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
TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch

Jackson Browne: A song inspired by the ocean

Jackson Browne: "Si je pouvais être n'importe où"

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A TEDxGPGP, Jackson Browne interprète une chanson qu'il a commencé à écrire en avril dernier à bord de Mission Blue Voyage, le voyage inspiré par Sylvia Earle pour trouver des façons de sauver l'océan. "Si je pouvais être n'importe où", chante-t-il, "n'importe où en ce moment, je serais ici."
- Musician and activist
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♫ Se glisser dans la surface miroitante ♫
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betweenentre two worldsmondes. ♫
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♫ entre deux mondes ♫
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StandingDebout at the centercentre of time ♫
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♫ Debout au centre du temps ♫
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♫ as it uncurlsuncurls. ♫
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♫ alors qu'il se déroule ♫
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CuttingCoupe throughpar the veilvoile of illusionillusion. ♫
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♫ Couper à travers le voile de l'illusion ♫
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MovingSe déplaçant beyondau-delà pastpassé conclusionsconclusions. ♫
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♫ Aller au-delà des conclusions ♫
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WonderingVous vous demandez if all my doubtdoute and confusionconfusion will clearclair. ♫
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♫ En me demandant si tous mes doutes et ma confusion disparaitront ♫
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♫ If I could be anywherenulle part, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywherenulle part, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywherenulle part right now, ♫
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♫ Si je pouvais être n'importe où en ce moment ♫
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♫ I would want to be here. ♫
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♫ Je voudrais être ici ♫
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SearchingLa recherche for the futureavenir
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♫ A la recherche de l'avenir ♫
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amongparmi the things we're throwinglancement away. ♫
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♫ parmi les choses que nous jetons ♫
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TryingEssayer to see the worldmonde
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♫ Essayer de voir le monde ♫
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throughpar the junkCamelote we produceproduire everydaytous les jours. ♫
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♫ à travers les ordures que nous produisons tous les jours ♫
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♫ They say nothing lastsdure foreverpour toujours, ♫
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♫ On dit que rien ne dure éternellement ♫
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♫ but all the plasticPlastique ever madefabriqué is still here. ♫
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♫ And no amountmontant of closingfermeture our eyesles yeux
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♫ will make it disappeardisparaître. ♫
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♫ If I could be anywherenulle part, ♫
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♫ Si je pouvais être n'importe où ♫
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♫ if I could be anywherenulle part, ♫
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♫ Si je pouvais être n'importe où ♫
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♫ if I could be anywherenulle part in historyhistoire, ♫
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♫ Si je pouvais être n'importe où dans l'histoire ♫
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♫ I would want to be here. ♫
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♫ Je voudrais être ici ♫
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♫ The RomansRomains, the SpanishEspagnol
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♫ the BritishBritannique, the DutchNéerlandais, ♫
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♫ les Britanniques, les Néerlandais ♫
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AmericanAméricain exceptionalismexceptionalism, so out of touchtoucher. ♫
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♫ l'exceptionnalisme américain, si déconnecté de tout ♫
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♫ The follyfolie of empireEmpire repeatingrépéter its coursecours, ♫
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♫ La folie de l'empire qui se répète ♫
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imposingimposant its will ♫
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♫ qui impose sa volonté ♫
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♫ and rulingau pouvoir by forceObliger
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♫ et qui dirige par la force ♫
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♫ on and on throughpar time. ♫
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♫ encore et encore au fil du temps ♫
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♫ But the worldmonde can't take it very much longerplus long. ♫
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♫ Mais le monde ne peut pas supporter ça longtemps encore ♫
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♫ We're not going to make it ♫
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♫ Nous ne réussirons pas ♫
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unlesssauf si we're smarterplus intelligent and strongerplus forte. ♫
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♫ The worldmonde is going to shakesecouer itselfse freegratuit of our greedavidité
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♫ Le monde va se libérer de notre cupidité ♫
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somehowen quelque sorte. ♫
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♫ en quelque sorte ♫
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♫ If I could be anywherenulle part, ♫
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♫ Si je pouvais être n'importe où ♫
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♫ if I could be anywherenulle part in time, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywherenulle part and changechangement things, ♫
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♫ Si je pouvais être n'importe où et changer les choses ♫
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♫ it would have to be now. ♫
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♫ il faudrait que ce soit maintenant ♫
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♫ They say nothing last foreverpour toujours, ♫
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♫ On dit que rien ne dure éternellement ♫
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♫ but all the plasticPlastique ever madefabriqué is still here. ♫
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♫ Mais tout le plastique jamais fabriqué est toujours là ♫
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♫ And no amountmontant of closingfermeture our eyesles yeux
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♫ will make it disappeardisparaître. ♫
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♫ ça ne le fera pas disparaître ♫
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♫ And the worldmonde can't take it ♫
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♫ Et le monde ne peut pas le supporter ♫
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♫ very much longerplus long. ♫
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♫ beaucoup plus longtemps ♫
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♫ We're not going to make it ♫
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♫ Nous n'y arriverons pas ♫
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unlesssauf si we're smarterplus intelligent and strongerplus forte. ♫
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♫ The world'smonde gonna shakesecouer itselfse freegratuit of our greedavidité
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somehowen quelque sorte. ♫
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♫ d'une façon ou d'une autre ♫
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♫ And the worldmonde can't take it, that you can see. ♫
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♫ If the oceansocéans don't make it, neitherni will we. ♫
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♫ Si les océans ne survivent pas , nous non plus ♫
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♫ The world'smonde gonna shakesecouer itselfse all the way freegratuit
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♫ If I could be anywherenulle part, ♫
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♫ Si je pouvais être n'importe où ♫
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♫ if I could be anywherenulle part in time, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywherenulle part and changechangement the outcomerésultat, ♫
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Translated by Elisabeth Buffard
Reviewed by Timothée Parrique

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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

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