D'Allemagne [English translation]

Goodbye Lili Marlene

Tell me again about the roses of Gottingen

Which accompany me in the other Germany

When doves and vultures fly away

(Tell me) about Germany, where I listen to the rain on holidays

About Germany, where I hear rock music in silence

About Germany, where I have memories that face me

Where I have childhood memories

Leninplatz and Anatole France

In Germany, the past history is an insult

In Germany, the future is an adventure

Of Germany, I know the prohibited senses

I know where the rifles sleep

I know where indulgence stops

Goodbye Lili Marlene

Tell me again about the roses of Gottingen

Which accompany me in the other Germany

When doves and vultures fly away

On which side of the wall does the border makes you feel reassured?

From Germany I have stories of sincere love

I glide on the songs by Apollinaire

In Germany, romanticism is more violent

The violins play increasingly slow

Ordinary Viennese waltzes

Goodbye Lili Marlene

Tell me again about the roses of Gottingen

Which accompany me in the other Germany

When doves and vultures fly away

On which side of the wall does the border makes you feel reassured?

I have a little wild flower

A flame which blooms among the clouds

From Germany, I have a little flower in my heart

Which is like the idea of happiness

And which is going to grow like a tree

Goodbye Lili Marlene…

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