If we only have love
Then tomorrow will dawn
And the days of our years
Will rise on that morn.

— Jacques Brel If Only We Have Love (1957)

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"If We Only Have Love" as translated in the closing scene in the 1968 musical Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (1975 film version) · Cover versions by Nana Mouskouri · Johnny Mathis · Olivia Newton John · Amanda McBroom

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If we only have loveThen tomorrow will dawnAnd the days of our yearsWill rise on that morn.

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If we only have love
Then tomorrow will dawn
And the days of our years
Will rise on that morn.