Je Vole Lyrics in English Louane

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Je Vole by Louane from French to English.
My dear parents, I'm leaving
I love you, but I'm leaving
You won't have a child anymore
Tonight
I'm not running away, I'm flying
Understand, I'm flying
No smoking, no booze
I'm flying, I'm flying
She was watching me yesterday
Worried, troubled, my mom
As if she felt it
In fact she suspected, she heard
I said I was fine
Looking totally calm
She acted like nothing was wrong
And my helpless dad smiled
Don't turn back
Move a little farther away
There's, in Gard, another station
And finally the Atlantic
My dear parents, I'm leaving
I love you, but I'm leaving
You won't have a child tonight
I'm not running away, I'm flying
Understand, I'm flying
No smoking, no booze
I'm flying, I'm flying
I wonder on my way
If my parents suspect
That my tears have fallen
My promises and the urge to move on
Just believing in my life
See what I promised myself
Why, where, and how
In this train that's pulling away every second
It's weird, this cage
That blocks my chest
I can't breathe anymore
It stops me from singing
My dear parents, I'm leaving
I love you, but I'm leaving
You don't have a child anymore
Tonight
I'm not running away, I'm flying
Understand, I'm flying
No smoking, no booze
I'm flying, I'm flying
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la la
I'm flying, I'm flying
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Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Pierre Jean Maurice Billon, Michel Charles Sardou
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SONG MEANING

Je Vole (“I’m Flying”) is a bittersweet letter set to music. Louane slips into the shoes of a teenager who quietly boards a night train, not to rebel but to reach for her own sky. She repeats to her parents, “Je vous aime, mais je pars” — I love you, but I’m leaving — making it clear that this departure is an act of self-discovery, not defiance. There is no recklessness here; she insists she flies “sans fumer, sans alcool,” highlighting that her journey is fueled by determination, not vices.

Behind the gentle melody lies a mix of excitement and heart-tugging anxiety. The narrator masks her nerves with a calm smile, yet her chest feels like a cage, her tears fall in secret, and every mile of train track carries both promise and doubt. The song captures that universal moment when a young adult steps out of the family nest, torn between gratitude for the past and an unstoppable urge to chase the horizon. Listening to Je Vole is like watching someone stretch their wings for the first time — fragile, brave, and beautifully human.

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