Non je ne regrette rien
?dith Piaf Lyrics
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Ni le bien qu'on m'a fait, ni le mal
Tout ça m'est bien égal
Non, rien de rien, non, je ne regrette rien
C'est payé, balayé, oublié, je me fous du passé
Avec mes souvenirs j'ai allumé le feu
Mes chagrins, mes plaisirs
Balayé les amours avec leurs trémolos
Balayé pour toujours
Je reparts à zéro
Non, rien de rien, non, je ne regrette rien
Ni le bien qu'on m'a fait, ni le mal
Tout ça m'est bien égal
Non, rien de rien, non, je ne regrette rien
Car ma vie, car mes joies
Aujourd’hui ça commence avec toi
The lyrics of Edith Piaf’s song, “Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien” (translated to “No, I Regret Nothing”) express a sense of liberation and acceptance of the past. The lyrics proclaim that the singer does not regret anything, neither the good nor the bad experiences, and everything is considered insignificant. The chorus declares, “Non, rien de rien, non, je ne regrette rien” (No, absolutely nothing, no, I regret nothing).
The second verse of the song speaks to the extinguishing of past memories, specifically the singer igniting a fire with memories of past sorrows and joys. Piaf sings that she has no need for them anymore and is able to start anew. The bridge of the song describes how the singer’s life and joys begin with someone new--presumably a new love interest.
Piaf wrote this song with the French composer, Charles Dumont, as an anthem of resilience and hope during a time of immense personal tragedy. She had recently suffered a heart attack and been left by her love interest, Marcel Cerdan, who died in a plane crash. Despite the song’s personal relevance, Piaf’s lyrics resonated deeply with many people who heard it and made it a classic.
Line by Line Meaning
Non, rien de rien, non, je ne regrette rien
I regret nothing, absolutely nothing
Ni le bien qu'on m'a fait, ni le mal
Neither the good nor the bad
Tout ça m'est bien égal
It is all the same to me
C'est payé, balayé, oublié, je me fous du passé
It's paid, swept away, forgotten, I do not care about the past
Avec mes souvenirs j'ai allumé le feu
I have lit the fire with my memories
Mes chagrins, mes plaisirs
My sorrows, my pleasures
Je n'ai plus besoin d'eux
I no longer need them
Balayé les amours avec leurs trémolos
Swept away the loves with their tremolos
Balayé pour toujours
Swept away forever
Je reparts à zéro
I start over from scratch
Car ma vie, car mes joies
Because my life, because my joys
Aujourd’hui ça commence avec toi
Today it begins with you
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, SEMI, BMG Rights Management, SHAPIRO BERNSTEIN & CO. INC.
Written by: CHARLES DUMONT, MICHEL VAUCAIRE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@venus1957
No! No regrets,
No ! I will have no regrets
Neither the kindness received
Nor the sorrows grieved
I have forgotten the past
No! No regrets
No! I will have no regrets
Love was king for a day
swept away
gone astray
To hell with the past
And the memories I had
I no longer desire
Both the good and the bad
I have flung in a fire
Swept away past loves
With the heartaches I've withstood
Swept away for good
Like starting from the unknown
No! No regrets
No! I will have no regrets
Neither the kindness received
Nor sorrows grieved
I've forgotten the past
No! No regrets
No! I will have no regrets
for my life
and my joys
Today
It begins again with you
@somejohndoe3004
No, nothing at all
No, I do not regret anything
Nor the good, that was done to me
Neither evil, I don't care at all
No, nothing at all
No, I do not regret anything
It is paid, swept away, forgotten
I do not care about the past
With my memories
I started the fire
my sorrows, my pleasures
I do not need them anymore
Sweep the loves
With their tremolos
sweep forever
I go back to zero
No, nothing at all
No, I do not regret anything
Nor the good, that was done to me
Neither evil, I don't care at all
No, nothing at all
No, I do not regret anything
Because my life, because my joys
Today, it begins with you
@monkey3081
Non, rien de rien
Non, je ne regrette rien
Ni le bien, qu'on m'a fait
Ni le mal, tout ça m'est bien égal
Non, rien de rien
Non, je ne regrette rien
C'est payé, balayé, oublié
Je me fous du passé
Avec mes souvenirs
J'ai allumé le feu
Mes chagrins, mes plaisirs
Je n'ai plus besoin d'eux
Balayer les amours
Avec leurs trémolos
Balayer pour toujours
Je repars à zéro
Non, rien de rien
Non, je ne regrette rien
Ni le bien, qu'on m'a fait
Ni le mal, tout ça m'est bien égal
Non, rien de rien
Non, je ne regrette rien
Car ma vie, car mes joies
Aujourd'hui, ça commence avec toi
@freya5145
The English lyrics:
No, nothing at all
No, I do not regret anything
Nor the good that was done to me
Neither evil, I don't care
No, nothing at all
No, I do not regret anything
It is paid, swept away, forgotten
I do not care about the past
With my memories
I started the fire
my sorrows, my pleasures
I do not need them anymore
Sweep away loves
With their tremolos
Sweep forever
I go back to zero
No, nothing at all
No, I do not regret anything
Nor the good that was done to me
Neither evil, I don't care
No, nothing at all
No, I do not regret anything
Because my life, because my joys
Today, it begins with you
@unique2dou964
Lyrics
Non, rien de rien
Non, je ne regrette rien
Ni le bien qu'on m'a fait
Ni le mal
Tout ça m'est bien égal
Non, rien de rien
Non, je ne regrette rien
C'est payé, balayé, oublié
Je me fous du passé
Avec mes souvenirs
J'ai allumé le feu
Mes chagrins, mes plaisirs
Je n'ai plus besoin d'eux
Balayé les amours
Avec leurs trémolos
Balayé pour toujours
Je repars à zéro
Non, rien de rien
Non, je ne regrette rien
Ni le bien qu'on m'a fait
Ni le mal
Tout ça m'est bien égal
Non, rien de rien
Non, je ne regrette rien
Car ma vie
Car mes joies
Aujourd'hui
Ça commence avec toi
@user-su1ll9dl1h
Нет! Ни о чем,
Нет, я не жалею ни о чём
Ни о добре, которое мне сделали,
Ни о зле,
Мне все равно.
Нет! Ни о чем!
Нет, я не жалею ни о чем
Все оплачено, выметено, забыто,
Мне наплевать на прошлое
Из моих воспоминаний
Я разожгу костёр.
Мои печали, мои удовольствия
Мне больше не нужны…
Выметены прошлые любовные истории
С их тревогами.
Выметены навсегда,
Я начинаю с нуля.
Нет! Ни о чем,
Нет, я не жалею ни о чём
Ни о добре, которое мне сделали,
Ни о зле, мне все равно
Нет! Ни о чем,
Нет, я не жалею ни о чём!
Потому что моя жизнь и мои радости
Сегодня начинаются с тобой.
@caroleborsu
My father was born in Marseille in 1929. He had the privilege of seeing Edith Piaf perform in Paris in 1949. He mentioned how tiny she was and that she had a simple black dress on. Nothing like today with all the bells and whistles. Her voice penetrated everything and went straight to your heart. When I listen to her it reminds me of my father and what it must have been like to see her live. It makes me happy to know that so many people have discovered her through TV shows or from word or mouth. C'est merveilleux!
@brigittebeltran6701
There is, indeed, a video here on You Tube with her singing live in a little black dress...try to find it! 🤗👍❤
@minkorrh
That's because Edith had a voice that didn't need any modern embellishment like autotune or melodyne
@rajenmurugan3229
she is priceless and angelic
@hopelove6658
Jeff Buckley brought me here. She was a great inspiration for him!!! ♡
@Happyladi2024
Thanks)
@maximussaktish
Imagine you finally achieve your dream and this song starts playing out of no where
@nikhilchouhan1802
And you start to cry
"Huh..? It was all a dream!"
@nikhilchouhan1802
@Archip3g 3 layers of dreams down the brain
@ghost_9927
You’re waiting for a train. A train that will take you far away. You know where you hope the train will take you, but you can’t know for sure. Yet it doesn’t matter. Now tell me why?