"Ne me quitte pas - Jacques Brel" has been shared to the blog from the French reading exercises section of the learning library where you can find a large selection of interactive texts to help you with your reading skills.
In 1959, Belgian singer Jacques Brel recorded the poignant hymn Ne me quitte pas, that he co-wrote with his pianist Gérard Jouannest after Brel’s long-term mistress had left him. This heart-wrenching plea still tops, to this day, the list of French people’s favourite songs of all time. Cry along to Brel’s vibrant Ne me quitte pas with our bilingual article below.
After listening to the song, scroll down for the transcript in our bilingual reader, where you can click any French phrase for the English translation and related grammar lessons.
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