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Jackson Browne: A song inspired by the ocean
傑克遜‧布朗(Jackson Browne)：“如果我能去任何地方”
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在TEDxGPGP，傑克遜‧布朗(Jackson Browne)彈唱一首他在去年四月參加藍色任務旅程時所寫下的歌曲，在席薇亞‧厄爾(Sylvia Earle)啟發之旅中得到如何拯救海洋的靈感。 “如果我能去任何地方”，他唱道：“現在能去任何地方，我會到這裡”。
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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謝謝。
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♫ Slide into the shimmering surface ♫
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♫滑進波光粼粼的水面♫
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♫ between two worlds. ♫
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♫在兩個世界之間♫
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♫ Standing at the center of time ♫
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♫站在時間的中心♫
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♫ as it uncurls. ♫
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♫如舒展開一般♫
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♫ Cutting through the veil of illusion. ♫
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♫穿過幻想的面紗♫
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♫ Moving beyond past conclusions. ♫
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♫跳出過去的結論♫
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♫ Wondering if all my doubt and confusion will clear. ♫
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♫想知道我所有的疑問和困惑能否解除♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫如果我能去任何地方♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫如果我能去任何地方♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere right now, ♫
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♫如果我現在能去任何地方♫
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♫ I would want to be here. ♫
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♫我想在這裡♫
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♫ Searching for the future ♫
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♫從我們丟棄的事物中♫
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♫ among the things we're throwing away. ♫
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♫尋找未來♫
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♫ Trying to see the world ♫
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♫從我們產生的垃圾中♫
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♫ through the junk we produce everyday. ♫
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♫試圖看清世界♫
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♫ They say nothing lasts forever, ♫
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♫人們說世上沒有永遠♫
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♫ but all the plastic ever made is still here. ♫
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♫但所有的塑膠仍舊在♫
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♫ And no amount of closing our eyes ♫
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♫就算閉起我們的雙眼♫
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♫ will make it disappear. ♫
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♫也不會消失♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫如果我能去任何地方♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫如果我能去任何地方♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere in history, ♫
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♫如果我在過去能去任何地方♫
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♫ I would want to be here. ♫
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♫我想在這裡♫
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♫ The Romans, the Spanish ♫
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♫羅馬人，西班牙人♫
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♫ the British, the Dutch, ♫
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♫英國人，荷蘭人♫
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♫ American exceptionalism, so out of touch. ♫
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♫美國人是例外，完全脫節♫
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♫ The folly of empire repeating its course, ♫
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♫愚笨的帝國重蹈覆轍♫
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♫ imposing its will ♫
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♫強加意念♫
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♫ and ruling by force ♫
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♫用力量統治♫
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♫ on and on through time. ♫
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♫不斷地重複著♫
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♫ But the world can't take it very much longer. ♫
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♫但世界再也承受不了♫
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♫ We're not going to make it ♫
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♫我們不能讓它承受下去♫
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♫ unless we're smarter and stronger. ♫
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♫除非我們更聰明，更堅強♫
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♫ The world is going to shake itself free of our greed ♫
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♫世界在動搖，想從我們的貪婪中解放♫
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♫ somehow. ♫
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♫不知何故♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫如果我能去任何地方♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere in time, ♫
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♫如果我能及時去任何地方♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere and change things, ♫
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♫如果我能去任何地方改變些什麼♫
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♫ it would have to be now. ♫
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♫必須是現在♫
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♫ They say nothing last forever, ♫
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♫人們說世上沒有永遠♫
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♫ but all the plastic ever made is still here. ♫
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♫但所有的塑膠依舊在♫
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♫ And no amount of closing our eyes ♫
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♫就算閉起我們的雙眼♫
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♫ will make it disappear. ♫
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♫也不會消失♫
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♫ And the world can't take it ♫
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♫世界再也不能♫
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♫ very much longer. ♫
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♫承受下去♫
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♫ We're not going to make it ♫
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♫我們不能讓它繼續承受♫
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♫ unless we're smarter and stronger. ♫
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♫除非我們更聰明，更堅強♫
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♫ The world's gonna shake itself free of our greed ♫
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♫世界正在動搖，想從我們的貪婪中解放♫
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♫ somehow. ♫
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♫不知何故♫
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♫ And the world can't take it, that you can see. ♫
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♫你可以看到，世界無法承受♫
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♫ If the oceans don't make it, neither will we. ♫
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♫如果海洋不能承受，我們也不能♫
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♫ The world's gonna shake itself all the way free ♫
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♫世界會動搖，去解放自己♫
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♫ somehow. ♫
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♫不知何故♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫如果我能去任何地方♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere in time, ♫
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♫如果我能馬上去任何地方♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere and change the outcome, ♫
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♫如果我能去任何地方改變結果♫
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♫ it would have to be now. ♫
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♫必須是現在♫
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Thank you.
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謝謝。
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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