Polish is beautiful, even I can't understand it.

@jemiel00

4 жыл бұрын

So why u listening this? For the voice ?

@So.Me.

4 жыл бұрын

Polish has a specific melody. Maybe that's why :)

@DepechedMartine

4 жыл бұрын

So nice to read it! Best greeting from Poland :)

@eterycznabiblioteka1856

4 жыл бұрын

a transcription of this speech into English can be read here www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/2018/tokarczuk/lecture/ it is a pity that the academy did not add English subtitles to the recording

@kacperxdxd1290

4 жыл бұрын

I,m Polish and i love this lanquage but i love english and german too

It's weird listening to this when you're Czech and can understand it sort of, but not entirely.

@ash-cb9oi

4 жыл бұрын

It's also weird listening to some Czech stuff when you're polish :D

@aleksandramajak5868

4 жыл бұрын

Haha... it's always a case with Polish-Czech isn't it?

This moment when you are German and Polish and can just enjoy the speeches

@darkstar2111

4 жыл бұрын

I can only say it was beautiful, especially the part when she talked about her Mother and motherhood. Hope English or Swedish translations are ok for you.

@androjdemakaveli2010

4 жыл бұрын

U born in german?

@frankb3467

4 жыл бұрын

Carolina are you German or a Pole? This is not the same😅

@loswuchos

4 жыл бұрын

Same here!

@un4nswered

4 жыл бұрын

Frank B she can be half-german half-polish, you know that right?

"And that even if I were to say, “I’m lost,” then I’d still be starting out with the words “I am”-the most important and the strangest set of words in the world."👏👏

Greetings from Canada and congratulations for my country woman. I come from Zielona Gora, only 18 KM away from your town, Olga Tokarczuk.

@alanstachowski8008

4 жыл бұрын

Maria Jordan zup, i'm also from Zielona Góra :D

@adriaanoo8178

4 жыл бұрын

I am from city that is near nowa sol and zielona gora

it's sad that there is no translation of her lecture. She speaks with beautiful pictorial Polish.

@NobelPrize

4 жыл бұрын

You can read a transcript of her lecture here: www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/2018/tokarczuk/lecture/ Thanks for watching!

@igobivo

2 жыл бұрын

@@NobelPrize wow that is really pathetic... nobel should know better.

I just read the transcript. But, please include the subtitle with this video for readers like me...would listen/feel it intensely.

@MagdusiaPoProstu

4 жыл бұрын

where did you find a translation???? can you post link to English, please???

@rajeshchakravarthi9

4 жыл бұрын

@@MagdusiaPoProstu www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/2018/tokarczuk/lecture/ www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/2018/tokarczuk/104871-lecture-english/

Dear friends from the Swedish Academy, it would be much better if you added subtitles in a handful of languages to the videos and enabled that option. Although we can download the speech in English, Swedish or Polish on your website (not in French, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, etc.), it's quite impractical to do so since it's not really possible to watch the video and read a pdf. And what's the sense of having a video on the world wide web if all the world or most of the world cannot understand it? Please, consider doing this.

@NobelPrize

4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes the Literature Laureates stick to the speeches they've submitted ahead of time - and sometimes not. That's why we don't pursue live subtitles. English subtitles for the two lectures this year are something we're considering producing later on, though. Thanks for watching!

@wayrarimaq

4 жыл бұрын

@@NobelPrize, that's what I meant, actually, post lecture subtitles, not live. Thanks for the prompt reply.

Hi I would happily do translation, or just paste in one already existing. However there is no option to do so. Please, change that.

I know many people asked before, but please, please add English subtitles. The speech is one of the things that just have to be shared with everyone, and nowadays a youtube video with subtitles is one of the best mediums for that.

It seems to be an outstanding speech; sadly not understandable for most. polish itself sounds poetic though.

Lecture transcripts in English, Polish and Swedish here: www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/2018/tokarczuk/lecture/

@aigen-journey

4 жыл бұрын

I'm going to surprise you, but one can add CCs to youtube.

@NobelPrize

4 жыл бұрын

Until we can secure a definitive and complete translation of her speech as delivered, we'll have to rely on the transcript. The transcript appears in a booklet provided to all attendees of the lecture. It's definitely an important part of the historical record for this Prize. Thanks for taking the time to write, and thanks for watching!

@lexistenceestailleurs

4 жыл бұрын

Add subtitles here!!!

Listening to the lecture while following along the transcript took much scrubbing and many retries, but was an interesting experience and very rewarding. Subtitles would be nice, but I'm grateful for the transcript. What power!

I am still to discover how I feel about her as a person but, without any doubt, this is some of the most beautiful forms of the Polish language I have encountered in decades.

@11szm

4 жыл бұрын

This is rather a philosophical and political text. I would not say it's beautiful or not beautiful. Its content is understood the same in every language.

A bit surprising that the Polish authorities still haven't prepared the international subtitles to one of the most inspiring and accomplished Nobel Prize talks ever.

Subtitles are essential for this important speech. Thank You Olga for Your insight , intellect and kindness..

Please add subtitles, we hate to miss out on such beautiful narrations !!!

I read "Flights" (although it does not fully capture the original title "Bieguni") before the Nobel was awarded. In some parts, it touches the highest levels of literature I've experienced in my life.

people look like they are surprised that she reads a book to them for over an hour.

@dekker_

4 жыл бұрын

seems like they forgot she is a writer

We are still waiting for subtitles.

@TheBartega

4 жыл бұрын

MrBlueDeer Not We, You.

She is my greatest inspiration for the visual arts. Her creation contains some special kind of fragility. Greeting from Warsaw.

I like watching bubbles sparkling in glasses of water at the rostrum 1:59

@janzamoyski4603

4 жыл бұрын

XD i like that too.

This speech is a sage's treaty

She should release this speech as a book ❤

@snikovsky

4 жыл бұрын

YES

@zonedutopia

4 жыл бұрын

Funny thing, she did something similar, there is a book by her called "Lalka i Perła" which is something like we had in polish classes - a long debate on very important and classic novel "Lalka" (we have "Lalka" mandatory in school so reading her book and thoughts on it was like revisiting my high school

Sienkiewicz, Reymont, Miłosz, Szymborska and now Tokarczuk. 🙂

@juliajanikowska1898

4 жыл бұрын

Marie Curie-Skłodowska

@lucjadolinski3838

4 жыл бұрын

....your comperesing are so brutal....did you read any books of this autors?

@Peter0186

3 жыл бұрын

Isaac Bashevis Singer

Her creation contains some special kind of fragility. Greeting from Lublin.

Dziękuje - thank you ....from Poland.

@Nobel Prize Can you please add English subtitles to this video? It's of utmost importance for people worldwide to be able to understand what she has to say. It's all extremely relevant.

@NobelPrize

4 жыл бұрын

We hope to add a timed subtitle soon, but in the meantime you can read a transcript of her lecture here: www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/2018/tokarczuk/lecture/ Thanks for watching!

Thank you Noble Prize for posting this video.

Very short abstract Tokarczuk said: "The world is dying and we don't even notice it. We do not notice that the world is becoming a collection of things and events, a dead space, lonely and lost in motion, thrown at someone used, enslaved by incomprehensible fate, sense of life. We live like a zombie in a fragmented world. We have lost the ability to see between events. We don't know why, but we feel something is wrong with the world. We need literature that can tell stories to show the world as a great network of interconnectedness. Then we will understand the world and ourselves. Then those who will come after us will understand us." And one of my favorite part: "Have you ever wondered who this wonderful story-teller is who in the Bible cries out with a loud voice: "In the beginning was the word"? Who describes the creation of the world, its first day when chaos was separated from order? Which one follows the cosmic series? Who knows the thoughts of God, knows his doubts and without shaking his hand puts on the paper this extraordinary sentence: "And God recognized that it was good." Who is the one who knows what God thought? Except for all theological doubts, we can find this figure of the mysterious and sensitive narrator wonderful."

@szalonakurka1988

4 жыл бұрын

*when you have homework at polish but you found this comment*

Incredible speach! Adding subtitles gives a chance to experience the lecture in a way that transcript can't give, I think it is a respectful necessity.

I'm so proud of my country! Poland❤️

@katjanuchta8539

4 жыл бұрын

What's the reason of your pride? It's the author's Nobel Prize, not Polish. It's a coincidence she's Polish.

@mawa2551

4 жыл бұрын

@@katjanuchta8539 She grew on polish culture thats the reason to be proud

@tom_stephen

4 жыл бұрын

@@katjanuchta8539 Nation creates author's view and mind. It's because of reality (s)he lives in, and language that carries specific character and views inside it. Also - that creates ideas that are written. You can criticise or hate anything in the world, but if you're true to yourself, the most competent criticism can be done only on your own ground (country, ideas inside it). Same goes for advantages, things you love and feel you belong to. I hope I explained it well.

@Anna_YYZ

4 жыл бұрын

K. Januchta unfortunately I agree with you 😞

@lucjadolinski3838

4 жыл бұрын

@@tom_stephen I disagree with you big time, nation does not creates the view, if you read any of her books you will see that they are based on social and historical unreality, based on Marxist theory. She is also hardened feminist :(, and for that reason i do not like her "pen", and for this two reasons she got NP, which is very biased for many years especially in the field of literature and social justice.

With or without english translation , she will be my favorite writer,knowing her style i think ,that she had ,the greatest and most inteligent speach.

Please do this with GOOD english and german subtitels or Speaker over this - and then.. ..give this BIG into the world.. ..for THE Peace.. ..more of this in the world.. ..it´s minimum, what YOU can and have to... do...

@NobelPrize

4 жыл бұрын

We know subtitles would be preferable, but short of that you can read a transcript of her lecture here: www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/2018/tokarczuk/lecture/ Thanks for watching!

Piekna mowa,naszej noblistki

🌍What's fabula interrupta in (Scherezada's story)? 🇵🇱Jak rozumieć "fabula interrupta" (z opowieści Szeherezady)?

It is only from the record of our mistakes

Beautiful speech...

3 years gone! No one remembers Olga n Peter hehe

Beautiful piece of literature. However, the English translation was less than stellar. I wonder where the editor for that translation was when reviewing the English translator's version. I heard that the translator OlgaTokarczuk wanted was unavailable at the time.

Congratulations! I'm so proud to be Polish! Amazing speech! Greetings from Florida!

Good luck!!

Opowieści Pani Olgi to gotowe scenariusze filmowe, lub materiał na sztuki teatralne. Ot, choćby przekorne 'Transfugium', czy wspaniała Góra Świętych. Ta ostatnia niemal na pewno JEST tam, gdzieś, w tych szwajcarskich Alpach! Ciekawe, jak zadziałają na deskach teatru choćby 'Wizyta', czy 'Przetwory'? O 'Uczcie' kapitana Eryka już nie wspomnę. Nasz krajanin (?) Eryk rezyduje i pracuje gdzieś w Skandynawii (w Danii, a może w Norwegii). Przypomina trochę Conradowego kapitana Falka (Duńczyka, a może Norwega) z holownika w Bangkoku. Swoją drogą ciekawe, cóż on teraz porabia?? Bo oczywiście jest postacią rzeczywistą; z 'pudła' po wybryku z promem zapewne już wyszedł??

Dziekuje

24:00

❤❤❤

great lecture by an amazing writer, I think I need to listen to it at least two times so it can reach my gloomy mind

Sometimes I’m proud of being polish. Congratulations!

@perarubin6041

4 жыл бұрын

Just sometimes? I am always proud to be Polish :)

Thank you!!

40:30 to 47:00

subtitles please!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great speech, hope you’ll get nice translation, guys!

Magnificent speech! The award truly deserved. I am so proud to be Polish right now.

@lucjadolinski3838

4 жыл бұрын

Im proud to be Polish too, but not because of her ; her books they are based on social and historical unreality, based on Marxist theory. She is also hardened feminist :(

@eowawrzkiewicz

2 жыл бұрын

@@lucjadolinski3838 good. Our country needs more feminists 💪🇵🇱

GREAT!

We are so proud of you Olga and our city - Wrocław (Poland)

One comment states "Polish is beautiful, even I can't understand it." This opinion is extremely kind to the Author of the lecture and Poles. I suppose, however, that the commentator could write something more if he understood what Mrs. Tokarczuk is talking about. Hebrew is also a beautiful language, but so few can appreciate its beauty ... It is a pity that no money was found to finance for the cabin translation of the lecture into English.

Than God i'm born in Silesia... I don't need subtitles for Polish and German😅

This is incredible and wise woman. Writer filled with deep understanding and sympathy for human and our world. I don't believe that we are going to change and save ourselves on this planet, but if it is possible then only through people like her, through humanistic ideas and thinking .

A message from a parallel universe: Words are the strongest artifacts in here. We create, we breathe and we live by them. Please use your time. Leave a words to the next generations and believe that they can bild a hope and wonders even in the darkest abys of human soul. End of the message.

Bravo. After this speech I feel purified like after antique tragedy. Thank you Olga for this extremely deep katharsis. I wasn't sure if it's still working in this chaotic and noisy world, but this speech.... It was breathtaking and totally life-changing. Thank you.

@Tinishai

4 жыл бұрын

xD

Well I can see 90% of people in commentages are speaking English I'm from Poland and I'm so proud we have intelligent persons

Oł Man

so proud she is polish ❤️❤️

Hypnotizing 🤩🤩🤩

Touching to the core

Extraordinarily beautiful

Great speech and great books of her.

Gratuluję Ci Olgo Tokarczuk!💐🤗

Voice of the future - lots of important threads, thank you

very strong, true and touching!

I'm Polish

Bravo Olga, superb speech! Brave and honest, deeply insightful, moving and carrying, Olga fully took advantage of the moment, uncompromising in the purity of expressed care for the world and all beings. BIG THANK YOU!

We are so proud of Ms. Olga Tokarczuk!

Olga very proud of you! Regards from Australia!!

So proud to be Polish at this moment, great great congratulations to mrs. Tokarczuk for such achivment 😍 But also so sad that national news in Poland didn't even mention one word about this lecture. That's how persona non grata in Polish politics is treated... Shame on You politicians...

@bullet1544

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, thats how PL looks today.

@wieslawakierzek6597

4 жыл бұрын

I want to cry.

@Widokowka

4 жыл бұрын

You are absolutely right Mr.Maks that national news in Poland did not mention about this lecture. I am also so proud and such happy for Mrs,,Olga for a great achievement . Thank you for a very truthful comment.

@szunabrina

4 жыл бұрын

I believe you didnt mean persona non grata. Google the meaning ;)

@maksander522l

4 жыл бұрын

@@szunabrina I know the meaning and I thiught more about the latin translation meaning than about official term of consulat politician unwanted in country ;)

No translation😠

She made my eyes wet and I'm definitely adult. More than twice actually (over 18x2).

I'm proud to be Pole, especially today. Congratulations for Olga Tokarczuk!

@klotylday

4 жыл бұрын

Really?

@V8____

4 жыл бұрын

This is shame for Polish people that we have citizens like Olga Tokarczuk.

@maciejkowski100

4 жыл бұрын

I'm not proud no matter what you would think.

Olga Tokarczuk is amazing person. She has very deep filling in world's matters and human soul.

♥

Just a wonderful and great speach. Thank you our Quinn :)

Brawo Olga! Brawo!

Incredibly wise and beautifully sensitive human being🙏❤️

Is it an award for literary work or political views?

@ddppo8065

4 жыл бұрын

If you read at least one of her books you’d know😊

@alh6255

4 жыл бұрын

Actually she is a great writer - try to read something, sometimes, just try to read good books maybe? Her speech is also primarily a peace of a good literature, an incredible essay. And there were not any politics in it - by the way. Just a philosophy, a vision of reality, an interweaving of micro and macro, in and out, change and infiltration, which she shows with a great talent in her very interesting novels. She also speaks about new forms in literature.

🥰

An interesting speech about the power of literature in the era of a huge informational mess.

Can I entre into English literature despite being bengali? I want to submit my novel but seeking it's procedure...

Super !

I am so deeply touched.

It’s mean „thank you” in Polish

Wonderful.

OMG!!!

How dare you!

@wiktoriakusak3280

4 жыл бұрын

Konkwistadorrr let’s bring it to the top!

👏👏👏

Stunning speech, thank you.

Beautiful speach. I realy don't get why there is no english subtitles on this movie (direclty)not just only transcription (which is not the same for people who don't know even how to follow polish speach). I gues is doable if any youtube video can have it. That's definitely not "any" video!

This is so beautiful, touching, deep and powerful. Thank you so much, Olga!

Wow!!!

I'm extremaly proud with my countrywoman Olga Tokarczuk! she is really great gift for our difficoult times !

@slawomirlech950

4 жыл бұрын

Then you are Ukrainian I guess.

@janetjohnson1908

4 жыл бұрын

@@slawomirlech950 and so what if she was Ukrainian? Is there shame in that? So tired of people like you hating on her, luckily most Poles with your views can't write nor speak English. I have noticed that her biggest critics never read her books, don't like her views bcs she's not a Christian fascist, she's a vegetarian and is a big enough person to admit that like most nations in the world Poland had its good and bad moments in history, which does not make her anti Polish it simply makes her honest.