La Vie En Rose
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Hold me close and hold me fast
The magic spell you cast
This is la vie en rose

When you kiss me, Heaven sighs
And though I close my eyes
I see la vie en rose
When you press me to your heart
And in a world apart
A world where roses bloom

And when you speak
Angels sing from above
Every day words
Seems to turn into love songs

Give your heart and soul to me




And life will always be
La vie en rose

Overall Meaning

The song La Vie En Rose by Louis Armstrong is a beautiful ode to the joy and beauty of love. The lyrics suggest a magical, almost surreal quality to love and the effect it can have on an individual. The opening lines "Hold me close and hold me fast. The magic spell you cast. This is la vie en rose" talk about how love can be a transformative experience, casting a magical spell over us, and turning our lives into something beautiful and enchanting.


The lyrics further depict the power of love in the lines "When you kiss me, Heaven sighs. And though I close my eyes, I see la vie en rose". This portrays the idea that a kiss from a loved one can make everything else fade away and make us feel like we are in heaven. The lyrics also suggest that love is a force that can create its own world- "When you press me to your heart, and in a world apart, a world where roses bloom."


The song continues to illustrate the strong feelings that love evokes in the lines "And when you speak, angels sing from above. Every day words seem to turn into love songs". It suggests that the feeling of being in love is so strong that even ordinary day-to-day conversations can become filled with immense emotion and depth.


In the chorus, the song declares that if we give our heart and soul to love, life will always be "La vie en rose" or a rose-tinted life. This phrase has come to signify seeing the world through a positive, optimistic lens, and this song is a beautiful representation of that sentiment.


Line by Line Meaning

Hold me close and hold me fast
Hold me tightly and securely with all your heart


The magic spell you cast
The enchanting feeling you give me


This is la vie en rose
This is life in pink, a world of true love and happiness


When you kiss me, Heaven sighs
The kiss from you is like heaven itself breathing a sigh of contentment


And though I close my eyes
Even when I'm not seeing the world, I can feel it


I see la vie en rose
I see life in pink, surrounded by love and exquisite beauty


When you press me to your heart
When you hold me close to your heart, I feel a world apart from others


And in a world apart
In a place that only you and I exist


A world where roses bloom
A world filled with beauty and love, where roses never stop blossoming


And when you speak
Each word you speak is like a soothing melody to my ears


Angels sing from above
Even the angels in the sky sing and dance to the tune of your voice


Every day words
The simplest words you say


Seems to turn into love songs
Makes every moment between us feel like a love song


Give your heart and soul to me
Promise me your deepest and strongest love


And life will always be
And this world of love, happiness and beauty will stay forever


La vie en rose
Life in pink, a world of true love and happiness, always and forever




Lyrics © BEUSCHER ARPEGE, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: David Mack, Edith Piaf, Louis Guglielmi Louiguy

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@ahmadal-feyad9738

Hold me close and hold me fast
The magic spell you cast
This is " la vie en rose "
When you kiss me , heaven sighs
And though I close my eyes
I see " la vie en rose "
When you press me to your heart
I'm in a world apart
A world where roses bloom
And when you speak , angles sing from above
Everyday words seem to turn into love songs
Give your heart and soul to me
And life will always be
" la vie en rose "



All comments from YouTube:

@justhades554

Just because you like an old song doesn’t mean you were born in a wrong generation, you just like the song

@mohammeda6940

r/unpopularopinion

@50shekels

Mohammed Alterki no. It’s just common sense.

@mohammeda6940

10.000 Subs With No Videos r/woooosh

@50shekels

Mohammed Alterki ..you clearly don’t know what you’re doing “Mohammad”

@mitesh6156

Not listening this song on radio daily, people dancing to this in bars, musician covering this.. It's s wrong generation to be born anyway.

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@gilli4899

My grandma loved Louis Armstrong. she passed away a little over a year ago. she would’ve been 100 years old today, 22/4/2022, if she was still here with us. she was the core of my family, a gifted artist who couldn’t fulfil her full potential because she had to work to keep her family afloat after fleeing from nazi germany as a jewish girl. I do art in her name. she used to sit in her porch 1 floor above my bedroom, and look at the sea. she loved this home, our family, drinking coke and eating biscuits. she loved jazz. we sang this song on her grave, along with “what a wonderful world” and the one that goes “heaven, i’m in heaven”. I love her and miss her so much. rest your beautiful soul, Ellen. thank you to anyone who read this far.

@rinndz00

I'm sorry to hear that
Thank you for sharing the beautiful story of your grandma

@elizabethramirez6839

😢😭🙏

@hanzo9609

Im sorry bro

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