[ Lili Marleen (English version) von Lale Andersen ]


LILI MARLEEN (English version)

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1. Outside the barracks, by the corner light, 
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    I'll always stand and wait for you at night.
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    We will create a world for two,  I'll wait for you the whole night through, 
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    for you, Lili Marleen, for you, Lili Marleen.
 

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2. Bugler, tonight don't play the call to arms,
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    I want another evening with her charms. 
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    Then we will say goodbye and part,  I'll always keep you in my heart, 
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    with me, Lili Marleen, with me, Lili Marleen.

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3. Give me a rose to show how much you care,
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    tie to the stem a lock of golden hair. 
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    Surely tomorrow you'll feel blue,  but then will come a love that's new, 
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    for you, Lili Marleen, for you, Lili Marleen.
 

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4. When we are marching in the mud and cold, 
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    and when my pack seems more than I can hold.
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    My love for you renews my might,  I'm warm again, my pack is light, 
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    it's you, Lili Marleen, it's you, Lili Marleen.

(Lale Anderson)