Ne me quitte pas
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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
A savoir comment
Oublier ces heures
Qui tuaient parfois
A coups de pourquoi
Le coeur 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 coeurs 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 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
A 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
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas




Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas.

Overall Meaning

"Ne Me Quitte Pas" (Don't Leave Me) is a famous French song by Jacques Brel, performed here by Exp. The song is a plea from the singer to his lover not to leave him. The lyrics express deep vulnerability and desperation, as the singer begs his partner not to forget everything they have shared and all the memories they have made together. He pleads with her to forget the misunderstandings and wasted time, to forget the arguments and doubts that have harmed their happiness. The repetition of "Ne me quitte pas" (Don't leave me) throughout the song emphasizes the sense of desperation and fear of being abandoned.


In the second verse, the singer promises to offer his lover "pearls of rain" from lands where it never rains. He speaks of digging the earth to cover her body with gold and light even after his death. He dreams of creating a realm where love reigns and she becomes the queen. The lyrics depict the extreme lengths the singer is willing to go to in order to keep his lover by his side.


In the third verse, the singer declares that he will invent senseless words that she will understand. He will tell her about lovers who felt their hearts ignite twice, implying that their love is still alive and can be rekindled. He promises to recount to her the story of a king who died because he couldn't meet her.


The final verse poetically compares love to a dormant volcano that can suddenly erupt, providing more abundance than a springtime. It suggests that even though their love might have seemed old and extinguished, there is still potential for a passionate and fulfilling relationship. The song ends with the singer promising not to cry or speak anymore, instead choosing to watch her dance and smile, listen to her sing and laugh. He asks to become nothing but a shadow, an extension of her.


Overall, "Ne Me Quitte Pas" is a deeply emotional and powerful song that captures the fear of abandonment and the lengths one is willing to go to keep love alive.


Line by Line Meaning

Ne me quitte pas
Do not leave me


Il faut oublier
You must forget


Tout peut s'oublier
Everything can be forgotten


Qui s'enfuit déjà
That is already escaping


Oublier le temps
Forget the time


Des malentendus
Of misunderstandings


Et le temps perdu
And the lost time


A savoir comment
To know how


Oublier ces heures
Forget those hours


Qui tuaient parfois
That sometimes killed


A coups de pourquoi
With blows of why


Le coeur 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 does not rain


Je creuserai la terre
I will dig the earth


Jusqu'après ma mort
Until 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 make 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 reine
Where you will be queen


Ne me quitte pas
Do not leave me


Je t'inventerai
I will invent for you


Des mots insensés
Senseless words


Que tu comprendras
That you will understand


Je te parlerai
I will talk to you


De ces amants-là
About those lovers


Qui ont vu deux fois
Who saw twice


Leurs coeurs 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 having


Pu te rencontrer
Been able to meet you


On a vu souvent
We have often seen


Rejaillir le feu
The fire flare up


D'un ancien volcan
Of an old volcano


Qu'on croyait trop vieux
That was believed too old


Il est paraît-il
It is said


Des terres brûlées
Burned 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
So that a sky blazes


Le rouge et le noir
The red and the black


Ne s'épousent-ils pas
Don't they marry


Ne me quitte pas
Do not leave me


Je ne vais plus pleurer
I am not going to cry anymore


Je ne vais plus parler
I am not going to talk anymore


Je me cacherai là
I will hide there


A te regarder
To watch you


Danser et sourire
Dance and smile


Et à t'écouter
And to listen to you


Chanter et puis rire
Sing and then laugh


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


Ne me quitte pas
Do not leave me




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