Edith Piaf - L’hymne a l’amour

This has been in my head for days now, I just find it really beautiful. I’m sorry I post a so much in French to those of you who don’t speak it, below is a translation of the lyrics. It’s about it’s a boxer called Marcel Cerdan (thank you Wikipedia) with whom she was very much in love and you see a picture of him towards the end. If you’d like to find out more about Edith Piaf, I would definitely reccomend the film ‘La Vie en Rose’ (‘La Môme’ in France), which is very good but Wikipedia’s also good if you don’t have much time.

Lyrics (French) : (From lyricsplayground.com)

Le ciel bleu sur nous peut s'effrondrer
Et la terre peut bien s'écrouler
Peu m'importe si tu m'aimes
Je me fous du monde entier
Tant que l'amour inondera mes matins
Tant que mon corps frémira sous tes mains
Peu m'importent les grands problèmes
Mon amour, puisque tu m'aimes... 
J'irais jusqu'au bout du monde
Je me ferais teindre en blonde
Si tu me le demandais...
J'irais décrocher la lune
J'irais voler la fortune
Si tu me le demandais...
Je renierais ma patrie
Je renierais mes amis
Si tu me le demandais...
On peut bien rire de moi,
Je ferais n'importe quoi
Si tu me le demandais... 
Si un jour la vie t'arrache à moi
Si tu meurs, que tu sois loin de moi
Peu m'importe, si tu m'aimes
Car moi je mourrai aussi...
Nous aurons pour nous l'éternité
Dans le bleu de toute l'immensité
Dans le ciel, plus de problèmes
Mon amour, crois-tu qu'on s'aime?...
...Dieu réunit ceux qui s'aiment

Lyrics  (English) : (Adapted from www.lyricstime.com/)
The blue sky could tumble down upon us

And the earth could even collapse

It doesn't matter, if you love me

To hell with the rest of the world

As long as love floods my mornings

As long as my body trembles beneath your hand

These problems don't matter

My love, since you love me



I would go to the end of the earth

I would dye my hair blonde

I would go take down the moon

I would steal a fortune

If you asked me to

I would disown my country

I would disown my friends

If you asked me to

People can laugh at me

I would do anything

If you asked me to


If one day life rips you from me

If you die though you may be far away from me

It doesn't matter, that you love me

Because, me, I will die too

We will have eternity to ourselves

In the great blue immensity

In the sky, there'll be no more problems

My love, do you think we're in love?

God reunites those who love each other