The third in a four-part series looking at the origins of some of the world's most popular melodies In 1915, as a 22-year-old soldier fighting in the First World War, Leip wrote his poem to express ...

Lale Andersen, born Liese-Lotte Helene Berta Bunnenberg, was a German chanson singer-songwriter and actress. She is best known for her interpretation of the song "Lili Marleen" in 1939, which became ...