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Ne Me Quitte Pas Lyrics
Ne me quitte pas
Il faut oublier Tout peut s'oublier Qui s'enfuit deja Oublier le temps Des malentendus Et le temps perdu A savoir comment Oublier ces heures Qui tuaient parfois A coups de pourquoi Le coeur du bonheur Ne me quitte pas (4 fois) Moi je t'offrirai Des perles de pluie Venues de pays Où il ne pleut pas Je creuserai la terre Jusqu'apres 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 (4 fois) 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 coeurs s'embraser Je te racont'rai L'histoire de ce roi Mort de n'avoir pas Pu te rencontrer Ne me quitte pas (4 fois) 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 (4 fois) Ne me quitte pas Je ne vais plus pleurer Je ne vais plus parler Je me cacherai là À 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 Ne me quitte pas (4 fois) |
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08-15-2005
Ok, I understand, this is an American site and most of the members are American as well probably, so they don't know the song.. (and even if you Americans would recognize the song: you guys wouldn't understand a word ! We all know that Americans only speak 1 language, their English)
I come from Belgium, and so is the singer, Jacques Brel. In Belgium they speak Dutch and French. Brel was a french speaker, I am a Dutch speaker, but I understand and speak French véry well.
In Belgium, this song is chosen to be the best song made by a Belgian, even better than 'Dominique' by the Singing Non (that number was on 1 on your billboards in the sixties, Americans !!)
It's a very tragical song, with piano and also a bit violin.
'On a vu souvent
Rejaillir le feu
De l'ancien volcan
Qu'on croyait trop vieux'
=> these lines are just soo powerful ! Astounding!
O yeah; Ne me quitte pas means Don't leave me (alone).
08-17-2010
Good for you, you can speak more than one language. What do you want? A portion of fries?
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10-01-2005
greetz form germany
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12-09-2005
08-18-2010
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12-12-2005
Anyway, I tried to translate it in english (it is not an easy task) :
Do not leave me
We have to forget
Everything is forgettable
It is already fading away
Forgetting the time
Of misunderstandings
And the time, lost
Trying to know how
To forget these hours
That killed sometimes
With their “why’s”
The heart of happiness
Do not leave me
I will give to you
Beads of raindrops
Coming from countries
Where the rain never comes
I will dig the earth
Until and after I’m dead
To cover your body
With gold and light
I will create a place
Where love will be king
Where love will be you
Where you will be queen
Do not leave me
Do not leave me
I will invent for you
Words with no sense
That you’ll understand
I will tell you
About these lovers
Whose heart have burnt twice
I’ll tell you
The story of this king
Dead for not having had
The opportunity to meet you
Do not leave me
It has been reported
That often fire returns
In former volcanoes (??)
That were thought to be too old
It is said that somewhere
Burnt grounds produce more corn
That the best springtime season ever known
And when the night comes
In order for the sky to blaze
Red and Black
Marry each other
Do not leave me
Do not leave me
I won’t cry anymore
I won’t talk anymore
I will hide there
Looking at you
Dancing and smiling
And listening to you
Singing, and laughing
Let me become
The shadow of your shadow
The shadow of your hand
The shadow of your dog
Do not leave me
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12-12-2005
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05-16-2006
Im canadian
Im from Quebec
I live in ontario
I am biligual
This song was my lullaby and means a lot to me
I never even thought of its meaning.
But its amazing
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05-20-2006
this song is absolutely astonishing-
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
I know of no-one else who could ever have written anything as powerful as these lines.
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05-31-2006
Just his voice is enough to break your heart. This song is stunning.
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06-21-2006
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08-04-2006
Do not leave me
One has to forget
that everything may be forgotten
that is already fleeing
Forget the time
of misunderstandings
and the time lost
knowing how to forget these hours
that sometimes killed
the heart of happiness
with their whys
do not leave me
I will give to you
raindrops
from countries where it does not rain
I will dig the earth
until after my death
to cover your body
with gold and light
I will found an empire
where love will be king
where love will be law
where you will be queen
do not leave me
do not leave me
i will invent for you
unfelt words
which you will understand
i will talk to you
about those lovers
who have seen their hearts
twice ablaze
i will tell you the story of that king
dead for not having met you
do not leave me
one has often seen
the fire erupting again
from the ancient volcano
that one thought too old
it seems that scorched earth
gives more wheat than the best april
and when the evening comes
do the red and black not marry
for the sky to be set ablaze
do not leave me
do not leave me
i won't cry anymore
i won't talk anymore
i will hide there
looking at you
dancing and smiling
and listening to you
singing and then laughing
let me become
the shadow of your shadow
the shadow of your hand
the shadow of your dog
do not leave me
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08-22-2007
I am an American and, in fact, I speak 6 languages fluently, one of them being French. I also happen to know a lot of Americans who speak more than one language. So, it would be appreciated it if you would not generalise.
Even if other people won't understand the lyrics, music can be enjoyed anyways, like this song, which is absolutely fantastic.
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11-03-2007
"Je t'inventerai
Des mots insensés
Que tu comprendras"
"insensés" means in that context "immoderate, meaningless, crazy but hopeful, dreamlike", it's not about feelings here. It means "i will make up crazy words for you, and you will understand them".
I think this song also use an ambiguity between future and conditionnal tenses in French with "Je=I".
For example:
"Je t'inventerai" = future
"Je t'inventerais" = conditionnal
The pronunciation is the same.
I think this ambiguity is a part of the song's strength.
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11-11-2007
I won’t cry anymore
I won’t talk anymore
I will hide there
Looking at you
Dancing and smiling
And listening to you
Singing, and laughing
Let me become
The shadow of your shadow
The shadow of your hand
The shadow of your dog
Do not leave me
!!
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01-02-2008
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02-13-2008
So, as another American who speaks 6 languages, I would like to say that the above translations - more or less literal - fail to capture the passion that is expressed in the French original, which is why I would translate it (albeit more liberally), as follows:
Do not leave me.
One must forget
that which is bygone.
Everything can be forgotten -
Forget the instances
of misunderstandings
and of the moments lost.
Knowing how to
forget the hours
that sometimes killed
the very heart of happiness
- with all their Why's.
Do not leave me. (4x)
I will offer you
pearls made of raindrops,
found in countries where it never rains.
I will traverse the Earth,
until after I'm gone,
only to cover your body
with gold and with sunlight.
I will establish a kingdom
where Love will be king,
where Love will rule,
and you will be Queen.
Do not leave me. (4x)
Do not leave me.
I will invent for you
nonsensical words
which only you will understand.
I will tell you stories
about the lovers
whose hearts have been
twice ablaze,
and of that king
who died for not having met you.
Do not leave me.
One has often seen
a fire erupting
out an ancient volcano,
thought to be extinct.
And it seems
that a scorched earth
could give more wheat
than in the best of springs.
And when the evening falls
do the red and the black not unite
in order for sky to be set aflame?
Do not leave me.
Do not leave me.
I will no longer cry.
I will no longer talk.
I will just hide where
I can look at you
dance and smile,
and listen to you
sing and then laugh.
Let me become
the shadow of your shadow
the shadow of your hand
the shadow of your dog.
Do not leave me. (4x)
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02-13-2008
One must forget
that which is bygone.
Everything can be forgotten -
The instances
of misunderstandings
and all the moments lost.
Knowing how to
forget the hours
that sometimes killed
the essence (or the very heart) of happiness
- with all the doubts (or why's).
Do not leave me... (4x)
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02-13-2008
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02-25-2008
especially the lyrics.
his song about belgium
is beautiful. truly poetic
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03-23-2008
Do you feel better about yourself when you talk trash about another country that in music compare to Belgium is like a fish tank with two fishes in it(jacques brel and Vaya con dios) and an ocean with a coral reef.
Anyway I love this song and I understand the lyrics too.
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05-03-2008
Well, I just saw a video of Jacques Brel, and everytime I see it, it gives me the shivers, such a beautiful song. And so hard to sing, too! lots of singers have tried to sing this song but it is not as easy as it seems...
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05-10-2008
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08-07-2008
in any case this song drips romantic love to a level that i think is almost cheesy. but the lyrics are so poignant and original that the emotion couldnt possibly have been faked.
sorry i cant contribute anything to the meaning of the song- anyway i think it's obvious what he's trying to say he repeats it 4 times in the chorus (which is also so effective! i love jacques brel!)
to aurore: yes he did sweats a Lot! i noticed that!!! hahaha!
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08-13-2009
I am French, from Québec... We do have our odes, our traditions, our blues. But that is it, the most powerful love song, cause love is always lost. We always seek it and once found, we lose it and search for it again. It's always seeking.
But that love, inconsiderate of our reason, is always ours, it's a possession. Skip James was a great poet, so was Jacques Brel. As he said: But my mind got to rambling. Like a wild geese from the west. Skip James was not a wordly man, but he said the same thing.
Jacques Brel express this pain of the lost love... which makes up for some of the most emotional love songs. It is a song about a love that refuse to die, about this man left alone who refuse to accept his faith as abandonned. Do not leave me, do not leave me, do not leave me... How often was this said in this context, how many excuses were expressed.
As he said:
I won't cry anymore, I won't talk
I will hide here
Watching you dance and smile
And to watch you sing and smile
Let me become
The shadow of your shadow
The shadow of your hand
The shadow of your dog
But
Don't leave me, don't leave me, don't leave me
It's obviously an obsession... He can't let go and move on, it's a broken affair that cannot end on his terms. He loves her even more now that she left him.
03-11-2010
'Child in Time'... Nice name. It fits you. You live up to it. Clearly you are a "child" in your worldview. By the way, we "Americans" speak many languages. After all, we are a nation composed of immigrants. How idiotic are you to not figure that out? But I digress.
Hardly ANY "Americans" actually behave like the media portrays us. In fact, there are many Americans who have unfortunately had to weather slings and arrows simply for the fact that we live in a country that (often without consent of the governed) acts differently than self-righteous French (or even "better", Belgian) people do. I have met many french people during my four years in Berlin- not one of them has ever been so outrageously rude about Americans.. at least to our face. If what you say is true, then you truly are cowardly... as everyone in the world sees you. :)
For a country with such culture, it is truly sad that you could be so short-sighted. This is a site to praise the French music that makes your nasal language popular. The way that you respond is with hatred and disdain. I am dissappointed.
Many Americans speak numerous languages. In fact, our country is composed of immigrants, as I mentioned above. I myself speak four. Clearly you are judging your opinions (operative word being "opinion") on biased media portrayals of Americans. I feel sorry for you and your pathetic ignorance.
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04-26-2010
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08-06-2010
The English name of the song is "If you go away" and it was rendered into English by the American popular poet Rod McKuen.
It is not a translation but tries to capture the mood and essence of the original song/lyrics.
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