Rain – English Lyrics

• By: Madonna
• Album: Erotica

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotive power of Madonna's "Rain," a song that beautifully illustrates the healing nature of love through the metaphor of a cleansing rain. For language learners, the song's clear and repetitive chorus offers a great opportunity to grasp poetic and figurative language. Its slower tempo and Madonna's distinct enunciation make it an excellent choice for practicing listening comprehension and lyrical interpretation.

[English]

Rain

Feel it on my fingertips

Hear it on my window pane

Your love's coming down like

Rain

Wash away my sorrow

Take away my pain

Your love's coming down like

Rain

When your lips are burning mine

And you take the time to tell me how you

feel

When you listen to my words

And I know you've heard, I know it's real

Rain is what the thunder brings

For the first time I can hear my heart sing

Call me a fool but I know I'm not

I'm gonna stand out here on the mountain top

'Til I feel your

Rain

Feel it on my finger tips

Hear it on my window pane

Your love's coming down like

Rain

Wash away my sorrow

Take away my pain

Your love's coming down like

Rain

When you looked into my eyes

And you said goodbye could you see my

tears?

When I turned the other way

Did you hear me say

I'd wait for all the dark clouds bursting in a perfect sky?

You promised me when you said goodbye

That you'd return when the storm was done

And now I'll wait for the light, I'll wait for the sun

'Til I feel your

Rain

Feel it on my finger tips

Hear it on my window pane

Your love's coming down like

Rain

Wash away my sorrow

Take away my pain

Your love's coming down like...

Here comes the sun! Here comes the sun

And I say, never go away

Waiting is the hardest thing

(It's strange)

I tell myself that if I believe in you

(I feel like I've known you before)

In dream of you

(And I want to understand you)

With all my heart and all my soul

(More and more and more)

That by sheer force of will

(When I'm with you)

I will raise you from the ground

(I feel like a magical child)

And without a sound, you'll appear

(Everything strange)

And surrender to me, to love

Rain is what the thunder brings

For the first time I can hear my heart sing

Call me a fool but I know I'm not

I'm gonna stand out here on the mountain top

'Til I feel your

Rain

I feel it, it's coming

Your love's coming down like

Rain

I feel it, it's coming

Your love's coming down like

Rain

I'll stand out on the mountain top

Until I hear you call

My name

Rain

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water that falls from the clouds in drops
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
wash /wɒʃ/ A1	verb - to clean something with water
sorrow /ˈsɒr.oʊ/ B1	noun - a feeling of sadness
pain /peɪn/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of discomfort
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to be hurt by heat or fire
listen /ˈlɪs.ən/ A1	verb - to pay attention to sound
thunder /ˈθʌn.dər/ A2	noun - the loud noise that follows lightning
sing /sɪŋ/ A1	verb - to produce musical sounds with the voice
fool /fuːl/ A2	noun - a person who acts unwisely
mountain /ˈmaʊn.tən/ A1	noun - a very large hill
tear /tɪər/ A2	noun - a drop of liquid from the eye
storm /stɔːrm/ A2	noun - a violent weather condition with strong winds and rain
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star that provides light and heat to Earth
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - to spend time until an expected event happens
surrender /səˈrɛn.dər/ B1	verb - to stop fighting and admit defeat
magical /ˈmædʒ.ɪ.kəl/ B1	adjective - having special powers or qualities
promise /ˈprɒm.ɪs/ A2	verb - to tell someone that you will do something

Key Grammar Structures

• Your love's coming down like Rain

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present continuous tense with 'is coming' to describe an action happening now or in the near future, emphasizing the ongoing nature of the love 'coming down'.

• When your lips are burning mine

  ➔ Present Simple Tense with Progressive Meaning

  ➔ The present simple 'are burning' is used here to describe an action that is habitual or ongoing in a specific context, giving a sense of continuity to the moment.

• I know it's real

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The present simple 'know' is used to express a fact or a belief that is always true or true at the moment of speaking.

• Call me a fool but I know I'm not

  ➔ Contrastive Conjunction

  ➔ The conjunction 'but' is used to contrast two ideas: being called a fool and the speaker's belief that they are not a fool.

• I'll wait for the light, I'll wait for the sun

  ➔ Future Simple Tense with 'will'

  ➔ The future simple 'I'll wait' is used to express a future action that is decided at the moment of speaking or a promise.

• Here comes the sun! Here comes the sun

  ➔ Present Tense for Future in Exclamations

  ➔ The present tense 'comes' is used in exclamations to express an imminent future event, adding emphasis and immediacy.

• I feel like I've known you before

  ➔ Present Simple with 'feel' + 'like' + Past Perfect

  ➔ The structure 'feel like' followed by the past perfect 'I've known' is used to express a feeling or impression about a past action or state.

• And without a sound, you'll appear

  ➔ Future Simple with 'will' for Prediction

  ➔ The future simple 'you'll appear' with 'will' is used here to make a prediction about a future event based on present evidence or belief.