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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German song
World War II song
song
alsoKnownAs Lili Marlen NERFINISHED
Lili Marlene NERFINISHED
associatedWith Allied soldiers
German soldiers
becamePopularDuring World War II NERFINISHED
composer Norbert Schultze NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Germany
culturalImpact became internationally popular
symbol of wartime nostalgia
firstFamousPerformer Lale Andersen NERFINISHED
genre love song
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
German version
other translated versions
lyricist Hans Leip NERFINISHED
mediaType audio recording
notableFor being sung by Marlene Dietrich for Allied troops
crossing enemy lines in popularity
notablePerformer Lale Andersen NERFINISHED
Marlene Dietrich NERFINISHED
notableRecording Lale Andersen 1939 recording
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
numerous cover versions
theme longing
separation of lovers
timePeriod 20th century
title Lili Marleen NERFINISHED
usedAs radio broadcast song for troops

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Marlene Dietrich notableSong Lili Marleen
Hanna Schygulla notableWork Lili Marleen