Ne me quitte pas – Jacques Brel
Ne me quitte pas-Jacques Brel is a beautiful song that can help you to learn and remember French vocabulary.
Jacques Romain Georges Brel was a Belgian singer, songwriter, actor and director who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following—initially in Belgium and France, later throughout the world. He was widely considered a master of the modern chanson.
Lyrics : Ne me quitte pas
| French | English |
|---|---|
| Ne me quitte pas | Don’t leave me |
| Il faut oublier | We must forget |
| Tout peut s’oublier | Everything can be forgotten |
| Qui s’enfuit déjà | That has already passed away |
| Oublier le temps | Forget the time |
| Des malentendus | Of misunderstandings |
| Et le temps perdu | And the time lost |
| À savoir comment | Trying to understand how |
| Oublier ces heures | To forget these hours |
| Qui tuaient parfois | That sometimes killed |
| À coups de pourquoi | With “whys” that hurt like punches |
| Le cœur du bonheur | The heart of happiness |
| Ne me quitte pas (4) | Don’t leave me (4) |
| Moi, je t’offrirai | I will offer you |
| Des perles de pluie | Pearls of rain |
| Venues de pays | Coming from countries |
| Où il ne pleut pas | Where it never rains |
| Je creuserai la terre | I will dig the earth |
| Jusqu’après ma mort | Until beyond my death |
| Pour couvrir ton corps | To cover your body |
| D’or et de lumière. | With gold and light. |
| Je ferai un domaine | I will create a kingdom |
| Où l’amour sera roi | Where love will be the king |
| Où l’amour sera loi | Where love will be the law |
| Où tu seras reine. | Where you will be the queen. |
| Ne me quitte pas (4) | Don’t leave me (4) |
| Ne me quitte pas | Don’t leave me |
| Je t’inventerai | I will invent for you |
| Des mots insensés | Meaningless words |
| Que tu comprendras | That you will understand |
| Je te parlerai | I will speak to you |
| De ces amants-là | About those lovers |
| Qui ont vu deux fois | Who have seen twice |
| Leurs cœurs s’embraser | Their hearts catch fire |
| Je te raconterai | I will tell you |
| L’histoire de ce roi | The story of this king |
| Mort de n’avoir pas | Who died of not being able |
| Pu te rencontrer | To get to know you |
| Ne me quitte pas (4) | Don’t leave me (4) |
| On a vu souvent | We have often seen |
| Rejaillir le feu | Fire erupting again |
| De l’ancien volcan | From the ancient volcano |
| Qu’on croyait trop vieux | That we considered to be too old |
| Il est paraît-il | It seems like |
| Donnant plus de blé | That yield more wheat |
| Qu’un meilleur avril | Than a best April |
| Et quand vient le soir | And when the night comes |
| Pour qu’un ciel flamboie | For the sky to blaze |
| Le rouge et le noir | The black and the red |
| Ne s’épousent-ils pas ? | Won’t go together? |
| Ne me quitte pas (4) | Don’t leave me (4) |
| Ne me quitte pas | Don’t leave me |
| Je ne vais plus pleurer | I won’t cry anymore |
| Je ne vais plus parler | I won’t talk anymore |
| Je me cacherai là | I will hide right there |
| À te regarder | To see you |
| Danser et sourire | Dancing ad smiling |
| Et à t’écouter | And to listen to you |
| Chanter et puis rire | Sing and then laugh |
| Laisse-moi devenir | Let me become |
| L’ombre de ton ombre | The shadow of your shadow |
| L’ombre de ta main | The shadow of your hand |
| L’ombre de ton chien | The shadow of your dog |
| Ne me quitte pas (4) | Don’t leave me (4) |
French Songs Level 5 – List
1. Tu M’manques – La Chicane
2. Ne me quitte pas – Jacques Brel
3. Je l’aime à mourir – Shakira
4. On Dirait – Amir
5. Il est où le bonheur – Christophe Maé
6. L’Automne – Christophe Maé
7. Last Christmas – Wham! – Sara’h cover French Version Ed Sheeran
8. Luc De Larochellière – Si fragile
9. Le Métèque – Georges Moustaki
10. Amour plastique – Videoclub
11. Derniers baisers – Laurent Voulzy (Practice this song here)
12. J’ai cherché – Amir
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