Il pleut
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B2 · Upper-Intermediate
French
Il Pleut
jacques brel
Il Pleut by jacques brel — French lyrics with English translation, line by line. Learn French through music on Langooo.
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8 lines, first 8 translated
About this song
Il Pleut by jacques brel is a great song to learn French through music. This page breaks down 8 lines with a clear, line-by-line translation, plus 7 key words such as pleut, carreaux, l'usine. Singing along is one of the fastest ways to pick up natural pronunciation and make new phrases stick — far more memorable than plain word lists. Tap any line to open interactive mode and practice the vocabulary until you own it.
Lyrics and Translation
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C'est pas ma faute à moi
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Les carreaux de l'usine
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Sont toujours mal lavés
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Il pleut
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Les carreaux de l'usine
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Y en beaucoup d'cassés
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Les filles qui vont danser
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Song Vocabulary
Key words from this song. Practice them in Langooo to remember them faster.
pleut
rain
carreaux
tiles
l'usine
the factory
c'est
It is
faute
mistake
sont
are
toujours
always
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What are the French lyrics to "Il Pleut" by jacques brel in English?
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What do the key words in "Il Pleut" mean?
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