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Alpha Blondy — Travailler C'est Trop Dur
Album: Jerusalem
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Released: 1986
Length: 3:16
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Travailler c'est trop dur
Et voler c'est pas beau
D'mander la charité
C'est quelque chose que je ne veux plus faire

Chaque jour que moi je vis
On me demande de quoi je vis
Je dis je vis sur l'amour
Et j'espère vivre vieux

Je prends mon vieux cheval
Et j'attrape ma vieille selle
Je selle mon vieux cheval
Pour aller chercher ma belle
Je prends ma vieille Bible
Ma Torah mon vieux Coran
D'Abidjan � Saint-Félix
Je cours chercher Hélène

Travailler c'est trop dur
Et voler c'est pas beau
D'mander la charité
C'est quelque chose que je ne veux plus faire

Chaque jour que moi je vis
On me demande ce que je "deal"
Je dis je vis sur l'amour
Et j'espère vivre vieux

Je prends mon vieux cheval
Et j'attrape ma vieille selle
Je selle mon vieux cheval
Pour aller chercher ma belle
Je prends ma vieille Bible
Ma Torah mon vieux Coran
D'Abidjan � Saint-Félix
Je fonce chercher Hélène

Travailler c'est trop dur
Et voler c'est pas beau
D'mander la charité
C'est quelque chose que je ne veux plus faire
C'est quelque chose que je ne veux plus faire
C'est quelque chose que je ne veux plus faire
C'est quelque chose que je ne veux plus faire
Comments (25)add comment
 Joril wrote:
It would be VERY nice if RP allowed a setting to auto-skip songs rated low by the user :D


A frequently requested feature that we will never add. I think that the ability to keep one's music stream free of everything you've decided in advance you don't like will reinforce a truly tragic trend in popular culture:  a gradual drift toward a bland center with no sharp edges. 

That's how I'd put it in fancy language. I kinda like that. I'll have to tuck that away for future use.

Before the era of personalized playlists, we were all constantly exposed to music we didn't like. I was quite sure I hated all country music, for instance, until I was forced to listen to a bunch of it and discovered that there are some "country" artists that I love, and who often sound nothing like stereotypical country music. 

If I'd sanitized my listening by eliminating all of those artists I knew I didn't like, I would have missed out big time.  

So, no, I won't be empowering you to make the same mistake. Not here.
Posted 1 month ago by William    [ Reply ]
 Joril wrote:
It would be VERY nice if RP allowed a setting to auto-skip songs rated low by the user :D


There is a "My Favorites" channel playing only tracks rated 7 (I think) and above by the user. But I find that channel rather predictable and boring. That's not why I listen to RP.
Posted 8 months ago by rklein    [ Reply ]
Merci RP to play french music 
Amour 🥰 from PARIS, FRANCE 
Posted 9 months ago by eckff1    [ Reply ]
 SomeKindOstrich wrote:

This a gentleman's radio, reggae don't have its place here.



Any chance that a feature could be added where I can exclude commenters from my feed? Not a 'report' feature, but a 'you know what, I don't think I need to hear any more from this person' feature.
Posted 1 year ago by ramsay    [ Reply ]
 tournemire wrote:
I must admit you are consistant : you really dont like reggae (seeing all your comments). I think we got the point, so you can spend your energy somewhere else
It would be VERY nice if RP allowed a setting to auto-skip songs rated low by the user :D

Posted 1 year ago by Joril    [ Reply ]
 SomeKindOstrich wrote:

This a gentleman's radio, reggae don't have its place here.




I must admit you are consistant : you really dont like reggae (seeing all your comments). I think we got the point, so you can spend your energy somewhere else
Posted 2 years ago by tournemire    [ Reply ]
 Dior wrote:

In fact, it's an American song by Louisiana Cajun artist Zachary Richard.  You are right though, he is popular in Québec.


I thought this was zydeco at first and did a double-take when I saw the artist was from the Ivory Coast. It makes sense now.
Posted 2 years ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
Maybe also something from Alborosie 
Posted 2 years ago by gew55    [ Reply ]
 SomeKindOstrich wrote:

This a gentleman's radio, reggae don't have its place here.



Pardon me, but you're not gentle here at all.
Posted 2 years ago by longliverp    [ Reply ]
Posted 2 years ago by Sofa_King    [ Reply ]
 SomeKindOstrich wrote:
This a gentleman's radio, reggae don't have its place here.
 
You name fits you well.
Posted 3 years ago by sqqqrly    [ Reply ]
 SomeKindOstrich wrote:
This a gentleman's radio, reggae don't have its place here.
 

Man, you sure don't much about RP
Posted 3 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
Yeah Zachary Richard - Travailler c'est trop dur - 1975


Posted 3 years ago by noe.architecte169    [ Reply ]
Reggae coooool
Posted 3 years ago by noe.architecte169    [ Reply ]
 Drum-me wrote:
He is native from Ivory Coast, this song is a classic one from Quebec, played on reggae mode
 

Yep man
Posted 3 years ago by noe.architecte169    [ Reply ]
This a gentleman's radio, reggae don't have its place here.
Posted 4 years ago by SomeKindOstrich    [ Reply ]
The translation from lyricstranslate.com is a bit off for the chorus, and it's missing one of the verses (I guess this verse was added by Alpha Blondy) - here it is, a bit closer to the original register (colloquial):

Workin's too hard
And stealing ain't nice
I don't want to
Live on charity no more

Every day that I'm a-livin'
People ask me, what you livin' on?
I say, I live on love
And I hope to live a long time

I take my ol' horse
And I pick up my ol' saddle
I saddle my ol' horse
To go lookin' for my girl
I take my ol' Bible
My Torah my ol' Koran,
From Abidjan to Saint-Félix
I'm searchin' after Hélène
Posted 4 years ago by somnium    [ Reply ]
 Drum-me wrote:
He is native from Ivory Coast, this song is a classic one from Quebec, played on reggae mode
 
In fact, it's an American song by Louisiana Cajun artist Zachary Richard.  You are right though, he is popular in Québec.
Posted 5 years ago by Dior    [ Reply ]
Oh, my,,
Posted 5 years ago by Paisley1954    [ Reply ]
Luv me da' sweet, drippy Reggae!
Posted 5 years ago by Paisley1954    [ Reply ]
 dischuckin wrote:
Working is too Hard

"And I hope to live to be old I take my violin
And I grab my bow
And I play my old waltz
To get my friends to dance
You know my dear friends
Life is way too short
To be hard on yourself
So let's go on and dance tonight Refrain I make music
I do it almost every night
After wandering about every which way
And then singing in whisky bars
And sometimes, you know
I'd like to let go, and be on my way
But I came tonight
For the pleasure of singing"

This whole is part of the originalit doesn't exist in this one.
 

Posted 5 years ago by Rictus    [ Reply ]
Yes I
Bless all
Posted 5 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
Working is too Hard

Working is too hard
And stealing isn't nice
Asking for favours
isn't something
I can do
Every day that I live,
People ask, what do I live off of?
I say that I live off of love
And I hope to live to be old I take my violin
And I grab my bow
And I play my old waltz
To get my friends to dance
You know my dear friends
Life is way too short
To be hard on yourself
So let's go on and dance tonight Refrain I make music
I do it almost every night
After wandering about every which way
And then singing in whisky bars
And sometimes, you know
I'd like to let go, and be on my way
But I came tonight
For the pleasure of singing

https://lyricstranslate.com/en/travailler-cest-trop-dur-working-too-hard.html
Posted 5 years ago by dischuckin    [ Reply ]
He is native from Ivory Coast, this song is a classic one from Quebec, played on reggae mode
Posted 5 years ago by Drum-me    [ Reply ]
Sounds like the type of music they play in Nouvelle Caledonie!
Posted 5 years ago by dxnerd86    [ Reply ]