ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sirena Huang - Violinist
Sirena Huang started taking violin lessons at age 4 and made her professional solo debut at 9 with the Taiwan Symphony Orchestra. She has won top prizes in numerous international competitions, delighting audiences worldwide with her virtuosity and charm.

Why you should listen

Only 11 years old when she performed at TED, Sirena Huang is still technically a child. But as anyone who sees her perform can attest, she has a musician's soul that transcends her years. "Her musical imagination is boundless," said Juilliard dean Stephen Clapp, who described her as "a musical artist with qualities of maturity far beyond her age."

What's most striking in her performance style is the way she combines technical ability with emotional force and nuance. Her fiercely virtuoso performances are profoundly moving, even via podcast. "Amazed," "delighted" and "spellbound" are the words bloggers often use after watching her play. She has won numerous awards for her brilliant performances worldwide, and has played for the likes of French president Nicolas Sarkozy, King Abdullah II of Jordan, and the Dalai Lama. 

More profile about the speaker
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Sirena Huang: An 11-year-old's magical violin

سیرینە هاونگ: کەمانچەیەکی جادووی کچێکی ١١ ساڵی

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سیرینە هاونگ کەمانچەژەنی بەتوانا، نمایشێکی ناوازە پێشکەس دەکات. کچە تەمەن ١١ سەڵەکە چەند پارچە مۆسیقایەکی جیهانی بۆ دڵخۆش کردنی ئامادەبوان پێشکەش دەکات.
- Violinist
Sirena Huang started taking violin lessons at age 4 and made her professional solo debut at 9 with the Taiwan Symphony Orchestra. She has won top prizes in numerous international competitions, delighting audiences worldwide with her virtuosity and charm. Full bio

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(Applause)
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کۆتایی چەپڵە
سڵاو، من سیرینیام.
08:58
Hi everyone. I'm Sirena.
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تەمەنم ١١ ساڵە و لە ولایەتی کێنێتکتدم.
09:00
I'm 11 years old and from Connecticut.
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بینەران دڵشادن
چەپڵە
09:06
(Applause)
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لە ڕاستیدا نازنم
هۆکاری ئامادەبوونم لێرە چیە.
09:10
Well, I'm not really sure why I'm here.
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پێکەنین
09:15
(Laughter)
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ئەمە چ کاری بە تەکنەلۆژیاوە هەیە،
بەسەر بردنی کاتێکی خۆش یان دیزاین؟
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I mean, what does this have to do with
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technology, entertainment and design?
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ئای پۆدەکەم گرنگە، تەلەفۆن، کۆمپیتەر
ئەمانە تەکنەلۆژیان،
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Well, I count my iPod, cellphone and computer as technology
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09:27
but this has nothing to do with that.
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ئەمە هیچ بە تەکنەلۆژیاوە پەیوەست نیە.
بەدوای زانیاری گەڕام.
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So I did a little research on it.
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گەیشتمە ئەم ئەنجامە
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Well, this is what I found.
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09:35
Of course, I hope I can memorize it.
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هەوڵم دا لە بەری بکەم
گەرووی ڕێکدەخات
09:39
The violin is basically made of a wood box
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کەمانچە لە بۆکسێکی دار
و چوار وەتەر دروست دەکرێت.
09:41
and four main strings.
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بە پاڵپێوەنانی وەتەرەکان
دەلەرێنەوە ودەنگ بەرهەم دەهێنن،
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By playing the string, the string vibrates
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and produces a sound wave.
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Sound passes through a piece of wood called a bridge
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بە ناو پارچە تەختەیەک
تێپەڕ دەبن کە پێیان دەوترێت پرد.
09:46
and goes down to the wood box and gets amplified
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دواتر دەنگەکە گەورە دەبێت،
بەڵام با بیر بکەمەوە ....
09:48
but ... let me think.
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پێکەنین
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(Laughter)
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Okay. On the other hand
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جێگەی دانانی پەنجە لەسەر وەتەرە جیاوازەکان
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by placing your finger in a different position on the fingerboard
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درێژی وەتەرەکان دڕیژ دەکات
و لەرینەوەی جیاواز دروست دەبێت.
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it changes the string length,
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that changes the frequency of the sound wave.
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ئای خوایە!
10:02
Oh, my gosh!
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پێکەنین
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(Laughter)
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ئەمە جۆرێکە لە مۆسیقا،
10:05
Okay. This is sort of a technology
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بەڵام تەکنەلۆژیایی سەدی ١٦یە.
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but I can call it a 16th-century technology.
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بەڵام سەرسوڕهێنەرترین شت
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But actually, the most fascinating thing that I found
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ئامێرەکانی سیستەمی دەنگی
یان ئامێرە لاسیکیەکان
10:17
was that even the audio system
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or wave transmission nowadays
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تا ئێستاش لەسەر هەمان بنچینە کار دەکەن.
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are still basically based on the same principle
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10:24
of producing and projecting sound.
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10:26
Isn't that cool?
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سەرسوڕهێنەر نیە؟
پێکەنین
10:28
(Laughter)
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10:31
(Applause)
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چەپڵە
دیزاین، دیزاینم خۆش دەوێت.
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Design -- I love its design.
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بیرمە کاتێک مناڵ بووم، دایکم لێی پرسیم،
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I remember when I was little
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my mom asked me,
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would you like to play the violin or the piano?
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حەزت لە ژەنینی کەمانچەیە یان پیانۆ؟
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I looked at that giant monster
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سەیرێکی ئامێری پیانۆم کرد ووتم:
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and said to myself --
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نامەوێت ئەسیری
دانیشتنی سەر ئەم ئامێرە بم.
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I am not going to lock myself on that bench
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the whole day.
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پێکەنین
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This is small and lightweight.
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ئەمە بچووک و کێشی سوکە.
چۆنم بوێت دەتوانم بیژەنم.
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I can play from standing, sitting or walking.
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و با شتێکت پێ بڵیم.
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And you know what?
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The best of all is that if I don't want to practice,
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ئەگەر بمەوێت خۆم لە ڕاهێنان بدزمەوە،
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I can hide it.
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بە دەنگی نزم: دەتوانم بیشارمەوە.
پێکەنین
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(Laughter)
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The violin is very beautiful.
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کەمانچە زۆر جوانە
خەڵکانێک بە جەستەی خانمان دەیشوبهێنن.
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Some people relate it as the shape of a lady
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but, whether you like it or not,
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بەڵام پێت خۆش بێت یان نا، تەمەنی ٤٠٠ ساڵە.
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it's been so for more than 400 years,
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وەک ئامێرە سەردەمیەکان
نیە کە زوو کۆن دەبن.
11:23
unlike modern stuff that easily looks dated.
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پێم وایە ئەمە هەستێکی
کەسییە و بێ هاوتایە کە
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But I think it's very personal and unique that,
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although each violin looks pretty similar,
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گشت کەمانچەکان بەنزیکەی هاوشێوەن،
دوو کەمانچەیەک هیچ کاتێک
هەمان دەنگ بەرهەم ناهێنن
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that no two violins sound the same.
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تەنانەت ئەگەر لە لایەن یەک
کەس و مۆدیلیش دروست کرابن.
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Even from the same maker
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or based on the same model.
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کەیف و سەفا، من حەزم لە کەیف و سەفایە.
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Entertainment -- I love the entertainment,
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بەڵام لە ڕاستیدا کەمانچە بۆ
ئەم بۆنانە بە کەڵک نایەت.
11:43
but actually, the instrument itself
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isn't very entertaining.
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کە یەک کەمانچەم بەدەست هێنا
هەوڵمدا هەر بۆخشی بیژەنم،
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I mean, when I first got my violin
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and tried to play around, it was
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بیرۆکەیەکی زۆر خراپ بوو،
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actually, really bad because
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چونکە دەنگەکانی هاوشێوەی ئەم دەنگانە
نەبوو کە لە ئامێری مناڵەکانیتر دەمبیستن
11:57
it didn't sound like the way I'd heard from other kids --
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پڕ ژاوەژاو و نەشازی بوو.
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so horrible and so scratchy --
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بەهیچ جۆرێک کەیف و خۆشی نەبوو.
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so it wasn't entertaining at all.
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برایەکەم ئەمەی زۆر بە دڵ بوو:
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But besides, my brother found this very funny.
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Yuk, yuk, yuk.
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یک! یک! یک!
پێکەنین
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(Laughter)
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A few years later I heard a joke about
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دوای چەند ساڵیک،
گوێبیستی نوکتەیەک
سەبارەت بە گەورەترین
کەمانچەژەن جاشا هایفتز بووم.
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the greatest violinist, Jascha Heifetz.
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After Mr. Heifetz's concert
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دوای کۆنسێرتەکەی بەڕێز هایفتز،
خاتوونێک دێتە پێش و
دەست خۆشی لێ دەکات و دەڵێت:
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a lady came over and complimented,
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"Oh, Mr. Heifetz, your violin sounded so great tonight."
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بەڕێز هایفتز ئەمشەو
کەمانچەکات زۆر شاز دیار بوو!
بەڕێز هایفتز کەسێکی زۆر بەڕێز بوو،
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And Mr. Heifetz was a very cool person,
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so he picked up his violin and said,
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دەستی دایە کەمانچەکە و ووتی:
پێکەنیناویە من هیچ نابیستم.!
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"Funny, I don't hear anything."
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پێکەنین
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(Laughter)
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ئێستا تێگەیشتم وەک مۆسیقاژەنێک
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And now, I realize that as the musician,
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we human beings, we have a great mind,
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ئێمەی مرۆڤ، بەم مێشکە
گەورەیە و دڵ و لێهاتوویە گەورەیەمان
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artistic heart and skill
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دەتوانین دیزاینی ئەم
تەکنەلۆژیایەی سەدەی ١٦ بگۆڕین
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that can change the 16th-century technology
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and a legendary design
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بۆ کەیف و سەفایەکی خۆش.
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to a wonderful entertainment.
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ئێستا تێگەیشتم بۆچی لێرەم
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Now, I know why I'm here.
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مۆسیقا
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(Music)
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کۆتایی مۆسیقا
چەپڵە
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(Applause)
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At first I thought I was just going to be here to perform,
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لە سەرەتا وامزانی
تەنها بۆ ژەنینی مۆسیقا لێرەم،
بەڵام بە پێچەوانەوی چاوەڕوانی خۆم کاتێکی
زۆر خۆشم بەڕی کرد و زۆر شت فێر بووم.
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but unexpectedly, I learned and enjoyed much more.
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But ... although some of them were quite up there for me.
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بەڵام. سەڕەرای ئەوەی بابەتی هەندێ لە
قسەکان بۆ من قورس بوو.
پێکەنین
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(Laughter)
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وەک شتی هەمەڕەهەندی.
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Like the multi-dimension stuff.
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بەڕاستیمە، دلخۆش دەبم گەر
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I mean, honestly, I'd be happy enough
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بتوانم ئیشە دوو ڕەهەندیەکانی خوێندنگەم
بە باشی ئەنجام بدەم.
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if I can actually get my two dimension correct in school.
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(Laughter)
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پێکەنین
ئەوەی زۆرترن سەرنجی منی بۆ خۆی ڕاکێشا
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But actually, the most impressive thing to me
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is that ... well, actually,
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کە پێم وایە بۆ زۆربەی مناڵانیتریش ڕاست بێت
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I would also like to stand this for all children
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ئەوەیە سوپاسی ئێوەی گەورەکان بکەم
کە چاودێری ئێمەی مناڵان دەکەن،
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is to say, thank you, to all adults
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for actually caring for us a lot
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و ئیش دەکەن تا داهاتوومان باشتر بکەن.
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and to make our future world much better.
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سوپاس
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Thank you.
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چەپڵە
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(Applause)
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کۆتایی مۆسیقا
چەپڵە
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(Applause)
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کۆتایی چەپڵە
مۆسیقا
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کۆتایی مۆسیقا
چەپڵە
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(Applause)
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Translated by Koya University 1
Reviewed by Koya University

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sirena Huang - Violinist
Sirena Huang started taking violin lessons at age 4 and made her professional solo debut at 9 with the Taiwan Symphony Orchestra. She has won top prizes in numerous international competitions, delighting audiences worldwide with her virtuosity and charm.

Why you should listen

Only 11 years old when she performed at TED, Sirena Huang is still technically a child. But as anyone who sees her perform can attest, she has a musician's soul that transcends her years. "Her musical imagination is boundless," said Juilliard dean Stephen Clapp, who described her as "a musical artist with qualities of maturity far beyond her age."

What's most striking in her performance style is the way she combines technical ability with emotional force and nuance. Her fiercely virtuoso performances are profoundly moving, even via podcast. "Amazed," "delighted" and "spellbound" are the words bloggers often use after watching her play. She has won numerous awards for her brilliant performances worldwide, and has played for the likes of French president Nicolas Sarkozy, King Abdullah II of Jordan, and the Dalai Lama. 

More profile about the speaker
Sirena Huang | Speaker | TED.com