"Redemption Song" | John Legend

Prevodilac: Saša Mikić Lektor: Ivana Krivokuća

At Free America, we've done a listening and learning tour.

Kroz kampanju Slobodna Amerika,

sproveli smo obilaske radi slušanja i učenja.

We visited not only with prosecutors

Posetili smo ne samo tužioce,

but with legislators,

već i zakonodavce i zatvorenike

with inmates in our state and local prisons.

u našim državnim i lokalnim zatvorima.

We've gone to immigration detention centers.

Išli smo u imigracione centre za pritvor.

We've met a lot of people.

Upoznali smo mnogo ljudi.

And we've seen that redemption and transformation can happen

Videli smo da se iskupljenje i transformacija mogu dogoditi

in our prisons, our jails and our immigration detention centers,

u našim zatvorima i imigracijskim centrima za pritvor,

giving hope to those who want to create a better life

davajući nadu onima koji žele da stvore bolji život

after serving their time.

nakon služenja svoje kazne.

Imagine if we also considered the front end of this prison pipeline.

Zamislite kada bismo uzimali u obzir prvi deo zatvorskog procesa.

What would it look like if we intervened,

Kako bi izgledalo kada bismo intervenisali

with rehabilitation as a core value --

imajući rehabilitaciju kao osnovnu vrednost,

with love and compassion as core values?

sa ljubavlju i saosećanjem kao osnovnim vrednostima?

We would have a society that is safer,

Imali bismo sigurnije društvo,

healthier

zdravije

and worthy of raising our children in.

i dostojno odgajanja naše dece u njemu.

I want to introduce you to James Cavitt.

Želim vas upoznati sa Džejmsom Kavitom.

James served 12 years in the San Quentin State Prison

Džejms je služio 12 godina u državnom zatvoru San Kventin

and is being released in 18 months.

i biće oslobođen za 18 meseci.

Now James, like you and me,

Džejms, kao vi i ja,

is more than the worst thing he's done.

je više od samo najgore stvari koju je počinio.

He is a father, a husband, a son, a poet.

On je otac, muž, sin, pesnik.

He committed a crime;

Počinio je zločin;

he's paying his debt,

sada plaća svoj dug

and working hard to build the skills

i marljivo radi da izgradi veštine

to make the transition back to a productive life

da bi prešao u produktivan zivot

when he enters the civilian population again.

kada se bude opet vratio u civilnu populaciju.

Now James, like millions of people behind bars,

Džejms, kao milioni drugih ljudi iza rešetaka,

is an example of what happens

je primer toga šta se može desiti

if we believe that our failings don't define who we are,

ako verujemo da naši neuspesi ne definišu ono sto jesmo,

that we are all worthy of redemption

da svi mi zaslužujemo šansu za iskupljenje

and if we support those impacted by mass incarceration,

i ako podržimo ljude zahvaćene masovnim zatvaranjem ljudi,

we can all heal together.

možemo svi da se zajedno oporavimo.

I'd like to introduce you to James right now,

Želim vam sada predstaviti Džejmsa

and he's going to share his journey of redemption

i on će da podeli svoj put iskupljenja

through spoken word.

kroz pesmu.

James Cavitt: Thanks, John.

Džejms Kavit: Hvala, Džon.

TED, welcome to San Quentin.

TED, dobrodošli u San Kventin.

The talent is abundant behind prison walls.

Talenta je u izobilju iza zatvorskih rešetaka.

Future software engineers,

Budući softverski inženjeri,

entrepreneurs,

preduzetnici,

craftsmen,

zanatlije,

muzičari

musicians

i umetnici.

and artists.

This piece is inspired by all of the hard work

Ovo delo je inspirisano svim teškim radom

that men and women are doing on the inside

koji muškarci i žene sprovode unutar rešetaka

to create better lives and futures for themselves

da bi stvorili bolje živote i budućnost za sebe

after they serve their time.

nakon što odsluže svoje kazne.

This piece is entitled, "Where I Live."

Ovo delo se zove „Mesto gde živim“.

I live in a world where most people are too afraid to go.

Živim u svetu u koji se mnogi boje doći.

Surrounded by tall, concrete walls,

Okružen visokim, betonskim zidovima,

steel bars,

čeličnim šipkama,

where razor wire have a way

gde bodljikava žica ume

of cutting away at the hopes for a brighter tomorrow.

da preseče nadu u svetliju budućnost.

I live in a world

Ja živim u svetu koji ubija ljudi koji su ubili ljude

that kill people who kill people

in order to teach people

da bi naučio ljude

that killing people is wrong.

da je ubijanje pogrešno.

Imagine that.

Zamislite to.

Better yet,

Još bolje,

zamislite svet gde isceljeni ljudi pomažu ljudima koji pate da se iscele

imagine a world where healed people helped hurt people heal

and become strong.

i postanu jači.

Maybe then we would all be singin' "Redemption Song."

Mozda bismo onda svi pevali „Pesmu iskupljenja“.

I live in a world that has been called "hell on Earth"

Ja živim u svetu koji nazivaju „pakao na Zemlji“

by those trapped inside.

oni koji su zarobljeni unutra,

But I've come to the stark realization

ali sam u potpunosti shvatio

that prison --

da je zatvor

it really is what you make it.

zapravo onakav kakvim ga doživljavaš.

You see, in spite of the harshness of my reality,

Vidite, uprkos surovosti moje realnosti,

there is a silver lining.

postoji svetla strana.

I knew that my freedom was gonna come,

Znao sam da će sloboda doći,

it was just a matter of time.

da je samo pitanje vremena.

And so I treated my first steps as if they were my last mile,

Posmatrao sam svoje prve korake kao da su moja poslednja milja

and I realized that you don't have to be free

i shvatio sam da ne moraš biti slobodan

in order to experience freedom.

da bi iskusio slobodu.

And just because you're free,

A samo zato što si slobodan,

doesn't mean that you have freedom.

ne znači da imaš slobodu.

Many of us, for years, have been battling our inner demons.

Mnogi od nas su se, godinama, borili sa svojim unutrašnjim demonima.

We walk around smiling when inside we're really screamin':

Hodamo uokolo sa osmehom na licu dok se unutra čuje krik:

freedom!

sloboda!

Don't you get it?

Zar ne razumete?

We're all serving time;

Svi smo sluge vremenu;

we're just in different places.

samo na drugim mestima.

As for me,

Što se tiče mene,

I choose to be free from the prisons I've created.

biram da budem slobodan od zatvora koje stvorih.

The key:

Ključ:

forgiveness.

oprost.

Action's my witness.

Dela su moj svedok.

Ako želimo slobodu,

If we want freedom,

then we gotta think different.

moramo promeniti način razmišljanja.

Because freedom ...

Jer sloboda...

it isn't a place.

nije mesto.

It's a mind setting.

To je ustrojstvo uma.

Thank you.

Hvala.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

(Piano)

(Klavir)

John Legend: Old pirates, yes, they rob I.

Džon Ledžend: Stari gusari, da, opljačkaše me.

Sold I to the merchant ships.

Prodadoše me trgovačkim brodovima.

Minutes after they took I

Nekoliko minuta potom me uzeše

from the bottomless pit.

iz rupe bez dna.

My hands were made strong

Moje ruke je načinila jakim

by the hand of the almighty.

ruka svevišnjega.

We forward in this generation

Napredujemo u ovoj generaciji

triumphantly.

trijumfalno.

Won't you help to sing

Pomozi da pevamo

these songs of freedom?

ove pesme o slobodi.

'Cause all I ever had --

Jer sve što sam ikada imao -

redemption songs.

pesme iskupljenja.

Redemption songs.

Pesme iskupljenja.

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery.

Oslobodite se mentalnog ropstva.

None but ourselves can free our minds.

Niko osim nas ne može osloboditi naše umove.

Have no fear for atomic energy

Ne bojte se atomske energije

'cause none of them can stop the time.

jer niko od njih ne može zaustaviti vreme.

How long shall they kill our prophets

Koliko dugo će ubijati naše proroke

while we stand aside and look?

dok mi stojimo po strani i gledamo?

Some say it's just a part of it,

Neki kažu da je to samo deo toga,

we've got to fulfill the book.

moramo ispuniti knjigu.

Won't you help to sing

Pomozi da pevamo

these songs of freedom?

ove pesme o slobodi.

'Cause all I ever had --

Jer sve što sam ikada imao -

redemption songs.

pesme iskupljenja.

Redemption songs.

Pesme iskupljenja.

(Piano)

(Klavir)

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery.

Oslobodite se mentalnog ropstva.

None but ourselves can free our minds.

Niko osim nas ne može osloboditi naše umove.

Have no fear for atomic energy

Ne bojte se atomske energije

'cause none of them can stop the time.

jer niko od njih ne može zaustaviti vreme.

How long shall they kill our prophets

Koliko dugo će ubijati naše proroke

while we stand aside and look?

dok mi stojimo po strani i gledamo?

Some say it's just a part of it,

Neki kažu da je to samo deo toga,

we've got to fulfill the book.

moramo ispuniti knjigu.

Won't you help to sing

Pomozi da pevamo

these songs of freedom?

ove pesme o slobodi.

'Cause all I ever had --

Jer sve što sam ikada imao -

redemption songs.

pesme iskupljenja.

Redemption songs.

Pesme iskupljenja.

These songs of freedom.

Ove pesme o slobodi.

'Cause all I ever had --

Jer sve što sam ikada imao -

redemption songs.

pesme iskupljenja.

Redemption songs.

Pesme iskupljenja.

Redemption songs.

Pesme iskupljenja.

(Piano)

(Klavir)

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

Thank you.

Hvala vam.

Thank you.

Hvala vam.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)