Lili Marleen (German version) - A song full of contradictions and history
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2019
- The history of the song, Lili Marleen, is full of contradictions. A German composer set a poem born of the trenches of the First World War to music, and a German woman enamored of a Jew provided the voice that would make those verses famous. And oh, did I mention a natural-born German but Nazi-hating actress singing it both in German and English but rooting for the enemy? Mix all these things together and you have the making of a musical piece for all ages bound to break through all cultural and even ideological barriers. Broadcast just before 10 o'clock each night by a military radio station, Lili Marlene united and gave hope to the distraught and persecuted of all Europe.
The world was cruelly divided into two irreconcilable camps, but Lili Marleen traveled across all frontiers and war zones, moving within an ambiguity that flouted norms - it was a product of the Third Reich sung by English and American soldiers, too. Unlike traditional wartime compositions, Lili Marleen is about the harshness of the conflict and about saying farewell to one's nearest and dearest with no promise of future peace and happiness. From the book, Lili Marlene: The Biography of a Song by Rosa Sala Rose. The song you are now listening to was sung by Lale Andersen who first recorded it in 1939.
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A short film based on a true story. A World War II soldier risks his life in order to restore a moment of peace. Song performed by Katie Holley: Lili Marleen is a true story about the power of a simple song and a courageous act that helps us remember what’s really important in our lives. This inspirational true story was published on We Are The Mighty on February 5, 2020 by Blake Stillwell. www.wearethemighty.com/mighty...
A remarkable story for the ages. This well done, wonderful, and inspiring short film about the war and the song was created and being shared with you through the courtesy of PTSD 989. Thank you.
• The Extraordinary stor... Another superbly done story of the song, "Lili Marleen," covering 2 world wars and beyond. Quite accurate and informative account of the history of the song. No doubt a lot of time and work spent researching and putting it all together into a show. A bit long, 51 minutes, but well-worth the time especially for the history buff in you. Creator and credit goes to Michael Foley.
• Kissing the devils ars... An interview of Norbert Schultze, composer of that famous war song, "Lili Marleen." Start at 1:15:35 he vehemently denied being a Nazi. "Was I really a Nazi? I've never thought I was. I joined the party and did what I did in order to get by." he remarked. "I conformed but I wasn't a Nazi. This term did not apply to me," he emphatically concluded.
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ca... Link to "The Story of Lili Marleen, 1944." The first person who sung Lili Marleen was a little Swedish girl named Lale Andersen when she was working in a night club in Berlin in 1939. At that time, nobody paid attention either to Lale or to the song. Their first real appearance was in the spring of 1941, Radio Belgrade. "This is Radio Belgrade. Transmitting for the first time in German," said the announcer. He continued by saying, "And now to end our first broadcast, Lili Marleen sung by Lale Andersen." And the rest, as they say, is history. Indeed, one of the most wonderful songs ever written. Thank you for watching.
Den första personen som sjöng Lili Marleen var en liten svensk flicka som heter Lale Andersen när hon arbetade på en nattklubb i Berlin 1939. Vid den tiden var ingen uppmärksam på varken Lale eller låten. Deras första verkliga utseende var våren 1941, Radio Belgrad. "Det här är Radio Belgrad. Sänder för första gången på tyska", sade tillkännagivaren. Han fortsatte med att säga, "Och nu för att avsluta vår första sändning, Lili Marleen som sjungs av Lale Andersen. Och resten, som de säger, är historia. Faktiskt, den underbaraste låten någonsin. Tack för att du tittade. Här är länken till "Historien om Lili Marleen, 1944."
• Lily Marlène : Suzy ... French version of the song "Lili Marleen" by Suzy Solidor. Qui est Suzy Solidor? également connue sous le nom de Suzanne Louise Marie Marion, elle était la femme la plus peinte du monde. Elle a posé pour un large éventail d'artistes dont Tamara de Limpicka, Pablo Picasso, George Braque, Francis Picabia et de nombreux autres peintres. Elle était également une chanteuse et une actrice talentueuse. Ses chansons étaient populaires auprès d'un large public et continuent d'être entendues.
Meine geliebte Oma hat diese Lili Marlene immer gesungen.
Grüße aus Warschau
Als ich in den 70.gern Kind war spielte der Radiosender immer Lili Marlene am Mittwoch zum Wunschkonzert - alle lauschten keiner sprach und meiner Oma & Opa liefen Tränen über die Wangen ! ! !
Ich denke auch vor lauter Nazi Scheiße, haben wir gerade hier in Deutschland vergessen was unsere Groß und Ur Großeltern alles erleiden mussten. Bin auch Alt genug um noch von meinen Großelter/Verwandte Geschichten gehört habe. Ich glaube da war kaum jemand ohne Posttraumatische Belastungsstörung. Traurig das es hier so verpöönt ist und auch nicht annerkannt was das Deutsche Volk erleiden musste. Waren ja nicht alles Nazis.
Ein Lied das Feinde vereint hat. Sehr schön!
One of the songs more famous all over the world..... BEAUTIFUL !!
During WW2 I lived in a very Germanic upper East side neighborhood in Manhattan, called "Yorkville". About 50 feet to the East of our apt was a bar called the "Alt Munchen" meaning old Munich in German. I wish I had a nickle for every time I heard this song playing on the jukebox in the bar.
Going on 83 the tears come to my old eyes hearing this beautiful song...heard from the cradle...to the end!
An eternal Song of war & love. Thanks Marlene
I'm from England and this song always reminds me of my father who was a very young German paratrooper, he was captured in 1944 and shipped to Liverpool as a POW where he met my mother. They fell in love, married and had three boys............
Amazing love story, Kevin. Another proof that LOVE and SONG transcend ideological and political boundaries. Thanks for sharing that story.
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What a lovely story ! so you are really a child from love ❤❤ I heard the same here in France with German POW
@@marietoure1205 I am!
@@MrKevfischer It's so heartwarming to see that love triumph over hate ! 🥰
Deutsche Sprache schöne Sprache..... noch bei meinen Großeltern als Kind gehört ^^ ruhet in Frieden bis wir uns alle wieder sehen in unserem Himmel der Heimat.... die Liebe zum Volk ist es die überdauert
Schön gesagt. Danke fürs zuschauen.
The awesome part of the German hymn is "deutsche frauen deutsche treue" . The German girls are the most trustfull in this fk world 👍
wenn es denn so wäre, Deutschand wird derzeit abgeschafft, man erkennt es nicht wieder. Himmel der Heimat, den gab es vlt mal. Als BW-Soldat würde ich kotzend weglaufen.
А многие недооценивают а зря. Язык действительно gut.
Polish descendant !! I am crying too!! What a waste of beautiful young lives lost in the war!! Greetings from Canada!
Kanonenfutter 😔.
I off Russian, Polish and German ancestry, I agree with you, but I still respect all military people
there was a movie where the german army went to england to kill the prime minister of england during world war 2 the actor donald sutherland played a character that was a irish who was working for the german army to kill the prime minster of england during world war 2 and a german official was a spy who wanted to kill the prime minister of england during world war 2 he was played by the actor who played willis 's and arnold's father in different strokes i can not remember the name of that movie
Many "old" German soldiers still know this song. It was played at midnight on foreign missions as the last song of "Radio Andernach", a radio program of the German Armed Forces. Today I listen again from time to time and think of comrades who are no longer there...
Radio Andernach! Ja, so hieß es.
Suum cuique how old are you?
They are alive in our hearts and we will never , never forget them.
Hello from Croatia 🇭🇷
Even in English speaking countries we’re learning that we got it wrong.
Globalisten Lügenpresse.
Tolle Geschichte nice story
Marvelous, wonderful, maravilhosa.
Ouvindo em São José dos Campos SP, 14 01 2023, Pedro Soares de Alvarenga, 75 anos.
Beautiful ❤️!!! Meravigliosa. la musica e la cantante. Danke.
Sì. Lili Marleen ispira soggezione. Magnifico. Grazie per aver guardato. Bella giornata.
I have not heard this since I was a child of about 7 my mother use to sing it I am 71 now and I have to say it chocked me up especially sitting in doors worrying about this Virus R.I.P mum still miss you.
"There is nothing in the world of art like the songs mother used to sing." ---Billy Sunday.
"My mom is a never-ending song in my heart of comfort, happiness, and being. I may sometimes forget the words but I always remember the tune." ---Graycie Harmon
Like you, I will always miss my mum. Thanks for watching.
@@Sunny-tt1jy thank you .
My mother also used to sing it when I was a young child. I'm of the same generation as you, at age 73. Her favourite version was by Vera Lynn. Mum was a WAAF cook in Bomber Command and Dad served in North Africa, so both were familiar with many versions of this song.
@@allenjenkins7947 My father was in the Army he was in Italy my mother was still at home with her family they met just after the war.When ever she had a drink was usually at Christmas she would start to sing some good memories some bad tuff times for sure.Good luck stay safe.
I am Irish German. I cry when I hear this song. My family lost some in the western desert. As did my wife's. We found them in the German burial ground in El Alamine.
Hello. I am sorry to hear about your loss. Songs can bring back not only fond but also sad memories of times gone by. "Lili Marleen" is no exception. I hope you find peace in your heart. Thanks for watching.
One of the uncles of my dad hated this music (and song). Actually, he was not able to watch modern movies about WWII. He spent two years in Nazi's extermination camps. This song also was poplular there, of course, not among prisoners.
Yes I am also
I am neither Irish or German, but nonetheless, I am fascinated by this song, as well.
Моего деда, погибшего в 1943м году нашли по архивам в 2007. Его жена, моя бабушка не дожила вести от пропавшего без вести.
Some years ago a very elderly lady came into my vintage vinyl collectors shop. She spoke no English and was accompanied by a younger lady who I assumed was her daughter. The daughter asked me if I had a recording of Lili Marlene. I said yes I did and that I actually had the original version by Lale Andersen but not the Marlene Dietrich which most people associate with the tune. Seems this was exactly the version she wanted. She asked me to play it which I was pleased to. She stood there with tears in her eyes which profoundly moved me. I gave her the record, refusing payment and have never forgotten the event. Now I find it hard to listen to this recording without welling up myself. What is it about the tune that has this power pull at the heartstrings even when the meaning of the words are not understood?.
That was very kind of you. The song sure can engender different kinds of emotions on people. I'd venture to say those were tears of joy for both of you but probably for different reasons. Thank you. God Bless.
How lovely of you to give this very special record to the elderly lady who came into your special record shop. It's wonderful how such kindness brings happiness into the world. Xxx❣🤗👏
Thank you for doing that.
Good on you, this song has touched so many lives. It reminds me of my late Father. He was wounded at Stalingrad and flown out before the end.
Gibst mir vergunung
WHAT A FANTASTIC SONG FROM A TIME WHEN MUSIC WAS MUSIC AND POETRY WAS POETRY !!!
R.I.P. HANS LEIP !!!
R.I.P NORBERT SCHULTZE !!!
R.I.P. LALE ANDERSEN !!!
One of my favourite songs. I love that it's a truly bridge-building song that spans two warring sides because it's a simple message of separation and love which can be understood by anyone. Thanks for including the links. They sound interesting. I'll check them out.
Dieses Lied bleibt unvergessen " Danke "
Bitte schön. Tatsächlich. Ein schönes Lied wie "Lily Marleen" kann länger dauern als die Ewigkeit. Danke fürs Zuschauen.
Das ist wohl eines der aeltesten Lieder das jeder Deutsche kennt. Kenne Ich noch von meinen Eltern.
I know this song from aged two after the war thirty two Jewish women arrived in Northumberland I think it was arranged by miss Mitford who had a Hugh mansion down the road. She was also a good friend of Adolf. Every one of these women had nazies as partners and they all arrived later.these men should not be mixed with the POWs that remained long after the war The Jews and their family's all dispersed but no one knows were?
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Heute 2021 kennt es keineswegs noch jeder Deutsche da unterliegst Du einem großem Irrtum.Die junge Generation kennt es kaum noch. Und es ist auch bei weitem nicht eines der ältesten Deutschen Lieder wie Du glaubst in dieser Version ist gerade gut 80 Jahre alt.
I'm from Ukraine. My family lost 7 young healthy men who went to defend their homeland. One of them, who was 18 years old, went to war on the second day after the wedding. His wife, who was even younger than him, a small and delicate woman, lived a very hard life. But every morning she prepared dinner specifically to meet her beloved husband. She died at 92. I was told that there was a fresh lunch on her table. For husband.
And now that Scum Putin has attacked your country, hope you doing okay?
What a sad history!
Now Ukraine is suffering another war caused by a insane of Russia.
All innocent human being moans and groans on the globe because of one mad guy.
Very emotionel story. Im sad for you, im really double sad because it was exactly same places the German and soviets where fighting from 1941/42 to 1943/44 where example Kharkiev/Kharkov where occupied 3times by waffen ss and sad to say, some forreign freicorrs example freicorr Danmark from my country Denmark who was in ss division wiking. History repeats itself often. We have to learn instead of fight. My personal opionion is that Ukraine the breadbasket in Europe and with huge steel industries is vital for so many places in the world. The corn prices in the poorest country getting higher and people have economic problems before, now they maybe cant eat..?
It’s Always the poors loosing in wars, sorry everybody who looses some family,friends,etc. are loosing to, in War theres often no really Winners, but a lot of sorrow and sadness, dead and destruktion. I really wish the Russians would Fall back to basic 1990/91-2014. Russia NATO Will never Attack you! Unless you do harm to one NATO country.. maybe consider joining(together with Ukraine), your enemy know Could be youre strong allied, when time changes and other countrys Will become Great powers, maybe even a new superpower..? Im not so clever on world politics, but i Think it should be transparent, with NO hidden agendas. Freedom and justice to All☮️🙏💚
Maybe some Will Call me naive, i Can live with that🤷🏼♂️🍀
@@youngkim1160 Yes, I wish it was so simple. One mad guy? Howabout the whole world is mad. People say HItler, Stalin and so on are the villains, well what about all the soldiers and officers doing the deed and following orders? We are all as bad as the people we follow. Would be nice to see some brains and individualism in people instead of just parrots repeating what they hear in the news.
You people had it coming. Since Ukraine parted from the USSR, their successive governments endeavoured to cleanse the country of its Russian-speaking citizens, suppressing their language in schools and in the media, although they amount to thirty percent of Ukraine's population. Since 2014, Ukraine's air force have been raining bombs over provinces mostly populated by Russians. Did they expect Russia to just fold their arms and watch? And also, inviting NATO to come over and install missile batteries aimed at Russian main cities? It was about time Putin gave them the response they deserved. Now they come here and whine and cry foul. Whatever you sowed you'll reap, if you sowed wind you'll reap a storm. And they, Ukrainians, forgot the most valuable lesson: when the neighbour next door is a bear, never poke it, else...
Привет из Нидерландов!
Отлично сработано. Песня с эмоциями.
Любимая песня как немцев, так и союзников. Переведено на многие языки.
Песня, текст которой был написан в 1915 году немецким солдатом Гансом Лейпом из поэмы Das Lied eines jungen Soldaten auf der Wacht.
Песня, записанная в 1939 году Лале Андерсен, стала большим хитом только тогда, когда ее ежедневно в определенное время крутили по Белградскому радио для немецких солдат на фронте с 1941 года. Войска союзников также смогли настроиться на радио Белграда и вскоре заметили это. С тех пор песня часто исполнялась в каверах, в том числе в исполнении Марлен Дитрих.
Я также играл эту прекрасную песню на своей губной гармошке.
Это далеко не идеально, но это идет от сердца. Пожалуйста, критикуйте!
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Wowser wowser. I loved this music while stationed in Germany early 1960s even tho more modern songs of the 50s and 60s. The old German music was the best.
Stationed in Nuremberg 66 to 69, German music is the best beer drinking music PERIOD
I was stationed near Kaiserslauten from 1959 until 1962. I was impressed by the german people. enjoyed my stay. love this song, especially by very lynn.
Ich denke immer an mein Opa. 😢
My Dad was a BTG on B-17's. I speak German now because of this song. I was born 5 years after the war ended but Dad would often be caught singing it to himself while working or piddling around the house. I asked him what the words meant but he didn't remember precisely, just the main theme of the song. He told me how our guys loved it as much as the Germans and that's why he memorized the words. I determined to learn what they meant so I bought some Berlitz material (no internet in 1962) and began studying. He loved it until the day he died. And for what it's worth I, like Dad, prefer Lale Anderson's version, though I do love and appreciate Marlene Dietrick's dedication to our troops.
cherish the lovely memories, it was a love song of the period
The brother of Hitler's best friend gave me my first German lesson in 1962. He lived in Jackson, WY and was a well respected citizen there. HIs wife had a nephew in POW in the area and he was the best dressed and best cared for POW there. They visited him often and took him everything he needed or wanted including cash.
@@michaelwhisman7623 amaizing coincidences
I salute your dad for his service to his country. Kudos to you for learning another language somehow encouraged by this song. Lili Marleen, the song, is probably the most popular war song ever written. Translated into 48 different language is a testament to that. I consider Lale's original rendition is the best but Dietrich's and Vera Lynn's version are not too far behind. Thanks for your comments and for watching.
@@michaelwhisman7623 Just curious which best friend of Hitler’s? August Kubizek, his best friend from his teenage years?
It still makes me cry after all these years, my father used to play it on the mouth organ. Such beautiful song.
The version of Lili Marlene you hear above is NOT NOT NOT the 1939 version that Lale Anderson recorded in 1939 that was a complete dud. The German Officer in charge of the Radio Belgrade station , Lieutenant Karl-Heinz Reintgen, found a recording of the banned "Lili Marleen".captured by the German Army early in WWII. Reintgen only had about 25 records to play. It just happened that Lale Anderson's 1939 records was among the 25 or so records. Look at a MAP OF EUROPE. You will see that Belgrade is centrally located between the English Channel, North Africa, Norther Europe, and the furthest reaches of the Wehrmacht's furthest advances into the Soviet Union. German troops took an instant liking to the song. And Field Marshall Rommel liked it so much he let Radio Belgrade (under Wehrmacht control) that he wanted the song played every day
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Marlene Dietrich
wunderbar.
This song was played on all fronts, by everyone, Germans, Brits, Russians, etc. It was forbidden to Russians to sing it, but how do you forbid anything to a soldier in a foxhole?! 😂 The song was used for propaganda and blasted thru loudspeakers by both sides in both directions. My dad knew every word in both, German and Russian. We played it at his funeral. Not a dry eye amongst the mourners.
ein Lied das alle Nationen gerne hörten, ein Stück Heimat für alle
Tatsächlich. Ein Lied, das Soldaten an Zuhause, Familie und Angehörige erinnerte. Danke für diese wunderbaren Worte.
So ist es
A song which seemed to transcend both nationality and ideology. Even the independent Finns had their own version of it: "Liisa Pien" (Little Lisa).
@@Sunny-tt1jy wer von zu Hause träumt, hat eins, wer sein Land liebt, hat ein, was lieben die Politiker? Geld und Macht
What a deeply moving, unforgettable melody, good enough to melt the heart of any listener, no matter what the language of the lyrics attached to it, is...Timeless, and totally immersing music from another time, another place, but, oh, so eerily familiar to all!...Thanks for uploading...
Thanks for the kind words. Indeed! "Lili Marleen" - a music that is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife. Khalil Gibran. Thanks for watching. Glad you liked it.
Probably the best rendering ever took place in ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1931) when a young girl sang it in German on the stage of a filthy cafe to French soldiers moving up to the front. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, the only true anti-war movie ever made.
My dad fought in WW2 as an Lt. in the U.S. army, and he loved this song. Marlene Dietrich was famous for singing this; dad got to see her at a USO show once in Europe. I still give occasional donations to the USO for the show dad got to see. --Old Guy
My grandfather also fought in the Ottoman army and was killed by the British on the African front.
When I was stationed in Bad Kissinger with the 2nd Squadron 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, we attended a public concert and the band played Lili Marleen; tears flowed among the crowd as they sang the song. I’m sure it brought back a lot of bittersweet memories.
Indeed. Memories of pride and anger brought on by ideological beliefs interspersed with joy and love that emanate from the beauty of the song that everyone appreciates. Peace.
Yes.sometimes after somethng of terrible...arrives something of beautiful..one german and one american soldier they fight in second w.w....they came back home...with peace...and they form a family...they have babies...who grown up...and after 20 years...the daughter of "FRANZ " and the son of "JOE " they meet each other...they fell in love...they married.and the two ex-ennemies they cry...smile..and pray in different languages in the same church.!!!! This is really happened...this is life!!!!
@@pietroboggio1642 Thank you for sharing that wonderful story. War can bring the worse in one another. Sometimes, however, a great love story arises out it. Thanks for watching.
'Where is Bad Kissinger!
Bad Kissingen is in Germany near the Czech border.
This song also became popular in Indonesia formerly known as Dutch East Indies in the 40's. So popular, that even during the Indonesian National Revolution one of the division from Indonesian army called "Siliwangi Division" whose most of their members were ex-KNIL adopted this song as their march song up until today. Catchy song btw :)
Thankyou for that History MiRizID, that's very interesting
I learned of this song from my father who was a WWII vet and loved the Dame Vera Lynn version. It is a story about the personal separations and hardships caused by wars -- universal themes.
I learned this song for my Uncle Andy. He was in BuzzBomb Alley at the worst possible time. They'd play this song in the pubs and in the trenches, sometimes only on harmonica. He told me how it made him forget about the buzzing. I taught myself piano and this was one of the first songs I played. Used to spend summers at my grandma's. She had a huge old upright piano she used as a plant stand in her sun parlor. It was filled floor to ceiling with greens. The piano, peeking out from beneath huge leaves, vines, flowers, looked like some ancient artifact in an Amazon jungle. It was about 130 degrees and 200 percent humidity in there, but I'd spend hours and hours at that old keyboard. It was where an when music took over my life. Hearing this song again puts me back in that steamy jungle. How I miss those moments and the people who filled them.
nice profile picture ! I couldn't help but to say hello. Please always wear that smile.
How wonderful that it brings back such fond memories.
La mas emociónante y sentimental canción del ejército alemán y de muchos países sobre todo de Chile
my uncle who was in Patton's 3rd Army.love that song and played it out often
This song was loved by all soldiers whether under command of Patton, Montgomery, or Rommel. It's a song that memorialized the pain and sorrow of a world war but at the same time the longing for hope, love, and peace. To your uncle, I salute him for his bravery and service.
Good health from Russia,mate!
@@user-yf9ky3ji5bСпасибо , Irina. И вам того же. С Днем Благодарения вас и вашу семью. Спасибо за просмотр.
Whenever I went to Paris with my medical college graduates, we performed "Lilli Marleen" on the last metro at night. "Tout Paris" was at our feet. Even the very young ones loved it. ;-)
I bet you had a blast with your "Lili Marleen" night performance at the metro. Spent a few days in Paris about 3 years ago. Lovely city. Full of arts and history. Would love to visit again. Merci d'être passé. Bonne nuit.
Lovely song
From almost a century ago but so near the heart today.
i lived in Germany & loved it all the people were wonderful
Deutch are the best people of the world.
My father taught me this song. He was an officer in a commando unit of the Army of the Republic of Turkiye and fought in Korea. When they were not fighting, they formed a music band in which my father played mandolin and sang. They sang this song. It is the universal song of the universal soldier; who, in a life of alternating boredom and abject chaos, longs for the peace, love and stability of home and a woman's arms. Glenn Campbell did a sing which reminded me of this; "Galveston."
Turkish troops in korea they fought very well!..never mix german soldiers and nazi...many german they had to go on war...even they didn t like...they simply were fighting for came back one day to their families..their friends..their dogs..their peacefully lives. I m an old soldier who spent 30 years in the army..i can say that war sometimes is usefull for restore peace...freeedom...civil rights..but it is never something of beautiful..or poetic..or heroic...and the right is never on one side only.
Beautiful song.
I remember 1952 very clearly, I was five years old and I went with my father to pick up a big old player piano. When we got it home, my father sat down and started playing Lili Marlene. I was awestruck that he could play it and the song was catchy to my ear. He had been an infantryman in Patton’s 3rd Army in the 90th Infantry Division, he told me that it was a German song that was popular among all of the soldiers, on all sides during WWII. He’s been gone for six years now, but I too sit often down at the piano and play Lili Marlene.
Ora sono un ragazzo ultraottantenne,ma ho chiaro il ricordo dei soldati tedeschi al bar della piazza del paese dove eravamo sfollati.Uno di loro suonava la fisarmonica e gli altri in coro cantavano questa struggente canzone.
You play it because it meant something to your Father, and he meant something to you. When you play it you are remembering him. That's really what the song is about, it's about remembering.
Lili Marleen ist eines der berührendsten Lieder überhaupt. Ich bevorzuge natürlich das Original von Lale Andersen!
I love both versions. Andersen has a hint of a military beat to it which makes it stand out. My dad was a British soldier and fought the Germans but ended up marrying a German girl - my Mum. He said they would tune in and listen to the German version on German radio.
My father was a tank commander in the British Eight Army in North Africa. They would all listen and be quiet in the evening so they could hear the Germans listening to the song played from Belgrade. He said it was so quiet at night and the desert sounds carry a long way. They all missed their sweethearts back home.
The most peaceful 3 minutes of WW2 - Every night at 10 before 10, when all shootings and bombings would stop while soldiers from both sides listen to "Lili Marleen." A testament to the song's power, charm, and popularity. I salute your Dad for his service and sacrifice in the quest for freedom. Take care.
My Father was there too. He told me about the song...
What all people have in common is their love for music!
The Americans also listened to German songs especially this one!
(War is insane. Let’s focus what we have in common instead what drives us apart!)
My father, a POW of the Reich for three and a half years, loved this song. He even had a music box/clock that played it.
He had no girl at home during the war. Occasionally I would come upon him playing it to himself in private with a funny look on his face but he would never (could never?) tell me why it affected him so.
Great history of great song, thank you.
When you are surrounded around Stalingrad in winter with no food an pick up a signal on the radio...
Not only fills your heart but also your stomach. Thanks for watching.
@Polish HussarsYou're probably not wrong there
Lovely, absolutely lovely. Transcending time and cultures.
that was lovely - thank you for sharing the back story.
Every soldier in every war wants to believe that the one he loves is back home lovingly looking at his picture and pining for his return. It is what keeps many of them alive.
We hoped it was true, it kept us, not just alive but sane as well.
Wonderful video with excellent historical research, thank you so much!
Если в окопах от страха не умру
Если мне снайпер не сделает дыру
Будем стоять у этих стен
С тобой - Лили Марлен.
Один из множества красивых переводов песни. Спасибо за просмотр.
Или так: (3, 4 строчки)
И если я сам не сдамся в плен
То будем вновь
Крутить любовь
С тобой, Лили Марлен
Кстати, русский перевод появился задолго до того, как песня стала знаменитой. Т е. когда песня была только стихотворением..
@Nastro Adhesivo Wir Russen hätten die Deutschen auch im Alleingang besiegt. Ohne die Amerikaner und ihre zweite Front. Obwohl ganz Europa gegen die Russen kämpfte. Alle Schergen hat Hitler um sich versammelt, aus ganz Europa. Und das Lied ist längst übersetzt. Und das ist die schmutzigste Übersetzung.
@@user-dv7hk9ij4b Schrieb doch nicht so ein Stuss! Erstens Stalin hat Hitler zum Kanzler gemacht. Hitler hatte weniger als 40% Stimmen bekommen aber Stalin wollte Hitler an die Macht und hatte deutschen Kommunisten verboten mit der SPD koalieren. So wurde Hitler Kanzler!! Luftwaffe wurde in der UDSSR ausgebildet. 2 Weltkrieg wurde von Deutschland und der UdSSR Angefangen 1939 Jahr. 1 Mai Parade in Moskau 1941 waren Wehrmachtofiziere anwesend. Waren doch Bündnispartner!!!! Aber dem Angriff im 1941 Jahr MÜSSTE N SOWJETISCHE VÖLKER WIDERSTAND LEISTEN ( 15 REPUBLIKEN) ALSO SCHREIB DOCH KEIN UNFUG VON DEN "RUSSEN " !!! ÜBRIGENS AUCH JETZT GIBT ES KEIN RUSSLAND!!! SONDERN EINE RUSSISCHE FÖDERATION. MIT FIELEN VÖLKERN. DU ERBÄRMLICHER NAZI.
Great war song great German musicians back again great German nation
This song really is anti war german song from WW1 Goebels wanted to forbid it , but german soldiers threat with rebellion on front if he do it.... German soldier from Kaiser army wrote it 1915
I used to work in a weekend day centre for people with dementia, and one of our guests was Polish, married in Glasgow and stayed. He was always quiet, but on a Sunday night just before we were to drive him back home to his lovely daughter, he would start singing this in German. We all sang along. It became an international anti war song, and this is amazing.
Polish are most clever and brave in the World and German most organited ,both in mixtue are fantastic to beat any
It wasn't an anti war song. It was simply a love song about a soldier and his girl.
How lovely, what a great memory
@Polish Hussars Look neighbor, as a serious and longtime history buff of WWII, and assuming you are actually Polish, then I can fully understand your militant hatred for the Germans and everything German. I know what they did to Poland and especially to the Polish people as well as to millions of others. I won't say I know how you feel because I can't possibly. It didn't happen to my country. But I can understand why you feel that way. As I stated in another post, my Dad fought them in B-17's. Now that said, don't expect me to feel the same way about everything German that you do. To me Lili Marlene is just a pretty song. And even though they tried to kill my Dad on a regular basis, he thought it was too. So don't take your anger out on me, neighbor. I've said nothing to indicate that I am, or ever have been sympathetic to their actions in WWII, for I am not. Their actions were vile. I'm a Texan, not a German. Thank you.
@Polish Hussars Fine, if you insist. Of course boots, strudel, beer, sausage, black bread, rifles, pistols, tanks, airplanes, overcoats, underwear, water, and on and on, also gave aid and comfort to Nazi Germany so one can only assume you despise all those things as well. I'll leave you the last word since it seems important to you and I'll end with this. So don't listen to the damned song. But please leave the rest of us peace.
Großartig!!Unvergesslich.
This is a wonderful presentation! Always loved the song, but was not aware of its rich history! Thank you so much for preparing and sharing this!
Thanks for the kind words. Indeed, the song is rich with history albeit, sometimes controversial and contradictory. Just added another info posted with link by forgottenmusic1. See above. Thanks for watching.
@@Sunny-tt1jy we stole it. During the war we seemed to have copyrighted it! I have the wartime, WW2, music marked with British copyright marks.
Yes......unequivocally yes.... Despite the horrors of war, this truly was the greatest generation to ever live......
My dad fought in the Pacific, according to my mother it was the war that made them become the Greatest Generation.
Music , the language of the world ! Muisik , die Sprache der Voelker !
Tatsächlich. Musik, die universelle Sprache. Das Herz und die Seele der Menschen. Hilft dem Frieden auf der ganzen Welt. Danke fürs Zuschauen. Gott segne.
My Dad and uncles used to sing this song at family gatherings and weddings in English and Italian my Dad and his brothers 6 of then in the British army of Italian decent while my Grandfather was interned on the Isle of Man. It reminds me of my Dad and uncles and the family gatherings, great song and very moving! 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇬🇧🇬🇧♥️
Che canzone meravigliosa,e che voce celestiale. Complimenti per averla pubblicata. E onore e rispetto per tutti quei giovani soldati che ne hanno tratto un minuto di svago in quell'orrore di guerra ,pace a loro x l'eternità🙏
Infatti. Una bellissima canzone di un angelo con una voce altrettanto bella ha aiutato ad alleviare il dolore e gli orrori della guerra in tutti i soldati coinvolti. Grazie per la visione. Che Dio vi benedica.
Советский Воин сильный воин.
So interesting. I’ve always loved the song and I sometimes sing it especially for veterans who sometimes get a tear in their eye. I’ve always thought it sad and melancholy. Without a doubt it does sum up real people on both sides. Love and longing are universal. 💔💔💔💔💔🌹
To all veterans of all wars, we salute you. "Love and longing are universal," love that line. Thanks for watching.
Do you understand what the song is about?
Vor der Kaserne, vor dem großen Tür. Stand ein Laterne, unter Laterne stand die eins Lili Marlane.
“Before the barracks, before the barrack gate, stands a lantern, under the lantern stands the one Lili Marlane.” It’s about a prostitute, from their time in training.
The song, its lyrics and sentiments, were magnificently consistent. The people and their times were full of contradictions!
This song just feels nostalgic.
I love zither version of this, too.
from Japan
Lovely presentation, thanks
This is the only version worth listening to.Makes me think of my dear papa who went all through the war and managed to get home to his loving family in Clydebank Scotland.We were truly grateful he was always so special to me his first born grandchild.R.I.P. my papa,still miss your gentle voice,big heart and caring love.xx❤❤🙏🙏
Your dad is a hero. Everyone's hero. I salute him and the millions of other dads for their sacrifice and bravery in defense of freedom. Thanks to "Lili Marleen" for bringing back memory of countless loving papas. "Lili Marleen" was poem, then a song, and now a legend forever etched in world's history. Thanks for watching.
the movie version of 1983 was sublim
Sehr Schön Danke Sehr🎶🎶💋❤🎶🎶
Bitte schön. Ich bin froh, dass es dir gefallen hat.
Bald wird Covid vorbei sein und die ganze Welt kann feiern.
Певица 3'го Рейха? Нет! Это певица той эпохи! Знаменитая, красивая, талантливая Марлен! С идеально чистым немецким языком и голосом! Женщина-легенда!
Она и не была в 3-м Рейхе. Она эмигрировала из него.
A soldiers song, very moving really.
Yes. A soldier's song written first as an innocent love poem. It's popularity spanned 2 world wars but seems determined to go on forever - in war or peace. Thanks for watching.
My Dad(WW2) liked this song too. I remember he told me it was the most popular song in the war,world wide!! Sure wish the lyrics could have been included.
Beautiful song!!
I've been fascinated by the history behind the song the last couple days. Allied and Axis troops alike wanted to hear the song and wrote many letters in protest when it stopped playing. Montgomery even wrote a letter too!
I've also read about an instance where English troops heading toward the front sang this song and upon hearing it, German POWs going the opposite way would sing with them.
I've read comments on UA-cam of sons of WWII vets fighting both sides sang in this song. I remember my Grandfather who was on the German side softly whistled this tune. I was a little kid and had no idea what it meant. He often whistled it when we played chess as he was thinking.
After all these years... now I know. This makes me smile but its making more tearful now. Damn.
@ SonofDaVinci4 what a lovely story of your Grandfather and the English troops and German POWs , thank you for sharing.
Прекрасная песня, прекрасный видеоряд!!
Romantische Soldaten Lied...the best of German soul
Du hast recht. Eigentlich ist "Lili Marleen" kein Lied über Krieg, sondern über Liebe, die von einem Krieg zerrissen wurde. Danke fürs zuschauen. Frohes neues Jahr.
My father was 15 years old when Norway was occupied by Nazi Germany. He heard the song first time played by a german on accordeon. When I was 8 in 1964 I got my first grammophone and for him self my father bought Lili Marlene song by Marlene Dietrich.
That was nice of you to do that for your father - "Lili Marleen" sung by Marlene Dietrich. Thanks for watching.
Regardless, a beautiful song, I heard 1st time in a little Cimena in Baltinglass Village Ireland in ca. 1960 , then 14 years old. I ended up stationed in Germany, fell in love and stayed.
@@Kieran46100 You are not the only one ;)
I don't understand much German, but for some reason, this song sung in that language makes me well up. Not the same effect in English ! One of the greatest popular melodies ever written.
As a German I can assure you that understanding the lyrics multiplies the effect of the song.
Thanks for upload it on UA-cam
Ovo mi je tako draga pjesma, hvala
I remember this song sung when I was a little boy. The version with English lyrics was very popular with British people at the time, though I preferred the sound of the German version. This exemplifies the idiocy of war where both German and British soldiers were tuning in to the same song because they appreciating its beauty.
Somehow we share the same western culture and religion anyways .It has been bad circumstances my fathers followed those evil leaders ,and made us your enemies .
Germans are first cousins of the english
@@masonmccarty8551 But we should have spend the money of wars on our countries health ! I saw the V ll going to England and make a destruction ! Love each other as you love your selve !
A disgusting song of the German occupiers. Because they heard the song when they relaxed ... after murdering civilians or prisoners of war. During the German raid on Poland for example, soldiers of the Wehrmacht carried out about 60 percent of the mass murders of Polish civilians. But they not only murdered in Poland. The Wehrmacht and their generals were willing tools of the German Nazi government! Civilians were murdered by the Wehrmacht but also Prisoners of war (POWs) were murdered by the Wehrmacht. The murder of POWs by Wehrmacht soldiers started already in the first days of the raid on Poland. In many cases large groups of Polish soldiers were murdered after capture. For example Massacre of Ciepielów: Ciepielów massacre that took place on 8 September 1939 was one of best documented war crimes of the Wehrmacht during its raid of Poland. The number of dead has commonly been estimated at 300-250 Polish POWs.
Immediately in the first few days they began murdering civilians as well. For example in in the Częstochowa massacre in Poland. The Częstochowa massacre was committed by the German Wehrmacht forces beginning on the 4th day of World War II in the Polish city of Częstochowa, between 4 and 6 September 1939. The shootings, beatings and plunder, continued for three days in more than a dozen separate locations around the city. Approximately 1,140 Polish civilians were murdered.
After the battle of Modlin there was one of the many massacres of civilians and POWs by the Wehrmacht in Poland. The Massacre in Zakroczym, Poland, took place on 28 September 1939 when, in spite of a cease-fire, German soldiers stormed Polish positions at Zakroczym, where Polish soldiers were getting ready to surrender. German troops broke into houses, robbed them, set on fire, and tossed hand grenades into the basements filled with scared civilians. Wehrmacht killed around 500 Polish soldiers and 100 civilians. Wehrmacht usied also in the battle of Modlin Polish civilians as human shields chased in front of their tanks.
I could go on and on the list of mass murders for a very long time. Therefore it is completely incomprehensible to me why this German song got so many likes. Obviously people don't know for whom this song was written. Namely for mass murderers. By the way, the SS men and the people who built the gas chambers liked the song too!
@@GreatPolishWingedHussars Marlene Dietrich and Joseph Goebbels and were both wrong?
2 million views after 2 years, 11 months, and 11 days posted. Thank you all for watching.
Love this details. Wonderful video!🌹🎼🎹🎶🇩🇪❤️👍⭐❗
Thank you so much for the kind words. Glad you liked it.
Hearing it make me feel like I am among the soldiers and off to war.
Music calms the soul and boosts one's morale. Around the time this poem was written, soldiers were fighting 2 wars: WWI and the Pandemic of 1918-1919 (Spanish Flu). A hundred years later, soldiers (health care workers and everybody) are fighting another virus pandemic (Coronavirus), and trying to boost their morale with music from different parts of the world. Thanks for watching.
@@Sunny-tt1jy Thanks for posting this beautiful song Sunny 🙏❤
My grandfather named my mother Marlene because of this song and Marlene Dietrich. His own mother’s maiden name was Heisel(?) and his father was Choctaw. All were from Oklahoma.
Thank you for educating us of contradictions...😉
One of my favorite sceens in the classic movie "Judgment At Nuremberg" is when Marlene Dietrich describes to the American judge what this song means and what it meant to soldiers all over the world, not only Germans. It was totally unforgettable.
O melodie reprezentativa Acum dar si in prezent. A ramas frumoasa si va ramane peste politica si razboaie .Einfach gut gemacht und wunderschoen. Danke dafuer.
Mulțumesc pentru cuvintele frumoase. Politica duce la război urmat de mai multă politică și război. Este un ciclu vicios. Danke fürs zuschauen. Lale und Lili für immer.
Sou Brasileiro. Nasci 5 anos após o termino da 2 WW. Sou Capitão da Reserva do Exército Brasileiro e esta música animou muitos desfiles do meu Batalhão no início da minha carreira, em 1969. Eswtudei alemão por dois anos e "LILI MARLENE" foi uma canção que aprendi em sala de aula, em 1967.
Warum hast du Deutsch gelernt? Finde ich interessant.
Стоит признать, что те бравые солдаты, воевавшие со всех сторон, достоины нашего признан ия. Даже немецкие воины, каждый подобен герою мифа
I've loved this song since the first time I heard it.
Super das Lied brauchen wir heute
Same
Me to
For a moment I lived in the 1930s Worth it ❤
Yes, zsa '30s. When life is beautiful. Zsa girls are beautiful. Even zsa orchestra is beautiful. The 30s - When life is a cabaret. Thanks for watching.
@@Sunny-tt1jy you're welcome:)
Nađoh.vas.i.prekrasno.je.
Pokušavam.se.snaći.ali.mislim.da.ću.uspjeti.
Song is from 1941.
Live long Germany.
Live long Croatia
When you listen to this, and read the history of the song, doesn't it make you infinitely sad that Europe fought internally?
Война на европейском континенте идёт всегда , таков удел словянскому народу.
Wunderbar!
Ich stimme deiner Emotion zu. Danke fürs zuschauen.
This song Still reminiscent of the Afrika Corps
@@nicholaspoplawski601 Rommel's Afrika Corp, indeed. Rommel was instrumental as to why "Lili Marleen" stayed on the air during the war. Goebbels, Nazi Minister of Propaganda tried to ban it but Rommel prevailed. Thanks for watching.
Hey Sonny thanks I always like the Afrika Corps
@@nicholaspoplawski601 Yo, Nick. You're welcome.
I was named after the Lili in this song (born 1944 in Germany)........................but if we could just wheel the times back again! I miss all those older days, the way it is presently, I am glad in a way of being this old, pity the children in this horribly destroyed world as it is getting worse and worse!
You know what, this famous song was even popular in Indonesia in the 40 's during the second Dutch occupation of our country! Greetings from Bogor, wonderful Indonesia.
Hello, to the good people of Indonesia. Indeed! This song is so popular that distance and obstacles didn't matter. It crossed the Atlantic and the Pacific during the second world war and eventually embraced by the whole world. Indonesia - beautiful places, wonderful people. From the breathtaking beaches of Bali to the awe inspiring temple of Borobudur to the out-of-this-world mythical creatures of Komodo National Park. Let's not forget its most famous volcano, Mount Krakatau whose eruption in 1883 was recorded as the largest in history, subsequently forming an island inside the caldera known as Anak Krakatau. Glad you enjoyed the song. Terima kasih telah menonton.
Wow, baru tau saya
@@Sunny-tt1jy Thank you for your kind words! Big love from Indonesia
La mas bella cancion de amor en tiempos de guerra, de todos los tiempos.
Merci pour l'histoire, et oui j'adore ce chant.
Moi aussi, monsieur, et mon pere qui etait medecin avec the 45th General Hospital en Afrique du Nord et en Italie pendant World War II. Best wishes from Virginia USA!
I am an entertainer and mainly do senior citizens groups. I very often sing this song in English but always sing the first verse in German. I was doing it in a group one day and I could see a chap mouthing along with me. I spoke to him afterwards and he told me that he was a German-speaking Rumanian POW who had married locally.
A beautiful song! ♥
Yes. A song for eternity. Thanks for watching.
My grandfather served North Africa with the 8th Army (The Desert Rats), he loved this song, he said it was a very popular marching song with the British Army, he also heard German and Italian POW's singing it, he never spoke of the grim aspects of the war, he just told funny stories about the things he and his comrades got up to in North Africa and later Italy.
Sad song sang by all sides. Amazing what one song can do
Yes, mostly sad feeling. For some, hopeful. Peace and unity reigned every night at 10 before 10 while soldiers on both sides listened to Lili Marleen. Thanks for watching.
Ich behaupte mal es eines der wenigsten Lieder ist, das wirklich jeder Soldat kennt.Auf jedenfall auf gleicher Höhe mit " Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht".
I raise my concern to the people who still doesn't found this magnificent song.. Let us all pray for them