mr_bunbunon March 30, 2005 Link. 6 Replies Log in to reply ... One not to be overlooked Lilly Marlene Now Lili Marlene isn`t one of Cohens own characters It originally comes from the poem "The Song of a Young Sentry". The theme of the song is "dreaming for one's lover" and were immensly popular during WW2 on both sides of the border. With no doubt Cohen heard the .