Piaf wrote the lyrics for the love of her life, the French world-champion boxer Marcel Cerdan . Their passionate affair was a major tabloid sensation in France during the late 1940s.
The haunting and emotional melody was composed by Marguerite Monnot , a longtime collaborator who frequently set Piaf’s raw, autobiographical lyrics to music. Recording and Official Release Go to product viewer dialog for this item. Edith Piaf - Hymne A L'Amour
Studio: Performance EAN: 5024952382729 Format: Import Release date: 2007-04-09
Piaf penned the lyrics in September 1949 , just weeks before Cerdan tragically died in a plane crash on October 28, 1949. He was traveling from Paris to New York specifically to visit her during her performance residency.
