I was on the 57th Street crosstown bus.
NY57丁目を走るバスに乗っていたの。

and a photographer’s wife she said have your mother bring you over to this address.
そこである写真家の奥さんに言われたの。
「お母さんとこの住所に来て」と。

those pictures didn’t work out.
でも写真のあがりは良くなくて。

we think Carmen charming top but you still not the photogenic at this time.
「カルメンは魅力的な子だけど写真映えしない」と。

those little thing that people say words are so powerful.
何気ない一言にとても影響をうけたわ。

I felt they fail I wasn’t photogenic.
向いてないんだって思ったわ。

well,this lady was a staff writer at VOGUE magazine.
She said “Yes I think Carmen it would be very photogenic yes I will take her up to VOGUE”.
でも、「VOGUE」の女性ライターがこう言ったの。
「カルメンは将来きっと華のあるモデルになる。私がVOGUEに挑戦させる」と。

I understood that I was a universe that I was in charge.
それで学んだの。「自分の世界は変えられる」と。

we all have the freedom to redesign our lives.
人生は自由に再構築できるのよ。

many people are amazed haw do you keep doing that you have so much energy.
周りの人に驚かれるわ。「なぜ勢力的に続けられるの？」と。

but it was a passion.
その源は「情熱」よ。

it wasn’t something that I had to do with something that I was privileged to choose to do.
義務なんかじゃなく本当にしたいことだから。

but I am still doing I never finished.
今でもやり続けているわ。私に終わりはないの。