Purely History on Instagram: "Can’t understand a word, but still love this song. Edith Piaf became one of the most recognizable voices of the 1900s, though her life started in hardship. She grew up in Paris in difficult conditions, and for a while she sang on the streets just to get by. Her voice carried a raw emotional power that people immediately noticed, and it slowly took her from small café stages to national fame. By the time she reached her thirties, she was already known as the soul of