Hymne à l'amour - wikipedia Hymne à l'amour `` Hymne à l'amour '' Cover of a 1956 vinyl single featuring Hymne à l'amour as the B - side Single by Édith Piaf Released 1950 Format Record Genre Chanson Length 3 : 27 Label Les Industries Musicales Et Electriques Pathé Marconi Songwriter ( s ) Édith Piaf ( Original lyrics ) Geoffrey Parsons ( English lyrics ) Marguerite Monnot ( music ) Audio sample Édith Piaf, 1950 ( 20 seconds ) file help `` Hymne à l'amour '' ( French pronunciation : ​ ( imn a lamuʁ ) ; French for `` Hymn to Love '' ) is a popular French song originally performed by Édith Piaf. Contents 1 Édith Piaf 2 Fubuki Koshiji 's version 3 English versions 4 In novel and film 5 Hikaru Utada version 6 References 7 External links Édith Piaf The lyrics were written by Piaf and the music by Marguerite Monnot. Piaf first sang this song at the Cabaret Versailles in New York City on September 14, 1949. It was written to her lover and the love of her life, the French boxer, Marcel Cerdan. On October 28, 1949, Cerdan was killed in a plane crash on his way from Paris to New York to come to see her. She recorded the song on May 2, 1950. Fubuki Koshiji 's version `` Hymne à l'amour '' was adapted into Japanese in 1951 as `` Love Hymn '' ( 愛 の 讃歌, Ai no Sanka ), 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. 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 ). This version was featured on Cyndi Lauper 's 2003 album At Last. It was also adapted into English as `` If You Love Me ( Really Love Me ) '' with lyrics by Geoffrey Parsons. Piaf then sang this version in Carnegie Hall at both of her performances in 1956 and 1957. Subsequent covers by Kay Starr in 1954, Shirley Bassey in 1959 and Brenda Lee in 1961 brought fame to this version. Raquel Bitton features `` Hymn to Love '' in her tribute to Piaf 2000. In novel and film The song is a central plot point to Anne Wiazemsky 's 1996 autobiographical novel Hymnes à l'amour, which won the Prix Maurice Genevoix that year. Hikaru Utada version `` Hymne à l'amour '' was covered by Japanese singer - songwriter Hikaru Utada in 2010, under the name `` Hymne à l'amour '' ( ~ 愛 の アンセム ~, Ai no Ansemu ). The title is unique to Utada 's version, as most Japanese renditions have the same title as Fubuki Koshiji 's 1951 cover, `` Love Hymn '' ( 愛 の 讃歌, Ai no Sanka ). Utada 's version reached No. 5 on Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay, No. 7 on Billboard Japan Hot 100, and No. 19 on RIAJ Digital Track Chart Top 100. References ^ Jump up to : Cramer, Alfred W. ( 2009 ). Musicians and Composers of the 20th Century. 4. Salem Press. p. 1107. ISBN 9781587655166. ^ Jump up to : 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. Jump up ^ Édith Piaf -- La Vie En Rose / Édith Piaf Sings In English, Discogs Jump up ^ Eddie Constantine, Discogs Jump up ^ `` Hymnes à l'amour ( Broché ) '' ( in French ). Amazon.fr. Retrieved November 10, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Site de la ville de Garches -- Les lauréats ( 1985 -- 2007 ) '' ( in French ). Sortir à Garches & Equipements culturels. Retrieved November 10, 2010. Jump up ^ `` 先行 デジタル シングル Hymne à l'amour ~ 愛 の アンセム ~ '' ( in Japanese ). EMI. Archived from the original on October 15, 2010. Retrieved October 15, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Japan Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay ''. Billboard. October 20, 2010. Archived from the original on October 20, 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Japan Billboard Hot 100 ''. Billboard. October 20, 2010. Archived from the original on October 20, 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2010. Jump up ^ `` 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. External links `` Hymne à l'amour '' ( 1950 ) by Édith Piaf French lyrics with English translation and video clip Édith Piaf Songs `` Les Mômes de la cloche '' `` Mon légionnaire '' `` L'Accordéoniste '' `` La Vie en rose '' `` Mais qu'est - ce que j'ai ? '' ( `` What Can I Do ? '' ) `` Hymne à l'amour '' `` Padam, padam... '' `` Sous le ciel de Paris '' `` L'Homme à la moto '' `` La Foule '' `` Milord '' `` Mon Dieu '' `` Non, je ne regrette rien '' Related articles Musée Édith Piaf Édith et Marcel La Vie en rose Music portal French language and French - speaking world portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title= Hymne_à_l % 27amour&oldid = 831847929 '' Categories : 1950 songs French songs Édith Piaf songs Songs with lyrics by Édith Piaf Songs with lyrics by Geoffrey Parsons ( lyricist ) Songs with music by Marguerite Monnot Hidden categories : CS1 uses Japanese - language script ( ja ) CS1 Japanese - language sources ( ja ) CS1 French - language sources ( fr ) Articles with hAudio microformats Audio sample to be checked Articles containing French - language text All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from October 2010 Articles containing Japanese - language text Talk Contents About Wikipedia Ελληνικά Français Italiano 日本 語 Norsk Suomi 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 22 March 2018, at 13 : 37. 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Question: who wrote the song if you love me really love me
Answer: Geoffrey Parsons