La Pluie (Audio) Lyrics in English Zaz

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Pluie (Audio) by Zaz from French to English.
The sky is gray
The rain invites itself
As if by surprise
It is at our place
And like a rite
That bogs us down
The umbrellas
Open in rhythm
Like a dance
The drops fall in abundance
On sweet France
Falls
Falls
Falls the rain
On this Sunday
Of December
In the shade of the umbrellas
The passersby hurry, hurry
Without waiting
We love it sometimes
It raises its voice
It jostles us
It no longer gives news of itself
In a heatwave
Then it comes back like a need
Out of affection
And it sings us its great song
The flood
Falls
Falls
Falls the rain
On this Sunday
Of December
In the shade of the umbrellas
The passersby hurry, hurry
Without waiting
Falls
Falls
Falls the rain
On this Sunday
Of December
In the shade of the umbrellas
The passersby hurry, hurry
Without waiting
And falls
And falls
And falls
Falls
And falls
And falls
And falls
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SONG MEANING

Imagine a sleepy Sunday in December: the sky is solid grey, umbrellas pop open in perfect rhythm, and glittering droplets shower the streets of douce France. In “La Pluie,” Zaz turns this familiar scene into a living character. The rain is moody and unpredictable. Sometimes she disappears during a heatwave, other times she barges in, raises her voice, and floods everything. Yet beneath the inconvenience lies a gentle affection. The downpour becomes a lullaby that reminds us how nature can both unsettle us and renew us.

Through playful repetition—“Tombe, tombe, tombe la pluie”—Zaz invites the listener to feel the cadence of falling water like a dance beat. The umbrellas’ cadence, the hurried passers-by, and the sudden swell of emotion paint a vivid picture of everyday life in France. Ultimately, the song celebrates rain as a symbol of life’s cycles: we grumble, we adapt, and then we find ourselves secretly grateful for the cleansing, melodic rush from the sky.

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