1st RECORDING OF: Lili Marlene - Lale Andersen (1939 version)

A favorite for both the German and Allied WWII troops--and first issued under the title “Lied eines Jungen Wachtpostens” (Song Of A Young Sentry)--this original German-language recording by the German singer-songwriter became one of the more historically significant commercial music discs ever made.(she later also recorded an English-language version). The fascinating and complex tale behind the song--and this version in particular-- is interestingly related in the 2008 book “Lili Marlene: The Soldiers’ Song of World War II,” or you might just check the “Lili Marleen” entry in Wikipedia. See also the 1944 American-made recordings by both Hildegarde and Perry Como , found within this channel’s 1944 HITS ARCHIVE collection. The original 78rpm single was issued on (Germany) Electrola 6993 - Lied eines Jungen Wachtpostens (Lili Marlen) (Norbert Schultze-Hans Leip) by Lale Andersen with Bruno Seidler-Winkler Orch. & Chorus, recorded A