It became the big French song during World War II; a counterpart to Lale Andersen's "Lili Marlen" in Germany and Vera Lynn's "We'll Meet Again" in Britain.

[6] There were also German versions ("Komm zurück", lyrics by Ralph Maria Siegel), sung by both Rudi Schuricke and Horst Winter on recordings made in 1939.

The following year, she covered the song again for her disco album Coup de chapeau au passé: that version reached the Dutch charts on February 21, 1976.

[7] Inspired by Django Reinhardt's version, many stars of the European Gypsy Jazz scene have recorded the song, including Raphaël Faÿs (2000), Fapy Lafertin (1996), Angelo Debarre (2007), and Jimmy Rosenberg (2000).

In 2010, Greek singer Vicky Leandros recorded this song in a new German version entitled "Wenn Du Gehst" ("When you leave"), which is included in her album Zeitlos ("Timeless").

In 2016, American musician and former member of Neutral Milk Hotel, Julian Koster, recorded this song with its original title "J'Attrendai", for his podcast, The Orbiting Human Circus (of the Air).