Lili Marleen lyrics

Listen to the bugle,

Hear its silv'ry call,

Carried by the night air

Telling one and all,

"Now is the time to meet your pearl,

To meet your girl,

To meet your girl",

As once I met Marleen,

My sweet Lili Marleen.

Underneath the lantern

By the barrack gate,

There I met Marlene

Every night at eight

That was the time in early spring

When birds all sing,

Then love was king,

Of my heart and Marleen's,

Of my heart and Marleen's.

Waiting for the drum beat

Signaling: "Retreat!"

Walking in the shadows

Where all lovers meet.

Yes, those were days of long ago -

I loved her so, I couldn't know

That time would part Marleen,

That time would part Marleen.

Then I heard the bugle

Calling me away,

By the gate I kissed her,

Kissed her tears away.

And, by the flickering lantern's light

I held her tight,

It was our last night,

My last night with Marleen

My last night with Marleen.

Still I hear the bugle,

Hear its silv'ry call,

Carried by the night air

Telling one and all,

"Now is the time to meet your pearl,

To meet your girl,

To meet your girl",

As once I met Marleen

My sweet Lili Marleen.