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Jackson Browne: A song inspired by the ocean
Jackson Browne: "Si pudiera estar en cualquier lugar"
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En TEDxGPGP [GPGP=Gran Mancha de Basura del Pacífico, NT], Jackson Browne, interpreta una canción que empezó a escribir en abril pasado a bordo del Viaje de la Misión Azul, el viaje de Sylvia Earl para inspirar ideas que salven el océano. "Si pudiera estar en cualquier lugar", canta, "en cualquier momento, quisiera estar aquí".
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. Full bio
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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Gracias.
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♫ Slide into the shimmering surface ♫
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♫ Deslizarse por la superficie brillante ♫
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♫ between two worlds. ♫
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♫ entre dos mundos ♫
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♫ Standing at the center of time ♫
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♫ De pie en el centro del tiempo ♫
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♫ as it uncurls. ♫
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♫ mientras discurre ♫
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♫ Cutting through the veil of illusion. ♫
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♫ con un atajo por el velo de la ilusión ♫
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♫ Moving beyond past conclusions. ♫
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♫ yendo más allá de las conclusiones pasadas ♫
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♫ Wondering if all my doubt and confusion will clear. ♫
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♫ Preguntándome si se aclararán todas mis dudas y confusiones ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ Si pudiera estar en cualquier lugar ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ Si pudiera estar en cualquier lugar ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere right now, ♫
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♫ Si pudiera estar en cualquier lugar ya mismo ♫
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♫ I would want to be here. ♫
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♫ quisiera estar aquí ♫
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♫ Searching for the future ♫
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♫ En busca del futuro ♫
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♫ among the things we're throwing away. ♫
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♫ entre las cosas que desechamos ♫
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♫ Trying to see the world ♫
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♫ Tratando de ver el mundo ♫
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♫ through the junk we produce everyday. ♫
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♫ en medio de la basura que producimos a diario ♫
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♫ They say nothing lasts forever, ♫
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♫ Dicen que nada dura para siempre ♫
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♫ but all the plastic ever made is still here. ♫
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♫ pero todo el plástico todavía sigue allí ♫
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♫ And no amount of closing our eyes ♫
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♫ Y por mucho que cerremos los ojos ♫
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♫ will make it disappear. ♫
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♫ eso no hará que desaparezca ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ Si pudiera estar en cualquier lugar ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ Si pudiera estar en cualquier lugar ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere in history, ♫
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♫ Si pudiera viajar por la historia ♫
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♫ I would want to be here. ♫
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♫ quisiera estar aquí ♫
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♫ The Romans, the Spanish ♫
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♫ los romanos, los españoles ♫
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♫ the British, the Dutch, ♫
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♫ los británicos, los holandeses ♫
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♫ American exceptionalism, so out of touch. ♫
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♫ el excepcionalismo estadounidense, tan desentendido ♫
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♫ The folly of empire repeating its course, ♫
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♫ La locura del imperio repite su curso ♫
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♫ imposing its will ♫
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♫ imponiendo su voluntad ♫
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♫ and ruling by force ♫
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♫ decidiendo por la fuerza ♫
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♫ on and on through time. ♫
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♫ una y otra vez ♫
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♫ But the world can't take it very much longer. ♫
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♫ Pero el mundo no puede soportarlo mucho más ♫
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♫ We're not going to make it ♫
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♫ No vamos a poder lograrlo ♫
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♫ unless we're smarter and stronger. ♫
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♫ a menos que seamos más inteligentes y fuertes ♫
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♫ The world is going to shake itself free of our greed ♫
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♫ El mundo va a sacudirse para liberarse de nuestra codicia ♫
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♫ somehow. ♫
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♫ de algún modo ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ Si pudiera estar en cualquier lugar ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere in time, ♫
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♫ Si pudiera estar en cualquier momento ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere and change things, ♫
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♫ Si pudiera estar en cualquier lugar y cambiar las cosas ♫
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♫ it would have to be now. ♫
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♫ habría sido ahora ♫
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♫ They say nothing last forever, ♫
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♫ Dicen que nada dura para siempre ♫
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♫ but all the plastic ever made is still here. ♫
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♫ Pero todo el plástico todavía sigue aquí ♫
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♫ And no amount of closing our eyes ♫
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♫ Y por mucho que cerremos los ojos ♫
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♫ will make it disappear. ♫
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♫ eso no lo hará desaparecer ♫
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♫ And the world can't take it ♫
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♫ Y el mundo no lo puede soportar ♫
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♫ very much longer. ♫
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♫ por mucho más tiempo ♫
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♫ We're not going to make it ♫
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♫ No vamos a poder lograrlo ♫
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♫ unless we're smarter and stronger. ♫
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♫ a menos que seamos más inteligentes y fuertes ♫
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♫ The world's gonna shake itself free of our greed ♫
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♫ El mundo va a sacudirse para liberarse de nuestra codicia ♫
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♫ somehow. ♫
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♫ de algún modo ♫
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♫ And the world can't take it, that you can see. ♫
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♫ Y el mundo no puede soportarlo, eso se puede ver ♫
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♫ If the oceans don't make it, neither will we. ♫
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♫ Si los océanos no lo hacen, tampoco lo haremos nosotros ♫
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♫ The world's gonna shake itself all the way free ♫
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♫ El mundo va a sacudirse hasta liberarse ♫
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♫ somehow. ♫
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♫ de algún modo ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ Si pudiera estar en cualquier lugar ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere in time, ♫
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♫ Si pudiera estar en cualquier momento ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere and change the outcome, ♫
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♫ Si pudiera estar en cualquier lugar y cambiar el resultado ♫
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♫ it would have to be now. ♫
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♫ habría sido ahora ♫
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Thank you.
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Gracias.
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jackson Browne - Musician and activistJackson 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.
Jackson Browne | Speaker | TED.com