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Sarah Kay: If I should have a daughter ...
Sarah kay: Če bi imela hčer...
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"Če bi imela hčer, bi me namesto Mama klicala Točka B..." Tako začne pesnica Sarah Kay, v govoru z dvema stoječima ovacijama na TED2011. Pove zgodbo o svoji preobrazbi - od najstnice s široko razprtimi očmi, ki je vsrkavala verze v newyorškem Bowery klubu poezije, do učiteljice, ki povezuje otroke z močjo izražanja samega sebe skozi Projekt V.O.I.C.E. -- in nam vzame dih s pesmima "B" in "Hiroshima."
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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If I should have a daughter,
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Če bi imela hčer,
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instead of "Mom,"
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bi me namesto "Mama"
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she's gonna call me "Point B,"
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klicala "Točka B",
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because that way she knows that no matter what happens,
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zato, da bo vedela,
da ne glede na to, kaj se zgodi,
da ne glede na to, kaj se zgodi,
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at least she can always find her way to me.
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lahko vedno najde pot vsaj k meni.
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And I'm going to paint solar systems on the backs of her hands
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In na dlani ji bom narisala
sončne sisteme,
sončne sisteme,
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so she has to learn the entire universe
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tako, da se bo morala
naučiti celo vesolje,
naučiti celo vesolje,
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before she can say, "Oh, I know that like the back of my hand."
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preden bo lahko rekla:
"Oh, to poznam kot svojo dlan".
"Oh, to poznam kot svojo dlan".
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And she's going to learn
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In naučila se bo,
da te to življenje udari močno,
naravnost v obraz,
naravnost v obraz,
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that this life will hit you hard in the face,
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wait for you to get back up just so it can kick you in the stomach.
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počaka, da se postaviš na noge,
samo da te lahko potem brcne v trebuh.
samo da te lahko potem brcne v trebuh.
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But getting the wind knocked out of you
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Ampak da ostaneš brez sape,
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is the only way to remind your lungs
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je edini način, da spomniš svoja pljuča,
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how much they like the taste of air.
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kako zelo jim je všeč okus zraka.
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There is hurt, here,
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Tu je bolečina,
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that cannot be fixed by Band-Aids or poetry.
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ki je ne moreš pozdraviti
z obliži ali poezijo.
z obliži ali poezijo.
00:56
So the first time she realizes
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Tako da prvič, ko bo spoznala,
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that Wonder Woman isn't coming,
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da Super Ženske ne bo,
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I'll make sure she knows
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bom poskrbela, da bo vedela,
da ji ni treba nositi
ogrinjala čisto sami,
ogrinjala čisto sami,
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she doesn't have to wear the cape all by herself
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ker ne glede na to,
kako na široko razpreš prste,
kako na široko razpreš prste,
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because no matter how wide you stretch your fingers,
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your hands will always be too small
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bodo tvoje roke vedno premajhne,
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to catch all the pain you want to heal.
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da bi ujele vso bolečino,
ki jo želiš pozdraviti.
ki jo želiš pozdraviti.
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Believe me, I've tried.
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Verjemite mi, poskušala sem.
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"And, baby," I'll tell her,
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"In, ljubica," ji bom rekla,
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don't keep your nose up in the air like that.
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"ne dviguj nosu takole v zrak.
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I know that trick; I've done it a million times.
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Poznam ta trik, sama
sem ga izvedla milijonkrat.
sem ga izvedla milijonkrat.
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You're just smelling for smoke
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Samo za dimom vohaš,
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so you can follow the trail back to a burning house,
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da bi mu lahko sledila do goreče hiše,
da bi našla fanta,
ki je v ognju izgubil vse,
ki je v ognju izgubil vse,
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so you can find the boy who lost everything in the fire
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to see if you can save him.
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da bi videla, če ga lahko rešiš.
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Or else find the boy who lit the fire in the first place,
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Ali pa boš našla fanta,
ki je zanetil požar,
ki je zanetil požar,
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to see if you can change him."
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da vidiš, če bi ga lahko spremenila."
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But I know she will anyway,
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A vem, da bo to vseeno storila,
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so instead I'll always keep an extra supply
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zato bom imela vedno dodatno zalogo
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of chocolate and rain boots nearby,
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čokolade in škornjev za dež,
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because there is no heartbreak that chocolate can't fix.
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ker ga ni zlomljenega srca,
ki ga čokolada ne more pozdraviti.
ki ga čokolada ne more pozdraviti.
01:43
Okay, there's a few heartbreaks that chocolate can't fix.
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Ok, so zlomljena srca,
ki jih čokolada ne more pozdraviti.
ki jih čokolada ne more pozdraviti.
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But that's what the rain boots are for,
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Ampak zato so tu škornji za dež,
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because rain will wash away everything, if you let it.
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ker bo dež opral vse, če mu le pustiš.
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I want her to look at the world
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Hočem, da si ogleda svet
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through the underside of a glass-bottom boat,
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skozi spodnji del ladje s steklenim dnom,
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to look through a microscope
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da skozi mikroskop pogleda
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at the galaxies that exist
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galaksije, ki obstajajo
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on the pinpoint of a human mind,
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na konici človeškega uma,
ker me je tako učila moja mama.
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because that's the way my mom taught me.
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02:03
That there'll be days like this.
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Da bodo tudi taki dnevi.
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♫ There'll be days like this, my momma said. ♫
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♫ Taki dnevi bodo, je rekla moja mama. ♫
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When you open your hands to catch
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Ko razširiš roke, da bi ujel
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and wind up with only blisters and bruises;
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in končaš samo z žulji in modricami;
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when you step out of the phone booth and try to fly
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ko stopiš iz telefonske govorilnice
in poskušaš poleteti
in poskušaš poleteti
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and the very people you want to save
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in tisti ljudje, ki jih poskušaš rešiti,
so tisti, ki ti stojijo na ogrinjalu;
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are the ones standing on your cape;
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ko bodo tvoji škornji polni dežja,
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when your boots will fill with rain,
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in boš do kolen v razočaranju.
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and you'll be up to your knees in disappointment.
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In to so tisti dnevi, ko boš imela
še več razlogov, da rečeš hvala.
še več razlogov, da rečeš hvala.
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And those are the very days you have all the more reason to say thank you.
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02:26
Because there's nothing more beautiful
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Ker ni nič lepšega kot to,
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than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline,
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kako ocean ne neha poljubljati obale,
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no matter how many times it's sent away.
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ne glede na to,
kolikokrat je poslan stran.
kolikokrat je poslan stran.
Ti boš dala vetra v krila besedam
"včasih dobiti" in "včasih izgubiti"
"včasih dobiti" in "včasih izgubiti"
02:34
You will put the wind in winsome, lose some.
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02:37
You will put the star
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Z zvezdnim zaznamkom boš označila
"začeti znova in znova."
"začeti znova in znova."
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in starting over, and over.
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In ne glede na to, koliko pehotnih min
eksplodira vsako minuto,
eksplodira vsako minuto,
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And no matter how many land mines erupt in a minute,
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zagotovi, da tvoj um pristane
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be sure your mind lands
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na lepoti tega hecnega prostora,
ki mu pravimo življenje.
ki mu pravimo življenje.
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on the beauty of this funny place called life.
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In da, na lestvici od ena
do preveč zaupljiva,
do preveč zaupljiva,
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And yes, on a scale from one to over-trusting,
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sem kar precej naivna.
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I am pretty damn naive.
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02:53
But I want her to know that this world is made out of sugar.
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Ampak hočem da ve,
da je ta svet narejen iz sladkorja.
da je ta svet narejen iz sladkorja.
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It can crumble so easily,
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Tako zlahka se zdrobi,
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but don't be afraid to stick your tongue out and taste it.
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ampak ne boj se
iztegniti jezika in ga okusiti.
iztegniti jezika in ga okusiti.
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"Baby," I'll tell her, "remember, your momma is a worrier,
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"Ljubica," ji bom rekla,
"zapomni si, tvojo mamo skrbi,
"zapomni si, tvojo mamo skrbi,
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and your poppa is a warrior,
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in tvoj očka se bori
in ti si dekle z majhnimi dlanmi
in velikimi očmi,
in velikimi očmi,
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and you are the girl with small hands and big eyes
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03:08
who never stops asking for more."
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ki nikoli ne neha prositi za še."
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Remember that good things come in threes
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Zapomni si, da so vse dobre stvari tri
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and so do bad things.
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in slabe tudi.
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And always apologize when you've done something wrong,
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In vedno se opraviči,
ko storiš kaj narobe,
ko storiš kaj narobe,
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but don't you ever apologize
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ampak nikoli se ne opravičuj,
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for the way your eyes refuse to stop shining.
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ker tvoje oči ne nehajo sijati.
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Your voice is small, but don't ever stop singing.
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Tvoj glas je majhen,
ampak nikoli ne nehaj peti.
ampak nikoli ne nehaj peti.
03:24
And when they finally hand you heartache,
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In ko ti bodo podali srčno bolečino,
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when they slip war and hatred under your door
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ko ti potisnejo vojno
in sovraštvo pod vrata
in sovraštvo pod vrata
in ti podajo letake na cesti
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and offer you handouts on street-corners
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of cynicism and defeat,
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o cinizmu in porazu,
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you tell them that they really ought to meet your mother.
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jim ti povej, da bi res
morali spoznati tvojo mamo.
morali spoznati tvojo mamo.
03:39
Thank you. Thank you.
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Hvala. Hvala.
03:43
(Applause)
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(Aplavz)
03:45
Thank you.
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Hvala.
03:47
(Applause)
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(Aplavz)
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Thanks.
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Hvala.
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(Applause)
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(Aplavz)
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Thank you.
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Hvala.
03:56
(Applause)
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(Aplavz)
04:00
All right, so I want you to take a moment,
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Hočem, da si vzamete trenutek
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and I want you to think of three things
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in hočem, da se spomnite treh stvari,
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that you know to be true.
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za katere veste, da so resnične.
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They can be about whatever you want --
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Lahko so o čemerkoli--
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technology, entertainment, design,
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tehnologiji, zabavi, dizajnu,
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your family, what you had for breakfast.
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vaši družini, kaj ste imeli za zajtrk.
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The only rule is don't think too hard.
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Edino pravilo je,
da ne premišljujete preveč.
da ne premišljujete preveč.
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Okay, ready? Go.
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Ok, pripravljeni? Gremo.
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Okay.
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Ok.
Torej, tu so tri stvari,
za katere vem, da so resnične.
za katere vem, da so resnične.
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So here are three things I know to be true.
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04:28
I know that Jean-Luc Godard was right
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Vem, da je imel Jean-Luc Godard prav,
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when he said that, "a good story
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ko je rekel, da "ima dobra zgodba
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has a beginning, a middle and an end,
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začetek, sredino in konec,
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although not necessarily in that order."
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čeprav ne nujno v tem vrstnem redu."
Vem, da sem neverjetno nervozna
in vznemirjena, ker sem tu
in vznemirjena, ker sem tu
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I know that I'm incredibly nervous and excited to be up here,
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04:40
which is greatly inhibiting my ability to keep it cool.
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kar zelo vpliva na mojo
sposobnost ohranjati mirno kri.
sposobnost ohranjati mirno kri.
04:42
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
04:44
And I know
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In vem,
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that I have been waiting all week to tell this joke.
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da sem čakala cel teden,
da vam povem to šalo.
da vam povem to šalo.
04:48
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
04:50
Why was the scarecrow invited to TED?
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Zakaj je bilo strašilo povabljeno na TED?
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Because he was out standing in his field.
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Ker je izstopalo na svojem polju.
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(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
04:59
I'm sorry.
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Oprostite.
05:02
Okay, so these are three things I know to be true.
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Ok, to so torej tri stvari,
ki so resnične.
ki so resnične.
05:05
But there are plenty of things I have trouble understanding.
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Ampak obstaja veliko stvari,
ki jih težko razumem.
ki jih težko razumem.
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So I write poems to figure things out.
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Zato pišem pesmi, da bi jih razumela.
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Sometimes the only way I know how to work through something
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Včasih lahko nekaj predelam
samo tako, da napišem pesem.
samo tako, da napišem pesem.
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is by writing a poem.
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05:16
And sometimes I get to the end of the poem
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In včasih pridem do konca pesmi
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and look back and go, "Oh, that's what this is all about,"
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in pogledam nazaj in si rečem:
"Oh, to je torej to,"
"Oh, to je torej to,"
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and sometimes I get to the end of the poem
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in včasih pridem na konec pesmi
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and haven't solved anything,
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in ne rešim ničesar,
ampak vsaj novo pesem imam.
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but at least I have a new poem out of it.
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05:26
Spoken word poetry is the art of performance poetry.
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Govorjena poezija je
poezija umetnosti nastopanja.
poezija umetnosti nastopanja.
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I tell people it involves creating poetry
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Ljudem povem, da je ustvarjanje poezije,
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that doesn't just want to sit on paper,
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ki noče samo sedeti na papirju,
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that something about it demands it be heard out loud
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da nekaj v njej zahteva, da se jo sliši
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or witnessed in person.
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ali vidi osebno.
05:38
When I was a freshman in high school,
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Ko sem bila v prvem letniku srednje šole,
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I was a live wire of nervous hormones.
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sem bila skupek nervoznih hormonov.
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And I was underdeveloped
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Bila sem premalo razvita
in preveč razdražljiva.
in preveč razdražljiva.
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and over-excitable.
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05:48
And despite my fear
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In kljub strahu,
da bi me kdo predolgo gledal,
da bi me kdo predolgo gledal,
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of ever being looked at for too long,
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05:52
I was fascinated by the idea of spoken word poetry.
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me je navduševala ideja govorjene poezije.
05:55
I felt that my two secret loves, poetry and theatre,
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Čutila sem, kot da sta moji
skrivni ljubezni, poezija in gledališče,
skrivni ljubezni, poezija in gledališče,
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had come together, had a baby,
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prišli skupaj, imeli otroka,
06:01
a baby I needed to get to know.
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otroka, ki sem ga morala spoznati.
06:03
So I decided to give it a try.
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Zato sem se odločila, da poskusim.
06:05
My first spoken word poem,
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Moja prva govorjena pesem,
06:07
packed with all the wisdom of a 14-year-old,
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polna vse modrosti 14-letnice,
06:11
was about the injustice
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je bila o nepravičnosti
biti videna kot neženstvena.
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of being seen as unfeminine.
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06:15
The poem was very indignant,
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Pesem je bila polna ogorčenja
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and mainly exaggerated,
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in večinoma pretirana,
06:19
but the only spoken word poetry that I had seen up until that point
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ampak edina govorjena poezija,
ki sem jo videla do takrat,
ki sem jo videla do takrat,
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was mainly indignant,
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je bila večinoma polna ogorčenja, zato sem
mislila, da se to od mene pričakuje.
mislila, da se to od mene pričakuje.
06:24
so I thought that that's what was expected of me.
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06:26
The first time that I performed,
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Prvič, ko sem nastopala,
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the audience of teenagers hooted and hollered their sympathy,
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je občinstvo najstnikov kričalo
in vpilo svojo podporo,
in vpilo svojo podporo,
06:31
and when I came off the stage I was shaking.
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in ko sem prišla dol z odra,
sem se tresla.
sem se tresla.
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I felt this tap on my shoulder,
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Čutila sem dotik na rami
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and I turned around to see
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in ko sem se obrnila, sem videla
ogromno dekle, v puloverju s kapuco,
ogromno dekle, v puloverju s kapuco,
06:38
this giant girl in a hoodie sweatshirt emerge from the crowd.
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ki se je dvignila iz množice. Bila je
visoka skoraj 2 metra in pol in izgledala,
visoka skoraj 2 metra in pol in izgledala,
06:40
She was maybe eight feet tall
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06:42
and looked like she could beat me up with one hand,
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kot da bi me lahko pretepla z eno roko,
ampak mi je samo pokimala
ampak mi je samo pokimala
06:44
but instead she just nodded at me
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06:46
and said, "Hey, I really felt that. Thanks."
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in rekla: "Hej, to se me je
res dotaknilo. Hvala."
res dotaknilo. Hvala."
06:49
And lightning struck.
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In zadela me je strela.
06:51
I was hooked.
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Bila sem zasvojena.
06:53
I discovered this bar on Manhattan's Lower East Side
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Odkrila sem bar na Manhattnu
na Lower East Sideu,
na Lower East Sideu,
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that hosted a weekly poetry open mic,
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kjer so imeli tedenski
večer govorjene poezije,
večer govorjene poezije,
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and my bewildered, but supportive, parents took me
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in moji zmedeni, ampak
spodbujajoči starši so me peljali,
spodbujajoči starši so me peljali,
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to soak in every ounce of spoken word that I could.
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da sem lahko zaužila
vsak gram govorjene besede.
vsak gram govorjene besede.
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I was the youngest by at least a decade,
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Bila sem mlajša od vseh
za vsaj desetletje,
za vsaj desetletje,
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but somehow the poets at the Bowery Poetry Club
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ampak pesnikov pri Bowery klubu poezije
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didn't seem bothered by the 14-year-old wandering about --
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nekako ni motila 14-letnica,
ki je tavala naokrog--
ki je tavala naokrog--
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if fact, they welcomed me.
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pravzaprav so me bili veseli.
In med poslušanjem teh pesnikov,
ko so delili svoje zgodbe,
ko so delili svoje zgodbe,
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And it was here, listening to these poets share their stories,
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07:18
that I learned that spoken word poetry didn't have to be indignant,
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sem spoznala, da govorjena poezija
ni nujno polna ogorčenja,
ni nujno polna ogorčenja,
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it could be fun or painful
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lahko je vesela ali boleča
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or serious or silly.
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ali pa resna ali trapasta.
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The Bowery Poetry Club became my classroom and my home,
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Bowery klub poezije je postal
moja učilnica in moj dom
moja učilnica in moj dom
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and the poets who performed
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in pesniki, ki so nastopali,
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encouraged me to share my stories as well.
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so me spodbujali,
naj tudi jaz delim svoje zgodbe.
naj tudi jaz delim svoje zgodbe.
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Never mind the fact that I was 14 --
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Ni jim bilo mar, da imam 14 let--
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they told me, "Write about being 14."
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rekli so mi: "Piši o tem,
kako je biti star 14 let."
kako je biti star 14 let."
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So I did and stood amazed every week
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In sem in stala sem očarana vsak teden,
07:40
when these brilliant, grown-up poets
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ko so se ti briljantni, odrasli pesniki
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laughed with me and groaned their sympathy
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smejali z menoj in ječali v podporo
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and clapped and told me, "Hey, I really felt that too."
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in ploskali in rekli:
"Hej, tudi jaz tako čutim."
"Hej, tudi jaz tako čutim."
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Now I can divide my spoken word journey
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Sedaj lahko razdelim moje
potovanje govorjene poezije
potovanje govorjene poezije
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into three steps.
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v tri korake.
07:54
Step one was the moment I said,
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Prvi korak je bil, ko sem dejala:
"Zmorem. To lahko storim."
07:56
"I can. I can do this."
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07:58
And that was thanks to a girl in a hoodie.
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In to je bilo zaradi
dekleta v puloverju s kapuco.
dekleta v puloverju s kapuco.
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Step two was the moment I said,
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Drugi korak je bil trenutek, ko sem rekla:
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"I will. I will continue.
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"Bom. Nadaljevala bom.
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I love spoken word. I will keep coming back week after week."
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Ljubim govorjeno besedo.
Prihajala bom nazaj teden za tednom."
Prihajala bom nazaj teden za tednom."
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And step three began
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In tretji korak se je začel,
08:09
when I realized that I didn't have to write poems that were indignant,
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ko sem spoznala, da ni treba,
da so moje pesmi ogorčene,
da so moje pesmi ogorčene,
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if that's not what I was.
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če jaz ne čutim tako.
08:13
There were things that were specific to me,
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Bile so stvari, ki so bile specifične zame
08:15
and the more that I focused on those things,
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in bolj ko sem se osredotočala nanje,
08:18
the weirder my poetry got,
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bolj čudna je postajala moja poezija,
08:20
but the more that it felt like mine.
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ampak tudi vse bolj moja.
08:22
It's not just the adage "write what you know."
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Ni samo pregovor:
"Piši o tem, kar poznaš."
"Piši o tem, kar poznaš."
08:25
It's about gathering up all of the knowledge and experience
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Gre za zbiranje vsega znanja in izkušenj,
08:28
you've collected up to now
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ki si jih nabral do sedaj,
08:30
to help you dive into the things you don't know.
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da se lahko potopiš v stvari,
ki jih ne poznaš.
ki jih ne poznaš.
08:33
I use poetry to help me work through what I don't understand,
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Poezijo uporabljam, da predelam tisto,
česar ne razumem,
česar ne razumem,
08:35
but I show up to each new poem
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ampak vsaki novi pesmi se prikažem
08:37
with a backpack full
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z nahrbtnikom polnim
vsega drugega, kjer sem že bila.
vsega drugega, kjer sem že bila.
08:39
of everywhere else that I've been.
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08:41
When I got to university, I met a fellow poet
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Ko sem prišla na univerzo,
sem spoznala pesnika,
sem spoznala pesnika,
08:44
who shared my belief in the magic of spoken word poetry.
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ki je z mano delil vero
v magijo govorjene besede.
v magijo govorjene besede.
08:47
And actually, Phil Kaye and I
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In pravzaprav si Phil Kaye in jaz
08:49
coincidentally also share the same last name.
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slučajno deliva tudi priimek.
08:52
When I was in high school I had created Project V.O.I.C.E.
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V srednji šoli sem ustvarila
Projekt V.O.I.C.E. (glas),
Projekt V.O.I.C.E. (glas),
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as a way to encourage my friends to do spoken word with me.
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da bi vzpodbudila prijatelje,
da se mi pridružijo pri govorjeni poeziji.
da se mi pridružijo pri govorjeni poeziji.
08:58
But Phil and I decided to reinvent Project V.O.I.C.E. --
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Phil in jaz pa sva se odločila
na novo izumiti Projekt V.O.I.C.E. -
na novo izumiti Projekt V.O.I.C.E. -
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this time changing the mission
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spremenila sva namen,
09:03
to using spoken word poetry as a way to entertain,
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da bi uporabila govorjeno besedo kot način
zabave, učenja in inspiracije.
09:06
educate and inspire.
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09:08
We stayed full-time students, but in between we traveled,
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Bila sva študenta, ampak med študijem
sva potovala, nastopala in učila
sva potovala, nastopala in učila
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performing and teaching
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09:12
nine-year-olds to MFA candidates,
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od devetletnikov do MFA kandidatov,
09:15
from California to Indiana to India
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od Kalifornije do Indiane do Indije,
09:18
to a public high school just up the street from campus.
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do javne srednje šole samo ulico
naprej od študentskega doma.
naprej od študentskega doma.
09:21
And we saw over and over
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In videla sva znova in znova,
kako govorjena poezija
kako govorjena poezija
09:23
the way that spoken word poetry
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09:25
cracks open locks.
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odpira ključavnice.
09:27
But it turns out sometimes,
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Ampak izkaže se,
09:29
poetry can be really scary.
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da je poezija lahko strašljiva.
09:31
Turns out sometimes,
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Izkaže se,
09:33
you have to trick teenagers into writing poetry.
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da moraš najstnike ukaniti,
da pišejo poezijo.
da pišejo poezijo.
09:36
So I came up with lists. Everyone can write lists.
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Zato sem se domislila seznamov.
Vsak jih lahko napiše.
Vsak jih lahko napiše.
09:39
And the first list that I assign
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In prvi seznam, ki ga dam za nalogo, je
09:41
is "10 Things I Know to be True."
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"10 stvari, za katere vem,
da so resnične."
da so resnične."
09:44
And here's what happens, and here's what you would discover too
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In nekaj se zgodi,
nekaj, kar bi odkrili tudi vi,
nekaj, kar bi odkrili tudi vi,
09:47
if we all started sharing our lists out loud.
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če bi te sezname začeli deliti med seboj.
09:49
At a certain point, you would realize
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Na določeni točki bi spoznali,
09:51
that someone has the exact same thing,
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da ima nekdo točno isto stvar
ali eno zelo podobno
ali eno zelo podobno
09:54
or one thing very similar,
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09:56
to something on your list.
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nečemu na tvojem seznamu.
09:58
And then someone else
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In potem ima nekdo drug
10:00
has something the complete opposite of yours.
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nekaj popolnoma nasprotnega tvojemu.
10:03
Third, someone has something you've never even heard of before.
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Tretjič, nekdo ima nekaj,
za kar nisi še nikoli slišal.
za kar nisi še nikoli slišal.
10:06
And fourth, someone has something you thought you knew everything about,
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In četrtič, nekdo ima nekaj,
za kar si mislil, da veš vse o tem,
za kar si mislil, da veš vse o tem,
10:09
but they're introducing a new angle of looking at it.
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ampak vam predstavi nov zorni kot.
10:12
And I tell people that this is where great stories start from --
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Ljudem povem,
da se tu začnejo dobre zgodbe--
da se tu začnejo dobre zgodbe--
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these four intersections
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na teh štirih križiščih tega,
kar vas navdušuje in kar zanima druge.
kar vas navdušuje in kar zanima druge.
10:17
of what you're passionate about
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10:19
and what others might be invested in.
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10:21
And most people respond really well to this exercise.
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In večina ljudi se zelo dobro odzove na to vajo.
10:24
But one of my students, a freshman named Charlotte,
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Ampak ena izmed mojih študentk,
Charlotte iz prvega letnika,
Charlotte iz prvega letnika,
10:27
was not convinced.
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ni bila prepričana.
10:29
Charlotte was very good at writing lists, but she refused to write any poems.
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Bila zelo dobra pri pisanju seznamov,
ampak ni hotela napisati nobene pesmi.
ampak ni hotela napisati nobene pesmi.
10:32
"Miss," she'd say, "I'm just not interesting.
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Rekla je: "Preprosto nisem zanimiva.
Nič zanimivega nimam povedati."
Nič zanimivega nimam povedati."
10:35
I don't have anything interesting to say."
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Zato sem ji naložila pisanje
enega seznama za drugim
enega seznama za drugim
10:38
So I assigned her list after list,
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10:40
and one day I assigned the list
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in nekega dne je morala napisat seznam
"10 stvari, ki bi jih
do zdaj morala znati."
do zdaj morala znati."
10:42
"10 Things I Should Have Learned by Now."
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10:44
Number three on Charlotte's list was,
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Številka tri na njenem seznamu je bila,
10:46
"I should have learned not to crush on guys
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"Morala bi se naučiti,
da se ne zatreskam v fante
da se ne zatreskam v fante
10:48
three times my age."
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ki so trikrat starejši od mene."
Vprašala sem jo, kaj je mislila s tem,
Vprašala sem jo, kaj je mislila s tem,
10:50
I asked her what that meant,
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10:52
and she said, "Miss, it's kind of a long story."
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in rekla je: "Dolga zgodba je."
10:54
And I said, "Charlotte, it sounds pretty interesting to me."
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In sem rekla: "Charlotte,
zveni mi precej zanimivo."
zveni mi precej zanimivo."
10:57
And so she wrote her first poem,
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In tako je napisala svojo prvo pesem,
10:59
a love poem unlike any I had ever heard before.
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ljubezensko pesem,
kot je še nisem slišala.
kot je še nisem slišala.
11:02
And the poem began,
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In pesem je šla takole:
11:05
"Anderson Cooper is a gorgeous man."
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"Anderson Cooper je prekrasen moški."
11:07
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
11:09
"Did you see him on 60 Minutes,
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"Ste ga videli v oddaji 60 minut,
11:11
racing Michael Phelps in a pool --
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tekmovati z Michaelom Phelpsom v bazenu--
samo v kopalkah--
samo v kopalkah--
11:13
nothing but swim trunks on --
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11:15
diving in the water, determined to beat this swimming champion?
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kako se je potopil v vodo, odločen,
da premaga prvaka v plavanju?
da premaga prvaka v plavanju?
11:17
After the race, he tossed his wet, cloud-white hair
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In po tekmi je stresel svoje mokre,
kot oblak bele lase
kot oblak bele lase
11:20
and said, 'You're a god.'
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in rekel: 'Ti si bog.'
Ne, Anderson, ti si bog."
11:22
No, Anderson, you're the god."
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11:24
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
11:26
(Applause)
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(Aplavz)
11:30
Now I know that the number one rule to being cool
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Vem, da je pravilo številka ena, da si kul,
11:33
is to seem unfazed,
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da se zdiš nevznemirjen,
11:35
to never admit that anything scares you
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da nikoli ne priznaš, da te karkoli straši
11:38
or impresses you or excites you.
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ali navdušuje ali vznemirja.
11:40
Somebody once told me
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Nekdo mi je nekoč rekel,
11:42
it's like walking through life like this.
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da potem hodiš skozi življenje takole.
11:44
You protect yourself
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Zavaruješ se pred vsemi nepričakovanimi
nesrečami ali bolečino, ki se lahko zgodi.
nesrečami ali bolečino, ki se lahko zgodi.
11:46
from all the unexpected miseries or hurt that might show up.
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Ampak jaz poskušam hoditi
skozi življenje takole.
skozi življenje takole.
11:49
But I try to walk through life like this.
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11:51
And yes, that means catching all of those miseries and hurt,
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In ja, to pomeni, da ujameš
vse te nesreče in bolečino,
vse te nesreče in bolečino,
11:54
but it also means that when beautiful, amazing things
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ampak prav tako pa,
ko te lepe, neverjetne stvari
ko te lepe, neverjetne stvari
11:57
just fall out of the sky,
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kar padejo z neba,
jih lahko ujamem.
jih lahko ujamem.
11:59
I'm ready to catch them.
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12:01
I use spoken word to help my students
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Z govorjeno poezijo pomagam učencem
12:03
rediscover wonder,
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ponovno odkriti čudenje,
12:05
to fight their instincts to be cool and unfazed
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da se borijo z instinktom
biti kul in nevznemirjen
biti kul in nevznemirjen
12:08
and, instead, actively pursue being engaged with what goes on around them,
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in so namesto tega aktivno vpleteni
v dogajanje okrog sebe,
v dogajanje okrog sebe,
12:11
so that they can reinterpret and create something from it.
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da ga lahko reinterpretirajo
in ustvarijo nekaj novega.
in ustvarijo nekaj novega.
12:14
It's not that I think that spoken word poetry
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Ne mislim, da je govorjena poezija
12:16
is the ideal art form.
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popolna oblika umetnosti.
12:18
I'm always trying to find the best way to tell each story.
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Vedno poskušam najti najboljši način,
da povem zgodbo.
da povem zgodbo.
12:21
I write musicals; I make short films alongside my poems.
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Muzikale pišem;
ustvarjam kratke filme poleg svojih pesmi.
ustvarjam kratke filme poleg svojih pesmi.
12:24
But I teach spoken word poetry
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Ampak učim govorjeno poezijo,
ker je lahko dosegljiva.
ker je lahko dosegljiva.
12:26
because it's accessible.
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12:28
Not everyone can read music
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Ne more vsak brati not ali imeti kamere,
12:30
or owns a camera,
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12:32
but everyone can communicate in some way,
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ampak vsi lahko na nek način komuniciramo
12:34
and everyone has stories
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in vsi imamo zgodbe,
od katerih se drugi lahko učijo.
od katerih se drugi lahko učijo.
12:36
that the rest of us can learn from.
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12:38
Plus, spoken word poetry allows for immediate connections.
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Plus, govorjena poezija
ustvari takojšnje povezave.
ustvari takojšnje povezave.
12:41
It's not uncommon for people to feel like they're alone
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Ni nenavadno, da se ljudje počutijo same
ali da jih nihče ne razume,
ali da jih nihče ne razume,
12:43
or that nobody understands them,
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12:45
but spoken word teaches
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ampak govorjena poezija nas uči,
da če se lahko izraziš
da če se lahko izraziš
12:47
that if you have the ability to express yourself
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in imaš pogum,
da predstaviš te zgodbe in mnenja,
da predstaviš te zgodbe in mnenja,
12:50
and the courage to present those stories and opinions,
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12:52
you could be rewarded
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si lahko nagrajen
s sobo polno tvojih vrstnikov
s sobo polno tvojih vrstnikov
12:54
with a room full of your peers,
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12:56
or your community, who will listen.
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ali tvoje skupnosti, ki bo poslušala.
12:58
And maybe even a giant girl in a hoodie
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In morda se bo še ogromno dekle
v puloverju s kapuco
v puloverju s kapuco
13:00
will connect with what you've shared.
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povezalo s tem, kar deliš.
13:02
And that is an amazing realization to have,
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In to je neverjetno spoznanje,
13:05
especially when you're 14.
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še posebej, ko si star 14 let.
13:07
Plus, now with YouTube,
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In sedaj z YouTubom
13:09
that connection's not even limited to the room we're in.
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ta povezava ni več omejena
na sobo, v kateri smo.
na sobo, v kateri smo.
13:11
I'm so lucky that there's this archive of performances
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Srečo imam, da obstaja arhiv nastopov,
13:14
that I can share with my students.
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ki jih lahko delim s svojimi učenci.
13:16
It allows for even more opportunities
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Ponuja jim še več možnosti,
da najdejo pesnika ali pesem,
da najdejo pesnika ali pesem,
13:18
for them to find a poet or a poem
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13:21
that they connect to.
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s katerim se povežejo.
13:23
It is tempting -- once you've figured this out --
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Mamljivo je -- ko to enkrat ugotoviš --
13:25
it is tempting to keep writing the same poem,
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mamljivo je, da bi
kar naprej pisal isto pesem
kar naprej pisal isto pesem
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or keep telling the same story, over and over,
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ali pripovedoval isto zgodbo,
znova in znova,
znova in znova,
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once you've figured out that it will gain you applause.
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ko si ugotovil, da ti bo prinesla aplavz.
13:32
It's not enough to just teach that you can express yourself.
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Ni dovolj, da se učiš
izražanja samega sebe.
izražanja samega sebe.
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You have to grow and explore
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Moraš rasti in raziskovati
in tvegati in se izzvati.
in tvegati in se izzvati.
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and take risks and challenge yourself.
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13:39
And that is step three:
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In to je tretji korak:
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infusing the work you're doing
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prepojiti svoje delo
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with the specific things that make you you,
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s specifičnimi stvarmi,
ki te delajo to, kar si,
ki te delajo to, kar si,
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even while those things are always changing.
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čeprav se te stvari vedno spreminjajo.
13:48
Because step three never ends.
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Ker se tretji korak nikoli ne konča.
13:51
But you don't get to start on step three,
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Ampak ne moreš začeti s tretjim korakom,
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until you take step one first: I can.
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dokler ne storiš prvega koraka: zmorem.
13:56
I travel a lot while I'm teaching,
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Veliko potujem, ko učim,
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and I don't always get to watch all of my students reach their step three,
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in mojih učencev ne vidim vedno
doseči tretjega koraka,
doseči tretjega koraka,
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but I was very lucky with Charlotte,
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a s Charlotte sem imela veliko srečo,
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that I got to watch her journey unfold the way it did.
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da sem lahko videla,
kako se odvija njeno potovanje.
kako se odvija njeno potovanje.
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I watched her realize
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Opazovala sem jo,
ko je spoznala, da s tem,
ko je spoznala, da s tem,
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that, by putting the things that she knows to be true into the work she's doing,
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ko v svoje delo vključi stvari,
za katere ve, da so resnične,
za katere ve, da so resnične,
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she can create poems that only Charlotte can write --
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lahko ustvari pesmi,
ki jih lahko napiše samo Charlotte--
ki jih lahko napiše samo Charlotte--
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about eyeballs and elevators and Dora the Explorer.
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o očeh in dvigalih in Dori raziskovalki.
14:17
And I'm trying to tell stories only I can tell --
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In jaz poskušam povedati zgodbe,
ki jih lahko povem samo jaz--
ki jih lahko povem samo jaz--
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like this story.
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kot to zgodbo.
Veliko časa sem premišljevala,
kako naj povem to zgodbo,
kako naj povem to zgodbo,
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I spent a lot of time thinking about the best way to tell this story,
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in se spraševala, če je najboljši način
14:24
and I wondered if the best way
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PowerPoint ali kratki film--
14:26
was going to be a PowerPoint or a short film --
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in kje natančno je začetek
in sredina in konec.
in sredina in konec.
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and where exactly was the beginning or the middle or the end?
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14:30
And I wondered whether I'd get to the end of this talk
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In spraševala sem se,
če bom prišla na konec tega govora
če bom prišla na konec tega govora
14:33
and finally have figured it all out, or not.
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in bom končno vse razumela, ali ne.
14:36
And I always thought that my beginning was at the Bowery Poetry Club,
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In čeprav sem vedno mislila,
da sem začela v Bowery klubu poezije,
da sem začela v Bowery klubu poezije,
14:38
but it's possible that it was much earlier.
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je bilo mogoče mnogo prej.
14:41
In preparing for TED,
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Med pripravami za TED
sem odkrila stran v starem dnevniku.
sem odkrila stran v starem dnevniku.
14:43
I discovered this diary page in an old journal.
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14:45
I think December 54th was probably supposed to be 24th.
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Mislim, da bi 54. december
moral biti 24. december.
moral biti 24. december.
14:49
It's clear that when I was a child,
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Jasno je, da sem kot otrok
definitivno hodila skozi življenje tako.
definitivno hodila skozi življenje tako.
14:51
I definitely walked through life like this.
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14:53
I think that we all did.
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Mislim, da smo vsi.
14:55
I would like to help others rediscover that wonder --
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Rada bi pomagala drugim,
da zopet odkrijejo čudenje--
da zopet odkrijejo čudenje--
14:58
to want to engage with it, to want to learn,
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da se z njim spoprimejo, da se učijo,
da želijo deliti, kar so se naučili,
da želijo deliti, kar so se naučili,
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to want to share what they've learned,
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15:02
what they've figured out to be true
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kar so ugotovili, da je res
in kar še zmeraj ugotavljajo.
in kar še zmeraj ugotavljajo.
15:04
and what they're still figuring out.
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15:06
So I'd like to close with this poem.
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Rada bi končala s to pesmijo.
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When they bombed Hiroshima,
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Ko so odvrgli bombo na Hirošimo,
je eksplozija oblikovala mini-supernovo,
je eksplozija oblikovala mini-supernovo,
15:12
the explosion formed a mini-supernova
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15:15
so every living animal, human or plant
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tako da se je vsaka žival, človek
ali rastlina, ki je bila v direktnem stiku
ali rastlina, ki je bila v direktnem stiku
15:18
that received direct contact
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15:20
with the rays from that sun
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z žarki tega sonca,
15:22
was instantly turned to ash.
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nemudoma spremenila v prah.
15:24
And what was left of the city soon followed.
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In kar je ostalo od mesta,
je kmalu sledilo.
je kmalu sledilo.
15:26
The long-lasting damage of nuclear radiation
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Dolgoročna škoda nuklearnega sevanja
15:28
caused an entire city and its population
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je spremenila celotno mesto
in njegove prebivalce v prah.
in njegove prebivalce v prah.
15:31
to turn into powder.
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15:34
When I was born, my mom says I looked around the whole hospital room
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Mama pravi, da ko sem se rodila,
sem pogledala po celotni sobi v bolnišnici
sem pogledala po celotni sobi v bolnišnici
15:37
with a stare that said, "This? I've done this before."
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s pogledom, ki je govoril:
To? Tole sem pa že počela."
To? Tole sem pa že počela."
15:41
She says I have old eyes.
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Pravi, da imam stare oči.
15:43
When my Grandpa Genji died, I was only five years old,
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In ko je umrl moj dedek Genji,
sem imela samo 5 let,
sem imela samo 5 let,
15:46
but I took my mom by the hand and told her,
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a sem prijela mamo za roko in ji rekla:
"Ne skrbi, vrnil se bo kot dojenček."
"Ne skrbi, vrnil se bo kot dojenček."
15:48
"Don't worry, he'll come back as a baby."
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15:51
And yet, for someone who's apparently done this already,
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Ampak vseeno, za nekoga,
ki naj bi to vse že počel,
ki naj bi to vse že počel,
15:54
I still haven't figured anything out yet.
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še vedno ne razumem ničesar.
15:57
My knees still buckle every time I get on a stage.
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Kolena se mi šibijo vsakič,
ko grem na oder.
ko grem na oder.
16:00
My self-confidence can be measured out
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Moja samozavest se lahko meri
16:02
in teaspoons mixed into my poetry,
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v žličkah, zmešanih v mojo poezijo
16:04
and it still always tastes funny in my mouth.
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in še vedno ima v mojih ustih čuden okus.
16:07
But in Hiroshima, some people were wiped clean away,
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Ampak v Hirošimi
je nekatere ljudi izbrisalo,
je nekatere ljudi izbrisalo,
16:10
leaving only a wristwatch or a diary page.
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ostala je samo zapestna ura
ali pa stran v dnevniku.
ali pa stran v dnevniku.
16:13
So no matter that I have inhibitions to fill all my pockets,
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Tako da čeprav imam dovolj zadržkov,
da bi z njimi napolnila vse žepe,
da bi z njimi napolnila vse žepe,
16:16
I keep trying,
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se še naprej trudim,
upajoč, da bom nekega dne napisala pesem,
upajoč, da bom nekega dne napisala pesem,
16:18
hoping that one day I'll write a poem
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16:20
I can be proud to let sit in a museum exhibit
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ki jo lahko pustim videti v muzeju,
kot edini dokaz, da sem kdaj obstajala.
kot edini dokaz, da sem kdaj obstajala.
16:22
as the only proof I existed.
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16:24
My parents named me Sarah,
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Starši so me poimenovali Sarah,
kar je biblično ime.
kar je biblično ime.
16:26
which is a biblical name.
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16:28
In the original story, God told Sarah she could do something impossible
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V prvotni zgodbi je Bog povedal Sarah,
da lahko stori nekaj nemogočega
da lahko stori nekaj nemogočega
16:31
and she laughed,
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in smejala se je,
16:34
because the first Sarah,
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ker prva Sarah ni vedela,
kaj naj z nemogočim počne.
kaj naj z nemogočim počne.
16:36
she didn't know what to do with impossible.
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16:38
And me? Well, neither do I,
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In jaz? No, tudi jaz ne,
16:41
but I see the impossible every day.
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ampak nemogoče vidim vsak dan.
16:43
Impossible is trying to connect in this world,
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Nemogoče se je poskušati
povezati v tem svetu,
povezati v tem svetu,
16:46
trying to hold onto others while things are blowing up around you,
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ko se držiš za druge, medtem
ko stvari eksplodirajo okrog tebe,
ko stvari eksplodirajo okrog tebe,
16:48
knowing that while you're speaking,
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vedoč, da medtem ko govoriš,
16:50
they aren't just waiting for their turn to talk -- they hear you.
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ne čakajo samo, da bodo
prišli na vrsto -- slišijo te.
prišli na vrsto -- slišijo te.
16:53
They feel exactly what you feel
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Čutijo točno to, kar čutiš ti,
istočasno kot ti.
istočasno kot ti.
16:55
at the same time that you feel it.
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16:57
It's what I strive for every time I open my mouth --
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K temu stremim vsakič, ko odprem usta--
k tej nemogoči povezavi.
k tej nemogoči povezavi.
16:59
that impossible connection.
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17:01
There's this piece of wall in Hiroshima
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V Hirošimi je kos zidu,
ki je popolnoma črn zaradi radiacije.
ki je popolnoma črn zaradi radiacije.
17:04
that was completely burnt black by the radiation.
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Ampak na stopnici pred njim
je oseba, ki je tam sedela,
je oseba, ki je tam sedela,
17:07
But on the front step, a person who was sitting there
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17:09
blocked the rays from hitting the stone.
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preprečila žarkom, da bi zadeli zid.
17:11
The only thing left now
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Edina stvar, ki je ostala,
je večna senca pozitivne svetlobe.
je večna senca pozitivne svetlobe.
17:13
is a permanent shadow of positive light.
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17:15
After the A-bomb,
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Po atomski bombi so specialisti rekli,
da bo trajalo 75 let,
da bo trajalo 75 let,
17:17
specialists said it would take 75 years
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17:19
for the radiation-damaged soil of Hiroshima City
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da bo v od radiacije poškodovani
zemlji v Hirošimi še kaj raslo.
zemlji v Hirošimi še kaj raslo.
17:22
to ever grow anything again.
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17:24
But that spring, there were new buds popping up from the earth.
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Ampak tisto pomlad so
novi popki kukali iz zemlje.
novi popki kukali iz zemlje.
17:27
When I meet you, in that moment,
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Ko vas srečam, v tistem trenutku
nisem več del vaše prihodnosti.
nisem več del vaše prihodnosti.
17:29
I'm no longer a part of your future.
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17:31
I start quickly becoming part of your past.
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Hitro začenjam postajati
del vaše preteklosti.
del vaše preteklosti.
17:33
But in that instant, I get to share your present.
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Ampak v tistem trenutku
z vami delim sedanjost.
z vami delim sedanjost.
17:36
And you, you get to share mine.
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In vi si jo delite z mano.
17:38
And that is the greatest present of all.
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In to je največji dar od vseh.
17:40
So if you tell me I can do the impossible,
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Če mi torej rečete,
da lahko naredim nemogoče,
da lahko naredim nemogoče,
17:42
I'll probably laugh at you.
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se vam bom najbrž smejala.
17:44
I don't know if I can change the world yet,
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Ne vem še, če lahko spremenim svet,
17:46
because I don't know that much about it --
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ker ne vem veliko o njem--
17:48
and I don't know that much about reincarnation either,
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in tudi o reinkarnaciji ne vem prav dosti,
17:50
but if you make me laugh hard enough,
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ampak če me spravite v dovolj močan smeh,
17:52
sometimes I forget what century I'm in.
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včasih pozabim, v katerem stoletju sem.
17:55
This isn't my first time here. This isn't my last time here.
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Tu nisem prvič. Tu nisem zadnjič.
17:58
These aren't the last words I'll share.
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To niso zadnje besede, ki jih delim.
18:00
But just in case, I'm trying my hardest
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Ampak za vsak slučaj se zelo trudim,
da mi tokrat uspe.
da mi tokrat uspe.
18:03
to get it right this time around.
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18:06
Thank you.
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Hvala.
(Aplavz)
18:08
(Applause)
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Hvala.
(Aplavz)
18:12
Thank you.
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Hvala.
18:14
(Applause)
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(Aplavz)
18:16
Thank you.
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Hvala.
18:18
(Applause)
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(Aplavz)
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.
Sarah Kay | Speaker | TED.com