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"Women of Hope" | Morley | TEDxWomen

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    Thank you, Pat. What a blessing to be here
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    in the spirit of resilience and hope.
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    Standing next to me is my dear friend,
    Rober Makatengae.
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    (Applause)
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    This song was inspired
    by a television program I watched,
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    about women and war.
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    And sometimes there's no place to turn
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    when something hits you so hard,
    other than music
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    or a song,
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    or something you create, a prayer.
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    The chorus is inspired by
    Aung San Suu Kyi.
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    In 2003 she was released
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    from house arrest for 24 hours.
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    And the military there, the hunta,
    thought maybe a few hundred people
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    would come and hear her.
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    And see her.
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    But over a million people
    came to hear what she had to say.
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    And out of that big group of people,
    one person stood forward and said,
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    "We're feeling so helpless,
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    living under this dictatorship,
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    what can we do, we have nothing?"
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    And she said, "If you're feeling helpless
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    help someone."
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    Women of hope.
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    (Music)
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    ♫ They stood together ♫
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    ♫ under a tree in tall grass ♫
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    ♫ on TV ♫
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    ♫ telling the world ♫
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    ♫ their story ♫
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    ♫ We will be left to wander ♫
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    ♫ and fade away ♫
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    ♫ Soldiers came and took our husbands ♫
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    ♫ at the break of day ♫
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    ♫ We will live on ♫
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    ♫ then fade away ♫
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    ♫ Soldiers came and killed our children ♫
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    ♫ at the break of day ♫
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    ♫ Women of hope ♫
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    ♫ Women of change ♫
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    ♫ Women of war and pain ♫
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    ♫ I believe the almighty knows
    each and every one of you ♫
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    ♫ by your name ♫
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    ♫ Women of hope ♫
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    ♫ Women of change ♫
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    ♫ Women of love, joy, no shame ♫
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    ♫ You've got something this little life ♫
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    ♫ can never take away ♫
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    ♫ Running through the darkness of night ♫
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    ♫ with a child by her side ♫
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    ♫ Oh Lord, won't you give them ♫
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    ♫ a shining armor of light ♫
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    ♫ Oh Lord, won't you give them ♫
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    ♫ a shining armor of light ♫
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    ♫ Daybreak brings a sign of new life ♫
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    ♫ with the power to stand ♫
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    ♫ Crossing the border ♫
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    ♫ she said,
    "You will grow free on this land" ♫
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    ♫ Women of hope ♫
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    ♫ Women of change ♫
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    ♫ Women of war and pain ♫
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    ♫ I can feel your power ♫
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    ♫ in these words she said ♫
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    ♫ If you're feeling helpless ♫
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    ♫ help someone ♫
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    ♫ If you're feeling helpless ♫
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    ♫ help someone ♫
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    ♫ Nobody really knows ♫
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    ♫ how far they will go ♫
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    ♫ to keep on living ♫
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    ♫ Nobody really knows ♫
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    ♫ how far they will go ♫
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    ♫ to keep on giving ♫
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    ♫ and forgiving ♫
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    ♫ Aung San Suu Kyi ♫
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    ♫ living under house arrest ♫
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    ♫ for her peaceful protest ♫
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    ♫ under house arrest ♫
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    ♫ for her peaceful protest ♫
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    ♫ When her people asked her
    for a message ♫
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    ♫ she said ♫
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    ♫ If you're feeling helpless ♫
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    ♫ help someone ♫
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    ♫ If you're feeling helpless ♫
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    ♫ help someone ♫
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    ♫ If you're feeling helpless ♫
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    ♫ help someone ♫
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    ♫ If you're feeling helpless ♫
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    ♫ help someone ♫
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    Now we know the words, let's sing.
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    ♫ If you're feeling helpless ♫
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    ♫ help someone ♫
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    ♫ If you're feeling helpless ♫
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    ♫ help someone ♫
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    ♫ If you're feeling helpless ♫
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    ♫ help someone ♫
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    ♫ If you're feeling helpless ♫
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    ♫ help someone ♫
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    ♫ People of hope ♫
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    ♫ People of change ♫
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    ♫ People of love, joy, no shame ♫
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    ♫ I believe the almighty ♫
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    ♫ knows each and every one of you ♫
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    ♫ by your name ♫
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    Thank you.
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    (Applause)
Title:
"Women of Hope" | Morley | TEDxWomen
Description:

Inspired by Aung San Suu Kyi’s call to action, “If you’re feeling helpless, help someone,” Morley composed this song. She sings it at TEDxWomen in her gorgeous, warm voice.
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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDxTalks
Duration:
06:33

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