Large Ensemble Accordion,Clarinet,Drums,Piano,Tenor Saxophone,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.734443 By Marlene Dietrich. By Norbert Schultze. Arranged by Dennis Ruello. Contemporary. Score and parts. 12 pages. Chicory Music #5734393. Published by Chicory Music (A0.734443). Lili Marlene Without any doubt the most popular song of the Second World War was 'Lili Marlene'. It was based on a poem written during the First World War by German soldier Hans Leip and was addressed to two of Leip’s girlfriends, Lili and Marlene.It was published in 1937 as 'The Song of the Young Sentry' and set to music the following year by Norbert Schultze. Recorded by cabaret artiste Lale Andersen on 2 August 1939, the song sold a mere 700 copies on release and faded into obscurity.
