युद्ध और एकाग्रता शिविर (कंसेंट्रेशन कैंप) को झेलने के बाद, मुझे लगता है कि खुश रहना बहुत मुश्किल नहीं है।
After a war, after a concentration camp, I find it's not too difficult to be happy.
After a war, after a concentration camp, I find it's not too difficult to be happy.
आखिरकार, मेरे चार में से तीन बच्चे पेशेवर गायक हैं। और वे वास्तव में दिलचस्प, अच्छे गायक हैं।
As it turns out, three of my four kids are professional singers. And they're really interesting, good singers.
As it turns out, three of my four kids are professional singers. And they're really interesting, good singers.
परिस्थिति के वास्तविक तथ्यों के प्रति एक उदासीन, यहाँ तक कि डरावनी सी बेपरवाह रवैया दिखाते हुए, वह भविष्य में आने वाली हार का सामना करने की अपनी पुरानी आदत पर लौट आए।
Displaying a bland, even an eerie, disregard for what appeared to be the facts of the situation, he fell back on an old habit of looking ahead to the next defeat.
Displaying a bland, even an eerie, disregard for what appeared to be the facts of the situation, he fell back on an old habit of looking ahead to the next defeat.
प्रलय हमारे बिल्कुल करीब है, यदि हम बस उसके लिए थोड़ा आगे हाथ बढ़ाएं।
Doomsday is quite within our reach, if we will only stretch for it.
Doomsday is quite within our reach, if we will only stretch for it.
Geoff Muldaur mere संगीत के नायकों में से एक थे और आज भी हैं। जब मैं उन्हें गाते और बजाते हुए सुनता हूँ, तो मुझे कोयले की खदान, कपास के खेत और सबसे बढ़कर, उस लड़के के बोर्डिंग स्कूल की आवाज़ सुनाई देती है।
Geoff Muldaur was and is one of my musical heroes. When I listen to him sing and play, I can hear the coal mine, the cotton field, and last, but certainly foremost, the boy's boarding school.
Geoff Muldaur was and is one of my musical heroes. When I listen to him sing and play, I can hear the coal mine, the cotton field, and last, but certainly foremost, the boy's boarding school.
मैं एक छोटा बच्चा था, तभी से अभिनेता बनना चाहता था। इसलिए मैंने साठ के दशक के अंत में कार्नेगी मेलन से ड्रामा स्कूल की पढ़ाई की।
I always wanted to be an actor, even as a little kid. So I went to drama school in the late '60s at Carnegie Mellon.
I always wanted to be an actor, even as a little kid. So I went to drama school in the late '60s at Carnegie Mellon.
मैं खुद को पारंपરિક लोक गायक तो नहीं मानता, लेकिन मुझे ब्लूज़ और स्ट्रिंग-बैंड संगीत बहुत पसंद है। जब मैं किशोर था और रिकॉर्ड सुनना शुरू किया था, तब लोक संगीत का दौर चल रहा था।
I don't think of myself as a folk singer per se, but I really like blues and string-band music. When I started listening to records when I was a teenager, the folk boom was going on.
I don't think of myself as a folk singer per se, but I really like blues and string-band music. When I started listening to records when I was a teenager, the folk boom was going on.
अगर मेरे पास जीने के लिए सिर्फ पाँच मिनट हों, तो मुझे नहीं लगता कि मैं गाना गाने में अपना समय बर्बाद करूँगा। मैं मरने ही वाला हूँ, तो इससे कोई फर्क नहीं पड़ता। इसके बजाय मैं एक गिलास वाइन और एक सिगरेट पीना पसंद करूँगा।
If I had five minutes to live, I don't think I'd be bothered singing a song. I'd be dead, so it won't really matter. I'd have a glass of wine and a cigarette.
If I had five minutes to live, I don't think I'd be bothered singing a song. I'd be dead, so it won't really matter. I'd have a glass of wine and a cigarette.
अगर आप 28 साल के हैं और उम्रदराज होने के बारे में गा रहे हैं, तो आप दिखावा कर रहे हैं। लेकिन जब आप 67 साल के होकर इस बारे में गाते हैं, तो आप जानते हैं कि आप किस बारे में बात कर रहे हैं।
If you're 28 and singing about being over the hill, you're pretending. When you're 67 and singing about it, you know what you're talking about.
If you're 28 and singing about being over the hill, you're pretending. When you're 67 and singing about it, you know what you're talking about.
मुझे इस विचार से नफरत थी कि मैं अपने पिता जैसा बन जाऊँगा। यही एक मुख्य वजह थी कि मैंने लेखक न बनकर अभिनेता बनने का फैसला किया। मैं एक बिल्कुल अलग दिशा में जाना चाहता था। लेकिन, ज़ाहिर है, अंत में मैं लेखक ही बन गया।
I hated the idea that I would be like my father. Which is one of the reasons I decided I didn't want to be a writer and wanted to be an actor instead. I wanted to go in a total different direction. But, of course, I ended up being a writer anyway.
I hated the idea that I would be like my father. Which is one of the reasons I decided I didn't want to be a writer and wanted to be an actor instead. I wanted to go in a total different direction. But, of course, I ended up being a writer anyway.
मेरा एक गाना है जिसका नाम "मेन" (Men) है। इसका मतलब है कि पुरुष होना और वह बनने की कोशिश करना, उसमें असफल हो जाना, एक पति और पिता बनने की कोशिश करना और उसमें भी असफल रहना। मुझे असफलता से प्यार है। ये ऐसी बातें हैं जिनके बारे में मैं अपने जीवन में हर समय सोचता रहता हूँ, इसलिए इनके बारे में लिखना मेरे लिए बिल्कुल स्वाभाविक था।
I have a song called "Men." I mean, manhood and trying to be one, and failing as one, and trying to be a husband and a father, and failing at that. I love failure. It's stuff that I'm thinking about all the time in my life, so it would make sense to me anyway to write about it.
I have a song called "Men." I mean, manhood and trying to be one, and failing as one, and trying to be a husband and a father, and failing at that. I love failure. It's stuff that I'm thinking about all the time in my life, so it would make sense to me anyway to write about it.
मुझसे अक्सर पूछा जाता है कि क्या मेरे द्वारा लिखे गए गाने चिकित्सात्मक (therapeutic) यानी हीलिंग वाले होते हैं, और मेरा जवाब तुरंत 'ना' होता है। बल्कि, यह तर्क दिया जा सकता है कि वे मेरी मानसिक उलझनों (न्यूरोसिस) को और बढ़ा देते हैं।
I'm always asked if the songs that I write are therapeutic, and my answer is a quick no. In fact, it could be argued that they exacerbate my neurosis.
I'm always asked if the songs that I write are therapeutic, and my answer is a quick no. In fact, it could be argued that they exacerbate my neurosis.
मैं उस बारे में लिख रहा हूँ जो अभी मेरे साथ हो रहा है। जैसे, कुछ साल पहले मेरी हिप रिप्लेसमेंट सर्जरी हुई थी। मेरा इस पर एक गाना भी है। और भला ऐसा क्यों न हो? मुझे लगता है कि वह एक बहुत बड़ी घटना थी। यह अजीब तरह से मज़ेदार, भयानक और दिलचस्प है, तो कोई इसके बारे में क्यों न लिखे?
I'm writing about what's happening to me now. I mean, I had a hip replacement a couple of years ago. I have a song about that. And why wouldn't you? It strikes me that that was a huge event. It's kind of funny and horrible and interesting, so why wouldn't one write about that?
I'm writing about what's happening to me now. I mean, I had a hip replacement a couple of years ago. I have a song about that. And why wouldn't you? It strikes me that that was a huge event. It's kind of funny and horrible and interesting, so why wouldn't one write about that?
एक तरह से, गाने परफॉर्म करने के लिए ही लिखे जाते हैं। मैं उन्हें रिकॉर्ड में तो डालता हूँ, लेकिन मैं हमेशा यही सोचता हूँ कि दर्शक उस पर कैसी प्रतिक्रिया देंगे। मुझे 7 साल की उम्र में अहसास हो गया था कि मैं एक परफॉर्मर बनना चाहता हूँ, और मैं ऐसा करता भी था, और कभी-कभार मुझे अभिनय का कोई काम मिल जाता है। अभिनय से मेरी बहुत ज़्यादा कमाई तो नहीं होती, लेकिन जब कोई काम मिलता है, तो उसे करने में मज़ा आता है।
In a way, the songs are written to be performed. I put them on records, but I'm always thinking about how an audience would react to it. I realized at age 7 that I wanted to be a performer, and I used to do that, and occasionally I'll get an acting job. I don't really make much of a living as an actor, but it's fun to do it when I get a job.
In a way, the songs are written to be performed. I put them on records, but I'm always thinking about how an audience would react to it. I realized at age 7 that I wanted to be a performer, and I used to do that, and occasionally I'll get an acting job. I don't really make much of a living as an actor, but it's fun to do it when I get a job.
मैंने अभिनय की पढ़ाई की है और इसमें परफ़ॉर्मेंस का एक तत्व तो होता ही है। मुझे लगता है कि गाने कई मायनों में परफॉर्म किए जाने के लिए ही लिखे जाते हैं। मैं इस बारे में सोचता हूँ कि उन्हें मंच पर गाना कैसा अनुभव होगा, न कि इस बारे में कि घर पर कोई सीडी पर उन्हें कैसे सुनेगा। मुझे लगता है कि इस तरह से मेरे अभिनय के अनुभव और गीत लेखन के बीच एक गहरा संबंध है।
I studied acting and there's certainly an element of performance. I think that the songs are in many ways written to be performed. I think about what it's going to be like to sing them on stage rather than what it's going to be like to have someone at home listening to them on a CD. I guess in that way there's a connection between my acting experience and the songwriting and the way the songs are written.
I studied acting and there's certainly an element of performance. I think that the songs are in many ways written to be performed. I think about what it's going to be like to sing them on stage rather than what it's going to be like to have someone at home listening to them on a CD. I guess in that way there's a connection between my acting experience and the songwriting and the way the songs are written.
मुझे लगता है कि मैं बॉब डाइलन की शैली का सबसे बुजुर्ग नया कलाकार हूँ। मैं ब्रूस स्प्रिंगस्टीइन, स्टीव फोर्बेट और जॉन प्राइन से भी पहले का हूँ। शायद मैं नए बॉब डाइलन जैसा दिखने वाला पहला कलाकार था।
I think I'm the oldest new Bob Dylan around. I predate Bruce Springsteen, Steve Forbat and John Prine. I was probably the first of the new Bob Dylans.
I think I'm the oldest new Bob Dylan around. I predate Bruce Springsteen, Steve Forbat and John Prine. I was probably the first of the new Bob Dylans.
आधुनिक पीढ़ी के लिए थोरो को समझना मुश्किल है, जो एक तालाब के किनारे रहते थे लेकिन उनके पास वाटर स्की या स्नोर्कल नहीं था।
It's hard for the modern generation to understand Thoreau, who lived beside a pond but didn't own water skis or a snorkel.
It's hard for the modern generation to understand Thoreau, who lived beside a pond but didn't own water skis or a snorkel.
मैं काफी समय से, वास्तव में अपने करियर की शुरुआत से ही बूढ़े होने के बारे में लिख रहा हूँ। यह एक ऐसा विषय है जिसे लेकर मैं शायद कुछ ज़्यादा ही सोचता रहता हूँ, और अब जब मैं सचमुच बूढ़ा हो गया हूँ, तो उम्मीद है कि मैं इस बारे में अधिकार के साथ बात कर पाता हूँ।
I've been writing about growing old for some time, really from the beginning of my career. It's something I'm apparently hung up about and now that I am old, hopefully I speak about it with some authority.
I've been writing about growing old for some time, really from the beginning of my career. It's something I'm apparently hung up about and now that I am old, hopefully I speak about it with some authority.
लॉस एंजिल्स में, धूप बहुत खिलती है, आसमान नीला रहता है, और ताड़ के पेड़ हैं; शायद यह सिडनी जैसा लगता है, लेकिन इसका जो अंदरूनी रूप है, वह बेहद शातिर, मतलबी, क्रूर और डरावना है।
Los Angeles, the sun shines a lot, and it's blue, and there's palm trees; it's a bit like Sydney, I guess, but the underbelly is a vicious, mean, cruel, awful place.
Los Angeles, the sun shines a lot, and it's blue, and there's palm trees; it's a bit like Sydney, I guess, but the underbelly is a vicious, mean, cruel, awful place.
मेरे पिता जो लिखते थे, वह हमेशा उनकी निजी चीज़ें होती थीं—जैसे उस दिन के बारे में जब हमें अपने कुत्ते को इच्छा-मृत्यु (euthanasia) देनी पड़ी थी, या उनके पिता की पुरानी तस्वीरें मिलना, या न्यूयॉर्क की एक सड़क पर बोर्डिंग स्कूल के किसी पुराने सहपाठी से टकरा जाना। वे बहुत ही खास, विस्तृत और वर्णनात्मक कॉलम लिखते थे। मुझे लगता है, एक तरह से यह कहा जा सकता है कि मेरे सबसे अच्छे गाने भी ऐसे ही हैं। वे लगभग पत्रकारिता की तरह स्पष्ट और विशिष्ट हैं, और चीज़ों का सटीक वर्णन करते हैं।
My father writings stuff was always his personal stuff, like about the day we had to put our dog down, or finding old photographs of his father, or passing a guy he went to boarding school with on a street in New York. Very specific, detailed, descriptive columns that he wrote. I think in a way, it could be argued that my best songs are that way too. They're almost journalistic in that they're very clear, and very specific, and they describe things.
My father writings stuff was always his personal stuff, like about the day we had to put our dog down, or finding old photographs of his father, or passing a guy he went to boarding school with on a street in New York. Very specific, detailed, descriptive columns that he wrote. I think in a way, it could be argued that my best songs are that way too. They're almost journalistic in that they're very clear, and very specific, and they describe things.
मेरा यह मानना है—और मैं सालों से अपने परिवार के बारे में लिखता रहा हूँ—कि भले ही इससे उन्हें थोड़ी असहजता महसूस हो, लेकिन आम तौर पर लोगों को यह पसंद होता है कि उनके बारे में लिखा जाए। अगर मैंने परिवार पर कोई गाना लिखा है, तो उन्हें गानों में अपना ज़िक्र होना अच्छा लगता है। आज तक किसी ने मुझसे आकर यह नहीं कहा कि 'मेरे बारे में कोई गाना मत लिखो।'
My feeling is that, and I've been writing about my family over the years, although it might make them feel uncomfortable, people generally like to be written about. If I've written a song about the family, they enjoy being mentioned in the songs. Nobody's confronted me and said 'don't write any songs about me.
My feeling is that, and I've been writing about my family over the years, although it might make them feel uncomfortable, people generally like to be written about. If I've written a song about the family, they enjoy being mentioned in the songs. Nobody's confronted me and said 'don't write any songs about me.
मुझे तुरंत समझ आ गया था कि मैं दूसरे लड़कों की तरह लंबे बाल और बेल-बॉटम पैंट वाला लुक नहीं अपनाना चाहता, क्योंकि वह सब वही लुक अपना रहे थे। मैंने अपना बोर्डिंग स्कूल वाला लुक अपनाया, जिससे मैं भीड़ में अलग दिखूँ। फिर देखते ही देखते, मेरे पहले रिकॉर्ड का पहला गाना "स्कूल Days" बन गया। यह उस बोर्डिंग स्कूल में जाने के बारे में था जहाँ मैं पढ़ा था। तो फिर मैंने अपने बारे में ही लिखना शुरू कर दिया। मैंने जो सबसे पहला गाना लिखा था, वह एक ऐसे व्यक्ति के बारे में था जिससे मैं एक बोटयार्ड में मिला था जहाँ हम काम कर रहे थे। इसलिए मैं हमेशा से उसी चीज़ पर टिका रहा जो मैं कमोबेश जानता था।
Right away, I knew I didn't want to have that look of other guys with long hair and bell-bottom pants, because everybody else had that look. I kind of adopted my boarding-school look, which made me stand out. Then the next thing you know, the first song on my first record is a song called "School Days." It's about going to the boarding school I went to. So then I just started to write about myself. The very first song I ever wrote was about a guy I met in a boatyard that we were working in. So I've always had this thing about sticking to more or less what I knew.
Right away, I knew I didn't want to have that look of other guys with long hair and bell-bottom pants, because everybody else had that look. I kind of adopted my boarding-school look, which made me stand out. Then the next thing you know, the first song on my first record is a song called "School Days." It's about going to the boarding school I went to. So then I just started to write about myself. The very first song I ever wrote was about a guy I met in a boatyard that we were working in. So I've always had this thing about sticking to more or less what I knew.
जब आप कोई रिकॉर्ड बनाते हैं, तो आप उसे लिटरली सैकड़ों बार सुनते हैं। जब वह पूरा हो जाता है और आप उसमें कुछ बदलाव नहीं कर सकते, तो उसके बाद मैं अपने रिकॉर्ड कभी नहीं सुनता।
When you make a record, you listen to it literally hundreds of times. When it's done and you can't do anything else, I never listen to my records.
When you make a record, you listen to it literally hundreds of times. When it's done and you can't do anything else, I never listen to my records.
आपकी जगह दफनाया गया वह मोटा आदमी कौन था? वह तो बस एक बहरूपिया था, प्लास्टिक सर्जनों ने उसका चेहरा बिगाड़ दिया था।
Who was that fatman buried in your place? Just another imitator, plastic surgeons did his face.
Who was that fatman buried in your place? Just another imitator, plastic surgeons did his face.
एक बुरे आदमी को पकड़ने के लिए भले लोगों की जान क्यों ली जाए?
Why kill good people just to get a bad man?
Why kill good people just to get a bad man?