Early performance of Brel's most often covered song, known in English by Rod McKuen's adaptation "If You Go Away." English subtitles are a literal translation of the lyric as Brel intended it. Not...
Early performance of Brel's most often covered song, known in English by Rod McKuen's adaptation "If You Go Away." English subtitles are a literal translation of the lyric as Brel intended it. Not a love song, Brel tells us, but a song of lacheté, weakness, though most would disagree. Ne me quitte pas Il faut oublier Tout peut s'oublier Qui s'enfuit déjà Oublier le temps Des malentendus Et le temps perdu A savoir comment Oublier ces heures Qui tuaient parfois A coups de pourquoi Le cœur du bonheur Ne me quitte pas Ne me quitte pas Ne me quitte pas Ne me quitte pas
Moi je t'offrirai Des perles de pluie Venues de pays Où il ne pleut pas Je creuserai la terre Jusqu'après ma mort Pour couvrir ton corps D'or et de lumière Je ferai un domaine Où l'amour sera roi Où l'amour sera loi Où tu seras reine Ne me quitte pas Ne me quitte pas Ne me quitte pas Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas Je t'inventerai Des mots insensés Que tu comprendras Je te parlerai De ces amants-là Qui ont vu deux fois Leurs cœurs s'embraser Je te raconterai L'histoire de ce roi Mort de n'avoir pas Pu te rencontrer Ne me quitte pas Ne me quitte pas Ne me quitte pas Ne me quitte pas
On a vu souvent Rejaillir le feu De l'ancien volcan Qu'on croyait trop vieux Il est paraît-il Des terres brûlées Donnant plus de blé Qu'un meilleur avril Et quand vient le soir Pour qu'un ciel flamboie Le rouge et le noir Ne s'épousent-ils pas Ne me quitte pas Ne me quitte pas Ne me quitte pas Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas Je n'vais plus pleurer Je n'vais plus parler Je me cacherai là A te regarder Danser et sourire Et à t'écouter Chanter et puis rire Laisse-moi devenir L'ombre de ton ombre L'ombre de ta main L'ombre de ton chien Mais Ne me quitte pas Ne me quitte pas Ne me quitte pas Ne me quitte pas.
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The french speaking part of the Belgians elected Jacques Brel as being the greatest Belgian off all times. The flemish speaking Belgians I was one of them elected him in 7th place, still before Rubens and any of their kings ...
I'd always interpreted this as a cheating partner making outrageous promises to keep someone by his side, b/c notice he never specifically says, stay b/c i love you, or stay and i will love you. still...it always makes me swoon...
Poets usually tend to say about love in a different way from that of ordinary people. In the end we love people not for what they are but for the way they make us feel...
He is so sweaty partly because he used to put all he had in his concert and was so shy in public. (it is know that he ALWAYS threw up before performing. And when he had a pause before coming back to sing, he threw up AGAIN!) But it's not all. What most people forget, is that spotlights are VERY warm. Particulary the old ones. And there werenot as many produce nor as good against sweat then as there is now... Plus this kind of 'beauty produce' tended to be used more by women.
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The flemish speaking Belgians I was one of them elected him in 7th place, still before Rubens and any of their kings ...
Still a very beautiful song.
Thanks for sharing LIGHTNING494
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