My first encounter with the sparrow, more than a decade and a half ago, was when I came across one of her compilation albums. A voice like hers, perhaps, only comes once in a lifetime. She sang with undulating sweetness that suddenly grabs you down to the bitter earth.
La Vie En Rose was released in 2007. After watching the movie, I found myself caught in a web of emotions. Like a manic depressive, I felt my heart leaping between the extreme highs and lows of her life.
Cotillard's portrayal of Ms. Piaf is legendary. Although Cotillard portrays her in the end as someone who has no regrets in her life, I was still overwhelmed with melancholy. She died of liver cancer two months before her 48th birthday.
Non, rien de rien
Non, je ne regrette rien
Ni le bien qu'on m'a fait, ni le mal
Tout ca m'est bien egal
Non, rien de rien
Non, je ne regrette rien
Car ma vie
Car mes joies
Aujourd'hui
Ca commence avec toi...
Rambling Gypsy