Marcel cerdan si edith piaf biography
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Hymne à l'amour
1950 song by Édith Piaf
"Hymne à l'amour" (French pronunciation:[imnalamuʁ]); French for "Hymn to Love") is a 1949 French song with lyrics by Édith Piaf and music by Marguerite Monnot.
It was first sung by Piaf that year and recorded by her in 1950 for Columbia records.
Marcel cerdan si edith piaf biography
Piaf sang it in the 1951 French musical comedy filmParis chante toujours (Paris still sings).[1]
The song has been performed by many other singers. It has also featured in two Olympic Games ceremonies: at the 2020 Summer Olympics closing ceremony in Tokyo in 2021, sung by Milet, and at the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Paris in 2024, sung by Céline Dion.
Édith Piaf
The lyrics were written by Piaf and the music by Marguerite Monnot. It was written to Piaf's lover and the love of her life, the French boxer, Marcel Cerdan.[2] On 28 October 1949, Cerdan was killed in the crash of Air France Flight 009 on his way from Paris to New York to come to see