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Sarah Kay: How many lives can you live?
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Spoken-word poet Sarah Kay was stunned to find she couldn’t be a princess, ballerina and astronaut all in one lifetime. In this talk, she delivers two powerful poems that show us how we can live other lives.
Sarah Kay - Poet
A performing poet since she was 14 years old, Sarah Kay is the founder of Project VOICE, an organization that uses spoken word poetry as a literacy and empowerment tool. Full bio
A performing poet since she was 14 years old, Sarah Kay is the founder of Project VOICE, an organization that uses spoken word poetry as a literacy and empowerment tool. Full bio
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00:15
(Singing) I see the moon.
The moon sees me.
The moon sees me.
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(spieva) Vidím mesiac.
Mesiac vidí mňa.
Mesiac vidí mňa.
00:21
The moon sees somebody that I don't see.
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Mesiac vidí niekoho, koho ja nevidím.
00:27
God bless the moon, and God bless me.
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Boh požehnaj mesiac
a Boh požehnaj mňa.
a Boh požehnaj mňa.
00:34
And God bless the somebody
that I don't see.
that I don't see.
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Boh požehnaj niekoho,
koho nevidím.
koho nevidím.
00:40
If I get to heaven, before you do,
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Ak prídem do neba skôr ako ty,
00:46
I'll make a hole and pull you through.
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spravím v ňom dieru a prestrčím ťa dnu.
00:52
And I'll write your name on every star,
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Napíšem tvoje meno na každú hviezdu,
00:58
and that way the world
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a tak svet nebude vyzerať
01:02
won't seem so far.
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taký vzdialený.
01:05
The astronaut will not be at work today.
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Astronaut dnes nepríde do práce.
01:10
He has called in sick.
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Zavolal, že je chorý.
01:11
He has turned off his cell phone,
his laptop, his pager, his alarm clock.
his laptop, his pager, his alarm clock.
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Vypol si svoj mobil, počítač,
pager, svoj budík.
pager, svoj budík.
01:16
There is a fat yellow cat
asleep on his couch,
asleep on his couch,
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Tučná žltá mačka spí na jeho gauči,
01:20
raindrops against the window
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za oknom padá dážď
01:21
and not even the hint
of coffee in the kitchen air.
of coffee in the kitchen air.
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a v kuchyni nie je ani stopa po káve.
01:25
Everybody is in a tizzy.
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Všetci sú smutní.
01:26
The engineers on the 15th floor have
stopped working on their particle machine.
stopped working on their particle machine.
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Inžinieri na 15. poschodí prestali
vyrábať súčiastky.
vyrábať súčiastky.
01:30
The anti-gravity room is leaking,
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Do antigravitačnej komory zateká
01:32
and even the freckled kid with glasses,
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a aj to pehaté dieťa s okuliarmi,
01:34
whose only job is to take
out the trash, is nervous,
out the trash, is nervous,
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ktorého jediná úloha
je vyniesť smeti, je nervózne,
je vyniesť smeti, je nervózne,
pustí vrece a vypadne z neho
banánová šupka a papierový pohár.
banánová šupka a papierový pohár.
01:37
fumbles the bag, spills
a banana peel and a paper cup.
a banana peel and a paper cup.
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01:39
Nobody notices.
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Nikto si to nevšimne.
01:41
They are too busy recalculating
what this all mean for lost time.
what this all mean for lost time.
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Sú príliš zaneprázdnení počítaním,
čo to znamená pre stratený čas.
čo to znamená pre stratený čas.
01:44
How many galaxies
are we losing per second?
are we losing per second?
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Koľko galaxií za sekundu sme stratili?
01:46
How long before next rocket
can be launched?
can be launched?
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Za koľko bude vypustená
ďalšia raketa?
ďalšia raketa?
01:48
Somewhere an electron
flies off its energy cloud.
flies off its energy cloud.
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Niekde elektrón vyletí
zo svojho energetického oblaku.
zo svojho energetického oblaku.
01:51
A black hole has erupted.
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Čierna diera vybuchne.
01:53
A mother finishes setting
the table for dinner.
the table for dinner.
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Mama prestiera stôl na večeru.
01:56
A Law & Order marathon is starting.
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Maratón Zákonu a poriadku začína.
01:58
The astronaut is asleep.
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Astronaut spí.
02:00
He has forgotten to turn off his watch,
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Zabudol si vypnúť hodinky,
02:02
which ticks, like a metal
pulse against his wrist.
pulse against his wrist.
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ktoré tikajú ako kovový pulz
na jeho zápästí.
na jeho zápästí.
02:05
He does not hear it.
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On to nepočuje.
02:06
He dreams of coral reefs and plankton.
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Sníva o koralových útesoch a planktónoch.
02:09
His fingers find
the pillowcase's sailing masts.
the pillowcase's sailing masts.
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Jeho prsty hmatajú lodné sťažne vankúša.
02:13
He turns on his side,
opens his eyes at once.
opens his eyes at once.
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Otočí sa na stranu a na chvíľu otvorí oči.
02:16
He thinks that scuba divers must have
the most wonderful job in the world.
the most wonderful job in the world.
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Myslí na to, že potápači musia mať
najlepšiu prácu na svete.
najlepšiu prácu na svete.
02:20
So much water to glide through!
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Toľko vody, po ktorej môžu plachtiť!
02:25
(Applause)
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(potlesk)
02:31
Thank you.
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Ďakujem.
02:33
When I was little, I could
not understand the concept
not understand the concept
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Keď som bola malá,
nevedela som pochopiť,
nevedela som pochopiť,
02:37
that you could only live one life.
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že budem môcť žiť len jeden život.
02:40
I don't mean this metaphorically.
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Nemyslím to obrazne.
02:42
I mean, I literally thought
that I was going to get to do
that I was going to get to do
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Naozaj som si myslela, že budem môcť robiť
02:45
everything there was to do
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všetko, čo sa dá robiť,
02:47
and be everything there was to be.
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a budem môcť byť všade, kde sa dá byť.
02:50
It was only a matter of time.
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Bola to iba otázka času.
02:51
And there was no limitation
based on age or gender
based on age or gender
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A neexistoval žiaden limit
založený na veku či pohlaví,
založený na veku či pohlaví,
02:54
or race or even appropriate time period.
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rase či vhodnej dobe.
02:57
I was sure that I was going
to actually experience
to actually experience
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Bola som si istá, že naozaj zažijem,
03:01
what it felt like to be a leader
of the civil rights movement
of the civil rights movement
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aké je to byť vodcom občianskych práv
03:05
or a ten-year old boy living
on a farm during the dust bowl
on a farm during the dust bowl
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alebo desaťročným chlapcom
žijúcim na farme počas púštnej búrky,
žijúcim na farme počas púštnej búrky,
03:08
or an emperor of the Tang
dynasty in China.
dynasty in China.
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či cisárom z dynastie Tang v Číne.
03:12
My mom says that when people asked me
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Mama vraví, že keď sa ma ľudia pýtali,
03:14
what I wanted to be when I grew up,
my typical response was:
my typical response was:
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čím chcem byť, keď vyrastiem,
zväčša som odpovedala:
zväčša som odpovedala:
03:18
princess-ballerina-astronaut.
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princezná-baletka-astronautka.
03:20
And what she doesn't understand
is that I wasn't trying to invent
is that I wasn't trying to invent
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A ona nerozumela,
že som sa nesnažila vynájsť
že som sa nesnažila vynájsť
03:23
some combined super profession.
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nejakú super zmiešanú profesiu.
03:25
I was listing things I thought
I was gonna get to be:
I was gonna get to be:
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Vymenovávala som veci,
ktorými som chcela byť:
ktorými som chcela byť:
03:28
a princess and a ballerina
and an astronaut.
and an astronaut.
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princezná a baletka a astronautka.
03:32
and I'm pretty sure the list
probably went on from there.
probably went on from there.
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A som si celkom istá,
že ten zoznam by pokračoval,
že ten zoznam by pokračoval,
03:34
I usually just got cut off.
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keby ma vždy nestopli.
03:36
It was never a question
of if I was gonna get to do something
of if I was gonna get to do something
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Nepochybovala som, že sa tým stanem,
03:39
so much of a question of when.
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otázka bola, kedy sa tým stanem.
03:42
And I was sure that if I was going
to do everything,
to do everything,
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A vedela som, že ak chcem
robiť toto všetko,
robiť toto všetko,
03:44
that it probably meant I had
to move pretty quickly,
to move pretty quickly,
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znamená to, že budem musieť čoskoro začať,
03:47
because there was a lot
of stuff I needed to do.
of stuff I needed to do.
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pretože bolo veľa vecí,
ktoré som musela robiť.
ktoré som musela robiť.
03:49
So my life was constantly
in a state of rushing.
in a state of rushing.
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Takže som žila v neustálom zhone.
03:51
I was always scared
that I was falling behind.
that I was falling behind.
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Vždy som sa bála, aby som nezaostávala.
03:53
And since I grew up
in New York City, as far as I could tell,
in New York City, as far as I could tell,
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A keďže som vyrastala v New Yorku,
mala som dojem,
mala som dojem,
03:57
rushing was pretty normal.
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že žiť v zhone je normálne.
04:00
But, as I grew up, I had
this sinking realization,
this sinking realization,
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Ale ako som vyrástla,
pomaly som začala chápať,
pomaly som začala chápať,
04:04
that I wasn't gonna get to live
any more than one life.
any more than one life.
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že nebudem môcť žiť viac ako jeden život.
04:08
I only knew what it felt like
to be a teenage girl
to be a teenage girl
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Vedela som len, aké je to byť
mladým dievčaťom
mladým dievčaťom
04:11
in New York City,
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v New Yorku,
04:12
not a teenage boy in New Zealand,
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nie mladým chlapcom na Novom Zélande,
04:14
not a prom queen in Kansas.
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nie kráľovnou plesu z Kansasu.
04:17
I only got to see through my lens.
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Mohla som vidieť len svojimi očami.
04:19
And it was around this time
that I became obsessed with stories,
that I became obsessed with stories,
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A práve v tom období
ma fascinovali príbehy,
ma fascinovali príbehy,
04:23
because it was through stories
that I was able to see
that I was able to see
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pretože vďaka príbehom
som bola schopná vidieť
som bola schopná vidieť
04:26
through someone else's lens,
however briefly or imperfectly.
however briefly or imperfectly.
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očami niekoho iného,
aj keď len trocha a nedokonale.
aj keď len trocha a nedokonale.
04:30
And I started craving hearing
other people's experiences
other people's experiences
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A túžila som počúvať príbehy druhých ľudí,
04:33
because I was so jealous
that there were entire lives
that there were entire lives
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pretože som žiarlila, že oni mali životy,
04:37
that I was never gonna get to live,
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ktoré ja nikdy nebudem žiť,
04:38
and I wanted to hear
about everything that I was missing.
about everything that I was missing.
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a chcela som počuť o všetkom tom,
o čo prídem.
o čo prídem.
04:41
And by transitive property,
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No takisto som zistila,
04:42
I realized that some people
were never gonna get to experience
were never gonna get to experience
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že druhí ľudia nikdy nezažijú,
04:46
what it felt like to be a teenage girl
in New York city.
in New York city.
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aké je to byť mladým dievčaťom
žijúcim v New Yorku.
žijúcim v New Yorku.
04:48
Which meant that they weren't gonna know
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Čo znamená, že nikdy nebudú vedieť,
04:50
what the subway ride
after your first kiss feels like,
after your first kiss feels like,
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ako chutí jazda metrom po tom,
ako dostanete svoju prvú pusu
ako dostanete svoju prvú pusu
04:54
or how quiet it gets when its snows.
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alebo ako všetko stíchne, keď padá sneh.
04:56
And I wanted them to know,
I wanted to tell them.
I wanted to tell them.
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A chcela som, aby to vedeli,
chcela som im to povedať.
chcela som im to povedať.
04:59
And this became the focus of my obsession.
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A toto sa stalo predmetom môjho záujmu.
05:02
I busied myself telling stories
and sharing stories and collecting them.
and sharing stories and collecting them.
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Začala som rozprávať príbehy,
počúvať a zbierať ich.
počúvať a zbierať ich.
05:05
And it's not until recently
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A len nedávno som si uvedomila,
05:07
that I realized that
I can't always rush poetry.
I can't always rush poetry.
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že nemôžem unáhliť poéziu.
05:12
In April for National Poetry Month,
there's this challenge
there's this challenge
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V apríli, národnom mesiaci poézie,
sa koná výzva,
sa koná výzva,
05:15
that many poets in the poetry
community participate in,
community participate in,
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do ktorej sú zapojení básnici
v rôznych komunitách
v rôznych komunitách
05:19
and its called the 30/30 Challenge.
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a volá sa Výzva 30/30.
05:21
The idea is you write a new poem
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Ide o myšlienku písania básne,
05:24
every single day
for the entire month of April.
for the entire month of April.
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každý deň, po celý apríl.
05:27
And last year, I tried it
for the first time
for the first time
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A minulý rok som sa o to prvý raz pokúsila
05:29
and was thrilled by the efficiency
at which I was able to produce poetry.
at which I was able to produce poetry.
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a bola som nadšená, aká som
výkonná pri písaní básní.
výkonná pri písaní básní.
05:34
But at the end of the month, I looked
back at these 30 poems I had written
back at these 30 poems I had written
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Ale na konci mesiaca som sa
pozrela na mojich 30 básní
pozrela na mojich 30 básní
05:38
and discovered that they were
all trying to tell the same story,
all trying to tell the same story,
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a zistila som, že všetky
hovorili rovnaký príbeh,
hovorili rovnaký príbeh,
05:42
it had just taken me 30 tries to figure
out the way that it wanted to be told.
out the way that it wanted to be told.
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stálo ma to 30 pokusov, aby som
prišla na to, ako to chcem povedať.
prišla na to, ako to chcem povedať.
05:47
And I realized that this is probably true
of other stories on an even larger scale.
of other stories on an even larger scale.
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A uvedomila som si, že takto to je aj
pri všetkých ostatných príbehoch.
pri všetkých ostatných príbehoch.
05:51
I have stories that I have
tried to tell for years,
tried to tell for years,
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Mám príbehy, ktoré rozprávam celé roky,
05:53
rewriting and rewriting and constantly
searching for the right words.
searching for the right words.
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neustále ich prepisujem,
hľadám správne slová.
hľadám správne slová.
05:57
There's a French poet and essayist
by the name of Paul Valéry
by the name of Paul Valéry
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Francúzsky básnik a esejista Paul Valéry
06:01
who said a poem is never
finished, it is only abandoned.
finished, it is only abandoned.
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povedal, že neexistuje
dokončená báseň, len opustená.
dokončená báseň, len opustená.
06:05
And this terrifies me
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A toto ma desí,
06:06
because it implies that I could keep
re-editing and rewriting forever
re-editing and rewriting forever
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pretože to znamená, že môžem
prepisovať a upravovať navždy
prepisovať a upravovať navždy
06:09
and its up to me to decide
when a poem is finished
when a poem is finished
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a je na mne, kedy je báseň dokončená,
06:13
and when I can walk away from it.
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a kedy od nej skrátka odídem.
06:15
And this goes directly against
my very obsessive nature
my very obsessive nature
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A toto je v protiklade
s mojou posadnutosťou
s mojou posadnutosťou
06:18
to try to find the right answer
and the perfect words and the right form.
and the perfect words and the right form.
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nájsť vždy správne odpovede,
slová a správnu formu.
slová a správnu formu.
06:22
And I use poetry in my life,
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Pomáham si poéziou v živote,
06:24
as a way to help me navigate
and work through things.
and work through things.
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aby ma usmernila a viedla
v ťažkých časoch.
v ťažkých časoch.
06:27
But just because I end the poem,
doesn't mean that I've solved
doesn't mean that I've solved
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Ale to, že som báseň ukončila,
neznamená, že som vyriešila
neznamená, že som vyriešila
06:30
what it was I was puzzling through.
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problém, ktorý potrebujem vyriešiť.
06:32
I like to revisit old poetry
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Rada si čítam staršie básne,
06:34
because it shows me exactly
where I was at that moment
where I was at that moment
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pretože v nich vidím,
kde som sa vtedy nachádzala
kde som sa vtedy nachádzala
06:38
and what it was I was trying to navigate
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a kam som potrebovala nasmerovať,
06:40
and the words that I chose to help me.
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a slová, ktoré som vybrala,
aby mi pomohli.
aby mi pomohli.
06:43
Now, I have a story
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Teraz mám príbeh,
06:44
that I've been stumbling
over for years and years
over for years and years
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s ktorým som sa namáhala po dlhé roky,
06:47
and I'm not sure if I've found
the prefect form,
the prefect form,
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a nie som si istá,
či už má perfektnú podobu,
či už má perfektnú podobu,
06:50
or whether this is just one attempt
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alebo či toto je len jeden z pokusov,
06:52
and I will try to rewrite it later
in search of a better way to tell it.
in search of a better way to tell it.
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ktorý budem neskôr prepisovať,
aby som ho spravila dokonalým.
aby som ho spravila dokonalým.
06:56
But I do know that later, when I look back
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Ale viem, že keď si ho neskôr prečítam,
06:59
I will be able to know that
this is where I was at this moment
this is where I was at this moment
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budem vedieť, kde presne
som bola v tomto momente
som bola v tomto momente
07:03
and this is what I was trying to navigate,
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a kam som sa snažila smerovať
07:05
with these words, here,
in this room, with you.
in this room, with you.
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s týmito slovami, tu,
v tejto miestnosti, s vami.
v tejto miestnosti, s vami.
07:11
So --
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Takže –
07:13
Smile.
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Úsmev.
07:20
It didn't always work this way.
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Nebolo to vždy takto
07:22
There's a time you had
to get your hands dirty.
to get your hands dirty.
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Boli časy, keď ste si
museli zašpiniť ruky.
museli zašpiniť ruky.
07:25
When you were in the dark,
for most of it, fumbling was a given.
for most of it, fumbling was a given.
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Keď ste boli v tme
a tápanie bolo samozrejmosťou.
a tápanie bolo samozrejmosťou.
07:29
If you needed more
contrast, more saturation,
contrast, more saturation,
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Keď ste potrebovali lepší kontrast,
lepšiu sýtosť farieb,
lepšiu sýtosť farieb,
07:32
darker darks and brighter brights,
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tmavšiu tmu a svetlejšie svetlo,
07:34
they called it extended development.
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hovorili tomu predĺžený vývoj.
07:37
It meant you spent longer inhaling
chemicals, longer up to your wrist.
chemicals, longer up to your wrist.
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Znamená to, že ste strávili viac času
vdychovaním chemikálií,
vdychovaním chemikálií,
07:40
It wasn't always easy.
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že to nebolo vždy ľahké.
07:42
Grandpa Stewart was a Navy photographer.
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Starý otec Steward bol lodný fotograf.
07:45
Young, red-faced
with his sleeves rolled up,
with his sleeves rolled up,
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Mladý, červenolíci, s vyhrnutými rukávmi,
07:48
fists of fingers like fat rolls of coins,
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s hrubými prstami zoťatými v päste,
07:51
he looked like Popeye
the sailor man come to life.
the sailor man come to life.
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vyzeral ako ľudská podoba Pepka námorníka.
07:54
Crooked smile, tuft of chest hair,
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Krivý úsmev, chumáče chlpov na hrudi,
07:56
he showed up to World War II,
with a smirk and a hobby.
with a smirk and a hobby.
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prišiel do druhej svetovej
s úškrnom a koníčkom.
s úškrnom a koníčkom.
07:59
When they asked him if he knew
much about photography,
much about photography,
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Keď sa ho spýtali, čo vie o fotografii,
08:02
he lied, learned to read
Europe like a map,
Europe like a map,
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klamal, spoznal Európu ako mapu,
08:05
upside down, from the height
of a fighter plane,
of a fighter plane,
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zhora dole, z výšky bojového lietadla,
08:09
camera snapping, eyelids flapping
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hľadáčik foťáku, mávanie viečkami,
08:11
the darkest darks and brightest brights.
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najtmavšia tma a najsvetlejšie svetlo.
08:13
He learned war like he could
read his way home.
read his way home.
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Naučil sa poznať vojnu,
tak ako poznal cestu domov.
tak ako poznal cestu domov.
08:17
When other men returned,
they would put their weapons out to rest,
they would put their weapons out to rest,
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Keď sa muži z vojny vrátili,
odložili bojové zbrane na odpočinok.
odložili bojové zbrane na odpočinok.
No on priniesol svoje foťáky
a objektívy so sebou.
a objektívy so sebou.
08:20
but he brought the lenses
and the cameras home with him.
and the cameras home with him.
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08:23
Opened a shop, turned it
into a family affair.
into a family affair.
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Otvoril si obchod,
premenil ho v rodinný podnik.
premenil ho v rodinný podnik.
08:26
My father was born into this
world of black and white.
world of black and white.
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Môj otec sa narodil do tohto
čierno-bieleho sveta.
čierno-bieleho sveta.
08:29
His basketball hands learned
the tiny clicks and slides
the tiny clicks and slides
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Jeho basketbalové ruky sa naučili stláčať
tie malé gombíky
tie malé gombíky
08:32
of lens into frame, film into camera,
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a posúvať zábery, zakladať film,
vyvolávať ho v plastovej nádobke.
08:35
chemical into plastic bin.
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08:37
His father knew the equipment
but not the art.
but not the art.
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Jeho otec poznal toto vybavenie,
no nerozumel umeniu.
no nerozumel umeniu.
08:40
He knew the darks but not the brights.
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Poznal tmu, ale nie svetlo.
08:42
My father learned the magic,
spent his time following light.
spent his time following light.
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Môj otec sa priučil tomu čaru,
venoval čas nasledovaniu svetla.
venoval čas nasledovaniu svetla.
08:45
Once he traveled across the country
to follow a forest fire,
to follow a forest fire,
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Raz cestoval krajinou,
aby nasledoval horiaci les,
aby nasledoval horiaci les,
08:49
hunted it with his camera for a week.
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striehol naň so svojím fotoaparátom
po celý týždeň.
po celý týždeň.
08:52
"Follow the light," he said.
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„Nasleduj svetlo,“ hovoril.
08:54
"Follow the light."
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„Nasleduj svetlo.“
08:55
There are parts of me
I only recognize from photographs.
I only recognize from photographs.
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Existujú časti mňa,
ktoré poznám len z fotografií.
ktoré poznám len z fotografií.
08:58
The loft on Wooster Street
with the creaky hallways,
with the creaky hallways,
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Podkrovie na ulici Wooster,
s vŕzgajúcou chodbou,
s vŕzgajúcou chodbou,
09:01
the twelve-foot ceilings,
white walls and cold floors.
white walls and cold floors.
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vysoké stropy,
biele steny a studené dlážky.
biele steny a studené dlážky.
09:04
This was my mother's home,
before she was mother.
before she was mother.
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Toto bol domov mojej mamy,
predtým, než sa stala mamou.
predtým, než sa stala mamou.
09:07
Before she was wife, she was artist.
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Predtým, než bola manželkou,
bola umelkyňou.
bola umelkyňou.
09:10
And the only two rooms in the house,
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A tieto dve izby v dome,
09:11
with walls that reached
all the way up to the ceiling,
all the way up to the ceiling,
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so stenami, ktoré siahali až po strop,
dverami, ktoré sa otvárali a zatvárali,
09:14
and doors that opened and closed,
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09:16
were the bathroom and the darkroom.
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boli kúpeľna a tmavá komora.
09:18
The darkroom she built herself,
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Tmavú komoru si vybudovala sama,
09:20
with custom-made stainless steel sinks,
an 8x10 bed enlarger
an 8x10 bed enlarger
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obsahovala nerezové vaničky
a zväčšovák, ktorý ovládala
a zväčšovák, ktorý ovládala
09:25
that moved up and down
by a giant hand crank,
by a giant hand crank,
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pomocou veľkej ručnej páky,
09:27
a bank of color-balanced lights,
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vaničku s ustálovačom farby,
09:29
a white glass wall for viewing prints,
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sklenú stenu na vyvolané snímky,
09:31
a drying rack that moved
in and out from the wall.
in and out from the wall.
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sušiaci rám, ktorý sa pohyboval.
09:33
My mother built herself a darkroom.
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Moja mama si sama vytvorila tmavú komoru.
09:36
Made it her home.
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Spravila z nej svoj domov.
09:37
Fell in love with a man
with basketball hands,
with basketball hands,
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Zaľúbila sa do muža
s basketbalovými rukami,
s basketbalovými rukami,
09:40
with the way he looked at light.
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so svojským pohľadom na svetlo.
09:42
They got married. Had a baby.
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Vzali sa. Mali dieťa.
09:44
Moved to a house near a park.
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Presťahovali sa do domu blízko parku.
09:46
But they kept the loft on Wooster Street
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No nechali si podkrovie na ulici Wooster
09:48
for birthday parties and treasure hunts.
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na oslavy narodenín a hľadanie pokladov.
09:51
The baby tipped the grayscale,
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Ich dieťa vyplnilo čiernobiele fotografie
09:53
filled her parents' photo albums
with red balloons and yellow icing.
with red balloons and yellow icing.
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červenými balónmi a žltými polevami.
09:57
The baby grew into a girl
without freckles,
without freckles,
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Dieťa vyrástlo v dievča, bez pieh,
09:59
with a crooked smile,
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so zakriveným úsmevom,
10:01
who didn’t understand why her friends
did not have darkrooms in their houses,
did not have darkrooms in their houses,
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ktoré nerozumelo, prečo jej priatelia
nemajú domy s tmavými komorami,
nemajú domy s tmavými komorami,
10:05
who never saw her parents kiss,
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ktoré nevidelo rodičov pobozkať sa,
10:07
who never saw them hold hands.
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nevidelo ich držať sa za ruky.
10:09
But one day, another baby showed up.
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Ale jedného dňa prišlo ďalšie dieťa.
10:11
This one with perfect straight
hair and bubble gum cheeks.
hair and bubble gum cheeks.
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Toto malo úžasne rovné vlasy
a bucľaté líčka.
a bucľaté líčka.
10:14
They named him sweet potato.
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Nazvali ho sladký zemiačik.
10:16
When he laughed, he laughed so loudly
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Keď sa smialo, smialo sa tak nahlas,
10:18
he scared the pigeons on the fire escape
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že vystrašilo holuby na únikovom východe.
10:20
And the four of them lived
in that house near the park.
in that house near the park.
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Štyria spolu žili v dome, blízko parku.
10:23
The girl with no freckles,
the sweet potato boy,
the sweet potato boy,
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Dievča bez pieh
a chlapček sladký zemiačik,
a chlapček sladký zemiačik,
10:26
the basketball father and darkroom mother
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otec basketbalista a mama z tmavej komory
10:28
and they lit their candles
and said their prayers,
and said their prayers,
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a zapaľovali svoje sviečky,
odriekali svoje modlitby
odriekali svoje modlitby
10:31
and the corners of the photographs curled.
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a rohy na fotografiách sa ohýbali.
10:33
One day, some towers fell.
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Jedného dňa spadla nejaká budova.
10:36
And the house near the park
became a house under ash, so they escaped
became a house under ash, so they escaped
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A dom pri parku sa stal
domom pod popolom, tak odišli
domom pod popolom, tak odišli
10:40
in backpacks, on bicycles to darkrooms
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s batohmi, na bicykloch do tmavej komory.
10:43
But the loft of Wooster Street
was built for an artist,
was built for an artist,
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Ale podkrovie na ulici Wooster
bolo postavené pre umelca,
bolo postavené pre umelca,
10:46
not a family of pigeons,
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nie pre rodinu holubov
10:49
and walls that do not reach the ceiling
do not hold in the yelling
do not hold in the yelling
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a steny, ktoré nesiahali po strop,
neudržali krik
neudržali krik
10:52
and the man with basketball hands
put his weapons out to rest.
put his weapons out to rest.
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a muž s basketbalovými rukami
odložil svoje zbrane na odpočinok.
odložil svoje zbrane na odpočinok.
10:56
He could not fight this war,
and no maps pointed home.
and no maps pointed home.
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Nemohol vybojovať túto vojnu,
a na žiadnej z máp nebol domov.
a na žiadnej z máp nebol domov.
11:00
His hands no longer fit his camera,
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Jeho ruky už nepasovali k fotoaparátu,
11:02
no longer fit his wife's,
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nepasovali k jeho žene,
11:04
no longer fit his body.
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ani k jeho telu.
11:06
The sweet potato boy mashed
his fists into his mouth
his fists into his mouth
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Chlapec ako sladký zemiačik
si jedol päste,
si jedol päste,
11:08
until he had nothing more to say.
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až kým mu došli slová.
11:10
So, the girl without freckles
went treasure hunting on her own.
went treasure hunting on her own.
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A tak dievča bez pieh
samo hľadalo poklady.
samo hľadalo poklady.
11:14
And on Wooster Street, in a building
with the creaky hallways
with the creaky hallways
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A na ulici Wooster,
v budove s vŕgajúcou chodbou
v budove s vŕgajúcou chodbou
11:17
and the loft with the 12-foot ceilings
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v podkroví s vysokými stropmi
11:19
and the darkroom with too many sinks
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a v tmavej komore s mnohými vaničkami
11:21
under the color-balanced lights,
she found a note,
she found a note,
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pod ustálovačom farieb, našla odkaz,
11:24
tacked to the wall with a thumb-tack,
left over from a time before towers,
left over from a time before towers,
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pripnutý na stenu pripináčikom,
ktorý tu bol skôr ako tie budovy,
ktorý tu bol skôr ako tie budovy,
11:28
from the time before babies.
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ktorý tu bol skôr, ako prišli deti.
11:31
And the note said: "A guy sure loves
the girl who works in the darkroom."
the girl who works in the darkroom."
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A na tom odkaze stálo: „Muž naozaj ľúbi
dievča z tmavej komory.“
dievča z tmavej komory.“
11:37
It was a year before my father
picked up a camera again.
picked up a camera again.
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To bolo rok predtým, ako môj otec
znova začať fotografovať.
znova začať fotografovať.
11:41
His first time out, he followed
the Christmas lights,
the Christmas lights,
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Po prvý raz nasledoval s foťákom
vianočné svetlá
vianočné svetlá
11:43
dotting their way through
New York City's trees,
New York City's trees,
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a ich cestu pomedzi stromy
newyorských ulíc,
newyorských ulíc,
11:46
tiny dots of light, blinking out at him
from out of the darkest darks.
from out of the darkest darks.
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malé svetelné body,
ktoré naňho blikali z najtmavšej tmy.
ktoré naňho blikali z najtmavšej tmy.
11:50
A year later he traveled
across the country to follow a forest fire
across the country to follow a forest fire
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O rok neskôr cestoval krajinou,
aby nasledoval horiaci les
aby nasledoval horiaci les
11:54
stayed for a week hunting
it with his camera,
it with his camera,
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a týždeň naň poľoval
so svojím fotoaparátom,
so svojím fotoaparátom,
11:57
it was ravaging the West Coast
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kým oheň devastoval západné pobrežie
11:59
eating 18-wheeler trucks in its stride.
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a pohltil 18 kamiónov,
ktoré mu stáli v ceste.
ktoré mu stáli v ceste.
12:01
On the other side of the country,
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Na druhej strane krajiny
12:03
I went to class and wrote a poem
in the margins of my notebook.
in the margins of my notebook.
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som bola v škole a písala báseň
na okraje môjho zošita.
na okraje môjho zošita.
12:06
We have both learned the art of capture.
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Obaja sme sa naučili umeniu okamihu.
12:08
Maybe we are learning
the art of embracing.
the art of embracing.
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Možno sa učíme umeniu uchopiť.
12:11
Maybe we are learning
the art of letting go.
the art of letting go.
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Možno sa učíme umeniu nechať ísť.
12:16
(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sarah Kay - PoetA performing poet since she was 14 years old, Sarah Kay is the founder of Project VOICE, an organization that uses spoken word poetry as a literacy and empowerment tool.
Why you should listen
Plenty of 14-year-old girls write poetry. But few hide under the bar of the famous Bowery Poetry Club in Manhattan’s East Village absorbing the talents of New York’s most exciting poets. Not only did Sarah Kay do that -- she also had the guts to take its stage and hold her own against performers at least a decade her senior. Her talent for weaving words into poignant, funny, and powerful performances paid off.
Sarah holds a Masters degree in the art of teaching from Brown University and an honorary doctorate in humane letters from Grinnell College. Her first book, B, was ranked the number one poetry book on Amazon.com. Her second book, No Matter the Wreckage, is available from Write Bloody Publishing.
Sarah also founded Project VOICE, an organization that uses spoken word poetry as a literacy and empowerment tool. Project VOICE runs performances and workshops to encourage people to engage in creative self-expression in schools and communities around the world.
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