Ne me quitte pas
Jean-Félix Lalanne Lyrics
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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
Le coeur du bonheur
Ne me quitte pas (don't leave me)
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas (listen to my guitar)
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 (don't leave me)
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas (listen to my guitar)
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 leur coeur s'embraser
Je te raconterai l'histoire de ce roi
Mort de n'avoir pas pu te rencontrer
Ne me quitte pas (don't leave me)
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas (listen to my guitar)
Yeah, 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 (don't leave me)
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas (listen to my guitar)
If you ever left me, my days would go dark
CPR, eclipse of the heart
From the start, we made an oath we'll never depart
'Til our flesh turn to dirt and we return to the gods
Let's toast to our future
Ne me quitte pas baby, I won't ever leave ya
So make love to your knight
Cello in your ear girl, tryna set the mood right
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
The song "Ne me quitte pas" by Jean-Felix Lalanne is a heartfelt plea to a loved one not to leave. The lyrics express the desperation and fear of losing someone who has become the source of happiness and love. The singer begs the person not to forget all they have shared and to remember the moments of joy they have experienced together.
The first verse sets the tone by emphasizing the need to forget and let go of past misunderstandings and lost time. The singer acknowledges that there were moments of pain and confusion, but urges the listener to look past them and remember the heart of happiness they once shared.
The second verse turns to promises of devotion and sacrifice. The singer offers to bring rare pearls of rain from a place where it never rains and to dig the earth until death in order to cover the loved one's body with gold and light. The singer also envisions a world where love reigns and the loved one becomes a queen.
The third verse continues with the theme of devotion and promises to invent nonsensical words that the loved one will understand, and to speak of great lovers who felt their hearts ignite twice. The singer also mentions a king who died because he was unable to meet the loved one.
The chorus repeats the plea to not leave, accompanied by the sound of the guitar. The lyrics convey a sense of desperation and a fear of losing the person who brings light and happiness into the singer's life.
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's already running away
Oublier le temps des malentendus
Forget the time of misunderstandings
Et le temps perdu
And the time lost
À savoir comment
To know how
Oublier ces heures qui tuaient parfois
Forget those hours that sometimes killed
À coups de pourquoi
With blows of 'why'
Le coeur du bonheur
The heart of happiness
Moi je t'offrirai des perles de pluie
I will offer you rain droplets
Venues de pays où il ne pleut pas
From countries where it doesn't rain
Je creuserai la terre jusqu'après ma mort
I will dig the earth until after my death
Pour couvrir ton corps d'or et de lumière
To cover your body with gold and light
Je ferai un domaine où l'amour sera roi
I will create a domain where love will be king
Où l'amour sera loi; où tu seras reine
Where love will be the law; where you will be queen
Ne me quitte pas
Don't leave me
Je t'inventerai des mots insensés
I will invent meaningless words for you
Que tu comprendras
That you will understand
Je te parlerai de ces amants-là
I will talk to you about those lovers
Qui ont vu deux fois leur coeur s'embraser
Who have seen their hearts ignite twice
Je te raconterai l'histoire de ce roi
I will tell you the story of that king
Mort de n'avoir pas pu te rencontrer
Dying for not being able to meet you
Ne me quitte pas
Don't leave me
Yeah, on a vu souvent rejaillir le feu
Yeah, we have often seen the fire erupt
De l'ancien volcan qu'on croyait trop vieux
From the old volcano we thought was too old
Il est, paraît-il, des terres brûlées
It seems there are burned lands
Donnant plus de blé qu'un meilleur avril
Giving more wheat than a better April
Et quand vient le soir pour qu'un ciel flamboie
And when evening comes for a sky to blaze
Le rouge et le noir ne s'épousent-ils pas?
Don't red and black marry each other?
If you ever left me, my days would go dark
If you ever left me, my days would go dark
CPR, eclipse of the heart
CPR, an eclipse of the heart
From the start, we made an oath we'll never depart
From the start, we made an oath we'll never depart
'Til our flesh turn to dirt and we return to the gods
'Til our flesh turns to dirt and we return to the gods
Let's toast to our future
Let's toast to our future
Ne me quitte pas baby, I won't ever leave ya
Don't leave me, baby, I won't ever leave you
So make love to your knight
So make love to your knight
Cello in your ear girl, trying to set the mood right
Cello in your ear, girl, trying to set the mood right
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
Don't leave me
Ne me quitte pas
Don't leave me
Ne me quitte pas
Don't leave me
Lyrics © Tratore, WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC FRANCE
Written by: Jacques Brel
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