Abigail Washburn: Building US-China relations ... by banjo

Prevoditelj: Ivana Kordic Recezent: Tilen Pigac - EFZG

If you had caught me straight out of college

Da ste me uhvatili negdje baš nakon koledža

in the halls of the Vermont State House

u hodnicima Vermont State House-a

where I was a lobbyist in training

gdje sam radila praksu kako bih postala lobist

and asked me what I was going to do with my life,

i pitali me što ću napraviti sa svojim životom

I would have told you

rekla bih vam

that I'd just passed the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi,

da sam upravo položila Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi,

the Chinese equivalency exam,

kineski test ekvivalencije,

and I was going to go study law in Beijing,

i da idem studirati pravo u Peking,

and I was going to improve U.S.-China relations

i da ću poboljšati odnose između Sjedinjenih Država i Kine

through top-down policy changes

kroz utjecaj na javne politike, odozgo prema dolje,

and judicial system reforms.

i kroz reforme pravosudnog sustava.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

(Applause)

(Pljesak)

I had a plan,

Imala sam plan

and I never ever thought

i baš nikad mi nije palo na pamet

it would have anything to do

da bi mogao na bilo kakav način biti povezan

with the banjo.

s bendžom.

Little did I know

Nisam mi slutila

what a huge impact it would have on me one night

kako će ogroman biti njegov utisak na mene jedne noći

when I was at a party

na zabavi

and I heard a sound coming out of a record player

kada sam čula zvuk kako dolazi iz muzičke linije

in the corner of a room.

u uglu sobe.

And it was Doc Watson

Bio je to Doc Watson,

singing and playing "Shady Grove."

pjevao je i svirao "Shady Grove."

♫ Shady Grove, my little love ♫

♫ Shady Grove, moja mala ljubavi ♫

♫ Shady Grove, my darlin' ♫

♫ Shady Grove, moja draga ♫

♫ Shady Grove, my little love ♫

♫ Shady Grove, moja mala ljubavi ♫

♫ Going back to Harlan ♫

♫ Vraćaš se u Harlan ♫

That sound was just so beautiful,

Taj je zvuk bio toliko lijep,

the sound of Doc's voice

zvuk Docovog glasa,

and the rippling groove of the banjo.

i valovite brazde zvuka bendža.

And after being totally and completely obsessed

I nakon što sam bila sasvim i potpuno opsjednuta

with the mammoth richness and history

ogromnim bogatstvom i poviješću

of Chinese culture,

kineske kulture,

it was like this total relief

bilo je to potpuno olakšanje

to hear something so truly American

čuti nešto tako suštinski američko

and so truly awesome.

i tako suštinski fenomenalno.

I knew I had to take a banjo with me to China.

Znala sam da moram ponijeti bendžo sa sobom u Kinu.

So before going to law school in China

Tako sam, prije polaska na studij prava u Kinu,

I bought a banjo, I threw it in my little red truck

kupila bendžo, ubacila ga u svoj mali crveni kamion,

and I traveled down through Appalachia

i zaputila se niz Apalače,

and I learned a bunch of old American songs,

i naučila gomilu starih američkih pjesama,

and I ended up in Kentucky

i završila u Kentackyju,

at the International Bluegrass Music Association Convention.

na Međunarodnoj konvenciji glazbenog saveza Bluegrass-a.

And I was sitting in a hallway one night

Sjedila sam u hodniku jedne noći

and a couple girls came up to me.

kada mi je prišlo nekoliko djevojaka.

And they said, "Hey, do you want to jam?"

Pitale su me: ''Hej, hoćeš svirati s nama?"

And I was like, "Sure."

"Naravno!", rekla sam.

So I picked up my banjo

Uzela sam svoj bendžo,

and I nervously played four songs that I actually knew with them.

i nervozno odsvirala one četiri pjesme koje sam zapravo znala s njima.

And a record executive walked up to me

Tada mi je prišao direktor izdavačke kuće

and invited me to Nashville, Tennessee to make a record.

i pozvao me u Nashville, Tenessee da snimim ploču.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

It's been eight years,

Otad je prošlo osam godina,

and I can tell you that I didn't go to China to become a lawyer.

i mogu vam reći da nisam otišla u Kinu kako bih postala odvjetnica.

In fact, I went to Nashville.

Otišla sam umjesto toga u Nashville.

And after a few months I was writing songs.

I nakon nekoliko mjeseci, pisala sam pjesme.

And the first song I wrote was in English,

Prva koju sam napisala bila je na engleskom,

and the second one was in Chinese.

druga na kineskom.

(Music)

(Glazba)

[Chinese]

(Pjeva na kineskom)

Outside your door the world is waiting.

♫ Pred tvojim vratima čeka svijet. ♫

Inside your heart a voice is calling.

♫ U tvome srcu doziva glas. ♫

The four corners of the world are watching,

♫ Sve četiri strane svijeta promatraju, ♫

so travel daughter, travel.

♫ i zato putuj, kćeri, putuj. ♫

Go get it, girl.

♫ Idi, zgrabi to, djevojko. ♫

(Applause)

(Pljesak)

It's really been eight years since that fated night in Kentucky.

I doista je prošlo osam godina od te sudbonosne noći u Kentuckyju.

And I've played thousands of shows.

Odsvirala sam tisuće nastupa.

And I've collaborated

I surađivala

with so many incredible, inspirational musicians around the world.

s toliko nevjerojatnih, inspirativnih glazbenika diljem svijeta.

And I see the power of music.

I vidim moć glazbe.

I see the power of music

Vidim moć koju glazba ima da

to connect cultures.

poveže kulture.

I see it when I stand on a stage

Vidim to kada stojim na pozornici

in a bluegrass festival in east Virginia

na bluegrass festivalu u istočnoj Virginiji,

and I look out at the sea of lawn chairs

kada pogledam prema moru sjedalica

and I bust out into a song in Chinese.

i započnem pjevati na kineskom.

[Chinese]

(Pjeva na kineskom)

And everybody's eyes just pop wide open

I oči sviju samo se širom otvore,

like it's going to fall out of their heads.

kao da će im ispasti iz glava.

And they're like, "What's that girl doing?"

I kažu nešto kao: ''Što ta cura radi?''

And then they come up to me after the show

A onda mi priđu nakon nastupa

and they all have a story.

i svatko od njih ima priču.

They all come up and they're like,

Priđu i kažu mi:

"You know, my aunt's sister's babysitter's dog's chicken went to China

''Ma znaš, babysitterica sestre moje tetke ima psa čije je pile otišlo u Kinu

and adopted a girl."

i posvojilo djevojčicu.''

And I tell you what, it like everybody's got a story.

I, kažem vam, svatko ima priču.

It's just incredible.

To je sasvim nevjerojatno.

And then I go to China

I onda odem u Kinu,

and I stand on a stage at a university

stanem na pozornicu sveučilišta

and I bust out into a song in Chinese

i započnem pjevati na kineskom,

and everybody sings along

i svi oni pjevaju sa mnom,

and they roar with delight

urlaju od zadovoljstva,

at this girl

s tom djevojkom,

with the hair and the instrument,

s kosom i instrumentom,

and she's singing their music.

koja pjeva njihovu muziku.

And I see, even more importantly,

I vidim, što je još važnije,

the power of music to connect hearts.

moć koju glazba ima da povezuje srca.

Like the time I was in Sichuan Province

Kao kada sam posjetila provinciju Sichuan,

and I was singing for kids in relocation schools

pjevala djeci u izmještenim školama

in the earthquake disaster zone.

u zoni pogođenoj katastrofalnim potresom.

And this little girl comes up to me.

Prišla mi je ta mala djevojčica.

[Chinese]

(Govori na kineskom)

"Big sister Wong,"

''Velika sestro Wong,''

Washburn, Wong, same difference.

Washburn, Wong, ista stvar. (Smijeh.)

"Big sister Wong, can I sing you a song

''Velika sestro Wong, mogu li ti otpjevati pjesmu

that my mom sang for me

koju mi je mama pjevala

before she was swallowed in the earthquake?"

prije nego ju je progutao potres?''

And I sat down,

Sjela sam,

she sat on my lap.

ona je sjela na moje krilo.

She started singing her song.

I počela je pjevati svoju pjesmu.

And the warmth of her body

Toplina njezinog tijela,

and the tears rolling down her rosy cheeks,

i suze koje su se slijevale niz njezine ružičaste obraze,

and I started to cry.

natjerale su me u plač.

And the light that shone off of her eyes

Svjetlo koje se širilo iz njezinih očiju

was a place I could have stayed forever.

učinilo je to mjesto mjestm na kojem bih mogla ostati zauvijek.

And in that moment, we weren't our American selves,

I u tom trenutku mi nismo bili svoji ''američki Ja'',

we weren't our Chinese selves,

nismo bili svoji ''kineski Ja'',

we were just mortals

bili smo samo smrtnici

sitting together in that light that keeps us here.

što sjede zajedno u tom svjetlu koje nas održava ovdje.

I want to dwell in that light

Želim prebivati u tom svjetlu

with you and with everyone.

s vama i sa svima.

And I know U.S.-China relations

I znam da odnosi Sjedinjenih Država i Kine

doesn't need another lawyer.

ne trebaju još jednog odvjetnika.

Thank you.

Hvala vam.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)