La Pluie Lyrics in English OrelSan , Stromae

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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 caterpillar

Where we wreck more cars 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 advertisers want to screw

I know the countryside and its clumsy, unsubtle ways

Where the gossip and the birds don't fly very high

Chorus 1

Always so much rain at home

But it's still nice out, it's nice out

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 lands where there's lots of old folks

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 nice out, it's nice out

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, cooped up 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 I'd end up missing the bad weather

Chorus 3

It's still beautiful, it's beautiful

At home, it's beautiful, it's beautiful

But it's still nice out, it's nice out

At home, it's beautiful, it's beautiful

Outro

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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rouiller — to rust

Rouiller literally means "to rust". It's a fantastic example of a word used metaphorically to create a powerful image.

In the song, OrelSan says, "Si j'suis parti, c'est parce que j'avais peur de rouiller" (If I left, it's because I was afraid of rusting). He's not talking about metal, but about himself—feeling stuck, stagnant, and slowly decaying in his rainy, unchanging hometown. It perfectly captures the feeling of needing to escape to avoid losing your shine.

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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