La Promesse Lyrics in English Emmanuel Moire

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Promesse by Emmanuel Moire from French to English.

Like a stranger with no support, no bearings

Wanting to speak, I ended up staying silent

Till I forgot who I was just to please you

Instead of owning it, I did the opposite

Is it worth it

To spend a lifetime under armor

I promise myself, I promise myself

The promise to stay true to myself

I promise myself, I promise myself

To finally live when my heart beats for a man

For a man, for a man

Like an enemy without a sword, without hope

On an endless quest for shelter, for a look

For proof to back me up that tells me somewhere

That I also have the right to love without being sidelined

It's not worth it

To spend a whole life behind a wall

I promise myself, I promise myself

The promise to stay true to myself

I promise myself, I promise myself

To finally live when my heart beats for a man

For a man, for a man

Neither mine, nor the whispers

Neither my hand, nor my look

Nothing will ever stop me, I swear

Neither ties, nor insults

Nor punches to the face

Nothing will ever get me, not even by wearing me down

If sometimes all this hurts us

We have to love nonstop

To be there, do everything so we rise again

I'm speaking to you

To our rights, to our wealth

Promise me at last to make yourself the promise

Outro

I promise myself, I promise myself

The promise to stay true to myself

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SONG MEANING

La Promesse is French singer Emmanuel Moire’s heartfelt declaration of self-acceptance. After years of feeling like “an outsider without support,” the narrator finally drops the heavy armor of silence and shame to embrace who he truly is: a man whose heart beats for another man. Each line moves from doubt to determination, showing how he trades fear for freedom, hiding for honesty, and loneliness for love.

The chorus becomes a personal vow—“Je me fais la promesse… d’être fidèle à ma personne.” In other words, he promises to stay loyal to himself, no matter the gossip, insults, or fists that might come his way. The song encourages anyone who feels different to tear down their own walls, stand tall, and love openly. By the final refrain, Moire turns to the listener and passes the torch: “Promets-moi enfin de te faire la promesse”—make the pledge to live your truth too. It is an empowering anthem of courage, authenticity, and the universal right to love without hiding.

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Emmanuel Moire La Promesse Lyrics