Home | Songs By Year | Songs from 1963
Il neige sur Lige
Buy Il neige sur Lige now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the song. And once you've experienced the song, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
'Il Neige sur Lige' ('It snows on Lige') is a 1963 song written and performed by Jacques Brel.
Lyrics
The melancholic song describes how snow is falling on Lige, while the protagonist in the song observes the effect the weather has on the people in the city, "while the Meuse river pierces through the city." As the snow falls on Lige the singer wonders "or is it Lige snowing on the sky?" Eventually he concludes that it "snows on Lige and on his dreams, while the river pierces through the city."
Cover versions
'Il neige sur Lige' was covered in French by Danile Pascale, Vadim Piankov and also by Anne Peko. The song was covered in Afrikaans by Herman van den Berg and in Dutch by Douwe Heeringa & Compagnie. Rod McKuen covered it in English as "To You".http://www.brelitude.net/covers_chanson.htm/Il neige sur Lige
Sources
Buy Il neige sur Lige now from Amazon
<-- Return to songs from 1963