Ne me quitte pas (Jacques Brel) - [English subtitles]

[@anthonyramos2874]

i have listened to other performances of Jacques Brel singing Ne me quitte pas, and this one hands down captures a raw emotions he is feeling while singing.

[@arthurmarquet]

It's so sad because someone who doesn't speak french may never feel the level of poetry this song really expels. The words used, are absolutely astonishing.

[@mariagordon5254]

My knowledge level of Romance languages makes me understand most of it, but I do want to learn and master this beautiful language! You motivate me now even more! Thanks!

[@arthurmarquet]

Never quit! You can do it!!

[@muchwow5782]

bien dit.. L'existence sur scène de Brel relève du chef d'oeuvre vivant..

[@jamespasifull]

I can appreciate the poetry, because I can read!

[@thefoolwholovestheworld]

Arthur Marquet t'as tellement raison

[@UmerMumtaz]

This made me cry and I don’t even know French

[@zalenaskye700]

Studied French for 2 years You don't need to speak French to understand Words are but words It's the feelings the heart the soul The passion that's is there Beautifully delivered this song makes my cry I feel it in every word

[@lodewijkbrus9117]

In the entire 21-st century nothing equal to this has been performed.

[@PhoenixProdLLC]

Incredible performance! Tres Bien!

[@michaeljamieson3582]

I've seen so many try and convert this song into English and it just never has the desperation and heartache of the original.

[@michaelodonovan7405]

Let me become the shadow of your dog...... I think that's one of the best lines ever

[@TheLulumon]

"Moi je t'offrirai des perles de pluies venues d'un pays ou il ne pleut pas". La plus belle phrase d'amour qui n'ai jamais existé.

[@linalife7995]

tu as raison

[@pekingeend]

lucas combiat so true..

[@jisan1394]

lucas combiat N'ai*

[@davidcartwright492]

lucas combiat a ri rang

[@jeanpichon3566]

que du bonheur d.entendre ces chansons de mes 20 ans

[@ruthfitch1927]

Heartbreaking 😢

[@MichaelFranzDrWatzl]

I lost my 19 years old son Michael Franz Joseph on tragic circumstan s last week.This song is for him.

[@quentinl143]

Rest in peace. 😢

[@addabou3667]

❤ beaucoup d amour pour vous brave dame

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

Who needs another love song after this one? They are all but shadows of shadows of this one.

[@JoulinMathis]

If you like this music of Brel, listen « Ces gens là » I don’t know if there is a version with subtitle…

[@Skyrilla]

It's not a love song.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

Of course it is.@@Skyrilla

[@Skyrilla]

@@Quotenwagnerianer What part of ''he himself stated it is not a love song'' do you not understand?

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

Ever heard of "Death of the Author"? What he himself said, is meaningless.@@Skyrilla

[@dondev54]

After so many years, still the best thing on the Internet. I'll never leave you Jaques

[@jennyrayman3402]

him sweating profusely adds to the power of his words

[@JtrainMedia]

Jacques Brel makes me want to learn French. The way he told stories in his music was absolutely amazing and on another level. The way he could connect with emotion was just brilliant. I wish there were more people like him who could pull off what he did in such a beautiful, artistic, and classy way. But I guess the reason why there aren't is because he was so one of a kind!

[@baptiste8362]

So did You learned french ?

[@Toaof9x]

..a unique artist, indeed..

[@feeter]

I actually had the same and took lessons. I know some basic French now :)

[@Nrious1]

Et même étant Français, chaque chanson s'écoute, encore, et encore, et encore ... jusqu'à s’imprégner des paroles car comprendre ne suffit pas.

[@fatimaz.mifdale1217]

From french I switched to english, since then I feel completely desoriented! O Brel, u make me cry...

[@leonvillegas8035]

This is french singing at its best. It pulls river of tears flowing down your cheeckbones. Oh, oh.

[@Haldurson]

My mom used to sing and play an English language of this song on the guitar when I was a kid. I remember it as "If you go away on this summer day".

[@Godzillafan1980]

Yes it was recorded by many artists my favorite being Neil Diamond

[@Godzillafan1980]

It was re written by an American but with the same melody it's called if you go away

[@nicolepacalier3380]

Aucun chanteur ne peut interpréter cette sublime chanson d'Amour, que lui seul.... Quand je l'écoute, j'ai l'envie de pleurer... Merci Monsieur J. Brel pour votre interprétation et ce texte si émouvant

[@tarawadalia7694]

Bravo Jacque Brel

[@josianeraphaelle.sieuros9857]

Chanteur. inoubliable ?Merveilleux. 👍🙏🏿💔💝

[@saletecosta7548]

Me emociono ao ouvir está música, e também pela interpretação de Jaques Brel.ele e maravilhoso!!!!

[@OldmanNix]

Well said. Well said indeed. Thank you.

[@Macouilledofus]

Ce n'est pas une musique d'amour mais une chanson de désespoir

[@pedromagalhaes6400]

There has never been, and there will never be, a better interpretation of this song, no matter what other versions are made. I have never seen an artistic performance as powerful as this man’s dedication-the way he genuinely feels what he’s singing, that desperate smile, and how he almost stops singing to beg, giving the impression that he could break down in tears at any moment. These lyrics are beautiful, but this interpretation is essential.

[@ericwilliams1989ew]

Holy smokes such a beautiful written song.

[@michelleduff6085]

This is one of the most moving songs I’ve ever heard. I just discovered it a few years ago. The combination of his singing and the piano are pure magic. Barbra Streisand said she went to see him as this is one of her favorite songs. He didn’t sing it and she was heartbroken. It made her realize how important it is to sing fan favorites and how her music could have the same meaning to her fans. After this experience she made sure to include as many as possible when she performs.

[@phoenixuep2835]

My French teacher told me once French language is the most beautiful language and I always disagreed. Now I know what he meant!

[@r.crowder8819]

Z. Pak C'est la plus belle langue dans L'histoire De l'humanité a Mon avis tout simplement

[@Kaatkaty]

Sans doute euphoria kz

[@EricBalcon]

English is better for singing (je suis Belge) but here we can hear the best French interpreter so far.

[@פייראלקובי]

euphoria kzחןה אלברשטיין סולווג .

[@MsPainkiller756]

Its hard to learn though.It has a difficult grammar but I agree it sounds pretty poetic.

[@mariagordon5254]

Greetings to J. Brel admirers! The most beautiful love song I ever heard. The fact that he could write and interpret the pain and desperation felt by the possibility or fact of his lover leaving him is absolutely without words. I cry every time I see the video, and have seen it many times, brings thoughts of lost loves. Better to have felt this pain than not ever experienced the magic of love. Thank you J. Brel you will always be remembered! Rest In Peace.

[@murielbeatty262]

he was an amazing man He was also very complicated and very lonely Loved him and always will Repose en paix mon cher Jacques

[@vaiolover1997]

” ‘Tis better to have loved and lost, / Than never to have loved at all” Lord Alfred Tennyson

[@George_slough]

Most beautiful song and lyrics,ever sung and written!

[@brianwatson3581]

No

[@bravaLiz]

J'adore cet homme et l'interprétation de cette chanson .

[@bravaLiz]

d'accord et ...... what else to say?

[@c.crowdz3866]

Love

[@FaabAQW]

lol

[@gillianwalker4651]

It feels as though it was never written but came from a desperate heart.Even the piano and violin, were there ever notes put to paper? Totally heart-rending

[@marlisharms9225]

Diese Leidenschaft, dieser Ausdruck: großartig, anrührend❤

[@gianluca2703]

this man was a genius

[@jillsophia6296]

OMG…. anyone who doesn’t feel this song to their very core, must indeed be made of stone. Vraiment incroyable! ❤️❤️❤️

[@Robin____]

I guess I am made of stone then.

[@mikejschin]

If there has ever been a more emotional song as feelingly delivered, I haven't heard it. Brel was in a class of his own. Moi, je ne suis pas construit de pierre. Cette chanson inévitablement évoque des émotions profondes.

[@kirstenholmquist7074]

There are rare songs that pull ones heart with such force. It hits you to the core.

[@kirstenholmquist7074]

@@Robin____ so sad, I weep for your soul

[@kirstenholmquist7074]

@@mikejschin ,he was, he moved me at an early age, I was so glad my father understand my passion for his music and also Edith Piaf

[@Citiso-regista-filosofo-poeta]

Immensoeterno Jacques!

[@Epicurean999]

I seriously want to travel back in time JUST TO GIVE HIM A TIGHT HUG AND CRY ALONG WITH HIM ,ON HIS SHOULDERS😢😥😪

[@ivanaradic6366]

…..no words can describe…whatever this is doing to my heart

[@vocedecidecomclaudioaaron]

Moi, je pense que "ne me quitte pas" est la plus belle chanson d´amour que je dejá écouter. L´amour est sublime.

[@ammaralgerie]

belle chanson

[@trorisk]

plus précisément d'amour perdu.

[@bc3146]

hmm grosse compétition avec Dis Quand Reviendras Tu de Barbara

[@Julia-oe9xl]

Moi aussi

[@saaranghaae]

c'est marrant qu'elle soit décrite comme une chanson d'amour, alors que Brel lui même la considérait comme une chanson racontant la lâcheté d'une homme

[@LoveCouture96]

Love this, love him, love France, love the French language.

[@alexandrakuhl]

Mignon Wagner he is Belgian, not French (and so am I 🙂)

[@williamrecchia1094]

J'ai pleuré beaucoup et longtemps, maintenant je suis propre à l'intérieur. Et c'est tellement beau.

[@valentinedegrasse6917]

De nos jours il n'y a aucun je dis bien aucun chanteur de la nouvelle génération si on peu appeler ça des chanteurs qui arrivent à la cheville de ce grand Brel..... des paroles que l'on entendra plus jamais, une interprétation des ses chansons que l'on ne verra plus jamais, merci Jacques Brel pour ces merveilleuses chansons que vous avez écrites, chantées et vécues. Le monde disparu doit être heureux au paradis de vous avoir comme chanteur. Vous êtes parti beaucoup trop tôt.....

[@isamorvan1294]

Il y a juliette

[@paulstein4164]

Bravo brilliant magnificent..!! I don't speak French but I am French but "lost" my European roots with forced immigration a long time ago..."She" went underground...Now "She" is back in tidal waves of the numen..re-membered and re-collected in Jacques mythophoetics..never to be forgotten "now" or "then"...

[@zvezdannedeljkovic5619]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤Šta reći, prvi na Svetu,najbolja ljubavna pesma,sa ovom pesmom nije umro,živeće večno ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@AnashuaBanerji]

one cannot love this rendition and the composition enough...if an entire life was spent in composing just one verse and one song...such a song it ought to be

[@levanabrzeni]

That's what I feel. Child is born and nobody knows that one day he would write a song like this

[@MentalIssuez]

You are on point here! Love the way you expressed it, it leaves me unable to express anything about it but one word: beauty.

[@anandbhushan1454]

thank you for putting to words what my mind was trying to articulate.

[@gracedavidson6743]

wow! you have totally nailed it there. i can listen to it again and again and tears roll down my face every time. thanks.

[@FaabAQW]

Anashua Banerji tes nulle

[@Lilithe]

I don't know why this song still haunts me. It's so before my time but it's also so lovely. I'm captivated and I keep coming back to it.

[@caughtintimewarp]

I don't speak French. But seeing Jacques Brel sing his beautiful song with so much emotion and pain. I can feel his pain. Is that sweat or he actually wept?

[@georgealderson4424]

I wondered but it just adds to the emotion. I am shivering because of it and my eyes are watering too.

[@lindas5077]

Regardless of what we understand or not, what he is saying exudes pain. Pain and music is universal. Perfect combination of languages.

[@idheeds]

Music and humanity, how lost we are

[@DavidePettirossi]

Semplicemente la più sublime dichiarazione d'amore mai fatta!!!❤

[@Raxius1]

There is no flag in the soul i can see, i can hear. He's is just the best, the geatest. he's a legend, no one can equal him. there is no flag in this soul. he is a gift for anyone.

[@khouloudlalayette3706]

Tu resteras mon artiste préféré de tous les temps Jacque Brel !❤️ Tes chansons et tes expressions faciales me fait vraiment sentir des émotions que je n’ai jamais vécu!

[@savemeows]

so deep that transcends language.... this was where our bright minds were in music decades ago.... deep..theatrical...touching...story telling..quality lyrics...less riffs and runs but more feelings and texture... many years has passed and i keep telling my self..one day..the society will bring back those great magical days..artists will again make real art that talks to hearts without stereotypes...bright lights..and sexy legs... is this a naive mans dream? ... or mayben my generation will only be as a memoery in history.. thank you timeless artists who made this unique moment last forever.. see ya

[@PhoenixProdLLC]

I don't think it's naive so much as underappreciated by the commercially minded... A lot more people are dissatisfied with social media and there's a high likelihood community live theater will become a kind of social hub in places nationwide because characters of every human type are included in many historic plays from the time of the Greeks. "It's always darkest before the dawn." :) Hope is how the heart resurrects, so don't despair.

[@savemeows]

@@PhoenixProdLLC well said 👏 👍 👌

[@TheJXP5]

This made me feel something unexplainable. Experience the love of generations past. I wish things were still as they once were. How beautiful♡

[@annajacobs697]

Melancholia.......

[@pedroa.cantero9449]

Une imploration aussi belle que désespérée. Aussi poignante que l’amour fini. Amour qui sublime toute frustration et qui cache tant de misère. Le cri désespéré face au doute ou à l’inévitable, de là son sens tragique. Mais ne vous y trompez pas, écoutons à Rilke : «Il n’est que dans l’espace où l’on célèbre, que la plainte peut marcher… ». Ceci dit, rien ne m’empêche pas d’estimer que “ne me quitte pas” est la plus belle chanson d’amour. Et au demeurant, la plus pathétique. Paradoxes d’Eros !

[@claudinegilbert8171]

OUlala ! Paroles de philosophe !!!

[@leelouwillaumezjimenez8289]

pedro a. cantero absolutly Sir I'm think a melting pot.... White black red ........ Never difference for the humans thanks for this paroles of philosofy

[@claudinegilbert8171]

Bien d'accord avec vous !

[@hannahpenn835]

Beautifully said.

[@veronicabreedt844]

So well said. I agree. 👏👌

[@FPVFLYER]

Probably one of the deepest lyrics ever written. Incredible music too!

[@angelicfruitcake55]

I'm a big fan of Jacques Brel, but have never seen this clip before......can barely type for the tears.

[@ianmatthysen9549]

Absolutely! You can absolutely see and experience his soul-wrenching agony as he sings those beautiful yet painful words.

[@Kaumoana]

I just come here to cry and melt my cold heart a bit 🔥

[@isabellebenziane3056]

I grew up listening to this song but it hit me deeper as an adult who’s has know heartache ❤

[@hbuywhatyouneed3910]

Un artiste ne meurt jamais, mais brûle comme une bougie et éclaire jusqu'à l'extinction! “Poète Rouge”

[@Marlo_Branco]

Fereshteh Yadollahi C'est beau et bien vus .. Je lis très peu de poésie , c'est quoi ce "Poète Rouge" ?

[@k.k.v]

Французы, посмотрите какие у Вас были исполнители! Настоящие, легендарные, создающие шедевры! А что сейчас с Вашей культурой и искусством??? Я плачу... Жак Брель. ЛЕГЕНДА!

[@guidovanasselt4868]

He was Belgian

[@gautamsatish994]

I'm From India, Delhi, It Made Me Emotional And Remind Me Of Her, Truly..

[@JonnyHoward-h9e]

louis

[@patkarman8015]

La tendresse de cet homme est a crouler a genoux. You were taken away from us far too early, Grand Jacques. I will never forget you.

[@puffacookie5249]

I’m in love with the passion and dignity that he puts into his music. There’s a clear understanding of the song and writes to perfection. Songs nowadays are repetitive with auto tune, but this is pure and sweet.

[@magdalenapatterson8238]

The best love song ever♥️🎶🎼

[@mongoose6685]

I recommend a live recording of Dalida singing: Je suis malade.

[@GotAUkulele]

The love song that all other love songs should be judged against

[@kolyrandria3270]

je n ai jamais vu un homme chanter avec une âme pareille et autant d emotion ,il est unique

[@misheypts8920]

The way this song conveys the fears of one in love, their helplessness, desires, and pain. I really am going to listen to this masterpiece for as long as I'll live. Jacques brel vocals have profound pain and intensity.. what a legend!

[@yobrojoost]

He doesn't just sing it, he lives that song in this performance... to me this is beyond iconic!

[@calags]

This is SO beautiful! The imagery he evokes is so powerful and his performance sells it so well. All I can say is to whomever he's singing it to - STAY!

[@dondev54]

After so many years, still my favourite thing in the whole of culture, from the pyramids to Radiohead, "l'ombre de ton chien". I, for one, Jacques, will never leave you.

[@dondev54]

You wrote the same thing a month ago. Now you've done it again. Living proof of dementia in action. (still true though Jacques)

[@dondev54]

And three years later, about to write the same thing. Still with you Jacques, and not leaving anytime soon.

[@precioussword2263]

Agonizingly painful last plea...a tumultuous dance between hope and despair...

[@bmcgoo6027]

easily the most emotional performance and song I have ever heard or seen.

[@georgealderson4424]

He really lived every word

[@peterweisshaupt6989]

obwohl du schon solange tot bist, Jacques, aber eine der schönsten Liebeserklärungen wird es nie sein. Und dein Vortrag ist unglaublich. Bravo. Und immer wieder Bravo.

[@bravaLiz]

Ja. Wircklich....und absolutement!

[@kawkaine6974]

La seule version qui vous empoigne, qui vous transporte dans des émotions d'une puissance inégalable. Unique au monde. Personne, aucun chanteur, chanteuse ne pourra atteindre à une telle puissance d'interprétation. Ca vous prends aux tripes. Mille mercis Jacques.

[@acmti]

he really IS the greatest Belgian of all times !!!!

[@oleboyblue6845]

This is so good, it is almost hard to watch.

[@martina53tt]

Ole Boy Blue ja well said

[@sokasoukayena4583]

Ole Boy Blue tres bon le bon bo

[@LaWendeltreppe]

I could not watch it because of the tears I am crying

[@weepeng]

I was watching at my desk in office, i had to turn away before I wept like a baby.

[@muchwow5782]

realize its barely watchable when you understand french

[@nelamorais190]

Une belle chanson d'amour! Transcendant,sublime!

[@rafikbaladi6555]

What a performance, song, lyrics and soul... Thank you God for making me here him again, forty years later. Now, I feel I have a heart of a child, again- away from violence and the absurdities of life..... Lovely

[@artemisia_lilithsson]

Cette poésie vient du profond d'un cœur qui a souffert, et que personne puisse détruire et commander. Il prend la parole pour beaucoup d'entre nous d'une façon tellement sincère, et élégante. Merci Jacques, ton talent est impuisable pour les humains de cette terre!

[@aishasayed-hossen733]

On ne se lasse pas....cela vous prend aux tripes a chaque fois.....

[@markh2826]

I was looking up good French songs to help me further my French learning and then I stumbled upon this song. I'm calling it a night. Thank you guy. Your words will haunt me for the rest of my life. Goodnight.

[@footstompinleroyscott6892]

Compelling, heartbreaking, magnificent performance. Nobody does the ol' love-goes-into-cardiac-arrest scenario quite like Jacques Brel. You don't need to know French to know this is awesome.....

[@gullsrus]

Only recently discovered Jacques brel. Listening to French music during the lockdown. Absolutely love his music.

[@martinbouvier8442]

Un génie des mots des textes et des interprétations inégalables ❤❤❤.....le plus grand des artistes du 20ème siècle

[@dalilalarebelle3625]

Sans être sentimentale . Les comparaisons sont tellement poétiques ,qu'on ne peut qu' apprécier Merci Mr Brel 🌹

[@ricardocancino6850]

French is so beautiful, so is this song, the interpretation, the soul, the pain...

[@khemsreyna104]

That’s a beautiful song that I just listen to for the first time.

[@LollyP]

Boy does he put a lot of passion in this song one can feel it through every breath, every word, every expression. This is so marvelous... I want to learn French.

[@ChrisKardiake]

Just do it ^^

[@Muhammad-py2dm]

Les fruits de la liberté, de l'égalité, de la justice, et de l'amour. Merci Monsieur.

[@KittyLewinsky7]

I don’t speak French but I can feel what he’s saying. Beautiful song. Beautifully written. Beautiful emotions.

[@chrislambeth7367]

Greatest love song of all time.

[@PhoenixProdLLC]

💯

[@k.k.v]

Легендарный, бессмертный, талантливый, эмоционально сильный, НАСТОЯЩИЙ, ДУШЕВНЫЙ, ЖИВОЙ, безумно любимый мной исполнитель. Жак Брель - это лучшее в мировой музыке. такая сильная песня, история...спасибо ему за ее создание. ЛЕГЕНДА БУДЕТ ЖИТЬ ВЕЧНО!

[@travelwithpicks2598]

Emotion, a plus and a minus in life, has never been so clearly shown as by J. Brel...just awesome ...

[@azdinazdin8617]

meilleure chanson de tous les temps...un amour idyllique

[@luciabraithwaite3446]

He wrote it, words changed my Rod McKuen who is a poet and has written many songs - Love's been good to me a favourite with Sinatra - but this is the real thing, nothing like the version that S. Bassey or D. Springfield sung. The emotion in this though I don't understand the words - is incredibly overwhelming and moving. Have always loved it.

[@DiepNguyen-gc4gw]

Tres touchant

[@andrewbeadle1517]

I'm rediscovering that last verse. I know how he feels. He wrote it out of complete desperation. Poor bugger!

[@grace8873]

Cette chanson me fait pleurer chaque fois que je l'écoute

[@1009Selina]

C’est dommage que si peut translations existe en Anglais.J’ai cherche partout!

[@georgealderson4424]

Such a beautiful song so beautifully sung. Thank you for translating it Mr Brel was a great credit to his native Belgium

[@Hyrath]

I love how his emotions show in what hes singing and it also effects how he sings during this song.

[@dr.gudmundssonaircraftdesign]

Wow!...If Jacques only were alive...How I'd thank him for this incredibly passionate and beautiful rendering of this song...wow...

[@henrymakepeace]

Legendary.

[@ohazarr9086]

+1 just for chihiro

[@Marlo_Branco]

+2 for Chihiro and Brel !

[@SilencioEnLaNoche.]

"Let me become the shadow of your hand, the shadow of your dog, but don't leave me now."

[@gregvargas5104]

Dora copeland depues de 2 anos todavia??????????????????????????

[@akerstar]

I will give you pearls of rains from countries that never rain

[@michaelodonovan7405]

My favourite lines too

[@pistolshrimp4425]

The shadow of your dog. To be loved like that, I wish I had someone who loved me this much.

[@ChrisKardiake]

This guy was a genius.

[@forestgreen916]

what a performance ! such pleading ...

[@kaneknight3299]

God damn... Right in the feelings! Don't leave please...

[@franckbailly3548]

La plus belle chanson d amour que personne ne pourra jamais chanter comme monsieur Jacques Brel merci cette chanson m émeu toujours autant merci pour ce chef-d'œuvre