Hymne a l'amour - Edith Piaf - 1950 - Live and with English Subtitles

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HYMNE À L'AMOUR:
Hymne à l'amour is a song by Edith Piaf released in 1950, with lyrics written by Edith Piaf and music by Marguerite Monnot1.
Having become a classic of French song, it is one of Edith Piaf's greatest hits.
Edith Piaf writes Hymne à l'amour thinking of the man she loves, the boxer Marcel Cerdan, whom she met in 1948 in New York, where she was on tour. At the beginning of 1949, the couple bought a house in Boulogne-Billancourt: it was in this interior that she wrote what was to become one of her greatest successes.
Edith Piaf sang this song for the first time on September 14, 1949 at the "Versailles", a cabaret in New York. On October 28, 1949, Marcel Cerdan died in the crash of Air France flight 009, and she symbolically went up the same evening to pay homage to him by singing this song.
She will finally record it before May 2, 1950 with Robert Chauvigny's orchestra.
In 2016, a survey carried out by the BVA institute designated it as the “favorite French-speaking love song of the French5. »
Since then, the song has been covered several times and adapted into various languages, with a few adaptations of the text when the performer is a man, such as Johnny Hallyday (during his Lorada Tour show in 1995-1996), "I would get myself dyed in blonde" becoming "I will forget brunettes and blondes"
EDITH PIAF:
Born in poverty, Edith Piaf was a child whose ancestors belonged to the entertainment world for two generations. She grew up shoved around from mother to father, grand-mother to aunts, and lived among prostitutes who were the ones who showed her some affection. Edith believed her weakness for men came from mixing with prostitutes in her grandmother's brothel.
She sang from the age of five in the streets and cabaret. In 1935, Piaf was discovered in the Pigalle area of Paris by nightclub owner Louis Leplée who gave her the nickname that would stay with her for the rest of her life and serve as her stage name, La Môme Piaf (Paris slang meaning "The Little Sparrow").Leplée taught her the basics of stage presence and told her to wear a black dress, which became her trademark apparel. Leplée ran an intense publicity campaign leading up to her opening night, attracting the presence of many celebrities, including actor and singer Maurice Chevalier. Her nightclub gigs led to her first two records produced that same year.
Piaf's career and fame gained momentum during the German occupation of France. She performed in various nightclubs and brothels, which flourished during the 1940–1945. By 1947, she was in great demand and very successful in Paris as France's most popular entertainer. After a glowing review in the New York Herald, her popularity grew to the point where she eventually appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show eight times, and at Carnegie Hall twice (1956 and 1957).
On October 10, 1963, Edith Piaf died at the age of 47 from a ruptured aneurysm due to liver failure. She is worn down by excess, alcohol, morphine, rheumatoid arthritis and the suffering of a lifetime.
Her last words: "Every fucking thing we do in this life, we have to pay for it."
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Like if you are here after that wonderful Celine Dion Olympic games performance

mosesorshi
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I can feel the sadness she puts into the song, it breaks my heart

ferdinanddiaz
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I hope many people discover this beauty of a song after the olympic opening ceremony 2024

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I am here because of Celine Dion olympic 2024 performance. Wonderful song. ❤

dayzm
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"God reunites those who love each other". This song is just sheer perfection

gusyonok
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The raw emotion !
Edith wrote this beautiful song to her beloved soulmate to show her devoted love for him . He was a world champion middle weight boxer they fell in love at first sight and had a whirlwind romance .Their love story had such a tragic ending though. Edith was touring in America she asked could he join her as she missed him so deeply, while he was travelling to be with Edith the plane crashed and he sadly died . Edith never got over the guilt ( she blamed herself for asking him to travel to her) the grief and heartbreak of losing her true soulmate . Edith went into a downward spiral of drink and drugs as she never recovered from his death she carried so much hurt and pain of her loss which clearly shows in this performance. Edith passed away a few days before the 14th anniversary of her true love death 💔

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Celine Dion sang this song today at 2024 Olympics in Paris. Nice to have the English subtitles for those of us who don't know French.

steven.woodward
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Dion's version at the Olympics opening ceremony brought a tear to my eye, but this? Oh my god, just beautiful.

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This song has always moved me to tears, without understanding the words. I am pleased to discover these subtitles.

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Here after the 2024 Olympics and Céline's amazing performance. Edith Piaf is always so amazing, and what a powerful song!

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💗💗💗With her friend Marguerite Mannot, Piaf composed this song shortly before the love of her life was killed in a plane crash on his way to New York to see her as she gave a series of concerts. To me, this is her greatest work.

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What a rendition! Marvelous song, marvelous singer. God bless you and Marcel, Dear Edith. ✨️🙏🏻✨️

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Her vibrato is part of what makes her singing delightful.

celtjade
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Edith Piaf est la plus grande artiste de tous les temps

mrbala
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Piaf was truly magnificent!
No one does these gorgeous song's like her.

jmc
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Olympics and Celine Dion brought me here. Always been a fan of Piaf, this performance is pure excellence

omanmc
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It breaks my heart to watch her sing, look at her eyes, what was she thinking, he is gone 😔

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Celine's song at the Olympics was beautiful and wonderful, and bravely done in the rain, but Piaf forever made this song HERS! There will never be another like her!

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Edith Piaf une chanteuse hors pair et Céline Dion lui a rendu un hommage exceptionnel merci

obvers
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effortless...how she barely opens her mouth...the world was very fortunate to have this beautiful talent and soul walk amongst us. Stunning.

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