Ne me quitte pas
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"Ne me quitte pas" is a song written and sung in French
and in Dutch
(as "Laat me niet alleen") by the Belgian chansonnier
(singer-songwriter) Jacques Brel
in 1959. It has been covered
in the original French by many artists and has also been translated into and performed in many other languages. A well-known English adaptation - by Rod McKuen - is called "If You Go Away
".
first recorded this song on 11 September 1959, and it is on his album La Valse à Mille Temps
. The song is published by Warner-Chappell Publishing
. In 1961, he recorded a Flemish version of the song, entitled "Laat Me Niet Alleen". In 1972, Brel recorded another version as the title track of his album Ne Me Quitte Pas.
The lyrics "Moi, je t'offrirai des perles de pluie venues de pays où il ne pleut pas" ("I'll give you pearls of rain that come from lands where it does not rain") are sung to a theme borrowed from the Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6
by the composer Franz Liszt
.
Ne me quitte pas was written after Brel's mistress "Zizou" (Suzanne Gabriello
) threw him out of her life. Zizou was pregnant with Brel's child, but Brel refused to acknowledge he fathered the child. Zizou later had an abortion as a result of Brel's actions.
It is considered by some as "Brel's ultimate classic". He would later say in an interview that the song is not a love song, but rather a song about the cowardice of men.
Nina Simone
performed a well known cover of the song, in her 1965 album I Put A Spell On You
. "Ne Me Quitte Pas" was used by Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar
in his sixth film, Law of Desire, in a striking performance by Brazilian singer Maysa Matarazzo
.
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Scott Walker
recorded a cover of "Ne me quitte pas" on his third solo album Scott 3, originally released in 1969. Scott Walker released various Brel covers on the albums Scott 1, 2 & 3, which were translated by Mort Shuman.
There is also another translation of the song by Nick Currie, aka Momus
, called "Don't Leave". This is closer literally to the original text than "If You Go Away", and was released first in 1986 on the Jacques EP and later on an extended version of the album Circus Maximus.
Regina Spektor
released a different song by the name "Ne Me Quitte Pas" on her 2002 album, Songs
.
American duo the Black Veils translate the song as "Don't Leave Me" on their 2009 CD Troubadours, which includes translations of six other French chansons.
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and in Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
(as "Laat me niet alleen") by the Belgian chansonnier
Chansonnier
A chansonnier is a manuscript or printed book which contains a collection of chansons, or polyphonic and monophonic settings of songs, hence literally "song-books," although some manuscripts are so called even though they preserve the text but not the music A chansonnier is a manuscript or...
(singer-songwriter) Jacques Brel
Jacques Brel
Jacques Brel was a Belgian singer-songwriter who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following in France initially, and later throughout the world. He was widely considered a master of the modern chanson...
in 1959. It has been covered
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
in the original French by many artists and has also been translated into and performed in many other languages. A well-known English adaptation - by Rod McKuen - is called "If You Go Away
If You Go Away
"If You Go Away" is a song in English based upon the French song "Ne me quitte pas" , written by Jacques Brel. The English lyrics were written by Rod McKuen as part of a larger project to translate Brel's work. "If You Go Away" is considered a pop standard and has been recorded by many artists,...
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History
Jacques BrelJacques Brel
Jacques Brel was a Belgian singer-songwriter who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following in France initially, and later throughout the world. He was widely considered a master of the modern chanson...
first recorded this song on 11 September 1959, and it is on his album La Valse à Mille Temps
La Valse à Mille Temps
La Valse à Mille Temps is Jacques Brel's fourth album. Also known as Jacques Brel 4 and American Début, the album was released in 1959 by Philips...
. The song is published by Warner-Chappell Publishing
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
. In 1961, he recorded a Flemish version of the song, entitled "Laat Me Niet Alleen". In 1972, Brel recorded another version as the title track of his album Ne Me Quitte Pas.
The lyrics "Moi, je t'offrirai des perles de pluie venues de pays où il ne pleut pas" ("I'll give you pearls of rain that come from lands where it does not rain") are sung to a theme borrowed from the Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D-flat major is the sixth work of the 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies composed by Franz Liszt. This work was dedicated to Count Antoine of Appony and uses the form of Lassan and Friska like many other rhapsodies...
by the composer Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt ; ), was a 19th-century Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher.Liszt became renowned in Europe during the nineteenth century for his virtuosic skill as a pianist. He was said by his contemporaries to have been the most technically advanced pianist of his age...
.
Ne me quitte pas was written after Brel's mistress "Zizou" (Suzanne Gabriello
Suzanne Gabriello
Suzanne Gabriello was a French singer/actress, daughter of actor Gabriello. She was one of Jacques Brel's partners, for whom he wrote "Ne Me Quitte Pas" . Her position as a presenter at the Paris Olympia concert hall helped Brel's rise to fame...
) threw him out of her life. Zizou was pregnant with Brel's child, but Brel refused to acknowledge he fathered the child. Zizou later had an abortion as a result of Brel's actions.
It is considered by some as "Brel's ultimate classic". He would later say in an interview that the song is not a love song, but rather a song about the cowardice of men.
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Eunice Kathleen Waymon , better known by her stage name Nina Simone , was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music...
performed a well known cover of the song, in her 1965 album I Put A Spell On You
I Put a Spell on You (album)
I Put a Spell on You is a 1965 album by singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone for Philips Records. It features some of Simone's best known songs.- Information about songs on this album :...
. "Ne Me Quitte Pas" was used by Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar Caballero is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.Almodóvar is arguably the most successful and internationally known Spanish filmmaker of his generation. His films, marked by complex narratives, employ the codes of melodrama and use elements of pop culture, popular...
in his sixth film, Law of Desire, in a striking performance by Brazilian singer Maysa Matarazzo
Maysa Matarazzo
Maysa Figueira Monjardim , better known as Maysa Matarazzo or simply Maysa, daughter of Alcibíades Guaraná Monjardim and wife Inah Figueira and paternal granddaughter of Manuel Silvino Monjardim and wife Ursulina Guaraná, was a singer, composer, and actress from Brazil...
.
French
- 1959:
- Simone Langlois (possibly the very first recording: Brel would have passed it to her prior to recording his own version)
- 1961:
- Maysa MatarazzoMaysa MatarazzoMaysa Figueira Monjardim , better known as Maysa Matarazzo or simply Maysa, daughter of Alcibíades Guaraná Monjardim and wife Inah Figueira and paternal granddaughter of Manuel Silvino Monjardim and wife Ursulina Guaraná, was a singer, composer, and actress from Brazil...
in Maysa Sings Songs Before Dawn and Maysa Matarazzo 1961 (released in Argentina). This version was used by Pedro Almodovar in the movie Law of Desire (1987). Also used in 2001 for the Brazilian mini-series Presença de Anita (Anita's Presence). - 1961:
- BarbaraMonique SerfMonique Andrée Serf , known as Barbara , was a popular French female singer...
chante Brel - 1965:
- Nina SimoneNina SimoneEunice Kathleen Waymon , better known by her stage name Nina Simone , was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music...
in her June 1965 I Put a Spell on YouI Put a Spell on You (album)I Put a Spell on You is a 1965 album by singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone for Philips Records. It features some of Simone's best known songs.- Information about songs on this album :...
album - Frida BoccaraFrida BoccaraFrida Boccara was a French singer.Frida Boccara was born in Casablanca, Morocco. She submitted the song "Autrefois" to the French Eurovision Song Contest selection panel in 1964 but she was unsuccessful...
(some versions): 1. Duet with Luis Recatero (EP Belter 51532, 1965); 2. «Frida Boccara Sings» - 1967, LP Melodia, made in USSR («Поёт Фрида Боккара» [Д-20579-80]); 3. "Place des Arts - Montreal '71 Live" (2 LP Philips, 1971 and CD 2006, Canada); 4.«An Evening With Frida Boccara» (1978, Live at Dallas Brooks Hall, Melbourne - 2 LP Philips and some CD compilations) - 1970:
- Vicky LeandrosVicky LeandrosVicky Leandros is a Greek singer with a long international career. She is the daughter of singer, musician and composer Leandros Papathanasiou...
- Brel asked Leandros to sing this song after they met in a French TV studio. The song was released on the album Ich Bin released January 1971 and on the French album Je Suis Comme Je Suis released in Canada (October 1971 - 1974:
- Gigliola CinquettiGigliola CinquettiGigliola Cinquetti is an Italian singer, TV presenter and journalist.-Biography:At the age of 16 she won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1964 singing "Non ho l'età" , with music composed by Nicola Salerno and lyrics by Mario Panzeri...
in Bonjour Paris (album CGD 65978) - 1987:
- Alison MoyetAlison MoyetAlison Moyet , is an English singer, songwriter and performer noted for her bluesy voice.Her UK album sales have reached a certified 2.3 million, with 800,000 singles sold, all in the UK, where all seven of her studio albums and three compilation albums have charted in the Top 40 UK Album Chart,...
Appears as the B-side to "Love Letters" - 1988:
- Juliette GrécoJuliette GrécoJuliette Gréco, — also Michelle – is a French actress and popular chanson singer.-Early life and family:Juliette Gréco was born in Montpellier to a Corsican father and a mother who became active in the Résistance, in the Hérault département of southern France. She was raised by her maternal...
in Gréco 88: Hommage à Brel - Sting live on his ...Nothing Like the Sun...Nothing Like the Sun…Nothing Like the Sun is a 1987 album by Sting. The title comes from Shakespeare's Sonnet #130 , which Sting used in the song "Sister Moon"...
tour - 1994:
- Alison MoyetAlison MoyetAlison Moyet , is an English singer, songwriter and performer noted for her bluesy voice.Her UK album sales have reached a certified 2.3 million, with 800,000 singles sold, all in the UK, where all seven of her studio albums and three compilation albums have charted in the Top 40 UK Album Chart,...
Appears as the B-side to "Getting Into Something" - 1995::*Isabelle AubretIsabelle AubretIsabelle Aubret is a French singer.Born as Thérèse Coquerelle in Lille, France, Aubret won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1962 representing France and singing "Un premier amour" with music composed by Claude-Henri Vic and lyrics by Roland Stephane Valade...
in her Chante Brel album - 1998:
- Hugues AufrayHugues AufrayHugues Aufray is a French singer. He began his career singing in Spanish....
in Hommage - Ils chantent Jacques Brel CDCompact DiscThe Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... - Yuri Buenaventura in Herencia Africana
- Miguel BoséMiguel BoséMiguel Dominguín Bosé is a Latin Grammy-winning Spanish/Italian musician and actor.-Early life:Bosé was born in San Fernando Hospital in Panama City, Panama, the son of the famous Italian actress Lucia Bosé and the legendary bullfighter Luis Miguel Dominguín. He is also a cousin of Carmen...
in 11 maneras de ponerse un sombrero CD - 1999:
- The late Frida BoccaraFrida BoccaraFrida Boccara was a French singer.Frida Boccara was born in Casablanca, Morocco. She submitted the song "Autrefois" to the French Eurovision Song Contest selection panel in 1964 but she was unsuccessful...
in her posthumous Un jour, un enfant CD - 2001:
- Natacha AtlasNatacha AtlasNatacha Atlas is a Belgian singer known for her fusion of Arabic and Western electronic music, particularly hip-hop. She once termed her music "cha'abi moderne" . Her music has been influenced by many styles including Arabic, hip hop, drum 'n' bass and reggae.Atlas began her career as part of...
in her album AyeshteniAyeshteniAyeshteni is the fourth album by Belgian singer Natacha Atlas. It was released by Mantra Records on May 8, 2001.- Track listing :# "Shubra" - 5:40# "I Put a Spell on You" - 3:39# "Ashwa" - 6:00# "Ayeshteni" - 4:54# "Soleil D'Egypte" - 3:11... - Maria Bill sings Jacques Brel
- 2002:
- Paloma BerganzaPaloma BerganzaPaloma Berganza was born in Madrid, she studied guitar, solfege and harmony at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música in Madrid. She studied vocal interpretation and accompaniment with composer/guitarist Jorge Cardoso, classical singing with Angeles Chamorro and Concha Doñaque, vocal jazz with...
in the Avec le temps CD - Cirque du SoleilCirque du SoleilCirque du Soleil , is a Canadian entertainment company, self-described as a "dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment." Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers, Guy...
's 2002 production VarekaiVarekaiVarekai is a Cirque du Soleil touring production that premiered in Montréal in April 2002. Its title means "wherever" in the Romani language, and the show is an "acrobatic tribute to the nomadic soul"....
features a performance of the song. - Ute LemperUte LemperUte Lemper is a German chanteuse and actress renowned for her interpretation of the work of Kurt Weill.- Biography :Born in Münster, Germany, Ute Lemper was raised in a Roman Catholic family. She joined the punk music group known as the Panama Drive Band at the age of 16...
in But One Day - 2003:
- Bic RungaBic RungaBriolette Kah Bic Runga MNZM is a New Zealand pop recording artist whose first solo album, Drive, debuted at number one on the New Zealand RIANZ charts. She has since become one of the highest-selling New Zealand artists in recent history...
in Live in Concert with the Christchurch SymphonyLive in Concert with the Christchurch Symphony-Track listing:#Precious Things#Bursting Through#One More Cup of Coffee#Ne Me Quitte Pas#Anyone Who Had a Heart#Beautiful Collision#And No More Shall We Part#Wishing on a Star#Say After Me#She Left on a Monday#Something Good...
. - 2004:
- In-GridIn-GridIngrid Alberini is an Italian dancer and singer-songwriter. She is best known for her 2003 international club smash "Tu es foutu", also known as "You Promised Me"...
in her album La vie en roseLa vie en rose"La Vie en Rose" was the signature song of French singer Édith Piaf.-Signature song of Édith Piaf:Édith Piaf first popularized La Vie en Rose in 1946. The lyrics were written by Piaf and the melody of the song by "Louiguy" . Initially, Piaf's peers and her songwriting team did not think the song... - Angélique Beauvence in the Still...love you CD
- Wende SnijdersWende SnijdersWende Snijders is a Dutch singer. Her first name Wende is commonly used as her artist name.-Biography:...
on the Quand tu Dors CD - 2005:
- Pierre BacheletPierre BacheletPierre Bachelet was a French singer-songwriter with a gentle romantic voice.Bachelet spent part of his childhood in Calais and developed a lifelong appreciation of the North of France, which inspired his hit song "Les corons" .His other hit songs include "Elle est d'ailleurs" , "Écris-moi" ,...
in the Tu ne nous quittes pas CD. - Olivier Laurent ('à la manière de Patrick Bruel, Julien Clerc, Serge Lama, Johnny Hallyday') in Ces gens-là
- 2006:
- Estrella Morente, a flamenco singer, on her album Mujeres, whose arrangement and performance is based on Nina Simone's.
- 2007:
- Belinda CarlisleBelinda CarlisleBelinda Jo Carlisle is an American singer who gained worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the Go-Go's, one of the most successful all-female bands and the first such group whose members wrote their own songs and played their own instruments...
on the VoilaVoila (album)-Personnel:*Belinda Carlisle - vocals*Natacha Atlas - additional vocals on "Ma jeunesse fout le camp", "La Vie en rose", "Bonnie et Clyde" and "Des ronds dans l'eau"*Brian Eno - keyboards*Sagat Guirey - Flamenco guitar*Graham Henderson - accordion...
CD. - 2009:
- Maria GadúMaria GadúMaria Gadú , is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has been nominated twice for a Latin Grammy Award. She released her first album in 2009, self-titled Maria Gadú...
in the Maria Gadú CD & live at Vivo Altas Horas (Brazil) 19 September 2009. Used in 2010 for the brazilian mini-series Cinquentinha. - Barbra StreisandBarbra StreisandBarbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, film producer and director. She has won two Academy Awards, eight Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Peabody Award, and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy,...
sings a mixed French/English lyric on her album Love Is the AnswerLove Is the Answer (album)Love Is the Answer is an album of jazz standards by Barbra Streisand released on September 29, 2009. The album was produced by Diana Krall and features Krall on piano. Orchestral arrangements are by Johnny Mandel, Anthony Wilson and Alan Broadbent. A deluxe edition contains a bonus disc featuring...
. - 2010:
- Brian MolkoBrian MolkoBrian Molko is a songwriter, lead vocalist, and guitarist of the band Placebo. He is known in particular for his high-pitched vocals, androgynous appearance, and unique, Sonic Youth-influenced guitar style and tuning.-Early life:Born to an American father of French-Italian heritage and a Scottish...
performed the song in the "I love EU" concert in Brussels .
- 2011
- Celine DionCeline DionCéline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
performs the song during her Las Vegas residency show, Celine
Afrikaans
- 1980:
- Laurika RauchLaurika RauchLaurika Rauch is a South African singer who sings in the Afrikaans as well as English language.She had a hit single in 1979 with Kinders van die Wind , written by the late Koos du Plessis...
's version "Moenie weggaan nie". Dutch artist Herman van VeenHerman van VeenHermannus Jantinus "Herman" van Veen is a Dutch stage performer, actor, musician and singer/songwriter and author. He is most famous as the creator of the Dutch-Japanese cartoon Alfred J...
performed a cover-version in the 2000s.
Catalan
- 1965 :
- Emili Vendrell - "No em deixis tan sol"
- 1967 :
- Mercè Madolell - "No te'n vagis pas"
- 1968 :
- SaloméSalomé (singer)Salomé , born Maria Rosa Marco Poquet, is a Spanish Catalan singer.Salomé was born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. At the Eurovision Song Contest held in Madrid in 1969, she performed "Vivo Cantando", composed by Maria José Cerato with words by Aniano Alcalde...
- "No em deixis mai" - 2005:
- Albert Fibla - "No em deixis, no"
Dutch
- 1961:
- Jacques BrelJacques BrelJacques Brel was a Belgian singer-songwriter who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following in France initially, and later throughout the world. He was widely considered a master of the modern chanson...
's version "Laat me niet alleen" - 1968:
- Liesbeth ListLiesbeth ListElisabeth Dorathea List, generally known as Liesbeth List is a Dutch singer, stage actress and television personality. She became popular during the 1960s and frequently collaborated with Ramses Shaffy...
's version "Laat me niet alleen".
English
See the "If You Go AwayIf You Go Away
"If You Go Away" is a song in English based upon the French song "Ne me quitte pas" , written by Jacques Brel. The English lyrics were written by Rod McKuen as part of a larger project to translate Brel's work. "If You Go Away" is considered a pop standard and has been recorded by many artists,...
" article.
- In 1967, singer Lana CantrellLana CantrellLana Eleanor Cantrell AM is an Australian-American singer and entertainment lawyer. She was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in the Grammy Awards of 1968.-Music career:...
- album LP 1967 "And Then There Was Lana" - CD 'Lana Cantrell', 1998
Scott Walker
Scott Walker (singer)
Scott Walker, born Noel Scott Engel on January 9, 1943 is an American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and the former lead singer of The Walker Brothers. Despite being American born, Walker's chart success has largely come in the United Kingdom, where his first four solo albums...
recorded a cover of "Ne me quitte pas" on his third solo album Scott 3, originally released in 1969. Scott Walker released various Brel covers on the albums Scott 1, 2 & 3, which were translated by Mort Shuman.
There is also another translation of the song by Nick Currie, aka Momus
Momus (artist)
Nick Currie , more popularly known under the artist name Momus , is a songwriter, blogger and former journalist for Wired...
, called "Don't Leave". This is closer literally to the original text than "If You Go Away", and was released first in 1986 on the Jacques EP and later on an extended version of the album Circus Maximus.
Regina Spektor
Regina Spektor
Regina Ilyinichna Spektor is a Russian American singer-songwriter and pianist. Her music is associated with the anti-folk scene centered in New York City's East Village.-Early life:...
released a different song by the name "Ne Me Quitte Pas" on her 2002 album, Songs
Songs (Regina Spektor album)
Songs is the second album by singer-songwriter Regina Spektor. The album was recorded in its entirety on Christmas Day of 2001; all songs were recorded in one take. Self-released copies of the album were sold at Spektor's early live shows, but the album is now available for purchase periodically at...
.
American duo the Black Veils translate the song as "Don't Leave Me" on their 2009 CD Troubadours, which includes translations of six other French chansons.
Finnish
- 1968
- Brita KoivunenBrita KoivunenBrita Koivunen-Einiö is a Finnish schlager singer. Some of her most famous songs include "Suklaasydän", "Sävel rakkauden" and "Mamma, tuo mies minua tuijottaa", all from the 1950s....
"Jos nyt menet pois"
- 1979
- Toni Edelmann "Ethän lähde pois"
- 1984
- Susanna HaavistoSusanna HaavistoSusanna Haavisto is a Finnish actress and singer.She has taken part in several movies and TV programs. She was UNICEF National Ambassador in 1980.- Filmography :*Kymmenen riivinrautaa *Ripa ruostuu...
"Ala vetää vaan"
- 1985
- Vera TeleniusVera TeleniusVera Telenius Elisabeth was a Finnish singer. Her most successful recording was "Miljoona ruusua" for which she wrote Finnish lyrics for the song "Million alyh roz" originally made famous by Russian singer Alla Pugacheva....
"Ala vetää vaan"
- 2010
- Samuli EdelmannSamuli EdelmannSamuli Casimir Edelmann is a Finnish actor and singer.-Family and career:Samuli Edelmann is the son of actress Marja-Leena Kouki and composer Toni Edelmann. Edelmann has two children, Venla and Ilmari, with his wife Laura Tuomarila...
"Ethän lähde pois"
German
- 1963:
- Marlene DietrichMarlene DietrichMarlene Dietrich was a German-American actress and singer.Dietrich remained popular throughout her long career by continually re-inventing herself, professionally and characteristically. In the Berlin of the 1920s, she acted on the stage and in silent films...
"Bitte geh nicht fort"
- 1976
- Klaus HoffmannKlaus HoffmannKlaus Hoffmann is a German singer, songwriter and actor.- Career :Klaus Hoffmann started his career as a singer-songwriter during the late 1960s in the alternative Berlin club culture...
"Geh nicht fort von mir"; "Bitte geh nicht fort" (1997)
- 1977
- Markus Pol Lass mich nicht allein
Greek
- 1971:
- Vicky LeandrosVicky LeandrosVicky Leandros is a Greek singer with a long international career. She is the daughter of singer, musician and composer Leandros Papathanasiou...
in the album Pes mou pos mporeis (Tell me how you can). - 1979:
- Yiannis Parios in the LP Tha Me Thymithis (You will remember me), with the title "Mi me afinis mi" (Don't leave me, don't).
- 1996:
- Haris AlexiouHaris AlexiouHaris Alexiou is a Greek singer. She is considered one of the most popular singers in Greece and has been commercially successful since the 1970s. She has worked with important Greek songwriters and composers, has performed at top musical theatres all over the world and has received several awards...
in her live album: Gyrizontas ton kosmo (During my world tour). - 2007:
- Yiannnis Parios' live rendition of the aforementioned song.
Hebrew
- 1974: Dani Granot Sang "Ana Al Telchi", a translation by Dafna Eilat, in his album Shkiot Nashim Vechol Hashar.
- 1992: The late Yossi BanaiYossi BanaiYossi Banai was an Israeli performer, singer, actor, and dramatist.-Biography:Banai was born in Jerusalem, and grew up in the neighborhood of the Mahane Yehuda market...
sings Al tilchi mikan, a translation by Naomi ShemerNaomi ShemerNaomi Shemer was a leading Israeli songwriter hailed as the "first lady of Israeli song and poetry."-Biography:Naomi Sapir was born on Kvutzat Kinneret, a kibbutz her parents had helped found, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. In the 1950s she served in the Israeli Defense Force's Nahal...
, in the Im neda' le'ehow - Songs of Jacques Brel recordSound recording and reproductionSound recording and reproduction is an electrical or mechanical inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects. The two main classes of sound recording technology are analog recording and digital recording... - 2001: RitaRita KleinsteinRita Yahan-Farouz is an Iranian-born Israeli pop singer and actress.-Early life:Rita Yahan-Farouz was born in Tehran, Iran. Her family emigrated to Israel in 1970.-Musical and acting career:-1980s:...
and Rami Kleinstein sang the same Hebrew version live in their tour, that was later released on a CD, Rita Rami On Stage - 2008: Itay Pearl Israeli composer http://www.itaypearl.com, wrote a song as a response to the original Jacques Brel version.
- 2009: Shlomi Shaban: Translated by Dory Manor, Al Telchi Achshav (Don't go now)
Italian
- 1962:
- Gino PaoliGino PaoliGino Paoli is an Italian singer-songwriter. He wrote four masterpieces of Italian popular music: "Il cielo in una stanza", "Che cosa c'è", "Senza fine" and "Sapore di sale".- Biography :...
, "Non Andare Via" - 1970:
- DalidaDalidaDalida , born with Italian name of Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was a world-famous singer and actress born in Egypt with Italian origins but naturalised French with the name Yolanda Gigliotti. She spent her early years in Egypt amongst the Italian Egyptian community, but she lived most of her adult...
, "Non Andare Via" - Patty PravoPatty PravoPatty Pravo is an Italian pop singer whose career has spanned more than four decades. Her first single "Ragazzo triste", released in 1966, was the first pop song aired on Vatican Radio...
, "Non Andare Via" - 2006:
- Petra Magoni & Ferruccio Spinetti, "Non Andare Via"
Polish
- 1986:
- Irena JarockaIrena JarockaIrena Jarocka , is a Polish singer.-Education:Jarocka graduated from the V Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Stefana Żeromskiego, and the faculty of music studies at Średnia Szkoła Muzyczna in Gdańsk, studying under professor Halina Mickiewiczówna. She later graduated from a Faculty of Biology at a...
& Jacques HustinJacques HustinJacques Hustin was a Belgian singer-songwriter and artist who was successful in his homeland in both fields, and is best known internationally for his participation in the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest.-Early career:...
, "Nie zostawiaj mnie/Ne me quitte pas" - 1995:
- Michał Bajor, "Nie opuszczaj mnie"
- 1995:
- Edyta GórniakEdyta GórniakEdyta Górniak is one of the most popular female singers from Poland.- Beginnings :At the age of 14 Górniak formed a band and was playing at private parties and evening dances. After taking singing lessons, in 1989, aged 16, she gave her first public appearance on a Polish television talent show...
, "Nie opuszczaj mnie" - 1998:
- Edyta Jungowska, "Nie opuszczaj mnie"
- 2007:
- Joanna Jabłczyńska, "Nie opuszczaj mnie"
Portuguese
- 1974:
- Simone de OliveiraSimone de OliveiraSimone de Oliveira, GCIH is a Portuguese singer and actress. Simone was born and raised in Lisbon. Her Portuguese father had black African roots in São Tomé and Príncipe , and her mother was Belgian. She started singing in high school...
(Portugal) "Não me vás deixar (Ne Me Quitte Pas)" (J. Brel - David Mourão Ferreira) in Nunca mais a Solidão - 1979:
- Altemar Dutra (Brazil) "Se Você Partir" - Se Você Partir (Ne Me Quitte Pas) (J.Brel - Romeo Nunes)
- 1989:
- Raimundo FagnerRaimundo FagnerRaimundo Fagner Cândido Lopes is a Brazilian singer, composer, musician, actor and music producer. He is commonly known by the stage name Fagner....
(Brazil) "Não Me Deixes" - Não Me Deixes (Ne Me Quitte Pas) (J. Brel - Fausto Nilo)
Russian
- Radmila Karaklajić's version "Если ты уйдёшь"
- 2001:
- Mumiy TrollMumiy TrollMumiy Troll is a Russian rock group, founded in 1983 in Vladivostok by vocalist and songwriter Ilya Lagutenko . The literal name of the band, 'The mummies' troll', is a pun on Moomin Troll, the series of Finnish children's books by Tove Jansson.Mumiy Troll broke up when Lagutenko, who graduated in...
's version "Если ты уйдёшь"
Spanish
- 1997:
- Sandy Aruba's salsa musicSalsa musicSalsa music is a genre of music, generally defined as a modern style of playing Cuban Son, Son Montuno, and Guaracha with touches from other genres of music...
version "No Me Dejes Mas" - 1977:
- Angélica MaríaAngélica MaríaAngélica María Hartman Ortiz is an Mexican-American actress and a Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter. She is a legendary entertainer and is known as La Novia de Mexico .-Early life:...
"No me dejes" - ?:
- Matt Monroe "No me dejes no"
- Alma Ritano "No me dejes no"
Swedish
- 1968:
- Lill LindforsLill LindforsLillemor "Lill" Lindfors is a Finland-Swedish/Swedish singer. Born in Helsinki, Finland she has been performing in Scandinavia with minor and major success since the 1960s. She debuted as a revue actress in Uddevalla in 1960 and the following year as a recording artist...
: "Om du går din väg" in Kom i min värld - 1982:
- Tommy KörbergTommy KörbergBert Gustav Tommy Körberg is a Swedish singer, actor, and musician. In 1969, he won Swedish Recording Industry Award Grammis in a category Best Debut Performance. English-speaking audiences know him best for his role in the Benny Andersson–Björn Ulvaeus–Tim Rice musical Chess...
& Stefan Nilsson: "Du får inte gå" in Tommy Körberg & Stefan Nilsson tolkar Jacques Brel - 2000:
- Maria Stoltz: "Du Får Inte Gå" in Franska chansoner
Turkish
- 1972:
- Zeki MürenZeki MürenZeki Müren was a prominent Turkish singer, composer and actor. He was famous for his compelling voice and precise articulation in his singing of both established Turkish classical music and contemporary songs.-Biography:Müren grew up in the provincial capital city of Bursa in western Turkey...
"Beni Bırakma"
- 1975:
- Ertan Anapa "Beni Terketme"
- 1977:
- Lale Belkıs "Beni Bırakma"
Multilingual
- 2007:
- Das Blaue Einhorn's version of "Ne Me Quitte Pas" in French and German, from their album Verkauf dein Pferd - Lieder vom Halten und Lassen (2007)
Instrumental
- 1982:
- Richard ClaydermanRichard ClaydermanRichard Clayderman is a French pianist who has released numerous albums including the compositions of Paul de Senneville and Olivier Toussaint, instrumental renditions of popular music, rearrangements of movie soundtracks, ethnic music, and easy-listening arrangements of most popular works of...
, for his 1982 album 'Reveries No.2' - 2005:
- Charles LloydCharles LloydCharles Lloyd is an American jazz musician. Though he primarily plays tenor saxophone and flute, he has also occasionally recorded on alto saxophone and more exotic reed instruments which include the Hungarian tárogató. Lloyd's saxophone playing is often characterized as an individualized,...
, in the album Jumping the CreekJumping the Creek-Track listing:# "Ne Me Quitte Pas " - 13:29# "Ken Katta Ma Om " - 5:45# "Angel Oak Revisited" - 3:34# "Canon Perdido" - 3:01# "Jumping the Creek" - 5:57# "The Sufi's Tears" - 3:06... - 2008:
- Farhad Besharati, in the album Zenith
External links
Ne Me Quitte Pas cover hierarchyhttp://www.siodmak.altervista.org/musica/Covers/chansons/nemequittepas.htmLyrics
- Lyrics at WikiaWikiaWikia is a free web hosting service for wikis . It is normally free of charge for readers and editors, deriving most of its income from advertising, and publishes all user-provided text under copyleft licenses. Wikia hosts several hundred thousand wikis using the open-source wiki software MediaWiki...
- Alfred de GraziaAlfred de GraziaAlfred de Grazia, is a political scientist and author. He has defended the catastrophism thesis of Immanuel Velikovsky.-Education:De Grazia attended the University of Chicago, receiving an A.B...
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