Et Si Tu N'existais Pas -

: He compares his life without her to a "point" in a world that comes and goes, and suggests he would have to "invent" love like a painter creating colors if she were not there.

: The lyrics pose the recurring question, "Et si tu n'existais pas, dis-moi pourquoi j'existerais?" (And if you didn't exist, tell me why I would exist?). Et si tu n'existais pas

: It served as the opening track for Dassin's 1975 album, Joe Dassin (Le Costume blanc) . : He compares his life without her to

: The song's music was composed by the prolific Italian singer-songwriter Toto Cutugno and Pasquale Losito . The French lyrics were written by Pierre Delanoë and Claude Lemesle , with additional input from Vito Pallavicini. "Et si tu n'existais pas