<P> `` If You Go Away '' is an adaptation of the 1959 Jacques Brel song `` Ne me quitte pas '' with English lyrics by Rod McKuen . Created as part of a larger project to translate Brel 's work , `` If You Go Away '' is considered a pop standard and has been recorded by many artists , including Greta Keller , for whom some say McKuen wrote the lyrics . </P>
<P> `` If You Go Away '' is an adaptation of the 1959 Jacques Brel song `` Ne me quitte pas '' with English lyrics by Rod McKuen . Created as part of a larger project to translate Brel 's work , `` If You Go Away '' is considered a pop standard and has been recorded by many artists , including Greta Keller , for whom some say McKuen wrote the lyrics . </P>
who is the original singer of if you go away
who is the original singer of if you go away
Jacques Brel
Jacques Brel