Lili Marlene- Marlene Dietrich

Lately I haven't been listening to much music but if I were to listen to music it would be Marlene Dietrich songs. My favorite song of hers is Paff Der Zauberdrachen, although for this post i chose her most famous song- Lili Marlene.

The reason i chose this song is because it represented a very significant part of Marlene Dietrich's life. Marlene Dietrich, as many people know, was a German actress and singer. She was born in 1901 and died in Paris in 1992. In the 1930's she became a Hollywood actress and eventually became an American citizen. When World War II began, representatives of the Nazi Party asked her to return to Germany however she refused. Even though she was German herself she was an anti-Nazi and was very much against antisemitism. She was one of the first celebrities to raise war-bonds, and was an entertainer for the US army. Dietrich would sing many songs about war, to the troops, such as Lili Marlene and Sag Mir Wo Die Blumen Sind(Where Have All The Flowers Gone). For some she is considered a traitor to Germany.

Lili Marlene is a song which Dietrich would often sing to the troops. There are many different versions of the song, the differences being in the lyrics. She sang the song in German and English. I personally prefer the English version of the song probably because i can understand it.