Riez Lyrics in English Stromae

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Riez by Stromae from French to English.

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Me, one day, I'll be a great artist

I'll even win a Grammy

I'll have money and I'll be so rich

I'll even have lots of friends

Always escorted by the police

I'll travel day and night

My wife will be a great actress

Why dream small?

Laugh, laugh

Laugh, yeah, yeah, just laugh

Laugh, laugh

Laugh, yeah, yeah, just laugh

Me, my dream's to have a pool

And a four-sided villa

Three, four bedrooms and then a big walk-in closet

And the four-by-four coupé

No, my goal isn't to be filthy rich

Just a manager's salary

And I won't end my days here

In this lousy apartment

Laugh, laugh

Laugh, yeah, yeah, just laugh

Laugh, laugh

Laugh, yeah, yeah, just laugh

Later on, I'll have a woman who loves me

And lots of kids

You know, I'm not very materialistic

I just want a little plot of land

Don't need a residential neighborhood

I'll build with my own hands

A vegetable garden, a bike, the sun

And you know, that's fine with me

Laugh, laugh

Laugh, yeah, yeah, just laugh

Laugh, laugh

Laugh, yeah, yeah, just laugh

If I don't know where I'll sleep tomorrow

Well, it'll be okay

You know, I make do with nothing

Me, as long as I've got the papers

What I'd like is to eat my fill

Every day of the year

And then I wonder if at last

I could dream big

Laugh, laugh

Laugh, yeah, yeah, just laugh

Laugh, laugh

Laugh, yeah, yeah, just laugh

Laugh, laugh

Laugh, yeah, yeah, just laugh

Laugh, laugh

Laugh, yeah, yeah, just laugh

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SONG MEANING

Stromae’s “Riez” (“Laugh”) is an ironic roller-coaster of dreams. At first, the Belgian artist paints a glittering picture of future fame, fortune, and red-carpet glamour, but each time the crowd is invited to “Riez, riez” — to laugh at him. Verse by verse his ambitions shrink, moving from Grammys and villas to a simple house with a vegetable garden, then to nothing more than papers and a daily meal. The repeated laughter becomes a chorus of mockery that highlights how society often belittles the hopes of those who have less.

By the end, Stromae flips the question back on us: why should anyone be told to dream small? “Riez” cleverly exposes class prejudice and the invisible ceiling placed on people’s aspirations. The song’s catchy beat and playful melody disguise a sharp social commentary that reminds listeners that every dream, no matter its size, deserves respect.

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