ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jackson Browne - Musician and activist
Jackson Browne has written and performed some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music -- and has defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics.

Why you should listen

Since his debut album in 1972, Jackson Browne has written some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music. Inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, he's defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics. He has released 19 albums; his latest, Love Is Strange featuring David Lindley, was released last year.

Browne has combined his four-decade-long music career with a passionate commitment to social and environmental justice. He's a co-founder of the groups Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE), Nukefree.org, and the Success Through the Arts Foundation, which provides education opportunities for students in South Central Los Angeles.

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TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch

Jackson Browne: A song inspired by the ocean

Jackson Browne: "Bila Aku Dapat Berada di Mana Saja"

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Di TEDxGPGP, Jackson Browne memainkan lagu yang ditulisnya mulai April lalu di atas Mission Blue Voyage, perjalanan yang diinspirasi oleh Sylvia Earle untuk mencari cara menyelamatkan lautan. "Bila aku dapat berada di mana saja," lantunnya, "Di mana saja saat Ini, aku akan berada di sini."
- Musician and activist
Jackson Browne has written and performed some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music -- and has defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics. Full bio

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SlideGeser into the shimmeringberkilauan surfacepermukaan
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♫ Melayang ke permukaan yang berkilauan ♫
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betweenantara two worldsdunia. ♫
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♫ di antara dua dunia ♫
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StandingBerdiri at the centerpusat of time ♫
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♫ Berdiri di tengah waktu ♫
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♫ as it uncurlsuncurls. ♫
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♫ yang semakin lurus ♫
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CuttingPemotongan throughmelalui the veilkerudung of illusionilusi. ♫
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♫ Memotong kerudung ilusi ♫
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MovingBergerak beyondluar pastlalu conclusionskesimpulan. ♫
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♫ Bergerak melewati pengalaman di masa lalu ♫
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WonderingBertanya-tanya if all my doubtkeraguan and confusionkebingungan will clearbersih. ♫
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♫ Bertanya-tanya apakah keraguan dan kebingunganku akan mereda ♫
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♫ If I could be anywheredimana saja, ♫
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♫ Bila aku dapat berada di mana saja ♫
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♫ if I could be anywheredimana saja, ♫
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♫ Bila aku dapat berada di mana saja ♫
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♫ if I could be anywheredimana saja right now, ♫
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♫ Bila aku dapat berada di mana saja saat ini ♫
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♫ I would want to be here. ♫
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♫ Aku ingin berada di sini ♫
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SearchingMencari for the futuremasa depan
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♫ Mencari masa depan ♫
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amongantara the things we're throwingpelemparan away. ♫
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♫ di antara benda yang kita buang ♫
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TryingMencoba to see the worlddunia
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♫ Berusaha untuk melihat dunia ♫
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throughmelalui the junksampah we producemenghasilkan everydaysetiap hari. ♫
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♫ They say nothing lastsberlangsung foreverselama-lamanya, ♫
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♫ Kata mereka tidak ada yang kekal ♫
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♫ but all the plasticplastik ever madeterbuat is still here. ♫
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♫ And no amountjumlah of closingpenutupan our eyesmata
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♫ will make it disappearmenghilang. ♫
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♫ If I could be anywheredimana saja, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywheredimana saja, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywheredimana saja in historysejarah, ♫
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♫ Bila aku dapat berada di mana saja dalam sejarah ♫
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♫ I would want to be here. ♫
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♫ Aku ingin berada di sini ♫
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♫ The RomansRoma, the SpanishSpanyol
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♫ Bangsa Romawi, bangsa Spanyol ♫
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♫ the BritishInggris, the DutchBelanda, ♫
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AmericanAmerika Serikat exceptionalismExceptionalism, so out of touchmenyentuh. ♫
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♫ Eksepsionalisme Amerika, sangat jauh berbeda ♫
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♫ The follykebodohan of empireKekaisaran repeatingmengulangi its courseTentu saja, ♫
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♫ Kebodohan dari kerajaan akan terulang ♫
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imposingmemaksakan its will ♫
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♫ memaksakan kehendaknya ♫
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♫ and rulinghukum by forcememaksa
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♫ dan memerintah dengan kekerasan ♫
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♫ on and on throughmelalui time. ♫
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♫ terus menerus sepanjang waktu ♫
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♫ But the worlddunia can't take it very much longerlebih lama. ♫
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♫ Tapi dunia tidak dapat bertahan lebih lama lagi ♫
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♫ We're not going to make it ♫
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♫ Kita tidak akan selamat ♫
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unlesskecuali kalau we're smarterlebih pintar and strongerlebih kuat. ♫
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♫ kecuali kita menjadi lebih pintar dan kuat ♫
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♫ The worlddunia is going to shakemenggoyang itselfdiri freebebas of our greedkeserakahan
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♫ Dunia akan membebaskan dirinya dari keserakahan kita ♫
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somehowentah bagaimana. ♫
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♫ bagaimanapun juga ♫
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♫ If I could be anywheredimana saja, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywheredimana saja in time, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywheredimana saja and changeperubahan things, ♫
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♫ Bila aku dapat berada di mana saja dan mengubah banyak hal ♫
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♫ it would have to be now. ♫
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♫ itu pasti saat ini ♫
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♫ They say nothing last foreverselama-lamanya, ♫
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♫ but all the plasticplastik ever madeterbuat is still here. ♫
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♫ And no amountjumlah of closingpenutupan our eyesmata
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♫ Dan seberapa seringpun kita menutup mata ♫
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♫ will make it disappearmenghilang. ♫
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♫ And the worlddunia can't take it ♫
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♫ Dan dunia tidak dapat bertahan ♫
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♫ very much longerlebih lama. ♫
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♫ We're not going to make it ♫
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unlesskecuali kalau we're smarterlebih pintar and strongerlebih kuat. ♫
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♫ The world'sdunia gonna shakemenggoyang itselfdiri freebebas of our greedkeserakahan
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somehowentah bagaimana. ♫
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♫ And the worlddunia can't take it, that you can see. ♫
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♫ Dunia tidak tahan lagi, kau dapat melihatnya ♫
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♫ If the oceanslautan don't make it, neithertidak will we. ♫
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♫ Bila laut tidak selamat, kita juga ♫
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♫ The world'sdunia gonna shakemenggoyang itselfdiri all the way freebebas
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somehowentah bagaimana. ♫
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♫ If I could be anywheredimana saja, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywheredimana saja in time, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywheredimana saja and changeperubahan the outcomehasil, ♫
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♫ Bila aku dapat berada di mana saja dan mengubah hasilnya ♫
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♫ it would have to be now. ♫
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♫ itu pasti saat ini ♫
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Thank you.
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Terima kasih.
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Translated by Teddy Budiwan
Reviewed by Antonius Yudi Sendjaja

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jackson Browne - Musician and activist
Jackson Browne has written and performed some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music -- and has defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics.

Why you should listen

Since his debut album in 1972, Jackson Browne has written some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music. Inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, he's defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics. He has released 19 albums; his latest, Love Is Strange featuring David Lindley, was released last year.

Browne has combined his four-decade-long music career with a passionate commitment to social and environmental justice. He's a co-founder of the groups Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE), Nukefree.org, and the Success Through the Arts Foundation, which provides education opportunities for students in South Central Los Angeles.

More profile about the speaker
Jackson Browne | Speaker | TED.com