Vera Lynn - Lili Marlene

Lyrics: Underneath the lantern By the barrack gate Darling I remember The way you used to wait ’Twas there that you whispered tenderly That you loved me You’d always be My Lili of the lamplight My own Lili Marlene Time would come for roll call Time for us to part Darling I’d caress you And press you to my heart And there neath that far off lantern light I’d hold you tight We’d kiss good night My Lili of the lamplight My own Lili Marlene Orders came for sailing Somewhere over there All confined to barracks ’Twas more than I could bear I knew you were waiting in the street I heard your feet But could not meet My Lili of the lamplight My own Lili Marlene Resting in our billet Just behind the line Even though we’re parted Your lips are close to mine You wait where that lantern softly gleamed Your sweet face seems To haunt my dreams My Lili of the lamplight My own Lili Marlene My Lili of the lamplight My own Lili Marlene. Dame Vera Lynn, DBE (born Vera Margaret Welch on 20 March 1917) is an English singer and actress whose musical recordings and performances were enormously popular during World War II. During the war she toured Egypt, India and Burma, giving outdoor concerts for the troops. She was called “The Forces’ Sweetheart“; the songs most associated with her are “We’ll Meet Again“ and “The White Cliffs of Dover“. She remained popular after the war, appearing on radio and television in the UK and the United States and recording such hits as “Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart“ and “My Son, My Son“. In 2009 she became the oldest living artist to make it to No. 1 on the British album chart, at the age of 92. She has devoted much time and energy to charity work connected with ex-servicemen, disabled children and breast cancer. She is still held in great affection by veterans of the Second World War and in 2000 was named the Briton who best exemplified the spirit of the twentieth century.