The title translates to The lyrics follow a series of hypothetical scenarios that illustrate the narrator's dependency on his partner for his very sense of self.
The song was part of Dassin's ninth album, Joe Dassin (Le Costume blanc) . Et si tu n'existais pas - song and lyrics by Joe Dassin Et Si Tu N'Existais Pas - Joe Dassin Lyrics
The narrator repeatedly asks, "Tell me, why should I exist?" in a world without his lover, characterizing such an existence as aimless wandering. The title translates to The lyrics follow a
One of the most famous metaphors compares the narrator to a painter who would try to "invent" love or "create" the partner just to have something to believe in. Et Si Tu N'Existais Pas - Joe Dassin Lyrics