D'Allemagne [English translation]

Good Bye to you, Lili Marlene!

I’ll think of roses and of Gottingen

As I will travel across the Wall

To the other the Germany I used to know

I am leaving. The doves and vultures both fly away

Hard Rock is breaking silence on this rainy day

In Germany my childhood memories are strong

Nostalgic thoughts, the books the songs

The Leninplatz and Anatole France…

In Germany the history makes me offended and ashamed

The future holds a promise not an easy way

I know of crimes that get no pardon

There is no closure my heart

I know where guns of war are laid…

Auf Wiedersehen, Lili Marlene!

I’ll think of roses and of Gottingen

As I will travel across the Wall

To the other the Germany I used to know

On which side of the Berlin Wall seems to you commonplace?

In Germany where love prevails over despair

I daydream with verses of Apollinaire

In Germany romantic notes are wild and strong

The violins play all day long

The simple waltzes of Vienna

So long to you, Lili Marlene!

I’ll think of roses and of Gottingen

As I will travel across the Wall

To the other the Germany I used to know

On which side of the (Berlin) Wall would you feel secure?

(In German):

...I have a little wild flower and as I hold it against the sky

It is reaching out through the clouds...

(In French):

From Germany I have a flower in my heart

That to me is a symbol of happiness

I know it can grow and become as big as a tree

Auf wiedersehen Lili Marlene...(Good Bye to you Lili Marlene…)

• Artist:Patricia Kaas
• Album:Mademoiselle Chante (1988)