Jacques Brel Quotes

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Adieu, Francoise, my trusted wife;
Without you I'd have had a lonely life.
You cheated lots of times but then,
I forgave you in the end
Though your lover was my friend. Adieu, Francoise, it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky.
Now that spring is in the air
With your lovers ev'rywhere,
Just be careful; I'll be there.

Jacques Brel

If we only have love
We can melt all the guns
And then give the new world
To our daughters and sons. If we only have love
Then Jerusalem stands
And then death has no shadow
There are no foreign lands.

Jacques Brel

If we only have love
We can reach those in pain
We can heal all our wounds
We can use our own names.

Jacques Brel

If we only have love
We will never bow down
We'll be tall as the pines
Neither heroes nor clowns.
If we only have love
Then we'll only be men
And we'll drink from the Grail
To be born once again;
Then with nothing at all
But the little we are
We'll have conquered all time
All space, the sun, and the stars!

Jacques Brel

Jacques Brel

Jacques Brel

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Born: April 8, 1929

Died: October 9, 1978 (aged 49)

Bio: Jacques Romain Georges Brel was a Belgian singer, songwriter and actor who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following initially in Belgium and France, later throughout the world.

Known for:

Ses 16 plus belles Chansons
La valse à mille temps (1959)
Enregistrement public à l'Olympia 1964 (1967)
Quinze ans d'amour

Jacques Brel on Wikipedia

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