ne me quitte pas - jacques brel (faouzia cover)

i've been singing this song since i was a kid and thought it was time to make an official version. hope you love it, happy new year xoxo

piano : ferro montanino

[hannahpietch]

I have a chronic disease that affects me on a daily basis. listening to your music brings me peace and clarity on my worst days. I just saw you in concert! I sang, I cried, I smiled, all I want to do is meet you and say thank you in person. I love you, Faouzia! ❤️

[johnbevan]

No singer like Faouzia, best female vocalist of this generation who kills it in three languages with a powerful angelic voice let all other singers have their little radio times!

[ceciliaanubis]

If you don't speak French, I got you 💕

Don't leave me
We must forget
All can be forgotten
That has already passed away
Forget the time
Of misunderstandings
And the time lost
Trying to know "how"
Forget those hours
That sometimes kill
With slaps of "why"
The heart of happiness
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me

I will give to you
Pearls made of rain
From countries
Where it never rains
I will work the land
All my life and beyond
To cover your body
With gold and with light
I will make a land
Where love will be king
Where love will be law
Where you will be queen
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me

Don't leave me
I will invent, for you
Fanciful words
That you'll understand
I will tell you
About those lovers
Who have twice seen
Their hearts set ablaze
I will tell you
The story of the king
Who died of not having
Ever met you
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me

We've often seen
Fire flowing again
From an ancient volcano
Considered too old
It's said that there are
Fire-scorched lands
That yield more wheat
Than the best April
And when evening comes
With a burning sky
The red and the black--
Are they not joined together?
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me

Don't leave me
I won't cry anymore
I won't talk anymore
I will hide over there
To watch you
Dance and smile
And to hear you
Sing and then laugh
Let me become
The shadow of your shadow
The shadow of your hand
The shadow of your dog
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me.

[nassimus_]

One of the greatest voices on Earth. The greatest of her generation. The greatest rendition of "Ne me quitte pas". FAOUZIA, slaaaay ❤️

[abodghafir]

Ne Me Quitte Pas Lyrics
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 cœur 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 cœurs 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

Ne Me Quitte Pas Lyrics English Translation

Don’t leave me
We must forget
All can be forgotten
That has already passed away
Forget the time
Of misunderstandings
And the time lost
Trying to know “how”
Forget those hours
That sometimes kill
With slaps of “why”
The heart of happiness
Don’t leave me
Don’t leave me
Don’t leave me
Don’t leave me

I will give to you
Pearls made of rain
From countries
Where it never rains
I will work the land
All my life and beyond
To cover your body
With gold and with light
I will make a land
Where love will be king
Where love will be law
Where you will be queen
Don’t leave me
Don’t leave me
Don’t leave me
Don’t leave me


Don’t leave me
I will invent, for you
Fanciful words
That you’ll understand
I will tell you
About those lovers
Who have twice seen
Their hearts set ablaze
I will tell you
The story of the king
Who died of not having
Ever met you
Don’t leave me
Don’t leave me
Don’t leave me
Don’t leave me


We’ve often seen
Fire flowing again
From an ancient volcano
Considered too old
It’s said that there are
Fire-scorched lands
That yield more wheat
Than the best April
And when evening comes
With a burning sky
The red and the black–
Are they not joined together?
Don’t leave me
Don’t leave me
Don’t leave me
Don’t leave me


Don’t leave me
I won’t cry anymore
I won’t talk anymore
I will hide over there
To watch you
Dance and smile
And to hear you
Sing and then laugh
Let me become
The shadow of your shadow
The shadow of your hand
The shadow of your dog
Don’t leave me
Don’t leave me
Don’t leave me
Don’t leave me

[Zyrc]

My girlfriend introduced me to your incredible world years ago. She was passionate about music and your songs that she would sing to me for hours at night. She was French-English and it also happened that she sang me "Ne me quitte pas". It's been three years since she left this world but I'm sure she would have been delighted to hear this masterpiece coming from your voice.

Merci pour elle, pour tout le bonheur et l'inspiration que vous lui avez apporté ❤️

[stanlanaforclearskin]

she's have one of the most beautiful voices on earth! she deserves more recognition! 🖤✨

[Nomade]

"ne me quitte pas" avec la touche Faouzia, on adore !
Il y a de joli texte en français qui sommeille, il faut les réveiller !

[Rachidtaaroufi]

J'adore Jaques Brel et sont rares les reprises qui m'ont plu. Elle m'a transpercé le cœur avec ce cover. J'espère quelle soit connue à sa vrai valeur. Je l'ai découvert par hasard il y a environs 1 mois et je suis FAN. Continue

[etsdj]

La vérité c'est que ta voix mérite d être écoutée par le monde entier.
Ta voix me donne des frissons, j adore 😍❤
J espère vraiment qu'un jour tu trouveras ta place parmis les icônes de la chanson amène 🙏

[pierlucgagnon]

I think this song is the most beautiful love song ever written. Faouzia just honors the way it is a masterpiece of the heart, of the soul also. I love her voice and i can't help help myself shredding a tear listening to this song.

[safias]

Je suis une inconditionnelle de BREL et je n'ai jamais réussi à me détacher suffisamment de ses chansons pour aimer ou apprécier les reprises (cover). Mon Dieu Faouzia ta reprise de cette chanson et juste PARFAITE!!! BRAVO!!! je suis tellement émue que j'en perds mes mots.

[busterdee]

My folks were French-Canadian. I didn't hear English until starting school. Since then, that part of my brain has been pretty much dorment. But, when I hear something like this, I'm flooded with memories. Thanks for this lovely song.

[mariemtrabelsi]

Faouzia singing a french song is incredible! She blows my mind <3
Oh my feels like the chaos of my feelings

[nahlafawnie]

THANK YOU FAOUZIA THIS IS A MASTERPIECE I CAN LISTEN TO THIS FOR YEARS

[AmyAndThePup]

My mom adores Jacques Brel! When I mentioned you'd done a cover of his and spelled out the name for her, she knew immediately which song it was, and pulled him singing it up on YouTube.
I love how you sing differently in each of the three languages you know! It's so fascinating. Of course it makes sense, but it's beautiful. :)
So glad to see you posting again!

[Rose_f]

The way she goes from High Notes to Lower Notes, is just magnific.🤍🥺

[princessefaouzia]

Bravo Faouzia quel reprise incroyable tu as faite!! Tu as rendu cette chanson déjà magnifique encore plus belle avec ta sublime voix!!

[puakl_jrnjila]

2:05 is absolute peak. Such a wonderful cover, je suis sans mot.

[juzores]

That low notes part from 00:35 to 00:45 was sooo good.