Let It Be Me
Claudine Longet Lyrics

The lyrics of Claudine Longet's Let It Be Me describe a deep sense of adoration and devotion towards an individual. The singer is grateful to have found this person and wants to remain close to them. They ask the individual to choose them as their partner and to let them be the one that they cling onto. The singer professes their love and shares that they find complete joy and fulfillment when they are together. They ask the individual to never leave them lonely, to always tell them that they love them, and to let it be them who they love.

The lyrics of Let It Be Me convey a sense of vulnerability and dependence on the other individual. The singer acknowledges their own fragility and their willingness to submit to the person they are addressing. The lines "Comme l'argile, l'insecte fragile, L'esclave docile, je t'appartiens, De tout mon tre, tu es le seul ma”tre, Je dois me soumettre, je t'appartiens" (Like clay, fragile insect, docile slave, I belong to you, with my whole being, you are the only master, I must submit to you) amplify these feelings of submissiveness and surrender. The French phrase, "je dois me soumettre" translates to "I must submit" and emphasizes the total control the person holds over the singer.

Overall, the lyrics of Let It Be Me express a deep love towards another person, one which is all-consuming and all-encompassing, and one that perhaps borders on obsession. It conveys a sense of complete dedication to the other person, where they are the only one that matters.