Outside the barracks by the corner light
Darling I remember how I'd wait for you at night
There we'd create a world for two, I'd wait for you
The whole night through, was there that you'd whisper tenderly
That you loved me, you'd always be
Be my Lili Marlene, be my Lili Marlene
I'd give you a rose to show I care,
And wind it through your golden hair
Then we would say goodnight and part,
I'll always keep you in my heart
With me Lili Marlene, with me Lili Marlene
My Lili of the lamplight, my own Lili Marlene
This is the Carly Simon version, from her album Film Noir. It's my favorite English translation. It's for my grandparents and their generation, who fought World War II and defeated the scourge of Nazism. May we never forget their world, with it's hardships, tragedies, and heroism.
Darling I remember how I'd wait for you at night
There we'd create a world for two, I'd wait for you
The whole night through, was there that you'd whisper tenderly
That you loved me, you'd always be
Be my Lili Marlene, be my Lili Marlene
I'd give you a rose to show I care,
And wind it through your golden hair
Then we would say goodnight and part,
I'll always keep you in my heart
With me Lili Marlene, with me Lili Marlene
My Lili of the lamplight, my own Lili Marlene
This is the Carly Simon version, from her album Film Noir. It's my favorite English translation. It's for my grandparents and their generation, who fought World War II and defeated the scourge of Nazism. May we never forget their world, with it's hardships, tragedies, and heroism.
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