John Legend: "Redemption Song"
ジョン・レジェンド: 『リデンプション・ソング(あがないの歌)』
With his philanthropic work, John Legend is leveraging his stardom to raise social consciousness and make a positive impact on a global scale. Full bio
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a listening and learning tour.
実態調査をしました
and local prisons.
服役中の受刑者とも会い
detention centers.
and transformation can happen
刑務所 拘置所 入国収容所内での
and our immigration detention centers,
who want to create a better life
人生のやり直しに向けた
the front end of this prison pipeline.
最初から考え直してみてください
if we intervened,
愛情といたわりを―
社会になると確信しています
in the San Quentin State Prison
州立刑務所で12年間服役し
罪そのものよりもましな人間です
詩人でもあります
to a productive life
population again.
熱心に行っています
of people behind bars,
―彼のような囚人は沢山いますが―
don't define who we are,
by mass incarceration,
差し伸べたときに
という見本です
to James right now,
his journey of redemption
ジョン ありがとう
behind prison walls.
才能の宝庫です
by all of the hard work
源となったのは
and futures for themselves
「俺が今 住んでいるところ」
are too afraid to go.
誰も怖がって近寄らない
for a brighter tomorrow.
切り裂くようなところ
helped hurt people heal
be singin' "Redemption Song."
皆で歌えるだろ
has been called "hell on Earth"
投獄された者が「地上の地獄」と
of the harshness of my reality,
実は
as if they were my last mile,
最後の1マイルのように大事に歩んだ
don't have to be free
have been battling our inner demons.
悪魔と戦っている
when inside we're really screamin':
苦痛が隠れていて こう叫んでいる
from the prisons I've created.
海賊が俺を力づくで捕らえ
ないのだから
などと言って
ないのだから
などと言って
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
John Legend - Singer, musician, composerWith his philanthropic work, John Legend is leveraging his stardom to raise social consciousness and make a positive impact on a global scale.
Why you should listen
Fueled by a lean, immediate sound and a message rooted in optimism, John Legend has become a true superstar with blockbuster tours, high-profile collaborations, nine Grammys and an Oscar (for Best Original Song, “Glory” in 2015’s Selma).
Legend is well-known for his philanthropic work, which includes the Show Me Campaign, an organization that seeks to provide every child with access to a quality education. Most recently, Legend launched #FREEAMERICA, a multi-year cultural change campaign focused on ending mass incarceration. As a respected artist, Legend is using his platform to engage stakeholders from all areas of the criminal justice system to work towards that goal.
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