10 Quotes by Jacques Brel

Moi, je t'offrirai Des perles de pluie Venues de pays où il ne pleut pas

Je t'inventeraiDes mots insensésQue tu comprendrasJe te parleraiDe ces amants-làQui ont vue deux foisLeurs coeurs s'embraserJe te raconteraiL'histoire de ce roiMort de n'avoir pasPu te rencontrerNe me quitte pasNe me quitte pasNe me quitte pas

Finalement finalementIl nous fallut bien du talentPour être vieux sans être adultes(Extrait de 'La chanson des vieux amants')

« Le talent, ça n’existe pas. Le talent, c’est d’avoir envie de faire quelque chose.»

The girl who I will marry will have a heart so wise that in the hollow of her eyes my heart will want to tarry. The girl who will be mine will have skin so soft and tender, and when it comes December, her skin will be my wine.

When you write a song, most of the words you use are in black and white, and then, from time to time, you use one that’s in color. These words in color are a part of ourselves, because we give them a meaning. If you like, we give them a third dimension.

My trade is a lonely one. I’m a craftsman, if you like. It so happens that these days singers are better paid than blacksmiths.

Love to the love tear, even too, same evil, Attempt, without strength and armor, To reach the unreachable star...

You don’t forget a thing, you just get used to it all...