My journey from Marine to actor | Adam Driver | TED

Translator: Linda Magáthová Reviewer: Peter Vyparina

I was a Marine with 1/1 Weapons Company,

Bol som vojak námorníctva, 1/1 rota bojovej podpory,

81's platoon,

81. čata,

out in Camp Pendleton, California.

v Camp Pendletone v Kalifornii.

Oorah!

Hurá!

Audience: Oorah!

Publikum: Hurá!

(Laughter)

(smiech)

I joined a few months after September 11,

Prišiel som tam pár mesiacov po 11.9.,

feeling like I think most people in the country did at the time,

s pocitom, aký vtedy asi mala väčšina ľudí v USA,

filled with a sense of patriotism and retribution

bol som plný patriotizmu a túžby po odvete

and the desire to do something --

a chuti niečo spraviť –

that, coupled with that fact that I wasn't doing anything.

čo súviselo s pocitom, že som vtedy nerobil nič.

I was 17, just graduated from high school that past summer,

Mal som 17, leto predtým som skončil strednú školu,

living in the back room of my parents' house paying rent,

žil som v zadnej izbe mojich rodičov, platil nájomné,

in the small town I was raised in in Northern Indiana,

v malom meste na severe Indiany, kde som vyrástol,

called Mishawaka.

s názvom Mishawaka.

I can spell that later for people who are interested --

Pre tých, čo to zaujíma, to potom môžem vyhláskovať...

(Laughter)

(smiech)

Mishawaka is many good things but cultural hub of the world it is not,

Mishawaka je všetko možné, kultúrne stredisko sveta to ale nie je,

so my only exposure to theater and film

čiže môj jediný kontakt s divadlom a filmom

was limited to the plays I did in high school

boli hry, v ktorých som hral na strednej,

and Blockbuster Video, may she rest in peace.

a Blockbuster Video, nech odpočíva v pokoji.

(Laughter)

(smiech)

I was serious enough about acting

S hraním som to myslel natoľko vážne,

that I auditioned for Juilliard when I was a senior in high school,

že som sa vo vyšších ročníkoch chcel dostať na konzervatórium Juilliard,

didn't get in,

neprijali ma,

determined college wasn't for me and applied nowhere else,

vysoká pre mňa nebola a nikam inde som sa nehlásil,

which was a genius move.

čo bol geniálny ťah.

I also did that Hail Mary LA acting odyssey

Prešiel som aj tú krížovú cestu do LA,

that I always heard stories about,

o ktorej som vždy počúval,

of actors moving to LA with, like, seven dollars

o hercoch, čo tam prišli s asi 7 dolármi

a našli tam prácu a úspešnú kariéru.

and finding work and successful careers.

I got as far as Amarillo, Texas, before my car broke down.

Ja som sa dostal po Amarillo v Texase, tam sa mi pokazilo auto.

I spent all my money repairing it,

Na opravu som minul všetky peniaze,

finally made it to Santa Monica --

konečne som prišiel po Santa Monicu – ani nie LA –

not even LA --

stayed for 48 hours wandering the beach, basically,

tam som v zásade strávil 48 hodín prechádzkou po pláži,

got in my car, drove home,

sadol do auta, prišiel domov,

thus ending my acting career, so --

čím som ukončil svoju hereckú kariéru, takže...

(Laughter)

(smiech)

Seventeen, Mishawaka ...

Sedemnásť, Mishiwaka...

parents' house, paying rent, selling vacuums ...

rodičovský dom, platenie nájmu, predaj vysávačov...

telemarketing,

telemarketing,

cutting grass at the local 4-H fairgrounds.

kosenie trávy v miestnom lunaparku.

This was my world going into September, 2001.

To bol môj svet pred septembrom 2001.

So after the 11th,

Takže po tom 11., keď som cítil ohromný pocit povinnosti

and feeling an overwhelming sense of duty,

and just being pissed off in general -- at myself,

a bol som všeobecne naštvaný – na seba, svojich rodičov, vládu,

my parents, the government;

not having confidence, not having a respectable job,

na to, že nemám sebavedomie ani poriadnu prácu,

my shitty mini-fridge that I just drove to California and back --

na svoju hnusnú minichladničku, ktorú som vzal do Kalifornie a späť –

I joined the Marine Corps and loved it. I loved being a Marine.

som vstúpil k námorným jednotkám a bolo to super.

It's one of the things I'm most proud of having done in my life.

Je to jedna z vecí, na ktoré som vo svojom živote hrdý.

Streľba zo zbraní bola super,

Firing weapons was cool,

driving and detonating expensive things was great.

šoférovať a odpaľovať drahé veci bolo úžasné.

But I found I loved the Marine Corps the most

Ale zistil som, že najviac milujem Marine Corps

for the thing I was looking for the least when I joined,

pre vec, ktorú som hľadal najmenej, keď som tam prišiel,

which was the people:

a to boli ľudia:

these weird dudes -- a motley crew of characters

títo divní chlapi, divná banda postavičiek

from a cross section of the United States --

z celých Spojených štátov,

that on the surface I had nothing in common with.

s ktorou som na prvý pohľad nemal nič spoločné.

And over time,

A postupom času

all the political and personal bravado

sa celá tá politická a osobná statočnosť,

that led me to the military dissolved,

čo ma doviedla k armáde, rozplynula,

and for me, the Marine Corps became synonymous with my friends.

a námorná jednotka sa stala synonymom pre priateľov.

And then, a few years into my service

A potom, po pár rokoch mojej služby,

and months away from deploying to Iraq,

len pár mesiacov pred odchodom do Iraku,

I dislocated my sternum in a mountain-biking accident,

som si vykĺbil hrudnú kosť pri nehode na horskom bicykli,

and had to be medically separated.

a tak ma museli prepustiť.

Those never in the military may find this hard to understand,

Tí, čo nikdy neboli v armáde, to možno budú len ťažko chápať,

but being told I wasn't getting deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan

ale keď mi povedali, že nepôjdem do Iraku ani Afganistanu,

was very devastating for me.

úplne ma to zničilo.

I have a very clear image of leaving the base hospital on a stretcher

Veľmi jasne si spomínam, ako ma niesli z nemocnice na nosidlách,

and my entire platoon is waiting outside to see if I was OK.

a celá moja čata čakala vonku, či som v poriadku.

And then, suddenly, I was a civilian again.

A vtedy som sa zrazu znovu stal civilom.

I knew I wanted to give acting another shot,

Vedel som, že chcem dať herectvu druhú šancu,

because -- again, this is me --

lebo – znovu, môj názor –

I thought all civilian problems are small compared to the military.

som si myslel, že všetky problémy civilov sú v porovnaní s armádou malé.

I mean, what can you really bitch about now, you know?

Akože, chápete, na čo teraz môžete nadávať?

"It's hot.

„Je tu teplo.

Someone should turn on the air conditioner."

Mali by zapnúť klimatizáciu.“

"This coffee line is too long."

„Tento rad na kávu je príliš dlhý.“

I was a Marine,

Ja som bol mariňákom, vedel som, ako prežiť.

I knew how to survive.

I'd go to New York and become an actor.

Mal som ísť do New Yorku a stať sa hercom.

If things didn't work out,

Ak by sa to nepodarilo,

I'd live in Central Park and dumpster-dive behind Panera Bread.

žil by som v Central Parku a lovil odpadky za Panera Bread.

(Laughter)

(smiech)

I re-auditioned for Juilliard and this time I was lucky,

Zasa som sa prihlásil na Juilliard, mal som šťastie, zobrali ma.

I got in.

But I was surprised by how complex the transition was

Ale bol som prekvapený, aký náročný bol prerod

from military to civilian.

z vojaka na civila.

And I was relatively healthy; I can't imagine going through that process

A ja som bol relatívne zdravý; neviem si predstaviť prechádzať tým

on top of a mental or physical injury.

s ranou na tele alebo na duši.

But regardless, it was difficult.

Ale aj tak to bolo ťažké.

In part, because I was in acting school --

Čiastočne preto, lebo som bol v hereckej škole –

I couldn't justify going to voice and speech class,

nevedel som si odpustiť, že chodím na hodiny spevu a rétoriky,

throwing imaginary balls of energy at the back of the room,

v kúte miestnosti hádžem imaginárne gule s energiou,

doing acting exercises where I gave birth to myself --

robím herecké cvičenia, na ktorých rodím sám seba,

(Laughter)

(smiech)

while my friends were serving without me overseas.

kým moji kamaráti sú na misii v cudzine bezo mňa.

But also, because I didn't know how to apply the things

Ale aj preto, že som nevedel, ako využiť veci,

I learned in the military to a civilian context.

čo som sa naučil v armáde, v kontexte civila.

I mean that both practically and emotionally.

Myslím tie praktické aj emocionálne.

Practically, I had to get a job.

Praktické: potreboval som prácu.

And I was an Infantry Marine,

A ja som bol pechota, námorník,

where you're shooting machine guns and firing mortars.

tam strieľate z automatických zbraní a z mínometov.

There's not a lot of places you can put those skills in the civilian world.

Vo svete civilov tieto zručnosti veľmi nevyužijete.

(Laughter)

(smiech)

Emotionally, I struggled to find meaning.

Ak ide o emócie, ťažko som hľadal zmysel.

In the military, everything has meaning.

V armáde má všetko zmysel.

Everything you do is either steeped in tradition

Všetko, čo robíte, je buď tradícia,

or has a practical purpose.

alebo má praktický význam.

You can't smoke in the field

V teréne nemôžete fajčiť,

because you don't want to give away your position.

lebo nechcete prezradiť vašu pozíciu.

You don't touch your face -- you have to maintain

Nedotýkate sa tváre – musíte si predsa zachovať

a personal level of health and hygiene.

nejakú úroveň zdravia a hygieny.

You face this way when "Colors" plays,

Keď trúbia na poctu, stojíte takto,

out of respect for people who went before you.

vzdávate úctu tým, ktorí boli pred vami.

Walk this way, talk this way because of this.

Takto chodíte, takto hovoríte, kvôli tomuto.

Your uniform is maintained to the inch.

Vaša uniforma je pedantne udržiavaná.

How diligently you followed those rules spoke volumes

To, ako húževnato dodržiavate tieto pravidlá, hovorí mnoho

about the kind of Marine you were.

o tom, čo ste za námorníka.

Your rank said something about your history

Vaša hodnosť hovorí o vašej minulosti

and the respect you had earned.

a rešpekte, aký si zaslúžite.

In the civilian world there's no rank.

V civilnom svete nie sú hodnosti.

Here you're just another body,

Tu ste len ďalšie telo

and I felt like I constantly had to prove my worth all over again.

a ja som sa cítil, akoby som stále musel dokazovať svoju hodnotu.

And the respect civilians were giving me while I was in uniform

A rešpekt, aký mi civili prejavovali, kým som bol v uniforme,

didn't exist when I was out of it.

neexistoval, keď som ju nemal.

There didn't seem to be a ...

Zdalo sa, že neexistuje...

a sense of community,

zmysel pre komunitu,

whereas in the military, I felt this sense of community.

kým v armáde som ten zmysel pre komunitu cítil.

How often in the civilian world

Ako často sa v civilnom svete

are you put in a life-or-death situation with your closest friends

ocitnete v smrteľnom riziku s vašimi najbližšími priateľmi

and they constantly demonstrate that they're not going to abandon you?

a oni stále dokazujú, že vás neopustia?

And meanwhile, at acting school ...

Kým na hereckej škole...

(Laughter)

(smiech)

I was really, for the first time,

Vážne, po prvý raz som

discovering playwrights and characters and plays

objavoval dramatikov, postavy a hry,

that had nothing to do with the military,

ktoré vôbec nesúviseli s armádou,

but were somehow describing my military experience

ale opisovali moje skúsenosti spôsobom,

in a way that before to me was indescribable.

aký bol pre mňa predtým neopísateľný.

And I felt myself becoming less aggressive

A ja som sa pomaly vzdával svojej agresivity,

as I was able to put words to feelings for the first time

lebo som sa po prvý raz učil pomenúvať pocity

and realizing what a valuable tool that was.

a došlo mi, aký cenný nástroj to je.

And when I was reflecting on my time in the military,

A keď som premýšľal o svojich časoch v armáde,

I wasn't first thinking on the stereotypical drills

nemyslel som hneď na stereotypný dril,

and discipline and pain of it;

disciplínu a bolesť,

but rather, the small, intimate human moments,

ale skôr na tie malé, dôverné ľudské chvíle,

moments of great feeling:

chvíle skvelých pocitov:

friends going AWOL because they missed their families,

priateľov, čo tajne zdrhli, lebo im chýbali ich rodiny,

friends getting divorced,

priateľov, čo sa rozviedli,

grieving together, celebrating together,

čo spolu smútili aj oslavovali,

all within the backdrop of the military.

to všetko v pozadí javiska armády.

I saw my friends battling these circumstances,

Videl som boj mojich priateľov s týmito okolnosťami

and I watched the anxiety it produced in them and me,

a videl som úzkosť, čo v nich aj vo mne prebudili,

not being able to express our feelings about it.

keď som nevedel vyjadriť naše pocity.

The military and theater communities are actually very similar.

Spoločenstvo armády a divadla je vlastne veľmi podobné.

You have a group of people trying to accomplish a mission

Máte tam skupinu ľudí, čo sa snaží splniť misiu,

greater than themselves; it's not about you.

ktorá je väčšia ako oni; nie je to o vás.

You have a role, you have to know your role within that team.

Máte úlohu, musíte poznať svoju úlohu v tíme.

Every team has a leader or director;

Každý tím má lídra alebo režiséra;

sometimes they're smart, sometimes they're not.

niekedy je múdry, niekedy nie.

You're forced to be intimate with complete strangers

Ste nútení dôverne sa spoznať s úplne cudzími ľuďmi

in a short amount of time;

v krátkej dobe;

the self-discipline, the self-maintenance.

je to sebadisciplína, zachovanie si seba.

I thought, how great would it be to create a space

Pomyslel som si, aké skvelé by bolo vytvoriť priestor,

that combined these two seemingly dissimilar communities,

ktorý by spájal tieto dve zdanlivo odlišné komunity,

that brought entertainment to a group of people

ktorý by prinášal zábavu skupine ľudí,

that, considering their occupation,

ktorá by, vzhľadom na svoju profesiu,

could handle something a bit more thought-provoking

zvládla niečo, pri čom treba rozmýšľať trochu viac

than the typical mandatory-fun events

než len obyčajné akcie povinnej zábavy,

that I remember being "volun-told" to go to in the military --

na ktoré sme „dobrovoľne museli ísť“ v armáde –

(Laughter)

(smiech)

all well-intended but slightly offensive events,

všetko dobre myslené, ale trochu urážlivé akcie,

like "Win a Date with a San Diego Chargers Cheerleader,"

ako „Vyhrajte rande s roztlieskavačkou San Diego Chargers“,

where you answer a question about pop culture,

kde odpovedáte na otázku z pop kultúry

and if you get it right you win a date,

a keď uhádnete, vyhrávate rande,

which was a chaperoned walk around the parade deck

čo bola prechádzka s doprovodom okolo promenády

with this already married, pregnant cheerleader --

s roztlieskavačkou, vydatou a tehotnou ...

(Laughter)

(smiech)

Nothing against cheerleaders, I love cheerleaders.

Nič proti roztlieskavačkám, mám ich strašne rád.

The point is more, how great would it be to have theater presented

Hlavná myšlienka je skôr, že by bolo skvelé priniesť divadlo,

through characters that were accessible without being condescending.

kde by boli postavy, ktoré by boli dosiahnuteľné, nie povýšenecké.

So we started this nonprofit called Arts in the Armed Forces,

Takže sme spustili neziskovku, Umenie v ozbrojených silách,

where we tried to do that,

v rámci ktorej sme sa snažili

tried to join these two seemingly dissimilar communities.

spojiť tieto dve zdanlivo odlišné komunity.

We pick a play or select monologues from contemporary American plays

Vyberáme si hry alebo monológy zo súčasných amerických hier,

that are diverse in age and race like a military audience is,

ktoré sú svojím vekom a druhom rozmanité ako armádne publikum,

grab a group of incredible theater-trained actors,

vyberieme skupinu skvelých divadelných hercov,

arm them with incredible material,

vyzbrojíme ich skvelým materiálom,

keep production value as minimal as possible --

výrobné náklady držíme tak nízko, ako sa len dá:

no sets, no costumes, no lights, just reading it --

žiadne scény, kostýmy, svetlá, len čítanie,

to throw all the emphasis on the language

aby sme dali plný dôraz na jazyk

and to show that theater can be created at any setting.

a ukázali, že divadlo sa dá robiť hocikde.

It's a powerful thing,

Je to veľmi silná vec,

getting in a room with complete strangers

keď prídete do miestnosti s úplne cudzími ľudmi,

and reminding ourselves of our humanity,

pripomeniete si ich ľudskosť,

and that self-expression is just as valuable a tool

a to, že sebavyjadrenie je rovnako cenný nástroj

as a rifle on your shoulder.

ako puška na vašom pleci.

And for an organization like the military,

A v organizácii ako je armáda,

that prides itself on having acronyms for acronyms,

ktorá sa hrdí používaním jednej skratky za druhou,

you can get lost in the sauce

sa môžete stratiť v guláši,

when it comes to explaining a collective experience.

keď príde na vysvetľovanie kolektívnej skúsenosti.

And I can think of no better community

A neviem o lepšej komunite,

to arm with a new means of self-expression

ktorá potrebuje nové prostriedky sebavyjadrenia

than those protecting our country.

než tí, čo bránia našu krajinu.

We've gone all over the United States and the world,

Precestovali sme celé Spojené štáty aj svet,

from Walter Reed in Bethesda, Maryland,

od Walter Reed v meste Bethesda v Marylande

to Camp Pendleton, to Camp Arifjan in Kuwait,

cez Camp Pendleton, po Camp Arifjan v Kuvajte,

to USAG Bavaria,

po USAG v Bavorsku,

on- and off-Broadway theaters in New York.

divadlá z Broadway v New Yorku aj mimo.

And for the performing artists we bring,

A pre umelcov, ktorých prinášame,

it's a window into a culture

je to okno do kultúry,

they otherwise would not have had exposure to.

s ktorou by sa inak nikdy nestretli.

And for the military, it's the exact same.

A pre vojakov je to presne to isté.

And in doing this for the past six years,

A keďže to robíme už šesť rokov,

I'm always reminded that acting is many things.

stále si pripomínam, že herectvo je mnoho.

It's a craft, it's a political act, it's a business, it's --

Je to remeslo, politický čin, biznis, je to –

whatever adjective is most applicable to you.

hocijaký prívlastok, ktorý sa vám najviac hodí.

But it's also a service.

Ale je to aj misia.

I didn't get to finish mine,

Svoju sa mi nepodarilo dokončiť,

so whenever I get to be of service

takže kedykoľvek môžem poslúžiť

to this ultimate service industry, the military, for me, again --

tejto jedinečnej profesii poslania, armáde, znovu, podľa mňa

there's not many things better than that.

neexistuje veľa vecí, ktoré by boli lepšie.

Thank you.

Ďakujem.

(Applause)

(potlesk)

We're going to be doing a piece from Marco Ramirez,

Zahráme scénku od Marca Ramireza

called "I am not Batman."

s názvom „Ja nie som Batman“.

An incredible actor and good friend of mine, Jesse Perez,

Vynikajúci herec a môj dobrý priateľ, Jesse Perez,

is going to be reading,

vám bude čítať,

and Matt Johnson, who I just met a couple hours ago.

a Matt Johnson, ktorého som spoznal pred pár hodinami.

They're doing it together for the first time,

Spolu budú vystupovať po prvý raz,

so we'll see how it goes.

takže uvidíme, ako to pôjde.

Jesse Perez and Matt Johnson.

Jesse Perez a Matt Johnson.

(Applause)

(potlesk)

Jesse Perez: It's the middle of the night

Jesse Perez: Je hlboká noc

and the sky is glowing like mad, radioactive red.

a nebo žiari ako bláznivé rádioaktívnou červeňou.

And if you squint, you can maybe see the moon

A ak privriete oči, možno uvidíte mesiac

cez hrubú vrstvu cigaretového dymu a spaliny z lietadiel,

through a thick layer of cigarette smoke and airplane exhaust

ktorá prikrýva celé mesto

that covers the whole city,

ako sieť proti komárom, ktorá dnu nepustí anjelov.

like a mosquito net that won't let the angels in.

(Drum beat)

(bubon)

And if you look up high enough,

A ak sa pozriete dosť vysoko,

you can see me standing on the edge of an 87-story building.

uvidíte ma stáť na okraji 87-poschodovej budovy.

And up there, a place for gargoyles and broken clock towers

A tu, kde je miesto pre chrliče a pokazené vežové hodiny,

that have stayed still and dead for maybe like 100 years,

ktoré stoja mŕtve možno aj 100 rokov,

up there is me.

tu hore som ja.

(Beat)

(bubon)

And I'm frickin' Batman.

A ja som hovadský Batman.

(Beat)

(bubon)

And I gots Batmobiles and batarangs

A mám batmobily a batarangy,

and frickin' bat caves, like, for real.

a fajnové batjaskyne, akože vážne.

And all it takes is a broom closet

A potrebujem len kumbál na metly

or a back room or a fire escape,

zadnú izbu alebo požiarne schodisko

and Danny's hand-me-down jeans are gone.

a Dannyho rifle z druhej ruky zmiznú.

And my navy blue polo shirt,

A moje námonícka modrá košeľa,

the one that looks kinda good on me but has that hole on it near the butt

ktorá na mne vyzerá celkom dobre, ale je v nej diera pri zadku,

from when it got snagged on the chain-link fence behind Arturo's

odkedy sa mi zachytila na pletive za pizzérkou U Artura,

ale to nie je veľký problém, lebo si to len zastrčím,

but it isn't even a big deal because I tuck that part in

and it's, like, all good.

a všetko je v pohode.

Tá modrá polokošeľa zmizla tiež!

That blue polo shirt -- it's gone, too!

A ja sa akože ... premieňam.

And I get like, like ... transformational.

(Beat)

(bubon)

And nobody pulls out a belt and whips Batman for talkin' back.

A na Batmana nikto nevytiahne opasok a nevyšľahá ho za odvrávanie.

(Beat)

(bubon)

Or for not talkin' back.

Alebo za neodvrávanie.

And nobody calls Batman simple

A nikto nehovorí Batmanovi, že je jednoduchý,

or stupid

hlúpy

or skinny.

alebo vycivený.

And nobody fires Batman's brother from the Eastern Taxi Company

A nikto nevyhodí Batmanovho brata z Eastern Taxi Company,

'cause they was making cutbacks, neither.

lebo znižujú stavy.

'Cause they got nothing but respect.

Lebo k nemu majú rešpekt.

And not like afraid-respect,

Ale nie rešpekt zo strachu,

just, like, respect-respect.

ale, akože, rešpekt z rešpektu.

(Laughter)

(smiech)

'Cause nobody's afraid of you.

Lebo sa vás nikto nebojí.

'Cause Batman doesn't mean nobody no harm.

Lebo Batman nechce nikomu ublížiť.

(Beat)

(bubon)

Ever. (Double beat)

Nikdy. (bubon)

'Cause all Batman really wants to do is save people

Lebo Batman chce iba zachraňovať ľudí

and maybe pay abuela's bills one day

a možno raz splatiť dlh svojej starkej

and die happy.

a umrieť šťastný.

And maybe get, like, mad-famous for real.

A možno sa stať hovadsky slávnym.

(Laughter)

(smiech)

Oh -- and kill the Joker.

O, a ešte – zabiť Jokera.

(Drum roll)

(bubon)

Tonight, like most nights, I'm all alone.

Dnes, ako väčšinu nocí, som úplne sám.

And I'm watchin' and I'm waitin'

A sledujem a čakám

like a eagle

ako orol

or like a --

alebo ako...

no, yeah, like a eagle.

teda, hej, ako orol.

(Laughter)

(smiech)

And my cape is flapping in the wind cause it's frickin' long

A môj plášť veje vo vetre, lebo je hovadsky dlhý,

and my pointy ears are on,

a mám svoje špicaté uši,

and that mask that covers like half my face is on, too,

aj tú masku, čo mi zakrýva pol tváre,

and I got, like, bulletproof stuff all in my chest so no one can hurt me.

a na hrudi mám nepriestrelné veci, aby ma nikto nemohol zraniť.

And nobody -- nobody! --

A nikto – nikto! –

is gonna come between Batman ...

sa nepostaví medzi Batmana –

and justice.

a spravodlivosť.

(Drums) (Laughter)

(bubon) (smiech)

From where I am,

Lebo tam, kde som,

I can hear everything.

počujem všetko.

(Silence)

(ticho)

Somewhere in the city,

Niekde v meste

there's a old lady picking Styrofoam leftovers up out of a trash can

práve stará pani zbiera zo smetiaka zvyšky polystyrénu

and she's putting a piece of sesame chicken someone spit out

a vkladá si do úst kus sezamového kuraťa,

into her own mouth.

čo niekto vypľul.

And somewhere there's a doctor with a wack haircut in a black lab coat

A niekde je tam aj lekár s divným účesom, v čiernom plášti,

trying to find a cure for the diseases

snaží sa nájsť liek na choroby,

that are gonna make us all extinct for real one day.

vďaka ktorým jedného dňa všetci vymrieme.

And somewhere there's a man,

A niekde tam je aj muž,

a man in a janitor's uniform,

muž v uniforme školníka,

stumbling home drunk and dizzy

potáca sa domov opitý, točí sa mu hlava,

after spending half his paycheck on 40-ounce bottles of twist-off beer,

lebo polovicu výplaty minul na litrové fľaše piva

and the other half on a four-hour visit to some lady's house

a druhú polovicu na štvorhodinovú návštevu v dome nejakej slečny,

on a street where the lights have all been shot out

na ulici, kde všetky svetlá vypli

by people who'd rather do what they do in this city in the dark.

ľudia, ktorí by radi robili to, čo v tomto meste robia, za tmy.

And half a block away from janitor man,

A pol bloku od muža v uniforme

there's a group of good-for-nothings who don't know no better,

je skupinka naničhodníkov, ktorí nevedie, čo od dobroty,

waiting for janitor man with rusted bicycle chains

tak čakajú na muža školníka s hrdzavými reťazami od bicykla

and imitation Louisville Sluggers,

a fejkovými bejzbalkami od Louisville

and if they don't find a cent on him,

a ak uňho nenájdu ani cent,

which they won't,

čo teda nenájdu,

they'll just pound at him till the muscles in their arms start burning,

budú ho tĺcť dovtedy, kým im nebudú horieť svaly na ramenách

till there's no more teeth to crack out.

a kým už nebudú zuby, ktoré by mohli vybiť.

But they don't count on me.

Ale oni nerátajú so mnou.

They don't count on no Dark Knight,

Nerátajú so žiadnym Temným rytierom,

with a stomach full of grocery-store brand macaroni and cheese

s bruchom plným lacných cestovín so syrom

and cut-up Vienna sausages.

a nakrájaných viedenských párkov.

(Laughter)

(smiech)

'Cause they'd rather believe I don't exist.

Lebo by radšej verili, že neexistujem.

And from 87 stories up, I can hear one of the good-for-nothings say,

A z výšky 87 poschodí počujem, ako jeden z tých naničhodníkov hovorí:

"Gimme the cash!" -- real fast like that,

„Daj mi prachy!“ – takto rýchlo,

just, "Gimme me the fuckin' cash!"

len: „Daj mi tie posrané prachy!“

And I see janitor man mumble something in drunk language and turn pale,

A vidím školníka, ako si niečo mumle jazykom opilcov a bledne,

and from 87 stories up,

a z výšky 87 poschodí

I can hear his stomach trying to hurl its way out his Dickies.

počujem, ako sa jeho žalúdok chce dostať sa von z jeho monteriek.

So I swoop down, like, mad-fast

Takže sa strmhlav spustím, šialene rýchlo,

and I'm like darkness, I'm like, "Swoosh!"

a som ako temnota a prídem, že: „Šššuch!“

And I throw a batarang at the one naked lightbulb.

A hodím batarang na tú jedinú odokrytú žiarovku.

(Cymbal)

(činel)

And they're all like, "Whoa, muthafucker!

A všetci kričia, že: „Hej, hovado!

Who just turned out the lights?"

To kto vypol tie svetlá?“

(Laughter)

(smiech)

"What's that over there?" "What?"

„Čo je hento tam?“ „Čo?“

"Gimme me what you got, old man!"

„Daj mi všetko, čo máš, starec!“ „Počuli ste to?“

"Did anybody hear that?"

"Hear what? There ain't nothing. No, really -- there ain't no bat!"

„Čo? Nič tam nie je. Nie, fakt – nie je tam netopier!“

But then ...

Ale potom...

one out of the three good-for-nothings gets it to the head -- pow!

jeden z tých troch naničhodníkov dostane ranu do hlavy – bum!

And number two swings blindly into the dark cape before him,

A druhý slepo odletí do tmavého plášťa pred sebou,

but before his fist hits anything,

ale než päsťou niečo zasiahne,

I grab a trash can lid and --

ja schytím veko od smetiaka a –

right in the gut!

rovno do brucha!

And number one comes back with the jump kick,

A číslo jeden sa vráti s kopnutím vo výskoku,

but I know judo karate, too, so I'm like --

ale aj ja ovládam judo a karate, takže urobím, že:

(Drums)

(bubon)

Twice!

Dvakrát!

(Drums)

(bubny)

(Laughter)

(smiech)

(Drums)

(bubny)

But before I can do any more damage,

Ale ešte než im zvyknem viac uškodiť,

suddenly we all hear a "click-click."

počujeme zrazu „klik-klik“.

And suddenly everything gets quiet.

A odrazu všetko stíchne.

And the one good-for-nothing left standing

A jeden naničhodník, ktorý ešte stojí,

grips a handgun and aims it straight up,

schmatne pištoľ a mieri ňou dohora,

like he's holding Jesus hostage,

akoby držal Ježiša ako rukojemníka,

like he's threatening maybe to blow a hole in the moon.

akoby hrozil, že napríklad vypáli dieru do mesiaca.

And the good-for-nothing who got it to the head,

A ten naničhodník, čo to schytal do hlavy,

who tried to jump-kick me,

čo sa ma snažil v letku kopnúť,

and the other good-for-nothing who got it in the gut,

a ten druhý naničhodník, čo to dostal do brucha,

is both scrambling back away from the dark figure before 'em.

sa snažia vyhrabať sa ďalej od temnej postavy pred nimi.

And the drunk man, the janitor man,

A ten opitý muž, ten školník,

is huddled in a corner, praying to Saint Anthony

je skrčený v kúte, modlí sa k svätému Antonkovi,

'cause that's the only one he could remember.

lebo to je jediný, na ktorého si spomenul.

(Double beat)

(dvojitý úder bubna)

And there's me:

A som tam ja:

eyes glowing white,

oči sa lesknú nabielo,

cape blowing softly in the wind.

plášť mi potichu veje vo vetre.

(Beat)

(bubon)

Bulletproof chest heaving,

Nepriestrelná hruď sa vzdúva,

my heart beating right through it in a Morse code for:

v nej bije moje srdce, v morzeovke bije:

"Fuck with me

„Naserte ma

just once

ešte raz,

come on

poďme,

just try."

len to skúste.“

And the one good-for-nothing left standing,

A ten jeden naničhodník, čo stojí,

the one with the handgun --

ten so zbraňou –

yeah, he laughs.

hej, ten sa smeje.

And he lowers his arm.

A skladá zbraň.

And he points it at me

A mieri ňou na mňa,

and gives the moon a break.

a mesiacu dá na chvíľu pokoj.

And he aims it right between my pointy ears,

A mieri ňou priamo medzi moje špicaté uši,

like goal posts and he's special teams.

ako medzi bránky, on je špeciálny tím.

And janitor man is still calling Saint Anthony,

A ten školník stále volá svätému Antonkovi,

but he ain't pickin' up.

ale ten mu nedvíha.

And for a second,

A na sekundu

it seems like ...

sa zdá, akoby...

maybe I'm gonna lose.

možno prehrám.

Nah!

Ale čo!

(Drums)

(bubny)

Shoot! Shoot! Fwa-ka-ka!

Strela! Strela! Bum bum!

"Don't kill me, man!"

„Nezabíjaj ma, chlape!“

Snap! Wrist crack! Neck! Slash!

Cvak! Zápästie prásk! Krk! Žuch!

Skin meets acid: "Ahhhhhhh!"

Na kožu dopadne kyselina: „Aaaaaa!“

And he's on the floor

A zvezie sa na zem,

and I'm standing over him

ja nad ním stojím

and I got the gun in my hands now

a teraz mám zbraň v rukách ja

and I hate guns, I hate holding 'em 'cause I'm Batman.

a ja neznášam zbrane, neznášam ich držať, lebo som Batman.

And, asterisk:

A, hviezdička:

Batman don't like guns 'cause his parents got iced by guns a long time ago.

Batman nemá rád zbrane, lebo jeho rodičov kedysi umlčali zbrane.

But for just a second,

Ale na sekundu

my eyes glow white,

moje oči žiaria nabielo,

and I hold this thing

a ja držím túto vec,

for I could speak to the good-for-nothing

aby som mohol hovoriť s tým naničhodníkom

in a language he maybe understands.

jazykom, ktorému hádam porozumie.

Click-click!

Klik, klik!

(Beat)

(bubon)

And the good-for-nothings become good-for-disappearing

A z tých hodných na nič sa stanú hodní na útek,

into whatever toxic waste, chemical sludge shithole they crawled out of.

nech už bežia do hocijakej diery, hnusného blata, odkiaľ vyliezli.

And it's just me and janitor man.

A som tu len ja a ten školník.

And I pick him up,

A ja ho zodvihnem,

and I wipe sweat and cheap perfume off his forehead.

zotriem mu z čela pot a lacnú voňavku.

And he begs me not to hurt him

A prosí ma, aby som mu neublížil,

and I grab him tight by his janitor-man shirt collar,

ja ho pevne schmatnem za školnícky golier,

and I pull him to my face

pritiahnem si ho k tvári,

and he's taller than me but the cape helps,

on je vyšši ako ja, ale mne pomáha plášť,

so he listens when I look him straight in the eyes.

takže počúva, keď sa mu pozerám priamo do očí.

And I say two words to him:

A poviem mu dve slová:

"Go home."

„Choď domov.“

And he does,

A on ide,

checking behind his shoulder every 10 feet.

každé 3 metre sa obzerá za seba.

And I swoosh from building to building on his way there

A ja po jeho ceste svištím z budovy na budovu,

'cause I know where he lives.

lebo viem, kde býva.

And I watch his hands tremble as he pulls out his key chain

A sledujem, ako sa mu trasú ruky, keď si vyťahuje kľúče

and opens the door to his building.

a otvára dvere do svojho domu.

And I'm back in bed

A kým on prejde dnu dverami,

before he even walks in through the front door.

ja som už späť v posteli.

And I hear him turn on the faucet

A počujem, ako otáča kohútikom

and pour himself a glass of warm tap water.

a nalieva si do pohára teplú vodu z vodovodu.

And he puts the glass back in the sink.

A odloží pohár späť do drezu.

And I hear his footsteps.

A počujem jeho kroky.

And they get slower as they get to my room.

A tie sa spomalia, keď sa dostanú k mojej izbe.

And he creaks my door open, like, mad-slow.

A s vŕzganím otvorí moje dvere, fakt neskutočne pomaly.

And he takes a step in,

A urobí krok dnu,

which he never does.

čo nikdy nerobí.

(Beat)

(bubny)

And he's staring off into nowhere,

A uprene hľadí do nikam,

his face, the color of sidewalks in summer.

jeho tvár, farba chodníkov v lete.

And I act like I'm just waking up

A ja sa robím, že sa práve budím,

and I say, "Ah, what's up, Pop?"

a hovorím: „O, čo je, oco?“

And janitor man says nothing to me.

A školník mi nič nehovorí.

But I see in the dark,

Ale v tej tme vidím,

I see his arms go limp

vidím, že ruky mu ovisnú

and his head turns back, like, towards me.

a otočí hlavou, akoby ku mne.

And he lifts it for I can see his face,

A zdvihne ju, aby som videl jeho tvár,

for I could see his eyes.

aby som videl jeho oči.

And his cheeks is drippin', but not with sweat.

A z líc mu kvapká, ale nie pot.

And he just stands there breathing,

A len tak tam stojí, dýcha,

like he remembers my eyes glowing white,

akoby si spomínal na moje biele žiariace oči,

like he remembers my bulletproof chest,

akoby si spomínal na moju nepriestrelnú hruď,

like he remembers he's my pop.

akoby si spomenul, že je môj oco.

And for a long time I don't say nothin'.

A ja dlho nič nepoviem.

And he turns around, hand on the doorknob.

A on sa otočí, s rukou na kľučke.

And he ain't looking my way,

A nepozerá sa mojím smerom,

but I hear him mumble two words to me:

ale počujem ho mrmlať ku mne:

"I'm sorry."

„Je mi to ľúto.“

And I lean over, and I open my window just a crack.

A ja sa nakloním dopredu, málinko pootvorím okno.

If you look up high enough,

Ak sa pozriete dosť vysoko,

you could see me.

môžete ma uvidieť.

And from where I am --

A tam, kde som –

(Cymbals)

(činel)

I could hear everything.

počujem všetko.

(Applause)

(potlesk)

Thank you.

Ďakujem.

(Applause)

(potlesk)