Lili Marlene

Lili Marlene

Lili Marlene

Under the shrapnel, inside the trenchesSob a metralha, dentro das trincheiras
In complete blackout, I heard entire nightsEm pleno blackout, eu ouvi noites inteiras
A song in the sky vibratingUma canção no céu vibrar
It was the enemy rememberingEra o inimigo a recordar
To you, Lili Marlene!A ti, Lili Marlene!
To you, Lili Marlene!A ti, Lili Marlene!

On my guitar, plaintive I wanted to playEm meu violão, plangente quis tocar
The song that says how sweet you are to loveA canção que diz quanto és doce para amar
And my heart throbbedE palpitou meu coração
For the little German girlPela pequena do alemão
For you, Lili Marlene!Por ti, Lili Marlene!
For you, Lili Marlene!Por ti, Lili Marlene!

I finally found you, you smiled at meEu te encontrei, enfim, tu me sorriste
I embraced you and saw that you were beautiful, yet sadAbracei-te e vi que eras linda, porém triste
By the lantern nothing could be seenAo lampião nada se via
So I cried that dayEntão chorei naquele dia
For you, Lili Marlene!Por ti, Lili Marlene!
For you, Lili Marlene!Por ti, Lili Marlene!

And if one day, close to victoryE, se algum dia, próximo à vitória
Playing the bugle, ending the beautiful storyTocando o clarim, findando a linda história
I will return to my BrazilAo meu Brasil regressarei
And I will remember this loveE deste amor me lembrarei
For you, Lili Marlene!De ti, Lili Marlene!
For you, Lili Marlene!De ti, Lili Marlene!

But I will have another love, far from warMas outro amor terei, longe da guerra
In the fields in bloom, in the hills or in the mountainsNos campos em flor, nas coxilhas ou nas serras
Nothing does good to the heartNada faz bem ao coração
Like the moonlight from the backlandsComo o luar lá do sertão
Without you, Lili Marlene!Sem ti, Lili Marlene!
Without you, Lili Marlene!Sem ti, Lili Marlene!