Si tu partais explained

"Si tu partais" is a French song written by Michel Emer, and popularised by Edith Piaf (1947).^[1] English lyrics were written by Geoffrey Parsons.

Versions

• Frankie Laine on Foreign Affair 1958
• Les Planètes Canada 1967
• Udo Jürgens France 1964
• "If You Go" ("Si Tu Partais") Odette (singer) MGM USA
• "If You Go" ("Si Tu Partais") Roger Williams 1968
• "If You Go" ("Si Tu Partais") Vera Lynn 1952
• "Si Tu Partais" / "If You Go" – Tina May on Tina May Sings Piaf (2011)^[2]
• "Si Tu Partais" / "If You Go" – Tina May on My Kinda Love (2014)^[3]

Notes and References

1. James Neilson Graham The Creative Choir: A Holistic Approach 2015 -Page 118 "Had she elected to explore the dramatic repertoire she would, on the evidence of `Si Tu Partais' (Michel Emer, 1947), have taken the world's opera houses by storm."
2. https://www.discogs.com/release/12003662-Tina-May-Tina-May-Sings-Piaf "Tina May – Tina May Sings Piaf"
3. https://www.discogs.com/release/11420884-Tina-May-My-Kinda-Love "Tina May – My Kinda Love"