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In connection with the film about Edith Piaf, La Vie en Rose (2007), Moustaki tells in an interview with Le Nouvel Observateur (14 February 2007) about "Milord": "It was a song I had left in draft form until one day I found the scribbled sheet next to the typewriter Piaf had given me. I resumed to work with it.
The song "Que nadie sepa mi sufrir", was composed in 1936 by Ángel Cabral, with (Spanish) lyrics by Enrique Dizeo, both of Argentine origin, as a Peruvian waltz.Peruvian waltz, also known as vals criollo ("creole waltz"), was a popular genre in Hispanic America between the 1930s and 1950s, and the song, initially covered by Argentine singer Hugo del Carril, became a regional hit.
Piaf wrote and performed her signature song, "La Vie en rose" in 1945. [1] This song was entered into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. [33] In 1947, she wrote the lyrics to the song "What Can I Do?" for her lover Montand. Within a year, Montand became one of the most famous singers in France.
Vive la rose is an 18th-century French folk song about unrequited love. "Mon ami me délaisse" is roughly translated as "My boyfriend dumped me". The song goes on to explain that he has found a new girlfriend. Another verse says that rumor has it that she is sick.
In 1966 there were already over 100 different recordings of "La Mer", and it was considered to be France's best-selling song, together with Édith Piaf's "La Vie en rose". [4] By the time of Trenet's death in 2001, there were more than 4,000 different recordings of it, [5] [6] with over 70 million copies sold in total. [7]
La vie en rose: Schau mich bitte nicht so an (1985) -La vie en rose (1991) 1976-Le long de la Seine: Ein Lied aus Paris (Moulin Rouge) -- 1985-Le premier rendez-vous: Ein bisschen Glück ist genug -- 1985-Les feuilles mortes: Blätter im Herbst -- 1985-Les trois cloches: Wenn die Glocken hell erklingen -Tres campanas (1991) 1985-Milord
The success of the Spanish version of the song prompted its translation in the United States, where lyricists Albert Gamse and Jack Sherr published "Yours". This song became popular due to the recordings by the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, Vera Lynn , and Dick Contino .
The song's Spanish title, "Viva la Vida", is taken from a painting by 20th-century Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. In Spanish, viva translates to "long live", [4] so "Long Live Life" is an accurate translation and the painting reflects the artistic irony of acclaiming life while suffering physically. [5]