Farewell Lili Marlene
Tell me again of the roses of Gottingen
That come with me to the other Germany
A time when doves and eagles fly on
Of Germany, where I listen to rain in interludes
Of Germany, where I hear rock music in silence
Of Germany, where I've memories inevitable
Where I have (my) childhood memories
The Leninplatz and Anatole France
In Germany, the past history is a scandal
In Germany, the future is an adventure
Of Germany, I know those forbidden thoughts
I know where the guns sleep
I know where the excuses end
Farewell Lili Marlene
Tell me again of the roses of Gottingen
That come with me to the other Germany
A time when doves and eagles fly on
Which side of The Wall reassures you?
Of Germany I have tales of a true love
I soar on the songs of Apollinaire
In Germany, romanticism is more brutal
The violins play much slower
So common in Viennese waltzes
Farewell Lili Marlene
Tell me again of the roses of Gottingen
That come with me to the other Germany
A time when doves and eagles fly on
Which side of The Wall reassures you?
I have a little wild flower
A flame that flourishes amongst the clouds
Of Germany, I have a little flower in my heart
That since is the notion of happiness
And that will grow as though (it were) a tree
Farewell Lili Marlene…