The Timeless Magic of the “La Vie en Rose” Music Box

There are few melodies in the 20th-century songbook that evoke an immediate sense of romanticism, nostalgia, and quiet wonder quite like “La Vie en Rose.” First made immortal by the inimitable French songstress Édith Piaf in 1945, the song translates literally to “life in pink”—or more poetically, seeing life through rose-colored glasses.