TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch
Jackson Browne: A song inspired by the ocean
Jackson Browne: „Keby som sa mohol ocitnúť kdekoľvek"
Filmed:
Readability: 3
704,297 views
Na TEDxGPGP predstavil Jackson Browne pieseň, ktorú začal skladať minulý rok v apríli na palube lode Blue Voyage (Modrá cesta), výlet inšpirovaný Sylviou Earleovou ho doviedol k rôznym myšlienkam, ako zachrániť oceán. Spieva: „Keby som sa mohol ocitnúť kdekoľvek, kdekoľvek práve teraz, bol by som tu."
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
Double-click the English transcript below to play the video.
00:15
(Applause)
0
0
2000
(Potlesk)
00:17
Thank you.
1
2000
2000
Ďakujem.
00:19
(Music)
2
4000
9000
(Hudba)
00:28
♫ Slide into the shimmering surface ♫
3
13000
3000
♫ Vplávať do trblietavej hladiny ♫
00:31
♫ between two worlds. ♫
4
16000
3000
♫ medzi dva svety... ♫
00:37
♫ Standing at the center of time ♫
5
22000
3000
♫ Stáť v strede éry ♫
00:40
♫ as it uncurls. ♫
6
25000
3000
♫ kým sa „nerozsvieti"... ♫
00:45
♫ Cutting through the veil of illusion. ♫
7
30000
4000
♫ Prestrihávať sa cez závoj klamných predstáv. ♫
00:49
♫ Moving beyond past conclusions. ♫
8
34000
4000
♫ Pohnúť sa za úsudky dávno minulé. ♫
00:53
♫ Wondering if all my doubt and confusion will clear. ♫
9
38000
5000
♫ Zamýšľať sa nad tým, či sa moje podozrenie a zmätok vyjasní. ♫
01:00
♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
10
45000
3000
♫ Keby som sa mohol ocitnúť kdekoľvek... ♫
01:04
♫ if I could be anywhere, ♫
11
49000
3000
♫ Keby som sa mohol ocitnúť kdekoľvek... ♫
01:09
♫ if I could be anywhere right now, ♫
12
54000
3000
♫ Keby som sa práve teraz mohol ocitnúť kdekoľvek... ♫
01:12
♫ I would want to be here. ♫
13
57000
3000
♫ Chcel by som byť tu... ♫
01:18
♫ Searching for the future ♫
14
63000
2000
♫ Pátrať po budúcnosti ♫
01:20
♫ among the things we're throwing away. ♫
15
65000
3000
♫ medzi vecami, ktorých sme sa zbavili. ♫
01:26
♫ Trying to see the world ♫
16
71000
2000
♫ Snažiť sa vidieť svet cez odpad, ♫
01:28
♫ through the junk we produce everyday. ♫
17
73000
4000
♫ ktorý produkujeme každý deň. ♫
01:35
♫ They say nothing lasts forever, ♫
18
80000
3000
♫ Tvrdia, že nič netrvá večne, ♫
01:38
♫ but all the plastic ever made is still here. ♫
19
83000
4000
♫ ale všetky plasty, ktoré boli kedy vyrobené, sú stále tu. ♫
01:42
♫ And no amount of closing our eyes ♫
20
87000
3000
♫ Ak aj budeme privierať naše oči stále viac, ♫
01:45
♫ will make it disappear. ♫
21
90000
3000
♫ nič z toho sa nestratí... ♫
01:50
♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
22
95000
3000
♫ Keby som sa mohol ocitnúť kdekoľvek... ♫
01:54
♫ if I could be anywhere, ♫
23
99000
3000
♫ Keby som sa mohol ocitnúť kdekoľvek... ♫
01:58
♫ if I could be anywhere in history, ♫
24
103000
3000
♫ Keby som sa mohol ocitnúť kdekoľvek v dejinách... ♫
02:01
♫ I would want to be here. ♫
25
106000
4000
♫ Chcel by som byť tu... ♫
02:07
♫ The Romans, the Spanish ♫
26
112000
2000
♫ Rimania, Španieli, ♫
02:09
♫ the British, the Dutch, ♫
27
114000
2000
♫ Briti, Holanďania i ♫
02:11
♫ American exceptionalism, so out of touch. ♫
28
116000
4000
♫ Američania so svojím pocitom výnimočnosti... ♫
02:15
♫ The folly of empire repeating its course, ♫
29
120000
4000
♫ Pochabosť impéria sa neustále opakuje, ♫
02:19
♫ imposing its will ♫
30
124000
2000
♫ nastoľuje svoju vôľu ♫
02:21
♫ and ruling by force ♫
31
126000
3000
♫ a vládne prostredníctvom násilia, ♫
02:24
♫ on and on through time. ♫
32
129000
3000
♫ stále ďalej naprieč časom. ♫
02:27
♫ But the world can't take it very much longer. ♫
33
132000
4000
♫ Svet už ale dlho nedokáže ísť takto ďalej... ♫
02:31
♫ We're not going to make it ♫
34
136000
2000
♫ Nenapravíme to... ♫
02:33
♫ unless we're smarter and stronger. ♫
35
138000
2000
♫ ledaže by sme boli viac prezieraví a rázni. ♫
02:35
♫ The world is going to shake itself free of our greed ♫
36
140000
4000
♫ Svet sa oslobodí od našej chamtivosti... ♫
02:39
♫ somehow. ♫
37
144000
3000
♫ Nejakým spôsobom... ♫
02:46
♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
38
151000
3000
♫ Keby som sa mohol ocitnúť kdekoľvek... ♫
02:50
♫ if I could be anywhere in time, ♫
39
155000
4000
♫ Keby som sa mohol ocitnúť v akejkoľvek dobe... ♫
02:55
♫ if I could be anywhere and change things, ♫
40
160000
3000
♫ Keby som sa mohol ocitnúť kdekoľvek a zmeniť to... ♫
02:58
♫ it would have to be now. ♫
41
163000
4000
♫ Muselo by to byť teraz... ♫
03:04
♫ They say nothing last forever, ♫
42
169000
3000
♫ Tvrdia, že nič netrvá večne, ♫
03:07
♫ but all the plastic ever made is still here. ♫
43
172000
4000
♫ ale všetok plast, ktorý sme kedy vyrobili, je stále tu. ♫
03:12
♫ And no amount of closing our eyes ♫
44
177000
2000
♫ Ak aj budeme privierať naše oči stále viac, ♫
03:14
♫ will make it disappear. ♫
45
179000
3000
♫ to všetko sa nestratí... ♫
03:19
♫ And the world can't take it ♫
46
184000
3000
♫ Svet to už ďalej ♫
03:22
♫ very much longer. ♫
47
187000
2000
♫ nebude schopný zvládať... ♫
03:24
♫ We're not going to make it ♫
48
189000
2000
♫ Nenapravíme to... ♫
03:26
♫ unless we're smarter and stronger. ♫
49
191000
2000
♫ ledaže by sme boli viac prezieraví a rázni. ♫
03:28
♫ The world's gonna shake itself free of our greed ♫
50
193000
4000
♫ Svet sa oslobodí od našej chamtivosti... ♫
03:32
♫ somehow. ♫
51
197000
3000
♫ Nejakým spôsobom... ♫
03:35
♫ And the world can't take it, that you can see. ♫
52
200000
4000
♫ Vidíš, že svet to nemôže ďalej vydržať... ♫
03:39
♫ If the oceans don't make it, neither will we. ♫
53
204000
5000
♫ Keď to nedokáže napraviť oceán, ako by sme mohli my... ♫
03:44
♫ The world's gonna shake itself all the way free ♫
54
209000
4000
♫ Svet sa oslobodí od našej chamtivosti... ♫
03:48
♫ somehow. ♫
55
213000
3000
♫ Nejakým spôsobom... ♫
03:51
♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
56
216000
3000
♫ Keby som sa mohol ocitnúť kdekoľvek... ♫
03:55
♫ if I could be anywhere in time, ♫
57
220000
4000
♫ Keby som sa mohol ocitnúť v akejkoľvek dobe... ♫
03:59
♫ if I could be anywhere and change the outcome, ♫
58
224000
5000
♫ Keby som sa mohol ocitnúť kdekoľvek a zmeniť to, čo bude nasledovať... ♫
04:04
♫ it would have to be now. ♫
59
229000
4000
♫ Muselo by to byť teraz... ♫
04:09
(Applause)
60
234000
3000
(Potlesk)
04:12
Thank you.
61
237000
2000
Ďakujem.
04:14
(Applause)
62
239000
6000
(Potlesk)
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