Ne Me Quitte Pas
Marianne Faithfull Lyrics

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Non, je ne pourrai jamais vivre sans toi,
Je ne pourrai pas, ne pars pas, j'en mourrai!
Un instant sans toi et je n'existe pas,
Mais mon amour, ne me quitte pas.
Mon amour, je t'attendrai toute ma vie,
Reste près de moi, reviens, je t'en supplie!
J'ai besoin de toi, je veux vivre pour toi,
Oh, mon amour, ne me quitte pas.

Ils se sont séparés sur le quai d'une gare.
Ils se sont éloignés dans un dernier regard.
Oh, je t'aime! - ne me quitte pas.
Non, je ne pourrai jamais vivre sans toi,
Je ne pourrai pas, ne pars pas, j'en mourrai!
Un instant sans toi et je n'existe pas,
Oh, mon amour, ne me quitte pas.
Mon amour, je t'attendrai toute ma vie,
Reste près de moi, reviens, je t'en supplie!

J'ai besoin de toi, je veux vivre pour toi,
Oh, mon amour, ne me quitte pas.

Overall Meaning

Marianne Faithfull's "Ne me quitte pas" is a poignant love song that speaks to the deep emotional bond between two people who are unable to live without each other. The song opens with the singer declaring that she could never live without her lover, and that the mere thought of his departure would leave her devastated. She further laments that without him, she cannot exist. The chorus entreats her lover not to leave her, emphasizing the great depth of her love for him.

The second verse of the song tells a story of a couple separating on a train platform, with the parting glance between them filled with emotion and the declaration of love. The song reprises with the same melody and lyrics from the first verse and chorus.

Overall, the song is a raw, emotional appeal to the one you love to stay with you and never leave, a universal sentiment that has touched the hearts of countless listeners in the years since its release.

Line by Line Meaning

Non, je ne pourrai jamais vivre sans toi,
Without you, I cannot survive, it is impossible for me to live.

Je ne pourrai pas, ne pars pas, j'en mourrai!
If you leave, it will kill me, I beg you not to go.

Un instant sans toi et je n'existe pas,
I cannot exist without you, even for a moment.

Mais mon amour, ne me quitte pas.
But my love, don't leave me.

Mon amour, je t'attendrai toute ma vie,
My love, I will wait for you my entire life.

Reste près de moi, reviens, je t'en supplie!
Please stay with me, come back to me.

J'ai besoin de toi, je veux vivre pour toi,
I need you, I want to live for you.

Oh, mon amour, ne me quitte pas.
Oh, my love, don't leave me.

Ils se sont séparés sur le quai d'une gare.
They parted ways on a train station platform.

Ils se sont éloignés dans un dernier regard.
They drifted apart in one last look.

Oh, je t'aime! - ne me quitte pas.
Oh, I love you! - don't leave me.