Jacques Brel - Ne Me Quitte Pas

Such a beautiful song by Jacques Brel (recorded in 1959)

Here is an English translation.

Ne Me Quitte Pas (=If you go away)

If you go away on this summer's day,
Then you might as well take the sun away
All the birds that flew in the summer sky
When our love was new and our hearts were high
When the day was young and the nights were long
And the moon stood still for the night bird's song
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away.

But if you stay, I'll make you a day
Like no day has been, or will be again
We'll sail on the sun, we'll ride on the rain
And talk to the trees and worship the wind
But if you go, I'll understand
Leave me just enough love to fill up my hand
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away.

If you go, as I know you will
You must tell the world to stop turning
Till you return again, if you ever do,
For what good is love without loving you?
Can I tell you now, as you turn to go
I'll be dying slowly till the next hello
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away.

But if you stay, I'll make you a night
Like no night has been, or will be again
I'll sail on your smile, I'll ride on your touch
I'll talk to your eyes that I love so much
But if you go, I won't cry
Though the good is gone from the word goodbye
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away.

If you go away, as I know you must
There is nothing left in this world to trust
Just an empty room, full of empty space
Like the empty look I see on your face
I'd have been the shadow of your shadow
If you might have kept me by your side
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away.

Update february 19, 2007:
Please check previous comments for a better and correct translation.

Enjoy

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Jacques
• Brel
• French

[TeurteuleSenior]

Pour la p'tite histoire: elle l'a quittée

[FuckingProtox]

c'est sa qu'on appel un vrai chanteur français bordel , rien a voir avec les merdes d'aujourd'hui

[detention2712]

quelle belle chanson quelle artiste bravo.

[cragler89]

Robert De Niro right behind him =)

[patrick38092]

jacques a ete un genie et encore maintenant personne le la egale

[asdfasdfasdf444]

nice "english translation."

[ToeXx]

bana kitap al :D

[labriseventvert]

@Thinkingisallowed l'ombre de ta main ,l'ombre de ton chien

[labriseventvert]

@darwouine non c'est pas lino

[bambosino]

"ne me quitte pas" means "don't leave me!"

[bambosino]

"Ne me quitte pas" means "Don't leave me!"

it doesn't mean "if you leave me"...

[CastleIcedZ]

OUI C EST VENTURA DANS L AVENTURE C EST L AVENTURE TROP BEAU