Ne me quitte pas
Céline Dion Lyrics


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Ne me quitte pas
Il faut oublier
Tout peut s'oublier
Qui s'enfuit déjà
Oublier le temps
Des malentendus
Et le temps perdu
À savoir comment
Oublier ces heures
Qui tuaient parfois
À 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 roi
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
D'un ancien volcan
Qu'on croyait trop vieux
Il est paraît-il
Des terres brulées
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 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
Mais
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas




Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Celine Dion's song "Ne Me Quitte Pas" tell the story of a man pleading with his lover not to leave him. He urges her to forget the past disagreements and misunderstandings and to trust in their love. The man promises to offer her things that money cannot buy, such as pearls of rain from a land where it never rains, and to make a place where love will reign, and she will be his queen. He promises to invent nonsensical words that she will understand, to talk about the passion of other lovers, and to tell the tale of a king who died because he couldn't meet his beloved. The last verse takes a poignant turn, as the man confesses that, if she leaves him, he will no longer cry or talk but only gaze upon her from afar, becoming her shadow or that of her dog or her hand.


Line by Line Meaning

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 fled


Oublier le temps
Forget about time


Des malentendus
Misunderstandings


Et le temps perdu
And lost time


À savoir comment
Trying to figure out how


Oublier ces heures
Forget about these hours


Qui tuaient parfois
That sometimes killed


À coups de pourquoi
With the question 'why'


Le cœur du bonheur
The heart of happiness


Moi je t'offrirai
I will offer you


Des perles de pluie
Pearls of rain


Venues de pays
Coming from lands


Où il ne pleut pas
Where it doesn't rain


Je creuserai la terre
I will dig the earth


Jusqu'après ma mort
Even after 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 domain


Où l'amour sera roi
Where love will be king


Où l'amour sera loi
Where love will be law


Où tu seras roi
Where you will be king


Je t'inventerai
I will invent for you


Des mots insensés
Bizarre words


Que tu comprendras
That you will understand


Je te parlerai
I will speak to you


De ces amants-là
Of those lovers


Qui ont vu deux fois
Who saw two times


Leurs cœurs s'embraser
Their hearts ignite


Je te raconterai
I will tell you


L'histoire de ce roi
The story of that king


Mort de n'avoir pas
Dead for not


Pu te rencontrer
Being able to meet you


On a vu souvent
We have often seen


Rejaillir le feu
The fire reigniting


D'un ancien volcan
Of an old volcano


Qu'on croyait trop vieux
That we thought was too old


Il est paraît-il
It seems


Des terres brulées
Burnt lands


Donnant plus de blé
Giving more wheat


Qu'un meilleur avril
Than a better April


Et quand vient le soir
And when the evening comes


Pour qu'un ciel flamboie
To make the sky burn


Le rouge et le noir
The red and the black


Ne s'épousent-ils pas
Don't they blend?


Je ne vais plus pleurer
I will not cry anymore


Je ne vais plus parler
I will not talk anymore


Je me cacherai là
I will hide there


À te regarder
Watching you


Danser et sourire
Dancing and smiling


Et à t'écouter
And listening to you


Chanter et puis rire
Singing and then laughing


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


Mais
But




Lyrics © Tratore, WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC FRANCE
Written by: Jacques Brel

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

Cyrille Mbella

"Don't leave me
You need to forget
Everything can be forgotten
Already gone
Forgetting the time
Of misunderstandings
And the lost time
If only I knew how

To forget these hours

Which killed at times
With blows of why's
The heart of joy

Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me

I would offer you
Pearls of rain

From countries

Where it never rains
I would dig the earth
Till after my death
To cover your body
With gold and light
I would make a kingdom
Where love would be king
Where love would be law
Where you would be king

Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me

Don't leave me
I would invent for you
Meaningless words
That you would understand
I would tell you
About those lovers
Who have seen twice
Their hearts kissing
I would tell you about
The story of this king
Dead for 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
Fire spilt up again
From an ancient volcano
That was thought to be too old
It is, so it seems
Of burnt lands
Giving more wheat"



Vue3D

Giovanni Lyrics :

Do not leave me now
We must just forget
Yes, we can forget
All that’s flown beyond
Let’s forget the time
The misunderstands
And the wasted time
To find out how
To forget these hours
Which sometimes kill
The blows of why,
A heart full of joy.
Do not leave me now
Do not leave me now
Do not leave me now
Do not leave me now

I offer you
Pearls of rain
Coming from the lands
Where it never rains
I will cross the world
Till after my death
To cover your bosom
With gold and light
I will make a kingdom
where love will be king
Where love will be the law
Where you will be queen
Do not leave me now
Do not leave me now
Do not leave me now
Do not leave me now

Do not leave me now,
Will invent for you
The insane words
That you’ll understand
And I will tell you
Of these lovers who
Were seen twice
With their hearts in blaze
I will say in detail
The story of this king
Dead, from having not
Encountered you.
Do not leave me now
Do not leave me now
Do not leave me now
Do not leave me now

One often recalls
Flames light anew
From an old volcano
Thought to be too old.
It appears that
The scorched fields
Can give more corn
Than the best of springs.
And when evening comes
In this blazing sky
The red and the night
Marry nevermore.
Do not leave me now
Do not leave me now
Do not leave me now
Do not leave me now

Do not leave me now
I will cry no more
I will talk no more
Will hide somehow
Just to look at you
Dance and smile
And to hear you
Sing and then laugh
Let me be for you
The shadow of your shadow
The shadow of your hand
The shadow of your dog
Do not leave me now
Do not leave me now
Do not leave me now
Do not leave me now



Kyle D

Ne me quitte pas
Il faut oublier
Tout peut s'oublier
Qui s'enfuit déjà
Oublier le temps
Des malentendus
Et le temps perdu
À savoir comment
Oublier ces heures
Qui tuaient parfois
À 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 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
Mais
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas



Mounia Ben

Don't leave me

It must be forgotten

Everything can be forgotten

Who already escaped

Forgetting the times

Of misunderstandings

And the lost time

To know how

To forget those hours

That were killing sometimes

By force of reason

The heart of well-being ( happiness)

Don't leave me

 

I will offer you

Pearls of rain

Coming from countries

Where it does not rain

I will dig the ground

Till after my death

To cover your body

With gold and light

I will make a field

Where love will be king

Where love will be law

Where you will be queen

Don't leave me

 

Don't leave me

I will invent for you

Words with no sense

That you will understand

I will tell you

About those lovers

Who saw two times

Their hearts hugging

I will tell you

The history of that king

Dead for not having

Been able to meet you

Don't leave me

 

We often saw

The fire rebounding

From the old volcano

That we thought it was too old

It seems it ( the volcano) is

From burned lands

Giving more grains

Than a better April

And when the evening comes

For a sky blazes

The red and the black

Don't get married

Don't leave me

 

Don't leave me

I don't want to cry anymore

I don't want to talk anymore

I will hide myself there

To watch 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

Don't leave me.


I found this translation for you.It is not mine.



Vue3D

The original with english subtiltles : https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q_bq5mStroM

Or Read lyrics here: (Ne me quitte pas = Do not leave me)

Do not leave me now
We must just forget
Yes, we can forget
All that’s flown beyond
Let’s forget the time
The misunderstands
And the wasted time
To find out how
To forget these hours
Which sometimes kill
The blows of why,
A heart full of joy.
Do not leave me now
Do not leave me now
Do not leave me now
Do not leave me now

I offer you
Pearls of rain
Coming from the lands
Where it never rains
I will cross the world
Till after my death
To cover your bosom
With gold and light
I will make a kingdom
where love will be king
Where love will be the law
Where you will be queen
Do not leave me now
Do not leave me now
Do not leave me now
Do not leave me now

Do not leave me now,
Will invent for you
The insane words
That you’ll understand
And I will tell you
Of these lovers who
Were seen twice
With their hearts in blaze
I will say in detail
The story of this king
Dead, from having not
Encountered you.
Do not leave me now
Do not leave me now
Do not leave me now
Do not leave me now

One often recalls
Flames light anew
From an old volcano
Thought to be too old.
It appears that
The scorched fields
Can give more corn
Than the best of springs.
And when evening comes
In this blazing sky
The red and the night
Marry nevermore.
Do not leave me now
Do not leave me now
Do not leave me now
Do not leave me now

Do not leave me now
I will cry no more
I will talk no more
Will hide somehow
Just to look at you
Dance and smile
And to hear you
Sing and then laugh
Let me be for you
The shadow of your shadow
The shadow of your hand
The shadow of your dog
Do not leave me now
Do not leave me now
Do not leave me now
Do not leave me now



All comments from YouTube:

Rodrigo Silva

Alguém escreveu : uma das melhores interpretações dessa música ... Estás louco??? Essa é a melhor gravação dessa música! Simplesmente porque é perfeita e irretocável logo DEFINITIVA!!!!! assim como a ave Maria na voz da celine que também é outro registro histórico! Em suma jacques brell (compositor ) deve estar se revirando no túmulo ante algo tão sublime.❤🎉❤🎉

Martin Geeson

Admirably sung. She truly brought out the abjection of the lover dreading the loss of the beloved.

Le du mot

J'en ai des frissons, on sent que l'interprétation vient de son cœur

Lou Skywalker

Me encanta como lo interpreta Celine. Un placer escucharle.

Elizabeth Chávez Dueñas

I remember when I listened to that song and I didn't usually understand the lyrics now it hurts too much to hear this song, beautiful interpretation Celine ❤️

Ladi Hawke

Can not understand one word of this song, yet it moves my soul!! Love Celine!!

Pedro Menezes

Uma das melhores interpretações dessa canção

Isabelle Pimoulle

Pl

Ada Dor.

Pięknie ... emocje i klasa ❤❤❤👏👏👏

Germain Denis

Zgadzam się z tobą, Dorota!

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