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Vusi Mahlasela: "Thula Mama"
Vusi Mahlasela pjeva "Thula Mama"
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Južnoafrički pjevač-skladatelj Vusi Mahlasela posvećuje svoju pjesmu, "Thula Mama", svim ženama -- s posebnim osvrtom na svoju baku, koja je pokazala neustrašivost i hrabrost tijekom policijskog potlačivanja u aparthejdu. Njegova priča, glas i glazba će vas ostaviti bez riječi.
Vusi Mahlasela - Musician, activist
South African singer-songwriter Vusi Mahlasela was a crucial artistic voice during the fight against apartheid, and now in the new modern-day nation. Blending traditional African music with soul and blues, his music showcases powerful vocals and poetic lyrics. Full bio
South African singer-songwriter Vusi Mahlasela was a crucial artistic voice during the fight against apartheid, and now in the new modern-day nation. Blending traditional African music with soul and blues, his music showcases powerful vocals and poetic lyrics. Full bio
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I’d like to dedicate this one to all the women in South Africa --
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Želio bih posvetiti ovu svim ženama u Južnoj Africi --
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those women who refused to dwindle in the midst of apartheid.
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tim ženama koje su odbile iščeznuti u magli aparthejda.
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And, of course, I’m dedicating it also to my grandmother,
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I, naravno, posvećujem je i svojoj baki,
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whom I think really played quite a lot of important roles,
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za koju mislim da je doista igrala prilično važnu ulogu,
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especially for me when I was an activist, and being harassed by the police.
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naročito za mene kada sam bio aktivist, i kada me policija maltretirala.
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You will recall that in 1976, June 16, the students of South Africa boycotted
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Prisjetit ćete se kako su 16.lipnja 1976.godine, studenti Južne Afrike bojkotirali
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the language of Afrikaans as the medium of the oppressor,
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jezik afrikaans kao medij tiranina,
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as they were sort of like really told
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jer, kao što znate, rečeno im je
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that they must do everything in Afrikaans --
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da moraju sve napraviti na jeziku afrikaans --
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biology, mathematics -- and what about our languages?
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biologiju, matematiku -- a što je s našim jezicima?
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And the students wanted to speak to the government,
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A studenti su htjeli pričati s vladom,
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and police answered with bullets.
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a policija je odgovorila mecima.
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So every year, June 16, we will commemorate
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Stoga ćemo se svake godine, 16.lipnja, prisjećati
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all those comrades or students who died.
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svih tih kolega studenata koji su umrli.
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And I was very young then. I think I was 11 years,
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I bio sam jako mlad tada, mislim da mi je bilo 11 godina,
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and I started asking questions,
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i počeo sam postavljati pitanja,
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and that’s when my political education started.
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i tada je moje političko obrazovanje, znate, počelo.
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And I joined, later on, the youth organization
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I pridružio sam se, kasnije, organizaciji mladih
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under the African National Congress.
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pod Afričkim Nacionalnim kongresom.
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So as part of organizing this and whatever,
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Dakle, kao dio organiziranja toga i svejedno,
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this commemoration, the police will round us up
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te komemoracije, policija će nas posložiti u krug
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as they call us leaders.
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kao, znate, oni nas zovu, kao, vođe.
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And I used to run away from home,
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I znao sam pobjeći od kuće,
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when I know that maybe the police might be coming
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kada bih znao da će policija možda doći
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around the ninth or 10th of June or so.
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oko devetog ili 10.lipnja ili tako nešto.
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And my grandmother one time said,
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A moja je baka, znate, jednom rekla,
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"No, look, you’re not going to run away.
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" Ne, gledaj, nećeš bježati.
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This is your place, you stay here."
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Ovo je tvoje mjesto, ti ostani ovdje".
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And indeed, the police came -- because they’ll just arrest us
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I doista, policija je došla -- jer će nas jednostavno uhititi
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and put us in jail and release us whenever they feel like, after the 20th or so.
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i staviti nas u zatvor i pustiti nas kada im se prohtije, nakon 20-og ili tako nešto.
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So it was on the 10th of June, and they came, and they surrounded the house,
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Dakle, bilo je to 10.lipnja i došli su, i opkolili su kuću,
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and my grandmother switched off all the lights in the house,
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a moja je baka ugasila sva svjetla u kući,
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and opened the kitchen door.
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i otvorila kuhinjska vrata.
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And she said to them, "Vusi's here, and you're not going to take him tonight.
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I rekla im je, "Vusi je ovdje i noćas ga nećete uzeti.
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I'm tired of you having to come here, harassing us,
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Dosta mi je što dolazite ovdje, maltretirate nas,
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while your children are sleeping peacefully in your homes.
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dok vaša djeca mirno spavaju u vašim domovima.
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He is here, and you're not going to take him.
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On je ovdje i nećete ga odvesti.
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I've got a bowl full of boiling water -- the first one who comes in here, gets it."
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Imam zdjelu puno kipuće vode -- prvi koji dođe unutra će je dobiti".
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And they left.
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I otišli su.
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(Applause) (Music)
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(Pljesak)
03:24
♫ Thula Mama, Thula Mama, Thula Mama, Thula Mama. ♫
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♫ Thula Mama, Thula Mama, Thula Mama, Thula Mama. ♫
03:29
♫ Through the mist of the tears in your eyes on my childhood memory, ♫
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♫ Kroz izmaglicu suza u tvojim očima na moje sjećanje iz djetinjstva, ♫
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♫ I know the truth in your smile, ♫
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♫ Poznajem istinu u tvom osmijehu, ♫
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♫ I know the truth in your smile, ♫
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♫ Poznajem istinu u tvom osmijehu, ♫
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♫ piercing through the gloom of my ignorance. ♫
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♫ kako prodire kroz odsjaj mog neznanja. ♫
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♫ Oh, there is a mama lying down sleeping ♫
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♫ O, tamo mama odlazi na počinak ♫
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♫ you're very ill and your heart crying. ♫
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♫ ti si vrlo bolesna i tvoje srce plače. ♫
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♫ Wondering, wondering, wondering, wondering where is this world coming to. ♫
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♫ Pitajući se, pitajući se, pitajući se, pitajući se kamo ovaj svijet ide. ♫
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♫ Is it right the children have to fend for themselves? No, no, no, no, no. no. ♫
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♫ je li u redu da se djeca sama brane? Ne, ne, ne, ne, ne. ne. ♫
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♫ Is it right heaping trouble on an old lady's head? ♫
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♫ Je li u redu gomilati probleme staroj gospođi? ♫
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♫ So unlucky faceless people. ♫
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♫ Tako nesretni bezimeni ljudi. ♫
04:19
♫ Thula Mama Mama, Thula Mama. Thula Mama Mama. ♫
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♫ Thula Mama Mama, Thula Mama. Thula Mama Mama. ♫
04:51
♫ Thula Mama, Thula Mama, Thula Mama Mama, Thula Mama ♫
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♫ Thula Mama, Thula Mama, Thula Mama Mama, Thula Mama ♫
04:56
♫ Tomorrow it’s going to be better. ♫
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♫ Sutra će biti bolje. ♫
05:01
♫ Tomorrow it's going to be better to climb, Mama. ♫
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♫ Sutra će biti bolje da se uspinješ, Mama. ♫
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♫ Thula Mama, Thula Mama. ♫
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♫ Thula Mama, Thula Mama. ♫
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♫ Am I to break into the song like the blues man or troubadour. ♫
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♫ Hoću li ja ući u pjesmu kao pjevač bluza ili trubadur. ♫
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♫ And then from long distance in no blues club am I to sing, ♫
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♫ A zatim iz velike udaljenosti u klubu bez bluza hoću li pjevati, ♫
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♫ baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby. ♫
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♫ baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby. ♫
06:09
♫ Should I now stop singing of love, ♫
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♫ Bih li sada trebao prestati pjevati o ljubavi, ♫
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♫ now that my memory’s surrounded by blood? ♫
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♫ sada kada je moje sjećanje okruženo krvlju? ♫
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♫ Sister, why oh why do we at times mistake a pimple for a cancer? ♫
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♫ Sestro, zašto, o zašto, ponekad zamijenimo prištić za rak? ♫
06:37
♫ So who are they who says, no more love poems now? ♫
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♫ Dakle, tko su oni koji kažu, nema više sada ljubavnih pjesama? ♫
06:42
♫ I want to sing a song of love ♫
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♫ Želim pjevati pjesmu o ljubavi ♫
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♫ for that woman who jumped the fences pregnant ♫
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♫ za onu ženu koja je trudna preskakala ograde ♫
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♫ and still gave birth to a healthy child. ♫
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♫ i rodila zdravo dijete. ♫
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♫ Softly I walk into the sun rays of the smile ♫
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♫ Lagano koračam prema sunčevim zrakama osmijeha ♫
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♫ that will ignite my love song, my song of life, ♫
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♫ koje će zapaliti moju ljubavnu pjesmu, moju pjesmu života, ♫
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♫ my song of love, my song of life, my song of love, ♫
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♫ moju pjesmu o ljubavi, moju pjesmu o životu, moju pjesmu o ljubavi, ♫
07:25
♫ my song of life, my song of love, my song of life. ♫
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♫ moju pjesmu života, moju pjesmu o ljubavi, moju pjesmu života. ♫
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♫ Ooh, I’ve not tried to run away from song, ♫
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♫ O, nisam pokušao pobjeći od te pjesme, ♫
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♫ I hear a persistent voice, more powerful than the enemy bombs. ♫
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♫ Čujem uporan glas, puno moćniji od bombi neprijatelja. ♫
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♫ The song that washed our lives and the rains of our blood. ♫
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♫ Pjesma koja je isprala naše živote i kiše naše krvi. ♫
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♫ My song of love and my song of life, my song of love, ♫
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♫ Moja pjesma o ljubavi i moja pjesma o životu, moja pjesma o ljubavi, ♫
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♫ my song of life, my song of love, ♫
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♫ moja pjesma života, moja pjesma o ljubavi, ♫
08:31
♫ my song of life, my song of love -- I want everybody to sing with me -- ♫
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♫ moja pjesma života, moja pjesma ljubavi -- Želim da svi pjevaju sa mnom -- ♫
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♫ my song of life, my song of love, my song of life -- everybody sing with me -- ♫
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♫ moja pjesma života, moja pjesma o ljubavi, moja pjesma života -- svi pjevajte sa mnom -- ♫
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♫ my song of life, my song of love -- I can’t hear you -- ♫
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♫ moja pjesma života, moja pjesma o ljubavi -- Ne čujem vas -- ♫
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♫ my song of love, my song of life -- you can do better -- ♫
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♫ moja pjesma o ljubavi, moja pjesma života -- možete vi i bolje -- ♫
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♫ my song of life, my song of love -- keep singing, keep singing -- ♫
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♫ moja pjesma života, moja pjesma o ljubavi -- pjevajte, pjevajte -- ♫
09:00
♫ my song of love, my song of life, yes, my song of love -- ♫
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♫ moja pjesma o ljubavi, moja pjesma života, da, moja pjesma o ljubavi -- ♫
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♫ you can do better than that -- ♫
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♫ možete vi i bolje od toga -- ♫
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♫ my song of life, yes, my song of love, my song of life, my song of love -- ♫
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♫ moja pjesma života, da, moja pjesma o ljubavi, moja pjesma života, moja pjesma o ljubavi -- ♫
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♫ keep singing, keep singing, keep singing -- my song of love. ♫
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♫ pjevajte, pjevajte, pjevajte -- moja pjesma o ljubavi. ♫
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♫ Oh yeah. My song of -- a love song, my song of life. Sing. A love song, my song of life. Sing. ♫
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♫ O da. Moja pjesma o -- ljubavna pjesma, moja pjesma života. Pjevajte. Ljubavna pjesma, moja pjesma života. Pjevajte. ♫
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♫ Love song, my song of life. Sing. Love song, my song of life. Sing. ♫
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♫ Ljubavna pjesma, moja pjesma života. Pjevajte. Ljubavna pjesma, moja pjesma života. Pjevajte. ♫
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♫ Love song, my song of life. Sing. Love song, my song of life. ♫
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♫ Ljubavna pjesma, moja pjesma života. Pjevajte. Ljubavna pjesma, moja pjesma života. ♫
09:56
♫ Love song, my song of life. ♫
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♫ Ljubavna pjesma, moja pjesma života. ♫
10:02
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Vusi Mahlasela - Musician, activistSouth African singer-songwriter Vusi Mahlasela was a crucial artistic voice during the fight against apartheid, and now in the new modern-day nation. Blending traditional African music with soul and blues, his music showcases powerful vocals and poetic lyrics.
Why you should listen
Vusi Mahlasela has dedicated his life to using music and words to inspire change. As a young boy in South Africa, he was routinely watched by the police because of his anti-apartheid poetry and his open support of student protest. During the final fight against apartheid, his songs of protest and solidarity became anthems -- stirring the South African people to create their new nation.
His lyrics touch on themes of love, family, hope and pride. Working with his own band and an international crew of genre-bending musicians, including Ladysmith Black Mambazo and fellow South African Dave Matthews, Mahlasela crafts a rich, propulsive sound that helps his words reach directly into the heart.
His latest album is Guiding Star (2007), of which Dirty Linen magazine says:
"Contributions by Dave Matthews, Australian didjeridu player Xavier Rudd, Welsh singer/songwriter Jem, and slide guitarist Derek Trucks transforms Guiding Star into an Earth-spanning celebration, but they only enhance Mahlasela's Garfunkel-meets-Marley vocals, harp-like guitar fingerpicking, and mastery of his homeland's diverse musical traditions."
Vusi Mahlasela | Speaker | TED.com