J'aime Pas Travailler Lyrics in English Zoufris Maracas

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Intro

Work more, earn more

You'll have less time

Time is money

Argent translates directly as silver, but it's often used to refer to money

You'll have less money

Chorus 1

I don't like to work standing

The 'subject + ne + verb + pas' is the correct way to say 'I don't like': 'Je ne aime pas', but the 'subject + verb + pas' is the informal way to say it: 'J'aime pas'

I don't like to work seated

I don't like to work on my knees

I don't like yes to work at all

Verse 1

What I like is to chill

Glander is an informal verb which means 'to chill out', 'to hang out', 'to relax'

When I chill, don't bother me

Faut is a word used to express either necessity or obligation. And m'emmerder can be considered vulgar

And to make sure that I get up late

All the evenings I smoke a joint

Pétard translates directly to 'firecracker', and it's used as slang for 'a joint' / 'a marijuana cigarette'

I don't like to work boss

You believe that I consider you an idiot

Or: You think that I take you for an idiot

You'd like to fire me

If I'd let you hire me

Chorus 2

I don't like to work standing

I don't like to work seated

I don't like to work on my knees

I don't like yes to work at all

Verse 2

Even if you find me a job

Know that I won't work for you

Bosser also means 'to work' like 'travailler', but 'bosser' is more negative way to say it, such as 'to slog', 'to plod', 'to sweat blood'

I prefer to stay unemployed

To sunbathe my ass on a beach

And if it's not very lucrative

I try to stay positive

If I have to redouble my effort

Then immediately I fall asleep

Chorus 3

I don't like to work standing

I don't like to work seated

I don't like to work on my knees

I don't like yes to work at all

Verse 3

And if one day or one beautiful morning

The moment to go to the turbine

A turbine is a machine that transforms rotational energy from a fluid that is picked up by a rotor system into usable work or energy

I'll go on a trip

This is a French expression meaning 'I'll go on a trip'. Translated literally it's something like: I'll take my legs to my stroke

And I'll leave for Peru

In the cordillera of the Andes

Or: In the mountain ranges of the Andes

I'll create the republic of chilling

Or: I'll establish a republic of lazy people

Working will be prohibited

Maximum union guaranteed

It will be a country without banks

And calm under my tree with joy

I won't have more than to raise my hand

Or: I'll only have to raise my hand

Chorus 4

I'll never work standing

Don't think to make me work seated

Even less make me work on my knees

I won't work more at all

Verse 4

Finally I don't work

I don't even search for jobs

And I rest there to scrape by

In the sun without concern

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SONG MEANING

Fed up with alarm clocks and office chairs? "J'aime Pas Travailler" is the cheeky anthem of every day-dreamer who would rather snooze under a palm tree than clock in at dawn. Over a breezy Chanson groove, Zoufris Maracas mock the modern mantra of travaillez plus, gagnez plus (work more, earn more). The narrator flips that logic on its head, pointing out that chasing money leaves you with neither time nor cash, so why bother? He lists every posture at work—standing, sitting, even on his knees—only to reject them all with a playful shrug.

Beneath the humor lies a sharp critique of consumer culture and the pressure to be productive at all costs. Our hero vows to dodge every boss, every punch-card, and even dreams of founding the “Republic of Loafing” high in the Andes where work is outlawed and relaxation is a civic right. It is a lighthearted yet rebellious ode to idleness that invites listeners to question society’s obsession with productivity and imagine a life where the sun is the only timekeeper.

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