Malcolm London: "High School Training Ground"

Translator: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Morton Bast

Prevoditelj: Mislav Ante Omazić - EFZG Recezent: Ivan Stamenković

At 7:45 a.m., I open the doors to a building

U 07:45, otvaram vrata zgrade

dedicated to building, yet only breaks me down.

posvećene građenju, koja me razara.

I march down hallways cleaned up after me every day

Marširam hodnicima koje za mnom čiste svakog dana

by regular janitors,

obični domari,

but I never have the decency to honor their names.

ali nikad nisam dostojan poštivati njihova imena.

Lockers left open like teenage boys' mouths

Ormarići ostavljeni otvorenima poput usta tinejdžera

when teenage girls wear clothes that covers

kada tinejdžerice nose odjeću koja pokriva

their insecurities but exposes everything else.

njihove nesigurnosti, ali izlaže sve ostalo.

Masculinity mimicked by men who grew up with no fathers,

Muževnost koju imitiraju muškarci koji su odrasli bez očeva,

camouflage worn by bullies who are dangerously armed

kamuflaža koju nose nasilnici opasno naoružani

but need hugs.

ali kojima je potreban zagrljaj.

Teachers paid less than what it costs them to be here.

Nastavnici koji su plaćeni manje nego što ih stoji da budu ovdje.

Oceans of adolescents come here to receive lessons

Oceani adolescenata koji dolaze po lekcije

but never learn to swim,

ali nikada ne nauče plivati,

part like the Red Sea when the bell rings.

razdvoje se poput Crvenog mora kada zvono zazvoni.

This is a training ground.

Ovo je poligon za trening.

My high school is Chicago,

Moja srednja škola je Chicago,

diverse and segregated on purpose.

namjerno raznolik i odvojen.

Social lines are barbed wire.

Društvene linije su bodljikava žica.

Labels like "Regulars" and "Honors" resonate.

Odjekuju etikete poput 'običnih' i 'naprednih'.

Ja sam napredan ali kući idem s običnim učenicima

I am an Honors but go home with Regular students

who are soldiers in territory that owns them.

koji su vojnici na teritoriju koji ih posjeduje.

This is a training ground to sort out the Regulars

Ovo je poligon za treniranje za razvrstavanja običnih

from the Honors, a reoccurring cycle

od naprednih, ciklus koji se ponavlja,

built to recycle the trash of this system.

izgrađen da reciklira smeće ovog sustava.

Trained at a young age to capitalize,

Trenirani od mladosti da kapitaliziraju

letters taught now that capitalism raises you

slova koja vas sada uče da kapitalizam odgaja,

but you have to step on someone else to get there.

ali morate pregaziti nekog da do tamo dođete.

This is a training ground where one group

Ovo je poligon za trening gdje jednu grupu

is taught to lead and the other is made to follow.

uče da vodi a drugu da ih prati.

No wonder so many of my people spit bars,

Ne treba čuditi što većina mog naroda pljuje na mikrofonu,

because the truth is hard to swallow.

jer je istina teška za progutati.

The need for degrees has left so many people frozen.

Potreba za diplomama zamrzla je mnogo ljudi.

Homework is stressful,

Domaća zadaća je stresna,

but when you go home every day and your home is work,

ali kada dođete do doma svakog dana i vaš dom je posao,

you don't want to pick up any assignments.

ne želite pokupiti nikakve zadatke.

Reading textbooks is stressful,

Čitanje udžbenika je stresno,

but reading does not matter when you feel

ali čitanje nema smisla kada osjećate

your story is already written,

da je vaša priča već napisana,

either dead or getting booked.

bilo da ste mrtvi ili ste iza rešetaka.

Taking tests is stressful,

Pisanje testova je stresno,

but bubbling in a Scantron does not stop

ali stvaranje Scantron testova ne zaustavlja

bullets from bursting.

metke od pucanja.

I hear education systems are failing,

Čujem kako obrazovni sustavi ne uspjevaju,

but I believe they're succeeding at what they're built to do --

ali vjerujem da uspjevaju u onome za što su napravljeni --

to train you, to keep you on track,

da vas istreniraju, drže na pravom putu,

to track down an American dream that has failed

da uđu u trag američkom snu koji je iznevjerio

so many of us all.

toliko nas.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)