If you go away
On this summer day
Then you might as well take the sun away
All the birds that flew in the summer sky
When our love was new and our hearts were high
When the day was young and the night was long
And the moon stood still for the night bird's song

If you go away
If you go away
If you go away

But if you stay
I'll make you a day
Like no day has been or will be again
We'll sail on the sun
We'll ride on the rain
We'll talk to the trees and worship the wind

Then if you go, I'll understand
Leave me just enough love
To hold in my hand

If you go away
If you go away
If you go away

Ne me quitte pas
Il faut oublier
Tout peut s'oublier
Qui s'enfuit déjà

Oublier le temps
Des malentendus
Et le temps perdu
À savoir comment

Oublier ces heures
Qui tuaient parfois
À coups de pourquoi
Le cœur du bonheur

Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas

But if you stay
I'll make you a night
Like no night has been
Or will be again

I'll sail on your smile
I'll ride on your touch
I'll talk to your eyes
That I love so much

Then if you go
I'll understand
Leave me just enough
To hold in my hand

If you go away
If you go away
If you go away
If you go away

As I know you must
There'll be nothing left
In this world to trust

Just an empty room
Full of empty space
Like the empty look
I see on your face

Oh, I would have been
The shadow of your shadow
If it might have kept me
By your side

If you go away
If you go away
Please don't go away

Copyright: Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Writer(s): Jacques Romain Brel, Rod McKuen