlene Dietrich will always own this song in my book.
N1naMar1e 2 years ago
Shes no lale anderson
Lumotaku 2 years ago
How the japs came into this I don't know I love this song. Any world war 2 reference its fine to call the germans krauts and the japanese japs or nips. Get over it you politically correct morons probably call black people african americans too.
Lumotaku 2 years ago 2
Just a comment on the song - for a change. From my history studies in college, I had known this was a popular song on both sides in North Africa. Too popular for Allied commaanders. who banned it. My understanding is that the German radio stations played the English version to hurt Allied soldiers' morale. Imagine that tender voice carrying out over the sands in the evening...making everybody weary of killing and wanting to go home to their girl. NOW I understand why it had to be banned.
rdemeyere 3 years ago
Well that must in case be what can be called a "doble edged sword" or what do you think?
KapteinOpel 3 years ago
As generally used, double edged sword means "as dangerous to you as to your opponent."
In the case of Lili Marlene, I think the more correct English term would probably be "twofer" (as in "two for one"). Twofer also implies a double effect but not necessarily the danger; in this case, entertain German soldiers while hurting Allied morale at the same time .
However, I have the feeling that Lili Marlene (sung in German) probably made plenty of German soldiers homesick as well.
rdemeyere 3 years ago
I have a feeling that they became even more homesick,even from the English version.
KapteinOpel 3 years ago 2
Well this is a propoganda version it has the words retreat in it. This song had the same effect on german soldiers as Lorena did on confederate soliders during the war between the states.
Lumotaku 2 years ago
You may not be aware of this, but "retreat" has a second meaning in English. In addition to the verb " to retreat," it is also a noun. Properly spelled "Retreat," it is a field music (military) bugle call played at 21:00 hours telling the service men to return to their barracks and prepare for lights out (Taps) at 22:00.
While still played as part of the daily routine, it is now mostly a relic of bygone days. These days only recruit training commands use it to regulate their day.
rdemeyere 2 years ago 3
Thank you for the info. That makes more sense in relationship to the song.
Lumotaku 2 years ago
@rdemeyere
Interesting story. From what I surmised, the Nazis knew how popular the song was with troops from both sides. Both Ally and Nazi leaders loathed the song for its sadness (they wanted aggressive killers fighting for them).
An English version was written after the commanding officer of a unit (who was a songwriter in Civilian life) heard his troops singing Lili Marlene- In German. He wrote an a peppy English translation, while the Brits wrote a depressing German version.
MuttTheHoople 1 year ago
Japs?!? You destroy any pretense of objectivity when you employ ethnic slurs...Upperkkut
Ill never forget watching the 25th anniversary CBS program on Pearl Harbor in 1966. It showed early color footage of the pinkish dawn carrier take-offs by Japan and then showed black and white clips of smoke and destruction in the harbor. My dad goes, "Jap Bastards... They knew they were coming so they put COLOR film in their cameras..." If the shoe fits Upperkut!
Kharkovkid 3 years ago
For crying out loud can't we just enjoy this neat old WWII marching song. History is what it is and you can debate the politics 'til the cows come home. Although I will say the US made the same mistake as the Russians in the 1905 Russo-Japanese war in holding to the belief that the Japanese would not consider an unprovoked attack upon a western/european power. In short, the "sleeping Giant" (the US)didn't think it could happen to us the way it happened to the Russians at Port Arthur.
elphabaizkool 3 years ago
According to current US "doctrine" any interference with the oil supply is considered a provocation--indeed an act of war. The US had made several moves to block Japanese access to oil in southeast Asia, so they were merely following a very early version of the Carter Doctrine--and the Bush Doctrine as well, as they'd made several not-too-subtle threats of military action.
upperkkut 3 years ago
I was about to give you a thumbs-up for that comment, having read the first part, but with the rest of your post you go and make yourself just as guilty as everyone else by doing exactly what you're complaining about others doing!
marksoutof10 3 years ago
Thanks RR for your concern and remembering my request. This one is nice too. Hank Snow too sings with a difference, in presentation and style. Thanks so much! I'll let you know the Album in which Hanks collection includes Lily Marlene.
tkyaheya 3 years ago 3
Please do--I'm sure his interpretation is a fine one!
RReady555 3 years ago
I have sent you the Hank Snow version of Lily Marlene on email. Please check and do the needful to upload it to You Tube. Best wishes.
Take care!
tkyaheya 3 years ago
@tkyaheya cracias hombre
13vinnietheaxejones1 1 year ago
Sad and beautiful touching song that evokes the distant past and deep emotions gives me goosebumps.its sick that both sides were slaughtering each other while your own leaders on both sides were having dinner parties together.
And the filthy rich corrupt bankers without scruples or morals were funding both sides. How sick.how on earth did you vets get deceived by these evil clowns. Shame on our leaders, shame on the church, shame on the usa that fooled its people into fighting a fabricated war
vincenz55 3 years ago 9
Your sentiments are wise and truthful. May this century--and all of our children-- be spared such a vastly evil waste...
-RR
RReady555 3 years ago
Your anti-American remarks are not appreciated. The United States did not get into the war except in self defense, after attacked by Japan and after Germany and Italy, unprovoked, declared was on the U.S.A. The wars in Europe and in Asia had been going on for years without us. Learn your history - unbiased history.
famospilot 3 years ago
not being anti american..im not deceived by the mainstream media and leaders who deceptively led millions to die for false reasons..everyone knows that the lusitania was sent into german waters to be destroyed even after being strictly warned by the germans but america needed an excuse to get in the war..then pearl harbour attack was known months before by intelligence no warning was given the result thousands died and two atomic bombs dropped..Maybe you should stop beleiving your own government
vincenz55 3 years ago 4
Military intelligence thought that the Japs would attack the Dutch East Indies to get the oil that Roosevelt had cut off, and probably attack the Philippines to protect their flank. No one in a position authority considered that they would have the audacity or ability to attack Pearl Harbor. There was no conspiracy, except in the minds of people who see conspiracies everywhere. Incompetence explains many more things than conspiracies ever do. Everyone who anticipated the attack did so later!
famospilot 3 years ago
why is it everyone who doesnt agree with the media or what the government says is a conspiracy theorist? why cant they just stop and think for a moment and look into the matter further before making such judgement? Its because the sheeple choose to beleive everything that the above say as sacrosanct. That to me is gullibility and volunteered blindness and closemindedness.
vincenz55 3 years ago
I have looked into the matter. I am old enough to barely have a memory of the attack on Pearl Harbor, but I do remember the post war efforts to blame it on Roosevelt. I am also a World War II history buff and every opinion I expressed in my previous comment was the unanimous opinion of a half dozen books I have read about those days, written by reputable hisorians. I have never heard of any informed, competent historian who thought otherwise, so I base my judgment on their opinions.
famospilot 3 years ago
So you have never heard the fact that an imminent japanese pearl harbour attack was known in advance by american intelligence?
Many books talk about.
vincenz55 3 years ago
Actually, American intelligence did not expect an attack on Pearl Harbor. They blundered. They did anticipate the probability of an attack on the Philippines.
There were a few junior officers who considered the possibility of an attack on Pearl Harbor, but none of the ranking officers or government officials, the people whose opinions counted, did.
Roosevelt wanted to go to war against Germany but he definitely wanted to avoid a two-front war.
He was devious, but not stupid.
famospilot 3 years ago
"Japs"??? You destroy any pretense of objectivity when youemply ethnic slurs. Are "nigger" and "kike" part of your actuve vocabulary as well??
upperkkut 3 years ago
Actually, US leaders were itching to get into the war and needed a pretext. Do you really think good old Uncle Sam was just minding his own business and the evil Japs came along and bombed us? Actually, not "us", but the terrotory of Hawaii, which "we" had --ahem--stolen some years hence. Oh well, everyone needs their mythology.
upperkkut 3 years ago
Roosevelt warnted to get into the war with Germany in support of the U.K. He did not want a war with Japan, too. Republicans, including my family, thought that he had permitted the attack on Pearl Harbor. Post-war investigations failed to find any evidence of this. Since then historians have determined that the disaster at Pearl Harbor was the result of incompetence and blunders from Hawaii to D.C., including the White House. Hitler bailed Roosevelt out of this dilemma by going to war with us
famospilot 3 years ago
There was quite a bit of admiration for the fascists in the US, especially among some of the most powerful--like George W. Bush's grandfather. They were seen as knowing how to keep the commies and labor unions in check. And they had advocates in government. There were even supposed to be plans to invade Canada and enter the war on the German side. Yet while traditionally reticent about involvement in European affairs, the US was very willing to expand its "Manifest Destiny" into Asia.
upperkkut 3 years ago 2
@vincenz55 How insightful of you to recognize that the church bears a large responsibilty for this war - and others. Most don't realize that. Christ said that we would know that people were Christians if they had love among themselves. So what happened to that love while "Christians" in various countries were killing each other?
Susana1027 1 year ago
@Susana1027
Jesus was a great man and a great teacher who lived and died. It's his followers that scare the crap out of me.
mulhollandrocket 11 months ago
Kindly give us the Hank Snow version if possible. Thanks!
tkyaheya 3 years ago
Don't have it in my collection...which LP included the song?
-RR
RReady555 3 years ago
Dad was in the 8th army, him and his gun crew use to sing this song. RIP Dad
Broadsword255 3 years ago 3
A simple, heartfelt song. Almost a folk song in its timeless universality.
Regards,
-RR
RReady555 3 years ago 2
did the japs do a version...?
in the film 'pearl harbour' i supported the japs - anyone was better than tom cruise...innit?
uclrichard 3 years ago
You'd have to ask Tokyo Rose... ;}
RReady555 3 years ago
WOW!!! Lili Marleen in English!!! WONDERFUL!!!
patriotamexicano 3 years ago
Thanks, it's a gem. Glad Lale also enjoyed a long peacetime career...
Best,
-RR
RReady555 3 years ago
Such a beautiful, timeless song. And this version is especially appealing. The men's chorus is enchanting. Thank you for sharing this with us!
ProTwoAm 3 years ago
Thanks, Mike...its simplicity and honesty cross over the decades as easily as they once crossed over borders and battle lines.
Best,
-RR
RReady555 3 years ago
After se gerrmans lost se war any song iss good and se allies will find sat se germans fought for se civilasation!
StaffanGoldschmidt 3 years ago
This song was equally popular among the Allies...its basic message transcends any ideology.
Regards,
-RR
RReady555 3 years ago
awesome english hahA!!
pauljeckel 3 years ago
Very good--better than a strictly phonetic phrasing, surely.
-RR
RReady555 3 years ago
Amen to that!
ProTwoAm 3 years ago
This song was able to spread some love and hope to all the soldiers all over the world,.. on both sides. So it´s more than a