Marlene Dietrich Lili Marleen 🌟

German soldier Hans Leip wrote the lyrics during World War I while waiting to be sent to the Russian front. The title combined the names of two of his acquaintances: his girlfriend Lili and a nurse named Marleen.

Composer Norbert Schultze set Leip’s poem to music. Marlene Dietrich Lili Marleen

The song's journey began decades before Dietrich ever sang it: German soldier Hans Leip wrote the lyrics during