ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Rives - Performance poet, multimedia artist
Performance artist and storyteller Rives has been called "the first 2.0 poet," using images, video and technology to bring his words to life.

Why you should listen

Part poet, part storyteller, part philosopher, Rives is the co-host of TEDActive as well as a frequent TED speaker. On stage, his poems burst in many directions, exposing multiple layers and unexpected treats: childhood memories, grown-up humor, notions of love and lust, of what is lost forever and of what's still out there waiting to unfold. Chimborazo.

A regular on HBO's Def Poetry Jam, Rives also starred alongside model Bar Refaeli in the 2008 Bravo special Ironic Iconic America, touring the United States on a "roller coaster ride through the eye-popping panorama of American pop culture." Flat pages can't contain his storytelling, even when paper is his medium. The pop-up books he creates for children unfold with surprise: The Christmas Pop-Up Present expands to reveal moving parts, hidden areas and miniature booklets inside. 

His latest project—the Museum of Four in the Morning—is an ode to a time that may well be part of a global conspiracy. In a good way.  

More profile about the speaker
Rives | Speaker | TED.com
TED2006

Rives: A mockingbird remix of TED2006

Rives remiksira TED2006

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Rives rekapitulira najpamtljivije trenutke TED2006 konferencije u stihu i rimi slobodnog duha fantastične uspavanke ptice rugalice.
- Performance poet, multimedia artist
Performance artist and storyteller Rives has been called "the first 2.0 poet," using images, video and technology to bring his words to life. Full bio

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MockingbirdsLijepo pjevaju are badassopasan.
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Ptice rugalice su opasne.
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(LaughterSmijeh)
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They are.
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Stvarno jesu.
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MockingbirdsLijepo pjevaju -- that's MimusMimus polyglottospolyglottos --
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Ptice rugalice -- to je Mimus polyglottos --
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are the emceesEmcees of the animalživotinja kingdomkraljevstvo.
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su MC-ijevi životinjskog kraljevstva.
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They listen and mimicimitirati and remixremix what they like.
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One slušaju i oponašaju i remiksiraju ono što im se sviđa.
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They rockstijena the micmikrofon outsideizvan my windowprozor everysvaki morningjutro.
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One rasturaju mikrofon ispred mog prozora svako jutro.
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I can hearčuti them singpjevati the soundszvukovi of the carautomobil alarmsAlarmi
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Čujem ih dok imitiraju zvukove auto alarma
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like they were songsPjesme of springProljeće.
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kao da su pjesme proljeća.
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I mean, if you can talk it, a mockingbirdpticu rugalicu can squawkda otvorim usta it.
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Mislim, ako vi to možete izgovoriti, ptica rugalica se o tome može jadati.
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So checkprovjeriti it, I'm gonna to catchulov mockingbirdslijepo pjevaju.
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Provjerite, uhvatiti ću pticu rugalicu.
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I'm going to trapzamka mockingbirdslijepo pjevaju all acrosspreko the nationnarod
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Postaviti ću klopku za ptice rugalice širom zemlje
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and put them gentlynježno into masonzidar jarsstaklenke like mockingbirdpticu rugalicu MolotovMolotovljev cocktailsKokteli.
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i staviti ih nježno u staklenku pa će postati svojevrsni Molotovljevi kokteli.
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(LaughterSmijeh)
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(Smijeh)
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Yeah. And as I drivepogon throughkroz a neighborhoodsusjedstvo,
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Točno. I dok se vozim kroz susjedstvo,
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say, where people got-a-lottaDobio je mnogo, I'll take a mockingbirdpticu rugalicu I caughtzatečen
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recimo, gdje ljudi imaju puno, uzeti ću pticu rugalicu koju sam uhvatio
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in a neighborhoodsusjedstvo where folksljudi ain'tnije got nadanada and just let it go, you know.
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u susjedstvu gdje žive ljudi koji nemaju ništa i samo je pustiti, znate.
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Up goeside the birdptica, out come the wordsriječi, "JuanitoJuanito, JuanitoJuanito,
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U zrak ode ptica, i iz nje izlaze riječi, "Juanito, Juanito,
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ventevente a comerdošljak mimi hijoHijo!"
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dođi i pojedi moga sina!"
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Oh, I'm going to be the JohnnyJohnny AppleseedJabukovo Seme of soundzvuk.
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Oh, biti ću Johnny Appleseed zvuka.
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(LaughterSmijeh)
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CruisingKrstarenja randomslučajan cityGrad streetsulice, rockingljulja a drop-topkap-vrh CadillacCadillac
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Krstareći slučajnim gradskim ulicama, ljuljajući se u kabrio Cadillacu
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with a bigvelika backseatzadnje sjedište, packingpakiranje like 13 brownsmeđ paperpapir WalmartWalmart bagsvrećice
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s velikim stražnjim sjedalom, zapakiran kao 13 smeđih papirnatih Walmart škarnicla
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fullpuni of loadedopterećen mockingbirdslijepo pjevaju, and I'll get everybodysvi.
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punih nabijenih ptica rugalica, i dobiti ću svakoga.
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(LaughterSmijeh)
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I'll get the nitwitgnjida on the networkmreža newsvijesti sayingizreka,
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Dobit ću budale na vijestima koje će reči,
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"We'llMi ćemo be back in a momenttrenutak with more on the crisiskriza."
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"Vratit ćemo se uskoro s novim vijestima o krizi."
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I'll get some assholešupak at a wateringzalijevanje holerupa askingtraži what brandmarka the iceled is.
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Dobiti ću nekog seronju koji zalijeva rupu da me pita koje marke je led.
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I'll get that ladydama at the laundromatpraonici rublja who always seemsčini se to know what beingbiće nicelijepo is.
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Dobiti ću damu u praonici koja uvijek zna kako biti ljubazna.
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I'll get your postmanpoštar makingizrađivanje dinnervečera plansplanovi.
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Dobiti ću vašeg poštara koji radi planove za večeru.
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I'll get the last time you liedlagao.
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Dobiti ću vrijeme kada ste nekoga povalili.
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I'll get, "BabyBeba, just give me the frickin'frickin' TVTV guidevodič."
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Dobiti ću, "Bebo, samo mi daj jebeni TV vodič."
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I'll get a lonelyusamljen, little sentencekazna with realstvaran errorgreška in it,
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Dobiti ću usamljenu, malu rečenicu s malom greškom u njoj,
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"Yeah, I guessnagađati I could come insideiznutra, but only for a minuteminuta."
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"Da, pretpostavljam da bih mogao ući unutra, ali samo na minutu."
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(LaughterSmijeh)
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I'll get an ESLESL classklasa in ChinatownChinatown learningučenje "It's RainingKiša, It's PouringLije."
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Dobiti ću ESL (engleski kao drugi jezik) u Kineskoj četvrti kako uči, "Kiši, lijeva."
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I'll put a mockingbirdpticu rugalicu on a late-nightkasno u noć trainvlak just to get an oldstar man snoringhrkanje.
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Stavit ću pticu rugalicu na kasni noćni vlak samo kako bi dobila starca da hrče.
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I'll get your ex-loverbivši ljubavnik tellingreći someonenetko elsedrugo, "Good morningjutro."
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Dobiti ću vašeg bivšeg ljubavnika kako govori nekom drugom, "Dobro jutro."
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I'll get everyone'ssvi su good morningssvakog jutra.
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Dobiti ću svačija dobra jutra.
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I don't carebriga how you make 'em„em.
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Nije me briga kako ih radite.
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AlohaAloha. KonichiwaDobar dan. ShalomShalom. Ah-SalamAh-Salam AlaikumAlaikum.
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Aloha. Konichiwa. Shalom. Ah-Salam Alaikum.
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EverybodySvi meanssredstva everybodysvi, meanssredstva everybodysvi here.
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Svatko znači svatko, znači svatko ovdje.
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And so maybe I'll buildizgraditi a gildedPozlaćeni cagekavez.
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I možda ću napraviti pozlaćeni kavez.
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I'll linecrta the bottomdno with oldstar notebookBilježnica pagesstranica.
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Poravnati ću dno sa starim stranicama iz bilježnice.
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InsideUnutar it, I will placemjesto a mockingbirdpticu rugalicu for --
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Unutra, ću staviti pticu rugalicu za --
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shortkratak explanationobrazloženje, hippiehipik parentsroditelji.
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kratko objašnjenje, hipi roditelje.
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(LaughterSmijeh)
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(Smijeh)
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What does a violinviolina have to do with technologytehnologija?
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Što violina ima s tehnologijom?
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Where in the worldsvijet is this worldsvijet headingnaslov?
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Gdje je to ovaj svijet krenuo?
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On one endkraj, goldzlato barsbarovi --
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S jedne strane, zlatne poluge --
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on the other, an entirečitav planetplaneta.
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s druge, cijeli planet.
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We are 12 billionmilijardi lightsvjetlo yearsgodina from the edgerub.
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Mi smo 12 milijardi svjetlosnih godina od ruba.
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That's a guessnagađati.
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To je nagađanje.
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SpaceProstor is lengthdužina and breadthi širina continuedi dalje indefinitelyneodređeno,
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Prostor se uzduž i poprijeko nastavlja u nedogled,
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but you cannotNe možete buykupiti a ticketulaznica to travelputovati commerciallykomercijalno to spaceprostor in AmericaAmerika
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ali ne možete kupiti kartu za komercijalni let za svemir u Americi
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because countrieszemlje are beginningpočetak to eatjesti like us, liveživjeti like us and dieumrijeti like us.
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jer zemlje počinju jesti poput nas, živjeti poput nas i umirati poput nas.
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You mightmoć wannahoću avertspriječiti your gazepogled, because that
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Možda želite skrenuti svoj pogled, jer to
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is a newtVodenjak about to regenerateregenerirati its limbud,
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je vodenjak koji samo što nije regenerirao svoj ud,
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and shakingdrmanje handsruke spreadsnamazi more germsklice than kissingljubakanje.
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a rukovanje širi više mikroba od ljubljenja.
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There's about 10 millionmilijuna phageFAG perpo jobposao.
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Postoji oko 10 milijuna faga po poslu.
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It's a very strangečudan worldsvijet insideiznutra a nanotubenanocjevčica.
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Jako je čudan svijet unutar nanocijevi.
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WomenŽene can talk; blackcrno menmuškarci skiskijati; whitebijela menmuškarci buildizgraditi strongjak buildingsgrađevine;
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Žene mogu govoriti, crni ljudi skijati, bijeli ljudi graditi snažne zgrade,
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we buildizgraditi strongjak sunssunca.
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mi gradimo snažna sunca.
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The surfacepovršinski of the EarthZemlja is absolutelyapsolutno riddledburno with holesrupe,
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Površina Zemlje je apsolutno protkana rupama,
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and here we are, right in the middlesrednji.
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i ovdje smo mi, točno u sredini.
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(LaughterSmijeh)
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It is the voiceglas of life that callspozivi us to come and learnnaučiti.
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Glas života nas zove da dođemo i učimo.
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When all the little mockingbirdslijepo pjevaju flyletjeti away,
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kada sve male ptice rugalice odlete,
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they're going to soundzvuk like the last fourčetiri daysdana.
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zvučit će kao protekla četiri dana.
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I will get uptownu gradu gurusgurui, downtownu centru grada teachersučitelji,
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Dobit ću gornjogradske gurue, donjogradske učitelje,
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broke-asspokvareni artistsizvođači and dealerstrgovci, and Filipinofilipinski preacherspropovjednici, leaflist blowerspuhala,
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švorc umjetnike i dilere, i Filipino propovjednike, puhače lišća,
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bartendersbarmena, boob-jobsilikone doctorsliječnici, hooliganshuligani, garbagesmeće menmuškarci,
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barmene, doktore koji sređuju sise, huligane, smećare,
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your locallokalne CongressmenKongresmeni in the spotlightreflektor, guys in the overheadnad glavom helicoptersHelikopteri.
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vašeg lokalnog kongresnika pod reflektorima, ekipu u helikopterima.
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EverybodySvi getsdobiva heardčuo.
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Svi će se čuti.
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EverybodySvi getsdobiva this one, honestpošten mockingbirdpticu rugalicu as a witnesssvjedok.
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Svi će dobiti ovo, iskrenu pticu rugalicu kao svjedoka.
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And I'm on this.
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A ja sam na ovom.
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I'm on this 'tildo the wholečitav thing spreadsnamazi,
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Ja sam na ovom dok se cijela stvar ne raširi,
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with chatrazgovor roomssobe and copycatsimitator and momsmame maybe tuckingtucking kidsdjeca into bedkrevet
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s chat sobama i ženama mačkama i mamama koje ušuškavaju dijete u krevet
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singingpjevanje, "HushŠuti, little babydijete, don't say a wordriječ.
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pjevajući, "Tiho, mala bebo, ne govori ni riječ,
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Wait for the man with the mockingbirdpticu rugalicu."
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čekaj čovjeka s pticom rugalicom."
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Yeah. And then come the newsvijesti crewsPosada, and
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Točno. I onda dolaze ekipe s vijesti, i
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the man-in-the-streetčovjek u ulici interviewsrazgovori, and the lettersslova to the editorurednik.
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ulični intervjui, pisma uredniku.
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EverybodySvi askingtraži, just who is responsibleodgovoran for this citywidetromotorni,
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Svatko pita, tko je odgovoran za tu gradsku,
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nationwidesvenarodni mockingbirdpticu rugalicu cacophonykakofonija, and somebodyneko finallykonačno is going to tipSavjet
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nacionalnu kakofoniju ptica rugalica i netko će napokon dati savjet
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the CityGrad CouncilVijeća of MontereyMonterey, CaliforniaCalifornia off to me,
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gradskom vijeću Montereya, Kalifornija za mene,
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and they'lloni će offerponuda me a keyključ to the cityGrad.
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a oni će mi ponuditi ključeve grada.
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A gold-platedpozlaćen, oversizedogroman keyključ to the cityGrad
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Na zlatnoj plati, prevelike ključeve grada
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and that is all I need, 'causejer if I get that, I can unlockotključavanje the airzrak.
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i to je sve što trebam, jer ako to dobijem, mogu otključati zrak.
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I'll listen for what's missingnedostaje, and I'll put it there.
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Slušati ću što nedostaje, i staviti ću to tamo.
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Thank you, TEDTED.
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Hvala TED.
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(Pljesak)
04:06
ChrisChris AndersonAnderson: WowSjajna osoba.
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Chris Andreson: Sjajno.
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WowSjajna osoba.
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Sjajno.
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Rives - Performance poet, multimedia artist
Performance artist and storyteller Rives has been called "the first 2.0 poet," using images, video and technology to bring his words to life.

Why you should listen

Part poet, part storyteller, part philosopher, Rives is the co-host of TEDActive as well as a frequent TED speaker. On stage, his poems burst in many directions, exposing multiple layers and unexpected treats: childhood memories, grown-up humor, notions of love and lust, of what is lost forever and of what's still out there waiting to unfold. Chimborazo.

A regular on HBO's Def Poetry Jam, Rives also starred alongside model Bar Refaeli in the 2008 Bravo special Ironic Iconic America, touring the United States on a "roller coaster ride through the eye-popping panorama of American pop culture." Flat pages can't contain his storytelling, even when paper is his medium. The pop-up books he creates for children unfold with surprise: The Christmas Pop-Up Present expands to reveal moving parts, hidden areas and miniature booklets inside. 

His latest project—the Museum of Four in the Morning—is an ode to a time that may well be part of a global conspiracy. In a good way.  

More profile about the speaker
Rives | Speaker | TED.com