Ilse is a common female name, technically a German diminutive of Elisabeth, functioning as a name in its own right chiefly in Austria, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and all of the Scandinavian countries including Finland. It may refer to:
Ilse (Bega) is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
The Ilse is a river that rises at about 900 metres (3,000 ft) above sea level on the northern slopes of the Brocken. During its first few kilometres it flows as a narrow brook, almost invisible to the observer, down the side of the Brocken. Known here as the Verdeckte Ilse ("hidden Ilse") it gurgles its way under blocks of granite that hide the stream bed from above.
The Ilse then rushes through the narrow Ilse valley, hemmed in to the east by the rugged, cross-topped Ilsestein, passes by Ilsenburg into the Harz Foreland, flows through Veckenstedt, Wasserleben, Osterwieck and Hornburg and discharges into the Oker near Börßum together with the Schiffgraben from the Großes Bruch. Its total length is around 40 kilometres (25 mi).
Local folklore personifies the river as the beautiful Princess Ilse, who has her home in the rocks of the Ilsestein. The Ilse is mentioned in literary works such as the Harzreise ("Harz Journey") by Heinrich Heine.
The night falls
On the city walls
They're closing in
I'm tired of being on my own
Hotel to hotel
It's like I'm on the run
Tonight I come home to your arms
Let go of my cover
I turn myself in
Can't wait any longer
I let you in
Let go of my cover
I turn myself in
Can't hold it any longer
I let you behind the scenes
While the world sleeps
And you and me are wide awake
Give me something I can feel
Something real
All I see is you babe
Eyes closed
Feelings exposed
I live for your touch
You hold my heart
Your lips to my ear
I hear you breathe, You say:
You belong with me,
Close to me
Let go of my cover
I turn myself in
Can't wait any longer
I let you in
Let go of my cover
I turn myself in
I can't hold it any longer
I let you behind the scenes
While the world sleeps
And you and me are wide awake
You give me something I can feel
Something real
All I see is you babe
People are people
Don't know what they say
They hide in a closed mind
They're drifting away
People are people
Don't know what to choose
I put you in my spotlight
All I see is you
I let you behind the scenes
While the world sleeps
And you and me are wide awake
Give me something
I wanna feel
All I see is you babe