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Jackson Browne: A song inspired by the ocean
Jackson Browne: "Kdybych mohl být kdekoli"
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Na TEDxGPGP, Jackson Browne vystupuje s písní, kterou začal skládat minulý duben na palubě lodi plovoucí na podporu Mission Blue Voyage. Plavba Sylvia Earle ho inspirovala ke zkomponování písně na pomoc záchraně oceánu. "Kdybych mohl být kdekoli," zpívá, "chtěl bych být tady."
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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Děkuji.
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♫ Slide into the shimmering surface ♫
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Do hladiny třpytivé vplout
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♫ between two worlds. ♫
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mezi světy dvojí
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♫ Standing at the center of time ♫
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dokud se nepřestane dmout
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♫ as it uncurls. ♫
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stát ve středu doby svojí
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♫ Cutting through the veil of illusion. ♫
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prokousat se závojem iluzí
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♫ Moving beyond past conclusions. ♫
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odpoutat se od dřívějších soudů
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♫ Wondering if all my doubt and confusion will clear. ♫
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Přemýšlíc, zda všechny mé pochyby a rozpaky zmizí
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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Kdybych mohl být kdekoli
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♫ if I could be anywhere, ♫
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Kdybych mohl být kdekoli
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♫ if I could be anywhere right now, ♫
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Kdybych mohl být kdekoli právě teď,
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♫ I would want to be here. ♫
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chtěl bych být tady.
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♫ Searching for the future ♫
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Naději hledaje
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♫ among the things we're throwing away. ♫
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v bezcenném smetí
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♫ Trying to see the world ♫
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svět vidět možná je
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♫ through the junk we produce everyday. ♫
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skrz krámy každý den vyráběné
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♫ They say nothing lasts forever, ♫
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Nic netrvá věčně, říkají,
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♫ but all the plastic ever made is still here. ♫
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ale smetí, to se nikam nevytrácí.
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♫ And no amount of closing our eyes ♫
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Ať přivřeme oči sebevíc,
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♫ will make it disappear. ♫
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stejně nezmizí.
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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Kdybych mohl být kdekoli
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♫ if I could be anywhere, ♫
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Kdybych mohl být kdekoli
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♫ if I could be anywhere in history, ♫
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Kdybych mohl být kdekoli v historii lidstva,
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♫ I would want to be here. ♫
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chtěl bych být zde.
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♫ The Romans, the Spanish ♫
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Římané, Španělé,
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♫ the British, the Dutch, ♫
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Britové či Holanďané,
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♫ American exceptionalism, so out of touch. ♫
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americký pocit výjimečnosti, tak vzdálený záměru svému,
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♫ The folly of empire repeating its course, ♫
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pošetilost království, znova se opakující,
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♫ imposing its will ♫
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vnucení vůle
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♫ and ruling by force ♫
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a nadvláda síly,
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♫ on and on through time. ♫
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dokola a dokola, napříč historií.
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♫ But the world can't take it very much longer. ♫
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Ale svět už moc dlouho trpět nedokáže,
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♫ We're not going to make it ♫
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Nepřežijem,
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♫ unless we're smarter and stronger. ♫
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jestliže nebudeme chytřejší a silnější.
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♫ The world is going to shake itself free of our greed ♫
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Svět se naší nenasytností zhroutí,
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♫ somehow. ♫
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ale stejně,
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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Kdybych mohl být kdekoli
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♫ if I could be anywhere in time, ♫
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v jakékoliv době bych mohl žít,
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♫ if I could be anywhere and change things, ♫
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Kdybych mohl být kdekoli a provést změnu,
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♫ it would have to be now. ♫
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Muselo by to být nyní.
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♫ They say nothing last forever, ♫
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Nic netrvá na věky, říkají,
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♫ but all the plastic ever made is still here. ♫
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ale smetí, to se nikam nevytrácí,
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♫ And no amount of closing our eyes ♫
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ať přivřeme oči sebevíc,
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♫ will make it disappear. ♫
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stejně nezmizí.
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♫ And the world can't take it ♫
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Svět už to moc dlouho
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♫ very much longer. ♫
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trpět nedokáže,
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♫ We're not going to make it ♫
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Nepřežijem,
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♫ unless we're smarter and stronger. ♫
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jestliže nebudeme chytřejší a silnější.
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♫ The world's gonna shake itself free of our greed ♫
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Svět se naší nenasytností zhroutí.
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♫ somehow. ♫
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Ale stejně,
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♫ And the world can't take it, that you can see. ♫
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Svět to všechno nezvládne, to sami vidíte,
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♫ If the oceans don't make it, neither will we. ♫
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Jestliže nepřežijí oceány, ani my ne,
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♫ The world's gonna shake itself all the way free ♫
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svět se celý otřese a tím se vysvobodí.
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♫ somehow. ♫
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Ale stejně,
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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Kdybych mohl být kdekoli
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♫ if I could be anywhere in time, ♫
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V jakémkoli čase bych mohl žít,
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♫ if I could be anywhere and change the outcome, ♫
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Kdybych mohl být kdekoli a změnit následky,
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♫ it would have to be now. ♫
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Muselo by to být nyní.
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Thank you.
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Děkuji.
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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.
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