La vie en rose [English translation]

Eyes that gaze into mine,

A smile that is lost on his lips—

That is the unretouched portrait

Of the man to whom I belong.

When he takes me in his arms

And speaks softly to me,

I see life in rosy hues.

He tells me words of love,

Words of every day,

And in them I become something.

He has entered my heart,

A part of happiness

Whereof I understand the reason.

It’s he for me and I for him, throughout life,

He has told me, he has sworn to me, for life.

And from the things that I sense,

Now I can feel within me

My heart that beats.

In endless nights of love,

A great delight that comes about,

The pains and bothers are banished,

Happy, happy to die of love.

When he takes me in his arms

And speaks softly to me,

I see life in rosy hues.

He tells me words of love,

Words of every day,

And in them I become something.

He has entered my heart,

A part of happiness

Whereof I understand the reason.

It’s he for me and I for him, throughout life,

He has told me, he has sworn to me, for life.

And from the things that I sense,

Now I can feel within me

My heart that beats.

• Artist:Édith Piaf
• Album:Chansons parisiennes (1947)