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Jackson Browne: A song inspired by the ocean
Jackson Browne: "Se potessi scegliere dove essere"
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A TEDxGPGP Jackson Browne canta una canzone che aveva iniziato a comporre lo scorso aprile a bordo di Mission Blue Voyage, il viaggio ispirato da Sylvia Earle alla ricerca di modi in cui salvare gli oceani. "Se potessi scegliere dove essere", canta, "io vorrei essere qui".
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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Thank you.
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Grazie
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♫ Slide into the shimmering surface ♫
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♫ Scivolare dentro la distesa scintillante ♫
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♫ between two worlds. ♫
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♫ in mezzo a due mondi ♫
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♫ Standing at the center of time ♫
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♫ Ritrovarsi al centro del tempo ♫
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♫ as it uncurls. ♫
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♫ mentre il tempo scorre via ♫
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♫ Cutting through the veil of illusion. ♫
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♫ Lacerare il velo dell'illusione ♫
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♫ Moving beyond past conclusions. ♫
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♫ Andare oltre, al di là delle conclusioni ♫
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♫ Wondering if all my doubt and confusion will clear. ♫
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♫ Chiedendomi se i miei dubbi e la confusione svaniranno ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ Se potessi scegliere dove essere ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ Se potessi scegliere dove essere ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere right now, ♫
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♫ Se potessi scegliere dove essere, proprio ora ♫
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♫ I would want to be here. ♫
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♫ Io vorrei essere qui ♫
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♫ Searching for the future ♫
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♫ Cercare il futuro ♫
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♫ among the things we're throwing away. ♫
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♫ tra le cose che stiamo buttando via ♫
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♫ Trying to see the world ♫
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♫ Tentando di vedere il mondo ♫
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♫ through the junk we produce everyday. ♫
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♫ attraverso i rifiuti che produciamo ogni giorno ♫
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♫ They say nothing lasts forever, ♫
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♫ Dicono che nulla è eterno ♫
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♫ but all the plastic ever made is still here. ♫
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♫ ma tutta la plastica di sempre è ancora qui ♫
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♫ And no amount of closing our eyes ♫
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♫ E per quanto proviamo a chiudere gli occhi ♫
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♫ will make it disappear. ♫
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♫ non la faremo scomparire ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ Se potessi scegliere dove essere ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ Se potessi scegliere dove essere ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere in history, ♫
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♫ Se potessi scegliere dove essere nella storia ♫
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♫ I would want to be here. ♫
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♫ Io vorrei essere qui ♫
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♫ The Romans, the Spanish ♫
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♫ I Romani, gli Spagnoli ♫
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♫ the British, the Dutch, ♫
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♫ gli Inglesi, gli Olandesi ♫
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♫ American exceptionalism, so out of touch. ♫
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♫ l'eccezionalismo americano, così fuori dal mondo ♫
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♫ The folly of empire repeating its course, ♫
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♫ La follia di un impero che si ripete ♫
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♫ imposing its will ♫
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♫ imponendo il proprio volere ♫
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♫ and ruling by force ♫
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♫ e governando con la forza ♫
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♫ on and on through time. ♫
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♫ in continuazione, nel tempo ♫
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♫ But the world can't take it very much longer. ♫
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♫ Ma il mondo non lo accetterà ancora per molto ♫
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♫ We're not going to make it ♫
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♫ Noi non ce la faremo ♫
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♫ unless we're smarter and stronger. ♫
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♫ senza diventare più saggi e più forti ♫
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♫ The world is going to shake itself free of our greed ♫
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♫ Il mondo si scrollerà di dosso la nostra ingordigia ♫
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♫ somehow. ♫
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♫ in qualche modo ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ Se potessi scegliere dove essere ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere in time, ♫
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♫ Se potessi scegliere dove essere nel tempo ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere and change things, ♫
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♫ Se potessi scegliere dove essere e cambiare le cose ♫
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♫ it would have to be now. ♫
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♫ sceglierei proprio questo momento ♫
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♫ They say nothing last forever, ♫
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♫ Dicono che nulla è eterno ♫
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♫ but all the plastic ever made is still here. ♫
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♫ Ma tutta la plastica di sempre è ancora qui ♫
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♫ And no amount of closing our eyes ♫
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♫ E per quanto proviamo a chiudere gli occhi ♫
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♫ will make it disappear. ♫
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♫ non la faremo scomparire ♫
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♫ And the world can't take it ♫
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♫ E il mondo non lo accetterà ♫
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♫ very much longer. ♫
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♫ ancora per molto ♫
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♫ We're not going to make it ♫
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♫ Noi non ce la faremo ♫
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♫ unless we're smarter and stronger. ♫
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♫ senza diventare più saggi e più forti ♫
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♫ The world's gonna shake itself free of our greed ♫
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♫ Il mondo si scrollerà di dosso la nostra ingordigia ♫
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♫ somehow. ♫
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♫ in qualche modo ♫
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♫ And the world can't take it, that you can see. ♫
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♫ E il mondo non ce la fa, quello lo vedi ♫
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♫ If the oceans don't make it, neither will we. ♫
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♫ Se gli oceani non ce la fanno, moriremo anche noi ♫
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♫ The world's gonna shake itself all the way free ♫
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♫ Il mondo si libererà completamente ♫
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♫ somehow. ♫
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♫ in qualche modo ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ Se potessi scegliere dove essere ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere in time, ♫
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♫ Se potessi scegliere dove essere nel tempo ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere and change the outcome, ♫
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♫ Se potessi scegliere dove essere e cambiare le sorti ♫
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♫ it would have to be now. ♫
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♫ sceglierei proprio questo momento ♫
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Thank you.
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Grazie.
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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