Lili Marleen [English translation]

By the barracks gate beneath the lantern light

There you’ll find me standing, I’ll wait for you tonight

Under the lamp, that’s where we’ll meet,

I’ll wait for you, there on the street,

For you, Lili Marleen

For you, Lili Marleen

Our shadows meet there, united in embrace

In the lantern light I gaze upon your face

I hold you close, we are as one

Remember this, when I am gone

From you, Lili Marleen

From you, Lili Marleen

There goes the bugle, it calls the last tattoo,

Saying goodbye will break my heart in two

I’d rather stay here by the gate

Under the lantern, though it’s late

With you Lili Marleen

With you, Lili Marleen

You’ll be waiting for me, listening for my feet

I’ll be longing for the day when next we’ll meet

Now it's farewell, and we must part

But I will hold you in my heart

Just you, Lili Marleen

Just you, Lili Marleen

When I am marching in the freezing cold

Fighting as I’m ordered, and trying to be bold

Brave I am not, but love is strong

And if I die, you’ll sing this song

For me, Lili Marleen

For me, Lili Marleen

• Artist:Lale Andersen
• Album:Single (1939)