Guitar,Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 2 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1170438
By Marlene Dietrich. By Hans Leip, Norbert Schultze, and Tommie Connor. Arranged by Scott S. Stewart. 20th Century,Historic,Multicultural,Patriotic,Traditional,World. Score. 5 pages. Scott S. Stewart #770808. Published by Scott S. Stewart (A0.1170438).
“Lilli Marlene” (Lili Marlene, Lily Marleen, et al) for some is a song of (political and social) contradictions, but it is first and foremost a love song – the tale of a young soldier in love with a girl while they are surrounded by the horrors of war. Inspired by the poetry of German Hans Leip (1915), set to music by Norbert Schultze (1937) with a traditional folksong-like melody (to a typical war march-like accompaniment); the British Ministry of Information commissioned Tommie Conner (1944) to write a set of English lyrics to ‘encourage British war morale’ - for they were worried of the effect of German song’s popularity on British troops. This arrangement is for solo voice and piano accompaniment. It is in the style of a cabaret ballad – for after all it is a love song. Conner’s pronouns have been changed so the tale can be told from the perspective of Lilli Marlene. Performance time: 3:15+-.
