La Pluie Lyrics in English OrelSan , Stromae

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Pluie by OrelSan from French to English.
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Verse 1
I come from France where we dance the conga
Where we take more hits than crash test dummies
I have friends with degrees, others who haven't read two books
Who are probably on a wall, in the streets of downtown
My father climbed the ladder to become what he wanted to be
My mother is the housewife that the advertisers want to attract
I know the countryside and its big clogs
Where it doesn't fly high, the gossip and the birds
Chorus 1
Always so much rain at home
Always so much rain at home
But it's still beautiful, it's beautiful
Or: But still the weather is nice
At home, it's beautiful, it's beautiful
At home, it's beautiful
Verse 2
I come from the middle earth where there are many old people
Where unemployment and herbal tea form a vicious circle
Where we criticize the guests who just left
It's not that we're slow, it's that we take our time to think
I come from the middle class, moderately classy
Where everyone is looking for a place, Julien Clerc in the minivan
Paul Alain Auguste Leclerc, known by his stage name Julien Clerc, is a French singer-songwriter.
I was freestyling in my head to the sound of the windshield wipers
There's rain featuring in all my sentences
Chorus 2
Always so much rain at home
But it's still beautiful, it's beautiful
At home, it's beautiful, it's beautiful
Verse 3
At home, there's sunshine forty days per year
You can spend most of the year waiting for it
I was looking out the window, locked in my room
I was praying for the end of the rain and to go skateboarding
I only know the sound of the rain, the smell of wet concrete
If I left, it's because I was afraid of rusting
Soaked, I never would have thought
That the bad weather would end up being missed
Chorus 3
It's still beautiful, it's beautiful
At home, it's beautiful, it's beautiful
But it's still beautiful, it's beautiful
At home, it's beautiful, it's beautiful
Outro
Always so much rain at home
Always so much rain at home
Always so much rain at home
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Lyrics © MOSAERT, WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC FRANCE
Aurelien Cotentin, Paul Van Haver
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SONG MEANING

La Pluie turns the never-ending drizzle of OrelSan’s Normandy into a colorful postcard of everyday France. Between jokes about dancing la chenille, gossiping grandmas, and freestyle sessions timed to windshield wipers, the rapper sketches a hometown where umbrellas are as common as unemployment benefits. He salutes a hard-working dad, a TV-swayed mom, and friends who range from book-smart to “haven’t-read-two-books,” all while Stromae’s smooth chorus peeks through the clouds like a shy sunbeam.

The rain is more than weather here – it is a metaphor for routine, doubt, and the risk of “rusting” if you stay still. OrelSan ultimately leaves in search of brighter skies, only to discover he misses the very showers he escaped. The song reminds us that gloom can breed creativity and that home is a mix of grey skies and hidden sunshine waiting to be noticed.

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