"Crois-moi ça durera" is a 1962 hit song by

Gilbert Bécaud François Gilbert Léopold Silly (24 October 1927 – 18 December 2001), known professionally as Gilbert Bécaud (), was a French singer, composer, pianist and actor, known as "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" for his energetic performances. His best-know ...

, with lyrics by

Pierre Delanoë Pierre Charles Marcel Napoléon Leroyer (16 December 1918 – 27 December 2006), known professionally as Pierre Delanoë (), was a French lyricist who wrote thousands of songs for dozens of singers, including Dalida, Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavou ...

. The lyrics begin "Crois-moi crois-moi ça durera, On s'aimera on s'aimera très fort." The French original was covered by

Isabelle Aubret Isabelle Aubret (; born Thérèse Coquerelle; 27 July 1938) is a French singer best known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1962 with the song " Un premier amour". Early life Thérèse Coquerelle was born in Lille, France, on 27 Jul ...

, by Les 3 Ménestrels, by Les 6 de Paris (all 1962) and by Paul Piot et son Orchestre (1963). The French pianist

Jean-Michel Damase Jean-Michel Damase (; 27 January 1928 – 21 April 2013)see Bruneau-Boulmier, Rodolphe was a French pianist, conductor and composer of classical music. Career Damase was born in Bordeaux, the son of harpist Micheline Kahn. He was studying pian ...

arranged the song into a 22-minute piece for orchestra in 1968.Le Courrier musical de France 1968 Issues 21-24 - Page 115 "Jean-Michel DAMASE (né en 1928) Variations sur un thème (22 m. environ) de Gilbert Bécaud (Crois-moi, ça durera) pour orchestre 2.2.2.2 - 4.3.3 (la 3' prend le tuba), tbl, bat, hp, p, clsta, crd. " Later covers included

Nana Mouskouri Ioanna "Nana" Mouskouri ( ; born 13 October 1934) is a Greek singer and politician. Over the span of her career, she has released an estimated 450 albums in at least thirteen languages, including Greek language, Greek, French language, French, ...

English version "You'll See"

New English lyrics were written by

Norman Gimbel Norman Gimbel (November 16, 1927 – December 19, 2018) was an American lyricist and songwriter of popular songs and themes to television shows and films. He wrote the lyrics for songs including " Ready to Take a Chance Again" (with composer Cha ...

. The song was covered as "You'll See", in 1965 by

Nat King Cole Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, alternatively billed as Nat "King" Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. Cole's career as a jazz and Traditional pop, pop ...

as the B-side of "Wanderlust". Nat King Cole also recorded the French original for Capitol France in 1965 for the 4-song EP ''Nat King Cole Chante En Français''. The EP also contained "Je Ne Repartirai Pas (Love)" by Bert Kaempfert, Milt Gabler, and Jean Delleme Rate, "Les Feuilles Mortes" by

Joseph Kosma Joseph Kosma (22 October 19057 August 1969) was a Hungarian composer who immigrated to France. Biography Kosma was born József Kozma in Budapest, where his parents taught stenography and typing. He had a brother, Ákos. A maternal relative wa ...

and

Jacques Prévert Jacques Prévert (; 4 February 1900 – 11 April 1977) was a French poet and screenwriter. His poems became and remain popular in the French-speaking world, particularly in schools. His best-regarded films formed part of the Poetic realism, poetic ...

and "Le Bonheur, C'est Quand On S'aime" by Georges Coulonges and Claude Henri Vic. In 1967 Nat King Cole's English B-side was released by

Capitol Records Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007), and simply known as Capitol, is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-base ...

on the posthumous collection '' The Beautiful Ballads''. Bécaud himself recorded the English version "You'll See" on ''Monsieur Gilbert Bécaud''.

References

1962 songs Songs with music by Gilbert Bécaud Songs written by Pierre Delanoë Songs with lyrics by Norman Gimbel Nat King Cole songs {{1960s-song-stub