An eponymous French song and the signature song of French singer Edith Piaf.
This particular version is sung by Zaz, a French singer and songwriter who often performs classic Jazz and French songs
The song has been covered by over 1,000 French and international artists (Grace Jones, Louis Armstrong, …) and received a Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1998
It was written just after WWII in 1945.
The timing is significant as the lyrics express the joy of finding true love and seeing life in rose-tinted glasses, a powerful emotional release for anyone who went through the hardship of WWII. Conveying a sense of profound happiness and optimism from new beginnings.
Des yeux qui font baisser les miens
Un rire qui se perd sur sa bouche
Voilà le portrait sans retouche
De l’homme auquel j’appartiens
Quand il me prend dans ses bras
Il me parle tout bas
Je vois la vie en rose
Qu’il me dit des mots d’amour
Des mots de tous les jours
Et ça me fait quelque chose
Il est entré dans mon cœur
Une part de bonheur
Dont je connais la cause
C’est lui pour moi
Moi, pour lui, dans la vie
Il me l’a dit, l’a juré pour la vie
Et dès que je l’aperçois
Alors, je sens en moi
Mon cœur qui bat
Des nuits d’amour à ne plus en finir
Un grand bonheur qui prend sa place
Des ennuis, des chagrins, s’effacent
Heureux, heureux à en mourir
Quand il me prend dans ses bras
Il me parle tout bas
Je vois la vie en rose
Il me dit des mots d’amour
Des mots de tous les jours
Et ça me fait quelque chose
Il est entré dans mon cœur
Une part de bonheur
Dont je connais la cause
C’est toi pour moi
Moi, pour toi, dans la vie
Il me l’a dit, l’a juré pour la vie
Et dès que je t’aperçois
Alors, je sens dans moi
Mon cœur qui bat
La-la-la-la-lalala
La-la-la-la-lalala
La, la
A gaze that makes me
lower mine,
a laugh that gets lost on his lips.
Here is the unaltered portrait
of the man to whom I belong.
When he takes me in his arms
He speaks to me softly,
I see life in rosy hues
He tells me words of love,
everyday words.
And that does something to me
It has entered my heart
a big slice of happiness
of which I know the cause.
It’s him for me,
me for him, for life.
He told me so, swore to me forever.
And as soon as I see him,
I feel in myself,
my heart beating
Endless night of love.
A great delight that comes about
,
Griefs and sorrows fade away.
happy, happy to die for.
When he takes me in his arms,
He speaks softly to me,
I see life in pink hues.
He tells me words of love,
everyday words
, and that does something to me.
It has entered my heart
a slice of happiness
of which I know the cause.
It’s him for me,
me for him for life.
He told me so.
swore it is for life
And as soon as I see him
then I feel in myself
my heart beating.
Between the French lyrics 
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