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Jackson Browne: A song inspired by the ocean
Jackson Browne: "Se pudesse estar em qualquer lugar"
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Na TEDxGPGP, Jakson Browne toca uma canção, que começou a escrever no passado Abril, a bordo da missão Blue Voyage (viagem azul), a viagem inspirada por Sylvia Earle a fim de descobrir formas de salvar os oceanos. "Se pudesse estar em qualquer lugar", canta, "em qualquer lugar neste preciso momento, estaria aqui"
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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Obrigado.
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♫ Slide into the shimmering surface ♫
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♫ Desliza para a superfície cintilante ♫
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♫ between two worlds. ♫
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♫ entre dois mundos ♫
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♫ Standing at the center of time ♫
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♫ De pé no centro do tempo ♫
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♫ as it uncurls. ♫
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♫ à medida que ele se desenrola ♫
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♫ Cutting through the veil of illusion. ♫
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♫ Cortando através do véu da ilusão ♫
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♫ Moving beyond past conclusions. ♫
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♫ Indo além das conclusões passadas ♫
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♫ Wondering if all my doubt and confusion will clear. ♫
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♫ Perguntando-me se toda a minha dúvida e confusão irá desaparecer ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ Se pudesse estar em qualquer lugar ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ Se pudesse estar em qualquer lugar ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere right now, ♫
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♫ Se pudesse estar em qualquer lugar neste preciso momento ♫
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♫ I would want to be here. ♫
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♫ Quereria estar aqui ♫
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♫ Searching for the future ♫
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♫ Procurando pelo futuro ♫
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♫ among the things we're throwing away. ♫
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♫ por entre as coisas que deitamos fora ♫
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♫ Trying to see the world ♫
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♫ Tentando ver o mundo ♫
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♫ through the junk we produce everyday. ♫
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♫ através do lixo que produzimos todos os dias ♫
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♫ They say nothing lasts forever, ♫
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♫ Dizem que nada dura para sempre ♫
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♫ but all the plastic ever made is still here. ♫
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♫ mas todo o plástico alguma vez feito ainda está aqui ♫
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♫ And no amount of closing our eyes ♫
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♫ E não será por fecharmos os nossos olhos ♫
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♫ will make it disappear. ♫
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♫ que o fará desaparecer ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ Se pudesse estar em qualquer lugar ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ Se pudesse estar em qualquer lugar ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere in history, ♫
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♫ Se pudesse estar em qualquer lugar da história ♫
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♫ I would want to be here. ♫
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♫ Quereria estar aqui ♫
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♫ The Romans, the Spanish ♫
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♫ Os Romanos, os Espanhóis ♫
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♫ the British, the Dutch, ♫
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♫ os Britânicos, os Holandeses ♫
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♫ American exceptionalism, so out of touch. ♫
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♫ A excepcionalidade Americana, tão fora de contexto ♫
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♫ The folly of empire repeating its course, ♫
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♫ A loucura do império repetindo o seu curso ♫
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♫ imposing its will ♫
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♫ impondo a sua vontade ♫
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♫ and ruling by force ♫
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♫ e governando pela força ♫
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♫ on and on through time. ♫
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♫ continuamente através do tempo ♫
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♫ But the world can't take it very much longer. ♫
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♫ Mas o mundo não poderá aguentar por muito mais tempo ♫
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♫ We're not going to make it ♫
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♫ Não vamos conseguir ♫
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♫ unless we're smarter and stronger. ♫
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♫ a não ser que sejamos mais inteligentes e mais fortes ♫
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♫ The world is going to shake itself free of our greed ♫
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♫ O mundo irá libertar-se da nossa ganância ♫
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♫ somehow. ♫
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♫ de alguma forma ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ Se pudesse estar em qualquer lugar ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere in time, ♫
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♫ Se pudesse estar em qualquer lugar no tempo ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere and change things, ♫
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♫ Se pudesse estar em qualquer lugar e mudar as coisas ♫
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♫ it would have to be now. ♫
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♫ Teria de ser agora ♫
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♫ They say nothing last forever, ♫
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♫ Dizem que nada dura para sempre ♫
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♫ but all the plastic ever made is still here. ♫
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♫ mas todo o plástico alguma vez feito ainda está aqui ♫
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♫ And no amount of closing our eyes ♫
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♫ E não será por fecharmos os nossos olhos ♫
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♫ will make it disappear. ♫
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♫ que o fará desaparecer ♫
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♫ And the world can't take it ♫
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♫ E o mundo não aguenta ♫
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♫ very much longer. ♫
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♫ por muito mais tempo ♫
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♫ We're not going to make it ♫
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♫ Não vamos conseguir ♫
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♫ unless we're smarter and stronger. ♫
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♫ a não ser que sejamos mais inteligentes e mais fortes ♫
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♫ The world's gonna shake itself free of our greed ♫
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♫ O mundo irá libertar-se da nossa ganância ♫
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♫ somehow. ♫
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♫ de alguma forma ♫
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♫ And the world can't take it, that you can see. ♫
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♫ E o mundo não aguenta, isso é fácil de ver ♫
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♫ If the oceans don't make it, neither will we. ♫
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♫ se os oceanos não sobreviverem, não também não vamos conseguir ♫
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♫ The world's gonna shake itself all the way free ♫
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♫ O mundo irá libertar-se ♫
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♫ somehow. ♫
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♫ de alguma forma ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ Se pudesse estar em qualquer lugar ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere in time, ♫
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♫ Se pudesse estar em qualquer lugar no tempo ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere and change the outcome, ♫
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♫ Se pudesse estar em qualquer lugar e mudar o resultado ♫
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♫ it would have to be now. ♫
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♫ teria de ser agora ♫
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Thank you.
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Obrigado.
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Translated by Diana Carina Ferreira
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jackson Browne - Musician and activistJackson Browne has written and performed some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music -- and has defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics.
Why you should listen
Since his debut album in 1972, Jackson Browne has written some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music. Inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, he's defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics. He has released 19 albums; his latest, Love Is Strange featuring David Lindley, was released last year.
Browne has combined his four-decade-long music career with a passionate commitment to social and environmental justice. He's a co-founder of the groups Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE), Nukefree.org, and the Success Through the Arts Foundation, which provides education opportunities for students in South Central Los Angeles.
Jackson Browne | Speaker | TED.com