Je Te Promets Lyrics in English Gaëtan Roussel

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Je Te Promets by Gaëtan Roussel from French to English.
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I promise you salt
With the kiss of my mouth
I promise you honey
With my hand that touches you
I promise you the sky
Above your bed
Flowers and lace
So your nights are gentle
I promise you the key
To the secrets of my soul
I promise you my life
From my laughter to my tears
I promise you fire
Instead of weapons
No more good-byes
Nothing but see-you-laters
I believe in it like I believe in Earth
I believe in it like I believe in the Sun
I believe in it like a child
Like we can believe in heaven
I believe in it like I believe in your skin
In your arms that hold me tight
I promise you a story
Different from the others
I so need to believe in it
Again
I promise you days
As blue as your veins
I promise you nights
Red like your dreams
Incandescent hours
And white minutes
Carefree seconds
To the rhythm of your hips
I promise you my arms
To carry your anxieties
I promise you my hands
So you can kiss them
I promise you my eyes
If you can't see anymore
I promise you I'll be happy
If you don't have hope anymore
I believe in it like I believe in the earth
I believe in it like I believe in the sun
I believe in it like a child
Like we can believe in heaven
I believe in it like I believe in your skin
In your arms that hold me tight
I promise you a story
Different from the others
If you help me believe in it
Again
And even if it's not true
If they've done it to you too much
If the words are worn out
Like written in chalk
We still make big fires
By rubbing stones together
Maybe with time
By the force of believing in it
We can just try
To see
And even if it's not true
Even if I lie
If the words are worn out
Light as the wind
And even if our story
Ends in the morning
I promise you a moment
Of fever and gentleness
Not all night but
A few hours
I promise you salt
With the kiss of my mouth
I promise you honey
With my hand that touches you
I promise you the sky
Above your bed
Flowers and lace
So your nights are gentle
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SONG MEANING

Je Te Promets is a romantic firework of promises, each line sprinkling the listener with vivid sensations: salt on your lips, honey on your skin, the sky above your bed, blue-veined days and red-hot dreams. Gaëtan Roussel piles image upon image to say, “I am ready to give you everything,” from his laughter to his tears, from comforting arms to secrets of the soul. Rather than weapons, he offers pure flame; rather than farewells, only “see you later.” The song feels like wandering through a candy-store of emotions where every shelf is labeled trust, tenderness, and desire.

Yet the chorus lifts the curtain on a more vulnerable truth. The singer admits that words can wear thin, chalk can smudge, and love stories do not always last past sunrise. Even so, he chooses to believe—the way a child believes in the sky—that these promises can spark something real if they both keep the faith. In other words, Roussel is not guaranteeing a fairy-tale ending; he is inviting his partner to share a fearless leap into hope, even if it lasts only “a moment of fever and sweetness.” The song’s charm lies in that mix of poetic grandeur and honest doubt, reminding us that sometimes the boldest promise is simply to try, together.

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