Lili Marleen
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"Lili Marleen" is a famous World War II-era German love song that became an unofficial anthem for soldiers on both sides of the conflict and was popularized internationally by Marlene Dietrich.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German song
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World War II song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lili Marlen
NERFINISHED
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Lili Marlene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Allied soldiers
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German soldiers ⓘ |
| becamePopularDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Norbert Schultze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
became internationally popular
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symbol of wartime nostalgia ⓘ |
| firstFamousPerformer | Lale Andersen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
love song
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popular music ⓘ war-time song ⓘ |
| hasForm | strophic song ⓘ |
| hasLyricsBy | Hans Leip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMeter | 4/4 time ⓘ |
| hasMusicBy | Norbert Schultze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject | a soldier and his beloved Lili Marleen ⓘ |
| influenced | later wartime songs ⓘ |
| languageVersion |
English version
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German version ⓘ other translated versions ⓘ |
| lyricist | Hans Leip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | audio recording ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being sung by Marlene Dietrich for Allied troops
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crossing enemy lines in popularity ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Lale Andersen
NERFINISHED
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Marlene Dietrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
Lale Andersen 1939 recording
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Marlene Dietrich wartime recordings ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOf | World War II popular culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedFor | both Axis and Allied audiences ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | World War II era ⓘ |
| role | unofficial soldiers' anthem ⓘ |
| setting | a lamppost outside a barracks ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical studies of wartime music
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numerous cover versions ⓘ |
| theme |
longing
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separation of lovers ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| title | Lili Marleen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | radio broadcast song for troops ⓘ |
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