Let It Be Me (Je T’appartiens)

"Let It Be Me" is the English version of "Je t'appartiens", a 1955 French song by Gilbert Bécaud. This page has the Let It Be Me chords and a backing track you can slow down, speed up and transpose.

Who wrote "Let It Be Me"

Gilbert Bécaud wrote the music and Pierre Delanoë the French words; Bécaud introduced it in 1955. Mann Curtis wrote the English lyric. It is a song with words, a love ballad in both languages.

Recordings that made it a standard

• Gilbert Bécaud (1955) — the original French recording, "Je t'appartiens".
• The Everly Brothers (1960) — the English version that made it a hit in the United States, with strings behind the duo's harmony.
• Betty Everett and Jerry Butler (1964) — a soul duet that took it back into the charts.