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Caroline Lavelle: Casting a spell on the cello
Caroline Lavelle farmecă violoncelul
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Caroline Lavelle este ca o fermecătoare ce urzește o vrajă cu ajutorul violoncelului şi a cântecelor cu motive pastorale, ascunzându-se din când în când in spatele unui vâlvoi de păr blond. Ea cântă melodia "Mai departe decât soarele" alături de Thomas Dolby la claviatură.
Caroline Lavelle - Cellist; singer-songwriter
Equally talented on cello and vocals, Caroline Lavelle has created a performance style all her own. Her expansive talents, channeling the best of both classical and contemporary influences, have earned her comparisons to both Kate Bush and Jacqueline du Pré. Full bio
Equally talented on cello and vocals, Caroline Lavelle has created a performance style all her own. Her expansive talents, channeling the best of both classical and contemporary influences, have earned her comparisons to both Kate Bush and Jacqueline du Pré. Full bio
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Thank you very much.
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Vă mulțumesc foarte mult.
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Now, I've got a story for you.
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Acum, am o poveste pentru voi.
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When I arrived off the plane,
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Când am coborât din avion,
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after a very long journey from the West of England,
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după un zbor foarte lung din vestul Angliei,
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my computer, my beloved laptop,
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calculatorul meu, îndrăgitul meu laptop,
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had gone mad,
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o luase razna,
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and had -- oh! -- a bit like that! --
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şi a -- oh! -- cam aşa ceva! --
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and the display on it --
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ecranul său--
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anyway, the whole thing had burst.
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în orice caz, toată chestia se stricase.
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And I went to the IT guys here
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Şi m-am dus la băieţii de la IT aici
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and a gentleman mended my computer,
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şi un domn mi-a reparat calculatorul,
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and then he said, "What are you doing here?"
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iar apoi m-a întrebat "Ce te aduce pe aici?"
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and I said "I'm playing the cello and I'm doing a bit of singing,"
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I-am răspuns că voi cânta atât la violoncel, cât și vocal.
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and he said, "Oh, I sort of play the cello as well."
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Iar el mi-a spus "Şi eu cânt la violoncel."
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And I said, "Do you really?"
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L-am întrebat "Pe bune?"
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Anyway, so you're in for a treat,
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În orice caz, pregătiți-vă să fiți răsfățați
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because he's fantastic, and his name's Mark.
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pentru că este extraordinar, iar numele său este Mark.
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(Applause)
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(Aplauze)
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I am also joined by my partner in crime, Thomas Dolby.
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Sunt însoțită de asemenea de complicele meu, Thomas Dolby.
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(Applause)
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(Aplauze)
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This song is called "Farther than the Sun."
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Cântecul se numește "Mai departe decât soarele"
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(Music)
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(Muzică)
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♫ Strung in the wind I called you ♫
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Prinsă în vânt te-am chemat
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♫ but you did not hear ... ♫
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♫ Dar tu nu ai auzit... ♫
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♫ And you're a plant that needs poor soil ♫
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♫ Şi ești un plug ce are nevoie de pământ sărac ♫
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♫ and I have treated you too well ♫
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♫ iar eu te-am tratat prea bine ♫
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♫ to give up flowers ... ♫
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♫ ca să abandonezi florile ♫
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♫ Oh, I have been too rich for you ... ♫
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♫ Am fost prea fertil pentru tine... ♫
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♫ Farther than the sun from me ♫
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♫ Mai departe decât soarele de mine ♫
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♫ Farther than I'd have you be ♫
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♫ Mai departe decât aș vrea să fii ♫
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♫ And I go north, I get so cold ♫
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♫ Când merg spre nord mi se face frig ♫
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♫ My heart is lava under stone ♫
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♫ Inima mea e lavă sub pietre ♫
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♫ You are not worthy ♫
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♫ Nu meriți ♫
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♫ You are not worthy ... ♫
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♫ Nu meriți ♫
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♫ With your calculating eyes ♫
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♫ Cu ochii tăi reci ♫
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♫ spinning figures ♫
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♫ Învârtind cifre ♫
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♫ you cannot see me ♫
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♫ Nu mă poți vedea ♫
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♫ You cannot see me ... ♫
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♫ Nu mă poți vedea ♫
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♫ And if I tell myself enough ♫
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♫ Şi dacă îmi repet de suficiente ori ♫
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♫ I'll believe it ♫
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♫ Voi crede. ♫
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♫ You are not worthy ♫
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♫ Nu meriți... ♫
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♫ The sea, it freezes over ... ♫
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♫ Marea se acoperă cu gheață... ♫
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♫ to trap the light ♫
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♫ să împiedice lumina ♫
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♫ And I'm in love with being in love ♫
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♫ Iar eu iubesc să iubesc ♫
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♫ and you were never quite the one ♫
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♫ iar tu nu ai fost niciodată alesul ♫
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♫ In Gerda's eyes ♫
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♫ In ochii lui Gerda ♫
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♫ Fragments of what you've become ♫
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♫ Fragmente din ce ai devenit ♫
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♫ And all the moths that fly at night ♫
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♫ Iar toți fluturii ce zboară noaptea ♫
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♫ believe electric light is bright ♫
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♫ cred că lumina electrică e strălucitoare ♫
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♫ You are not worthy ♫
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♫ Nu meriți ♫
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♫ You are not worthy ♫
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♫ Nu meriți ♫
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♫ With your calculating eyes ♫
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♫ Cu ochii tăi reci ♫
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♫ Spinning figures ♫
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♫ Învârtind cifre ♫
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♫ You cannot see me, no ♫
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♫ Nu mă poți vedea ♫
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♫ And if I tell myself enough ♫
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♫ Şi dacă îmi repet de suficiente ori ♫
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♫ I'll believe it ♫
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♫ Voi crede. ♫
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♫ You are not worthy ♫
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♫ Nu meriți. ♫
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♫ Farther than the sun from me ♫
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♫ Mai departe decât soarele de mine ♫
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♫ Farther than I'd have you be ♫
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♫ Mai departe decât aș vrea sa fii ♫
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♫ And I go north, I get so cold ♫
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♫ Când merg spre nord mi se face frig ♫
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♫ My heart is lava under stone ♫
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♫ Inima mea e lavă sub pietre ♫
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♫ You are not worthy ♫
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♫ Nu meriți ♫
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♫ You are not worthy ♫
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♫ Nu meriți ♫
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♫ With your calculating eyes ♫
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♫ Cu ochii tăi reci ♫
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♫ Spinning figures ♫
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♫ Învârtind cifre ♫
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♫ You cannot see me, no ... ♫
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♫ Nu mă poţi vedea, nu... ♫
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♫ And if I tell myself enough, I'll believe it ♫
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♫ Şi dacă îmi repet de suficiente ori, voi crede.
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(Applause)
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(Aplauze)
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Thank you very much.
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Vă mulțumesc mult!
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Caroline Lavelle - Cellist; singer-songwriterEqually talented on cello and vocals, Caroline Lavelle has created a performance style all her own. Her expansive talents, channeling the best of both classical and contemporary influences, have earned her comparisons to both Kate Bush and Jacqueline du Pré.
Why you should listen
Connecting the best of British chamber folk and folk rock to modern electronic music, Caroline Lavelle is frequently sought out for both her vocals and her cello playing. The genre-bridging cellist has collaborated with the likes of Peter Gabriel, Laurie Anderson, Radiohead, the Cranberries, BT, Massive Attack and William Orbit, among others (she reportedly inspired Madonna to pursue her own successful collaboration with Orbit).
In her TED performance of "Further than the Sun," Lavelle plays the cello like a sorceress casting a spell, occasionally hiding behind her wild mane of blond hair as she sings of pastoral themes. She's produced three solo albums -- A Distant Bell (2004), Brilliant Midnight (2001) and Spirit (1995) -- and is a touring member of the Chieftains.
Caroline Lavelle | Speaker | TED.com