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Hymne à l'amour

"Hymne à l'amour" (French pronunciation: ​[imn a lamuʁ]; French for "Hymn to Love") is a popular French song originally performed by Édith Piaf.

"Hymne à l'amour"
Cover of a 1956 vinyl single featuring Hymne à l'amour as the B-side
Single by Édith Piaf
Released1950
GenreChanson
Length3:27
LabelPathé-Marconi
Composer(s)Marguerite Monnot
Lyricist(s)Édith Piaf (original French)
Geoffrey Parsons (English)
Audio sample
Édith Piaf, 1950 (20 seconds)

Édith Piaf

The lyrics were written by Piaf and the music by Marguerite Monnot. It was written to her lover and the love of her life, the French boxer, Marcel Cerdan.[1] On October 28, 1949, Cerdan was killed in the crash of Air France Flight 009 on his way from Paris to New York to come to see her. She recorded the song on May 2, 1950.[1]

English versions

"Hymne à l'amour" was translated into English by Piaf's protégé Eddie Constantine as "Hymn to Love", which was recorded by Piaf on her album La Vie En Rose / Édith Piaf Sings In English (1956).[2] This version was featured on Cyndi Lauper's 2003 album At Last.[3]

It was also adapted into English as "If You Love Me (Really Love Me)" with lyrics by Geoffrey Parsons. Kay Starr brought fame to this version in 1954, with her version reaching No. 4 on Billboard's charts of Best Sellers in Stores and Most Played by Jockeys.[4] Starr's version was ranked No. 20 on Billboard's ranking of 1954's Most Popular Records According to Retail Sales and No. 20 on Billboard's ranking of 1954's Most Popular Records According to Disk Jockey Plays.[5]

Mary Hopkin released a version of "If You Love Me (Really Love Me)" in 1976, which reached No. 32 on the UK Singles Chart.[6] In 1998, Patti LaBelle included a live version of "If You Love Me (Really Love Me)" on her Grammy-winning album Live! One Night Only.

Japanese versions

"Hymne à l'amour" was adapted into Japanese in 1951 as "Ai no Sanka" (愛の讃歌, "Love Hymn"), by singer Fubuki Koshiji, featuring lyrics by Tokiko Iwatani. The song became one of her signature songs, amassing around 2,000,000 copies sold of various singles featuring this song.[7] "Love Hymn" was covered by Keiko Masuda in her 2014 covers album Ai Shōka (愛唱歌, Love Songs).[8][9]

"Hymne à l'amour" was covered by Japanese singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada in 2010, under the name "Hymne à l'amour (Ai no Anthem)" (愛のアンセム, Ai no Ansemu).[10] The title is unique to Utada's version, as most Japanese renditions have the same title as Fubuki Koshiji's 1951 cover, "Ai no Sanka".[7] Utada's version reached No. 5 on Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay,[11] No. 7 on Billboard Japan Hot 100,[12] and No. 19 on RIAJ Digital Track Chart Top 100.[13]

Singer-actress Atsuko Maeda performed the Japanese version of the song in the 2019 film To the Ends of the Earth. The lyrics also give the film its title.[14] The song was performed by Milet at the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on August 8, 2021.

In literature

The song is a central plot point to Anne Wiazemsky's 1996 autobiographical novel Hymnes à l'amour,[15][better source needed] which won the Prix Maurice Genevoix that year.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b Cramer, Alfred W. (2009). Musicians and Composers of the 20th Century. Vol. 4. Salem Press. p. 1107. ISBN 9781587655166.
  2. ^ Édith Piaf – La Vie En Rose / Édith Piaf Sings In English at Discogs
  3. ^ Cydndi Lauper – At Last at Discogs
  4. ^ "The Billboard Music Popularity Charts: Popular Records", Billboard. June 5, 1954. p. 32. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  5. ^ "1954's Top Popular Records", Billboard. December 25, 1954. p. 17. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  6. ^ Mary Hopkin – Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  7. ^ a b (in Japanese). Fuji TV. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  8. ^ "★6年ぶりのオリジナル・アルバム『愛唱歌』本日12/10発売! オリジナルの大内義昭とデュエットしたミリオン・セラー・ソングのカバー「愛が生まれた日」のビデオ公開!". Warner Music Japan. 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  9. ^ "「愛唱歌」発売記念イベント・レポート". Kei-Office. 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  10. ^ (in Japanese). EMI. Archived from the original on October 17, 2010. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  11. ^ . Billboard. October 20, 2010. Archived from the original on October 18, 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
  12. ^ . Billboard. October 20, 2010. Archived from the original on September 23, 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
  13. ^ (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. October 15, 2010. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  14. ^ Peter Bradshaw (12 November 2020). "To the Ends of the Earth review – dreamlike vision of clashing cultures". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  15. ^ Hymnes à l'amour [Broché] (in French). ASIN 2070743012.
  16. ^ "Site de la ville de Garches – Les lauréats (1985–2007)" (in French). Sortir à Garches & Equipements culturels. Retrieved November 10, 2010.

External links

  • "Hymne à l'amour" (1950) by Édith Piaf
  • French lyrics with English translation and video clip

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Hymne a l amour French pronunciation imn a lamuʁ French for Hymn to Love is a popular French song originally performed by Edith Piaf Hymne a l amour Cover of a 1956 vinyl single featuring Hymne a l amour as the B sideSingle by Edith PiafReleased1950GenreChansonLength3 27LabelPathe MarconiComposer s Marguerite MonnotLyricist s Edith Piaf original French Geoffrey Parsons English Audio sample source source Edith Piaf 1950 20 seconds filehelp Contents 1 Edith Piaf 2 English versions 3 Japanese versions 4 In literature 5 References 6 External linksEdith Piaf EditThe lyrics were written by Piaf and the music by Marguerite Monnot It was written to her lover and the love of her life the French boxer Marcel Cerdan 1 On October 28 1949 Cerdan was killed in the crash of Air France Flight 009 on his way from Paris to New York to come to see her She recorded the song on May 2 1950 1 English versions Edit Hymne a l amour was translated into English by Piaf s protege Eddie Constantine as Hymn to Love which was recorded by Piaf on her album La Vie En Rose Edith Piaf Sings In English 1956 2 This version was featured on Cyndi Lauper s 2003 album At Last 3 It was also adapted into English as If You Love Me Really Love Me with lyrics by Geoffrey Parsons Kay Starr brought fame to this version in 1954 with her version reaching No 4 on Billboard s charts of Best Sellers in Stores and Most Played by Jockeys 4 Starr s version was ranked No 20 on Billboard s ranking of 1954 s Most Popular Records According to Retail Sales and No 20 on Billboard s ranking of 1954 s Most Popular Records According to Disk Jockey Plays 5 Mary Hopkin released a version of If You Love Me Really Love Me in 1976 which reached No 32 on the UK Singles Chart 6 In 1998 Patti LaBelle included a live version of If You Love Me Really Love Me on her Grammy winning album Live One Night Only Japanese versions Edit Hymne a l amour was adapted into Japanese in 1951 as Ai no Sanka 愛の讃歌 Love Hymn by singer Fubuki Koshiji featuring lyrics by Tokiko Iwatani The song became one of her signature songs amassing around 2 000 000 copies sold of various singles featuring this song 7 Love Hymn was covered by Keiko Masuda in her 2014 covers album Ai Shōka 愛唱歌 Love Songs 8 9 Hymne a l amour was covered by Japanese singer songwriter Hikaru Utada in 2010 under the name Hymne a l amour Ai no Anthem 愛のアンセム Ai no Ansemu 10 The title is unique to Utada s version as most Japanese renditions have the same title as Fubuki Koshiji s 1951 cover Ai no Sanka 7 Utada s version reached No 5 on Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay 11 No 7 on Billboard Japan Hot 100 12 and No 19 on RIAJ Digital Track Chart Top 100 13 Singer actress Atsuko Maeda performed the Japanese version of the song in the 2019 film To the Ends of the Earth The lyrics also give the film its title 14 The song was performed by Milet at the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on August 8 2021 In literature EditThe song is a central plot point to Anne Wiazemsky s 1996 autobiographical novel Hymnes a l amour 15 better source needed which won the Prix Maurice Genevoix that year 16 References Edit a b Cramer Alfred W 2009 Musicians and Composers of the 20th Century Vol 4 Salem Press p 1107 ISBN 9781587655166 Edith Piaf La Vie En Rose Edith Piaf Sings In English at Discogs Cydndi Lauper At Last at Discogs The Billboard Music Popularity Charts Popular Records Billboard June 5 1954 p 32 Retrieved August 14 2019 1954 s Top Popular Records Billboard December 25 1954 p 17 Retrieved August 14 2019 Mary Hopkin Full Official Chart History Official Charts Company Retrieved August 14 2019 a b 夢を語るシーンでの衣装は越路吹雪さんご本人の私服 in Japanese Fuji TV Archived from the original on March 30 2012 Retrieved November 10 2010 6年ぶりのオリジナル アルバム 愛唱歌 本日12 10発売 オリジナルの大内義昭とデュエットしたミリオン セラー ソングのカバー 愛が生まれた日 のビデオ公開 Warner Music Japan 2014 12 10 Retrieved 2020 03 22 愛唱歌 発売記念イベント レポート Kei Office 2014 12 11 Retrieved 2020 03 22 先行デジタルシングルHymne a l amour 愛のアンセム in Japanese EMI Archived from the original on October 17 2010 Retrieved October 15 2010 Japan Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay Billboard October 20 2010 Archived from the original on October 18 2010 Retrieved October 20 2010 Japan Billboard Hot 100 Billboard October 20 2010 Archived from the original on September 23 2010 Retrieved October 20 2010 レコード協会調べ 2010年10月06日 2010年10月12日 略称 レコ協チャート 着うたフル R in Japanese Recording Industry Association of Japan October 15 2010 Archived from the original on March 11 2012 Retrieved October 15 2010 Peter Bradshaw 12 November 2020 To the Ends of the Earth review dreamlike vision of clashing cultures The Guardian Retrieved 18 July 2021 Hymnes a l amour Broche in French ASIN 2070743012 Site de la ville de Garches Les laureats 1985 2007 in French Sortir a Garches amp Equipements culturels Retrieved November 10 2010 External links Edit Hymne a l amour 1950 by Edith Piaf French lyrics with English translation and video clip Portal Music Retrieved from https en 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