TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch
Jackson Browne: A song inspired by the ocean
Jackson Browne: Nje kenge e frymezuar nga oqeanet
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Ne TEDxGPGP, Jackson Browne luan nje kenge qe filloi t'a shkruante prillin e shkuar ne bordin e Mission Blue Voyage, udhetimi i inspiruar nga Sylvia Earle per te diskutuar per menyrat se si mund te shpetoheshin oqeanet. "Nese do te zgjidhja" kendon ai, "nje vend, atehere do te doja te ndodhesha ketu."
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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Faleminderit.
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(Music)
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♫ Slide into the shimmering surface ♫
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♫ Te rreshkas ne siperfaqen e shnderritshme ♫
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♫ between two worlds. ♫
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♫ mes dy boteve. ♫
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♫ Standing at the center of time ♫
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♫ Te jem ne qender te kohes ♫
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♫ as it uncurls. ♫
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♫ teksa ajo shpeshtillet. ♫
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♫ Cutting through the veil of illusion. ♫
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♫ Te caj vellon e iluzionit. ♫
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♫ Moving beyond past conclusions. ♫
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♫ Te harroj konkluzionet e vjetra. ♫
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♫ Wondering if all my doubt and confusion will clear. ♫
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♫ Duke shpresuar qe dyshimet
dhe konfuzioni te qartesohen. ♫
dhe konfuzioni te qartesohen. ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ Nese do te zgjidhja, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ nese do te zgjidhja,♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere right now, ♫
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nese do te zgjidhja nje vend tani,
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♫ I would want to be here. ♫
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♫ do te doja te gjendesha ketu. ♫
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♫ Searching for the future ♫
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♫ Duke kerkuar te ardhmen ♫
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♫ among the things we're throwing away. ♫
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♫ mes gjerave qe sot po hedhim tutje. ♫
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♫ Trying to see the world ♫
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♫ Duke tentuar te shoh boten ♫
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♫ through the junk we produce everyday. ♫
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♫ permes mbeturinave qe prodhojme cdo dite. ♫
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♫ They say nothing lasts forever, ♫
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♫ Thone se asgje nuk eshte e perjetshme, ♫
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♫ but all the plastic ever made is still here. ♫
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♫ mirepo plastika e te gjitha koherave ♫
ndodhet ende ketu.
ndodhet ende ketu.
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♫ And no amount of closing our eyes ♫
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♫ Dhe sado qe t'i mbyllim syte ♫
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♫ will make it disappear. ♫
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♫ ajo nuk do te zhduket. ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ Nese do te zgjidhja, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ nese do te zgjidhja, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere in history, ♫
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♫ nese do te zgjidhja nje periudhe ne histori, ♫
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♫ I would want to be here. ♫
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♫ do te doja te isha pikerisht ketu. ♫
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♫ The Romans, the Spanish ♫
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♫ Kur romanet, spanjollet ♫
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♫ the British, the Dutch, ♫
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♫ anglezet, hollandezet, ♫
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♫ American exceptionalism, so out of touch. ♫
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♫ dhe amerikanet e jashtzakonshem
ishin aq te pakapshem. ♫
ishin aq te pakapshem. ♫
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♫ The folly of empire repeating its course, ♫
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♫ Cmenduria e perandorive qe perseritej, ♫
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♫ imposing its will ♫
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♫ duke imponuar deshirat e tyre ♫
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♫ and ruling by force ♫
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♫ e duke drejtuar fale dhunes ♫
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♫ on and on through time. ♫
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♫ pa pushim pergjate koherave. ♫
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♫ But the world can't take it very much longer. ♫
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♫ Por bota nuk do te duroje
edhe per shume kohe. ♫
edhe per shume kohe. ♫
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♫ We're not going to make it ♫
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♫ Nuk do t'ia dalim ♫
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♫ unless we're smarter and stronger. ♫
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♫ nese nuk behemi me te zgjuar e me te forte. ♫
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♫ The world is going to shake itself free of our greed ♫
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♫ Bota do te clirohet nga makuteria jone ♫
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♫ somehow. ♫
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♫ ne mos sot, neser. ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ Nese do te zgjidhja, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere in time, ♫
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♫ nese do te zgjidhja, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere and change things, ♫
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♫ nese do te zgjidhja nje kohe
per te ndryshuar gjerat, ♫
per te ndryshuar gjerat, ♫
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♫ it would have to be now. ♫
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♫ atehere do te zgjidhja te sotmen. ♫
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♫ They say nothing last forever, ♫
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♫ Thone se asgje nuk eshte e perjetshme, ♫
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♫ but all the plastic ever made is still here. ♫
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♫ mirepo plastika e te gjitha koherave
ndodhet ende ketu. ♫
ndodhet ende ketu. ♫
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♫ And no amount of closing our eyes ♫
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♫ Dhe sado qe t'i mbyllim syte ♫
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♫ will make it disappear. ♫
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♫ ajo nuk do te zhduket. ♫
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♫ And the world can't take it ♫
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♫ Dhe bota nuk do te duroje ♫
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♫ very much longer. ♫
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♫ edhe per shume kohe. ♫
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♫ We're not going to make it ♫
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♫ Nuk do t'ia dalim ♫
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♫ unless we're smarter and stronger. ♫
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♫ nese nuk behemi me te zgjuar e me te forte. ♫
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♫ The world's gonna shake itself free of our greed ♫
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♫ Bota do te clirohet nga makuteria jone ♫
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♫ somehow. ♫
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♫ ne mos sot, neser. ♫
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♫ And the world can't take it, that you can see. ♫
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♫ Bota nuk ia del dot me, kete e shikoni. ♫
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♫ If the oceans don't make it, neither will we. ♫
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♫ Nese oqeanet nuk do t'a dalin,
nuk do t'ia dalim as ne. ♫
nuk do t'ia dalim as ne. ♫
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♫ The world's gonna shake itself all the way free ♫
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♫ Bota do te shkundet per te cliruar ♫
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♫ somehow. ♫
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♫ ne mos sot, neser. ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ Nese do te zgjidhja, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere in time, ♫
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♫ nese do te zgjidhja nje kohe, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere and change the outcome, ♫
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♫ nese do te zgjidhja nje kohe
per te ndryshuar rezultatin, ♫
per te ndryshuar rezultatin, ♫
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♫ it would have to be now. ♫
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♫ ajo do te ishte e sotmja. ♫
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Thank you.
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Faleminderit.
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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.
Jackson Browne | Speaker | TED.com