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" Hymne à l'amour" (French pronunciation: [imn a lamuʁ]); 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. Piaf sang it in the 1951 French musical comedy film Paris chante toujours (Paris still sings ...
Marguerite Monnot (28 May 1903 – 12 October 1961), was a French songwriter and composer best known for having written many of the songs performed by Édith Piaf ("Milord", "Hymne à l'amour") and the music for the stage musical Irma La Douce. [1]
Later, new, English-language lyrics were set to the same melody as the original song. Songs are arranged in alphabetical order, omitting the articles "a" and "the". This list of songs or music-related items is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
Sixty-one years after French singer and entertainer Edith Piaf's death, Céline Dion is honoring her legacy and marking her own return to music. Dion sang Edith Piaf's classic "Hymne A L'Amour ...
The music was written by Artie Butler and the poignant lyrics were written by Phyllis Molinary. The lyric is known, world-wide, as one of her finest works and the song is considered a "modern day jazz standard." [4] "If You Love Me" is her interpretation of the passionate "Hymne à l'amour", made famous by Edith Piaf.
Bringing attention to the opening track 'Hymne à l’Amour', the Edith Piaf cover was praised for its experimental loops and Qawwali vocal influence. Pitchfork journalist Dominique Leone described this track as able to transform "a quaint melody into an alluring raga".
Closer is the second studio album by vocalist Josh Groban, released in November 2003.Much like his first studio album, half of this album's songs are sung in English, with the remainder sung in various other languages (Italian, Spanish and French).
As a result, she lost to Michèle Torr in 1962 when she sang "Les Cloches de Lisbonne" at the first contest, and lost again in 1963 when she sang Édith Piaf's "L'Hymne à l'amour." However, in 1964, she won the event with another Piaf song: "La Vie en rose." [5]