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Ne me quitte pas Don't leave me 00:13
Il faut oublier You must forget 00:18
Tout peut s'oublier Everything can be forgotten 00:20
Qui s'enfuit déjà That already flees 00:23
Oublier le temps Forget the time 00:26
Des malentendus Of misunderstandings 00:28
Et le temps perdu And the time lost 00:30
À savoir comment Trying to figure out how 00:33
Oublier ces heures Forget those hours 00:36
Qui tuaient parfois That sometimes killed 00:39
À coups de pourquoi With blows of "why" 00:41
Le cœur du bonheur The heart of happiness 00:45
Ne me quitte pas Don't leave me 00:48
Ne me quitte pas Don't leave me 00:51
Ne me quitte pas Don't leave me 00:53
Ne me quitte pas Don't leave me 00:56
Moi, je t'offrirai I, I will offer you 00:58
Des perles de pluie Pearls of rain 01:01
Venues de pays Come from countries 01:04
Où il ne pleut pas Where it doesn't rain 01:06
Je creuserai la terre I will dig the earth 01:08
Jusqu'après ma mort Until after my death 01:10
Pour couvrir ton corps To cover your body 01:13
D'or et de lumière With gold and light 01:15
Je ferai un domaine I will make an estate 01:17
Où l'amour sera roi Where love will be king 01:19
Où l'amour sera loi Where love will be law 01:21
Où tu seras reine Where you will be queen 01:24
Ne me quitte pas Don't leave me 01:28
Ne me quitte pas Don't leave me 01:31
Ne me quitte pas Don't leave me 01:34
Ne me quitte pas Don't leave me 01:37
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Ne me quitte pas Don't leave me 01:45
Je t'inventerai I will invent for you 01:49
Des mots insensés Nonsensical words 01:51
Que tu comprendras That you will understand 01:53
Je te parlerai I will tell you 01:56
De ces amants-là About those lovers 01:59
Qui ont vu deux fois Who saw twice 02:00
Leurs cœurs s'embraser Their hearts ignite 02:03
Je te raconterai I will tell you 02:05
L'histoire de ce roi The story of that king 02:08
Mort de n'avoir pas Who died from not having 02:10
Pu te rencontrer Been able to meet you 02:13
Ne me quitte pas Don't leave me 02:16
Ne me quitte pas Don't leave me 02:19
Ne me quitte pas Don't leave me 02:22
Ne me quitte pas Don't leave me 02:24
On a vu souvent We have often seen 02:27
Rejaillir le feu The fire flare up again 02:29
De l'ancien volcan From the old volcano 02:32
Qu'on croyait trop vieux That we thought too old 02:34
Il est, paraît-il It is said that there are 02:37
Des terres brûlées Burned lands 02:39
Donnant plus de blé Yielding more wheat 02:42
Qu'un meilleur avril Than a better April 02:43
Et quand vient le soir And when evening comes 02:46
Pour qu'un ciel flamboie So that a sky may blaze 02:47
Le rouge et le noir Don't red and black 02:50
Ne s'épousent-ils pas? Get married? 02:52
Ne me quitte pas Don't leave me 02:56
Ne me quitte pas Don't leave me 02:59
Ne me quitte pas Don't leave me 03:03
Ne me quitte pas Don't leave me 03:06
03:10
Ne me quitte pas Don't leave me 03:14
Je ne vais plus pleurer I will no longer cry 03:17
Je ne vais plus parler I will no longer speak 03:20
Je me cacherai là I will hide there 03:22
À te regarder To watch you 03:26
Danser et sourire Dance and smile 03:28
Et à t'écouter And to listen to you 03:31
Chanter et puis rire Sing and then laugh 03:34
Laisse-moi devenir Let me become 03:37
L'ombre de ton ombre The shadow of your shadow 03:40
L'ombre de ta main The shadow of your hand 03:43
L'ombre de ton chien The shadow of your dog 03:45
Ne me quitte pas Don't leave me 03:50
Ne me quitte pas Don't leave me 03:52
Ne me quitte pas Don't leave me 03:56
Ne me quitte pas Don't leave me 04:00
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Ne Me Quitte Pas – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

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Jacques Brel
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Lyrics & Translation

Discover the raw emotion and poetic power of Jacques Brel's iconic "Ne me quitte pas." This song, a masterpiece of French chanson, offers a profound exploration of heartbreak and vulnerability, making it a powerful way to connect with the emotional depth of the French language.

[English] Don't leave me
You must forget
Everything can be forgotten
That already flees
Forget the time
Of misunderstandings
And the time lost
Trying to figure out how
Forget those hours
That sometimes killed
With blows of "why"
The heart of happiness
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
I, I will offer you
Pearls of rain
Come from countries
Where it doesn't rain
I will dig the earth
Until after my death
To cover your body
With gold and light
I will make an estate
Where love will be king
Where love will be law
Where you will be queen
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me

Don't leave me
I will invent for you
Nonsensical words
That you will understand
I will tell you
About those lovers
Who saw twice
Their hearts ignite
I will tell you
The story of that king
Who died from not having
Been able to meet you
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
We have often seen
The fire flare up again
From the old volcano
That we thought too old
It is said that there are
Burned lands
Yielding more wheat
Than a better April
And when evening comes
So that a sky may blaze
Don't red and black
Get married?
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me

Don't leave me
I will no longer cry
I will no longer speak
I will hide there
To watch you
Dance and smile
And to 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
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

quitte

/kit/

B1
  • verb
  • - to leave or abandon

oublier

/ublije/

A2
  • verb
  • - to forget

temps

/tɑ̃/

A1
  • noun
  • - time

cœur

/kœʁ/

B1
  • noun
  • - heart

bonheur

/bɔnœʁ/

B2
  • noun
  • - happiness

mots

/mo/

A2
  • noun
  • - words

lumière

/lymjɛʁ/

B2
  • noun
  • - light

danser

/dɑ̃se/

A2
  • verb
  • - to dance

sourire

/suʁiʁ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to smile

rire

/ʁiʁ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to laugh

mort

/mɔʁ/

B1
  • noun
  • - death

roi

/ʁwa/

A2
  • noun
  • - king

ombre

/ɔ̃bʁ/

B2
  • noun
  • - shadow

feu

/fø/

B1
  • noun
  • - fire

pays

/pe/

A2
  • noun
  • - country

pluie

/plɥi/

A2
  • noun
  • - rain

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Il faut oublier

    ➔ Using the impersonal construction with 'il faut' to express necessity or obligation.

    ➔ 'Il faut' means 'it is necessary to' or 'must'.

  • Je t'inventerai

    ➔ Future tense of the verb 'inventer' with the pronoun 'te' indicating 'you' as the indirect object.

    ➔ 'Je t'inventerai' means 'I will invent for you'.

  • On a vu souvent

    ➔ The expression 'on a vu' is a passé composé with 'avoir' indicating 'we/one has seen'.

    ➔ It means 'we/people have seen often'.

  • Je ne vais plus pleurer

    ➔ Using 'ne plus' before the verb to mean 'no longer' or 'not anymore' in the present tense.

    ➔ 'Je ne vais plus pleurer' means 'I will no longer cry'.

  • À te regarder

    ➔ The preposition 'à' followed by an infinitive verb used to express purpose or in this case, 'while watching you'.

    ➔ 'À te regarder' means 'while watching you'.

  • L'ombre de ta main

    ➔ Noun phrase with 'de' indicating possession or relation, meaning 'the shadow of your hand'.

    ➔ 'L'ombre de ta main' means 'the shadow of your hand'.

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