No Regrets
Edith Piaf Lyrics


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No, no regrets
No, I will have no regrets
All the things that went wrong
For at last I have learned to be strong
No, no regrets
No, I will have no regrets
For the grief doesn't last
It is gone, I've forgotten the past

And the memories I had
I no longer desire
Both the good and the bad
I have flung in a fire
And I feel in my heart
That the seed has been sown
It is something quite new
It's like nothing I've known

No, no regrets
No, I will have no regrets
All the things that went wrong
For at last I have learned to be strong
No, no regrets
No, I will have no regrets
For the seed that is new




It's the love
That is growing for you

Overall Meaning

Edith Piaf's song "No Regrets" is a powerful declaration of Embracing Life with no regrets. The lyrics reveal the beauty of living in the present moment, releasing the past and celebrating the future. The verse "Non, rien de rien" repeats several times, signaling her resolve to not look back or worry about the past, to embrace life on her own terms. Piaf declares, "Ni le bien qu'on m'a fait, Ni le mal tout ça m'est bien égal," meaning that she does not care about the good or bad things, but the most important thing to her is that she is happy with her life.


Piaf continues this theme of moving on from the past with the lines "C'est payé, balayé, oublié," meaning that everything is paid for, swept away, and forgotten. She goes on to say, "Je me fous de passé," meaning she doesn't care about the past anymore. She then talks about how she lights a fire with her memories and how she doesn't need her past troubles anymore. She also acknowledges that she has left many love stories and starts anew.


Overall, "No Regrets" is a powerful song about living in the present, not caring about the past, and embracing life. It is a message that resonates with people around the world, and the song continues to be a popular tune almost six decades after its release.


Line by Line Meaning

Non, rien de rien
No, nothing of nothing


Non, je ne regrette rien
No, I don't feel sorry about nothing


Ni le bien qu'on m'a fait
Not the good things people have done to me


Ni le mal tout ça m'est bien égal
Not the bad things, it's all the same to me


C'est payé, balayé, oublié
It's paid for, removed, forgotten


Je me fous do passé
I'm happy of the past


Avec mes souvenirs
With my memories


J'ai allumé le feu
I lit up the fire


Mes chagrins, mes plaisirs
My troubles, my pleasures


Je n'ai plus besoin d'eux
I don't need them anymore


Balayées les amours
Broomed away my love stories


Et tous leurs trémolos
And all their tremble


Balayés pour toujours
Broomed away for always


Je repars à zéro
I start again from zero


Car ma vie, car mes joies
Because my life, my joys


Aujourd'hui, ça commence avec toi
Today, they begin with you




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Peermusic Publishing, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC
Written by: Charles Dumont, Hal David, Michel Vaucaire

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@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.



All comments from YouTube:

@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

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@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?

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