Ma Lune Lyrics in English Zaho

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Ma Lune by Zaho from French to English.
I looked for you, I aimed for the moon
You knew me with a heart in the mist
When love deserted my island
I wrote between the hammer and the anvil
I was not born into wealth
My only richness is my family, my customs
I make gold in my records and my pen
And you will be eternal in my posthumous projects
The looks will not be unanimous
Yet, closing eyes is easy
I pretended, I faced the wind
But facing the mirror, I only see a child
Is it better to be anonymous
I no longer know who loves me or who damages me
What will remain with time?
With time
I don't invent these words for you
You are my moon, I only see you
I don't invent these words for you
You are my moon, my moon and you light me up
My past is nothing but a field of ruins
I walk between shells and mines
Far from my Algeria, in exile
I dreamed that its people triumphed, Amen
The end is never like in movies
In all scripts, you would be my heroine
I picked the rose despite the thorn
In the middle of the living room, my son draws me
No, without you, my life would be rhymeless
I wouldn't have all the hope that drives me
I would have less soul and feelings
I would have never met the father of my child
Too many wounds in the abyss
If they censor me, I become a mime
A lot of love in the blood
Mute the sound, I love you, Naïm
I don't invent these words for you
You are my moon, I only see you
I don't invent these words for you
You are my moon, my moon and you light me up
I don't invent these words for you
You are my moon, I only see you
I don't invent these words for you
You are my moon, my moon and you light me up
Each has their moon, each has their destiny
Each has their fortune
Each of us has at least someone
Who lights up their asphalt
Heal my pains, give me your hand
Lend me your pen
Like Indochine, when nothing is certain
I ask the moon, my moon
I don't invent these words for you
You are my moon, I only see you
I don't invent these words for you
You are my moon, my moon and you light me up
Outro
Each has their moon, each has their destiny
Each has their fortune
Each of us has at least someone
Who lights up their asphalt
Heal my pains, give me your hand
Lend me your pen
Like Indochine, when nothing is certain
I ask the moon, my moon
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SONG MEANING

“Ma Lune” is Zaho’s heartfelt love letter to the person who keeps her orbit steady. She looks back on a childhood without riches, an exile far from her native Algeria, and the lonely glare of fame. Through all the chaos — the “douilles et les mines,” the critics’ stares, and the bruises of the heart — one constant light guides her: ma lune, her moon. This moon is lover, muse, and guardian rolled into one, inspiring the gold of her records and the words of her pen, giving her courage to face the mirror and see more than a lost child.

The song widens from an intimate confession to a universal wink at every listener. Zaho reminds us that chacun sa lune — everyone has their own guiding light, that special someone (or something) bright enough to illuminate cracked sidewalks and soothe old wounds. With atmospheric melodies and tender French-Arabic imagery, “Ma Lune” glows as an anthem of resilience, gratitude, and the quiet power of love that keeps us all from drifting into darkness.

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