Je Te Promets Lyrics in English Zaho

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Je Te Promets by Zaho from French to English.

You would like me to tell you that I will love you all my life

You would like me to promise you all my nights until infinity

You would like me to follow you forever without making any noise

And that I understand all this without you saying it

And I couldn't tell you what I don't know

And I couldn't give you what I don't have

And I couldn't run away from you even if everything separates us

All I promise you is a new beginning

I wish time would stop when we talk

And appear in broad daylight in the sky

A billion stars

So that I make a wish without my sun being veiled

And so that we can be two again without hurting each other

And I couldn't tell you what I don't know

And I couldn't give you what I don't have

And I couldn't run away from you even if everything separates us

All I promise you is a new beginning

And I would like to hide under your eyelids

So you can see me when you say your prayers

And I'd like to break all these lights

The ones that prevent you from seeing a little more clearly

But I couldn't tell you what I don't know

And I couldn't give you what I don't have

And I couldn't run away from you even if everything separates us

All I promise you is a new beginning

And I couldn't tell you what I don't know

And I couldn't give you what I don't have

And I couldn't run away from you even if everything separates us

All I promise you baby is a new beginning

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SONG MEANING

Zaho’s “Je Te Promets” turns the classic love promise upside down. Instead of vowing forever and ever, the Algerian-born singer gives us a dose of honest romance. Her partner dreams of eternal nights and silent devotion, but Zaho answers with sincerity: "I can’t say what I don’t know, I can’t give what I don’t have." What she can offer is something far more realistic and exciting—a fresh start where both lovers learn, grow, and move forward together.

Through vivid images—wishing on a billion daytime stars, hiding beneath her lover’s eyelids, smashing blinding lights—Zaho paints the push-and-pull of desire and limitation. The song celebrates authentic love: daring to admit imperfections, yet refusing to give up. Her only true promise is a “nouveau départ,” a new beginning that feels both hopeful and refreshingly grounded.

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