French composer Jean Michel Jarre and whistleblower Edward Snowden have collaborated on "Exit," a track off the electronic music pioneer's upcoming new LP Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise. The composer travelled to Russia to work with the former NSA analyst, who remains in exile after leaking classified documents detailing how the United States and other countries are spying on their citizens.
法國作曲家、電子音樂領軍人物讓-米歇爾·雅爾與泄密者愛德華·斯諾登，攜手打造了一支單曲《出口》（點擊這里收聽）。這首歌將被收錄到雅爾即將發布的黑膠唱片《Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise》中。雅爾專程趕到俄羅斯與這位美國國家安全局前分析員會面，進行歌曲創作。因對外披露了美國等國對公民實施竊聽行為的機密文件，斯諾登目前處于流亡狀態。

Jarre says he reached out to a journalist and mutual acquaintance he shared with Snowden who eventually put them in contact. "I think that Edward was surprised to receive my invitation to collaborate on a musical composition, to voice his message via another media," Jarre said.
雅爾稱，他主動聯系了一位記者，這個人跟他和斯諾登都相識。他因此與斯諾登取得了聯系。雅爾表示：“愛德華收到和我合作出歌的邀請時還挺吃驚的。我覺得這也可以成為他向外傳遞信息的另一種途徑。”

"Edward Snowden became a modern hero, not by saying 'stop,' but to be careful regarding the (ab)use of technology," Jarre said.
雅爾稱：“愛德華·斯諾登是一位現代英雄。不是因為他說了‘停止’，而是因為他不輕易濫用技術。”

Over the course of a few videoconference conversations, Jarre and Snowden laid the foundation for their collaborative track. The collaborators eventually met up in Russia, where Snowden has been seeking asylum, to complete work on "Exit." "I was surprised, " Snowden admits. "It was certainly not something I was expecting, as an engineer [and] someone who's not really cool."
經過幾次視頻通話后，雅爾和斯諾登確定了雙方合作的一些基礎事宜。因為斯諾登正在俄羅斯接受庇護，所以兩人最終決定在那兒相見，完成《出口》的后續細節。斯諾登承認：“我很吃驚。作為一個工程師、一個不怎么酷的人，這當然是我預料不到的事情。”

Jarre added that it was Snowden who gave "Exit" its name. "You have a choice and 'Exit,' whether it's used as a noun or a verb, is something which we pursue," Snowden said of the track.
雅爾稱，《出口》這個名字是斯諾登起的。在談到這支單曲時，斯諾登表示：“你有自己的選擇和‘出口’。不管這個詞是名詞還是動詞，總之它是我們追求的東西。”

The double-edged sword that technology presents is a central theme and the "core message" throughout "Exit." "Technology can actually increase privacy," Snowden says on "Exit."
《出口》這首歌的主題和中心思想就是：科技是一把雙刃劍。斯諾登在歌中唱（說）道：“技術實際上增加了隱私度。”

"Saying that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different that saying you don't care about freedom of speech because you have nothing to say... What may not have value to you today may have value to an entire population... If you don't stand up for it, then who will?"
“說你不在乎隱私權因為你沒有什么可隱藏的，就如同說你不在乎言論自由因為你沒什么可說的……今天對你來說可能不重要的東西，也許對整個民族來說卻是重要的……如果你不站出來捍衛它，誰又會呢？”

Vocabulary
whistleblower：揭發者
LP：Long-Playing的縮寫，即黑膠唱片
in exile：在他鄉，在流亡
classified：機密的

英文來源：滾石官網
編譯：杜娟