हर कोई लौटकर वापस आता है। इससे कोई फर्क नहीं पड़ता कि हम कितने दूर भटक जाएं, हमारी माटी, हमारी जमीन हमेशा हमारी आत्मा और हमारे मन में बसी रहती है।
Everyone comes back. It makes no difference how far we wander, we always have our country, our land, in our souls and our minds.
Everyone comes back. It makes no difference how far we wander, we always have our country, our land, in our souls and our minds.
ऐसी जगह पर वकील बने रहने का कोई तुक नहीं है जहाँ कानून नाम की कोई चीज ही न हो।
It doesn't make sense for me to be a lawyer in a place where there is no law.
It doesn't make sense for me to be a lawyer in a place where there is no law.
लोग जितने समझदार माने जाते हैं, वे उससे कहीं ज्यादा बुद्धिमान होते हैं।
People are a lot smarter than anyone gives them credit for being.
People are a lot smarter than anyone gives them credit for being.
कई बार आप वैसे ही ढल जाते हैं जैसी चीजें आपके आस-पास होती हैं।
A lot of times you're just conditioned by what's around you.
A lot of times you're just conditioned by what's around you.
और संगीत हमारे जीवन का एक बहुत अहम हिस्सा था। पूरा दिन रेडियो चलता रहता था।
And music was a very important part of our lives. The radio was on all day.
And music was a very important part of our lives. The radio was on all day.
हमारे पास कहने को बहुत कुछ था। जब भी हम बजाते थे, लोग नाचते नहीं थे, बल्कि सुनते थे।
We had something to say. Whenever we played, people didn't dance, they listened.
We had something to say. Whenever we played, people didn't dance, they listened.
इसलिए मैंने संगीत को लैटिन अमेरिका के शहरी शहरों की वास्तविकताओं को दर्ज करने के एक माध्यम के रूप में देखा।
So that I saw music as a way of documenting realities from the urban cities of Latin America.
So that I saw music as a way of documenting realities from the urban cities of Latin America.
मैं जिस बात को स्वीकार नहीं करता, वह यह है कि इतने सारे लोगों की प्रतिभा का शोषण किया गया।
What I do not accept is the fact that so many people's talents were ripped off.
What I do not accept is the fact that so many people's talents were ripped off.
वे अकूत पैसा कमा रहे हैं, और दूसरों को एक फूटी कौड़ी भी नहीं मिल रही।
They're making a ton of money, and no one is getting a nickel.
They're making a ton of money, and no one is getting a nickel.
तब टेलीविजन नहीं था, इसलिए रेडियो ही आपके लिए सब कुछ था।
There was no television, so the radio provided you with everything.
There was no television, so the radio provided you with everything.
न्यूॉर्क आने वाला मैं पहला ऐसा व्यक्ति था जिसके पास लैटिन अमेरिका का एक ऐसा दृष्टिकोण था जो लैटिन अमेरिका की राजनीतिक घटनाओं से भी बहुत अधिक प्रभावित था।
I was the first person to come into New York with a Latin American point of view which was also very much influenced by political happenings in Latin America.
I was the first person to come into New York with a Latin American point of view which was also very much influenced by political happenings in Latin America.
और, उन्होंने मुझे पनामा में देखा था, और उन्होंने न्यूयॉर्क में शायद कुछ करने की बात कही थी, इसलिए जब मैं यहाँ आया तो मैंने बात पक्की कर ली और 1969 में पीट रोड्रिग्ज के साथ अपना पहला एल्बम रिकॉर्ड किया।
And, he'd seen me in Panama, and he talked about maybe doing something in New York so I hooked it up when I came here and I recorded in 1969 my first album with Pete Rodriguez.
And, he'd seen me in Panama, and he talked about maybe doing something in New York so I hooked it up when I came here and I recorded in 1969 my first album with Pete Rodriguez.
मैंने कभी ड्रग्स नहीं लिए, मैंने कभी ड्रग्स को हाथ तक नहीं लगाया। कभी नहीं। मेरे पास ड्रग्स को लेकर कोई ऐसी कहानी नहीं है जिसका मैं जिक्र करूँ। कभी ड्रग्स नहीं लिए, कभी इसमें दिलचस्पी नहीं रही और न ही मुझे ड्रग्स के आसपास रहने वाले लोगों में कोई दिलचस्पी थी।
I didn't do drugs, I never did do drugs. Never. I don't have any story of drugs, you know, to speak of. Never did drugs, never was interested in drugs and then I wasn't interested in the people around the drugs.
I didn't do drugs, I never did do drugs. Never. I don't have any story of drugs, you know, to speak of. Never did drugs, never was interested in drugs and then I wasn't interested in the people around the drugs.
मेरा जन्म पनामा, पनामा गणराज्य में, 16 जुलाई 1948 को पनामा सिटी के सैन फेलिप नामक क्षेत्र में हुआ था।
I was born in Panama, the Republic of Panama, on July 16, 1948 in Panama City, in an area called San Felipe.
I was born in Panama, the Republic of Panama, on July 16, 1948 in Panama City, in an area called San Felipe.
तो जब मैं दोबारा न्यूयॉर्क आया, तो वह—मुझे अभी पक्का याद नहीं है—शायद 74 या 75 का साल था। मैं 74 में मियामी गया और फिर मुझे लगता है कि 74 के अंत में मैं न्यूयॉर्क आ गया।
So that when I came to New York again, it was, I'm not too sure right now, but it was '74 or '75. I went to Miami in '74 and then I came to New York, I think, at the end of '74.
So that when I came to New York again, it was, I'm not too sure right now, but it was '74 or '75. I went to Miami in '74 and then I came to New York, I think, at the end of '74.
हाँ, मैं लॉ स्कूल में पढ़ रहा था और 1969 में वह बंद हो गया था।
Yes, I was going to law school and it was closed in '69.
Yes, I was going to law school and it was closed in '69.
हर बैंड की अपनी एक अलग आवाज होती थी, लेकिन यह ज्यादातर नृत्य संगीत और लयबद्ध संगीत होता था जिसमें क्यूबा के तौर-तरीकों की नकल करने पर बहुत जोर दिया जाता था।
Every band had their own distinctive sound, but it was pretty much dancing music and rhythmic music with a tremendous emphasis on copying the Cuban models.
Every band had their own distinctive sound, but it was pretty much dancing music and rhythmic music with a tremendous emphasis on copying the Cuban models.
रॉक एक युवा संगीत है, यह युवाओं पर केंद्रित है। यह बस एक पीढ़ी की बात कहता है।
Rock is young music, it is youth oriented. It just speaks for a generation.
Rock is young music, it is youth oriented. It just speaks for a generation.
इसमें सबसे दिलचस्प बात न्यू ऑरलियन्स और क्यूबा के बीच संगीत का आपसी आदान-प्रदान है, मेरा मतलब है कि तब दोनों बंदरगाहों के बीच फेरबोट चलती थीं।
What is interesting in this is the exchange of music that occurred between New Orleans and Cuba, I mean, they had ferries that would go from one port to another.
What is interesting in this is the exchange of music that occurred between New Orleans and Cuba, I mean, they had ferries that would go from one port to another.
लेकिन, जब मैं लगभग तेरह वर्ष का था, मैंने अपने मोहल्ले में गाना-बजाना शुरू कर दिया था।
But, when I was about thirteen, I began to sort of sing in my neighborhood.
But, when I was about thirteen, I began to sort of sing in my neighborhood.
मुझे लगता है कि न्यूयॉर्क में हमें सम्मान मिलता था और हम जहाँ भी जाते थे, वह जगह खचाखच भर जाती थी, लेकिन मुझे कभी ऐसा महसूस नहीं हुआ कि हम यहाँ न्यूयॉर्क में लातीनी लोगों के बीच सचमुच नंबर 1 थे।
I think in New York we had respect and we would pretty much fill up the places where we went, but I never got the sense that we really were Number 1 here in New York among the Latin crowds.
I think in New York we had respect and we would pretty much fill up the places where we went, but I never got the sense that we really were Number 1 here in New York among the Latin crowds.
इसलिए जब 1974 में मैंने कानून की पढ़ाई पूरी की, तो मैंने सोचा कि मैं किसी सैन्य शासन के तहत वकील नहीं बनूँगा।
So that in 1974, when I graduated as a lawyer, I figured I'm not going to be a lawyer under a military regime.
So that in 1974, when I graduated as a lawyer, I figured I'm not going to be a lawyer under a military regime.
जहाँ भी कोई व्यापार केंद्र होता था, वहाँ संगीत बहुत फलता-फूलता था।
Anywhere you had a commerce center, you had a lot of music.
Anywhere you had a commerce center, you had a lot of music.
मैं एक बच्चा था, और मुझे याद है कि मेरी माँ गाया करती थीं। वह रेडियो पर आने वाले धारावाहिकों (सोप ओपेरा) में अभिनय भी करती थीं, पर मेरी माँ गाती थीं।
I was a kid, and I remember my mother singing. She was also a radio soap opera actress, but my mother sang.
I was a kid, and I remember my mother singing. She was also a radio soap opera actress, but my mother sang.