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Rives: A story of mixed emoticons
Rives tregon nje histori te emocioneve te perziera
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Rives -- ylli special i Bravos "Ikona ironike Amerika" -- tregon nje perrall zanash tipogrofike qe eshte e shkurter dhe e athet.
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. Full bio
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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This means, "I'm smiling."
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Kjo do te thote, " Jam duke qeshur."
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So does that.
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Keshtu qe bazuar tek kjo.
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This means "mouse."
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Kjo ka kuptimin e "Miut."
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"Cat."
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"Macja."
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Here we have a story.
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Ketu kemi nje histori.
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The start of the story, where this means guy,
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Fillimi i historise, qe ka kuptimin e djalit,
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and that is a ponytail on a passer-by.
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dhe kjo eshte nje bishtalec ne kalim.
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Here's where it happens.
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Ketu eshte kur ka ndodhur.
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These are when.
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Keto jane Kur.
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This is a cassette tape the girl puts into her cassette-tape player.
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Kjo eshte nje kasete ku vajza e ve ne degjuesin e saj te kasetave.
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She wears it every day.
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Ajo e ve ate cdo dite.
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It's not considered vintage --
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Nuk konsiderohet vigjilente --
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she just likes certain music to sound a certain way.
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ajo vetem pelqen nje lloj muzike qe tingellon ne nje lloj menyre.
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Look at her posture; it's remarkable.
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Shiko posterin e saj; eshte e mrekullueshme.
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That's because she dances.
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Kjo eshte sepse ajo kercen.
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Now he, the guy, takes all of this in, figuring,
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Tani ai, djali, e merr te gjithe kete me figura,
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"Honestly, geez, what are my chances?"
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"Me sinqeritet, cilat jane shancet e mia?"
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(Laughter)
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(Te qeshura)
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And he could say, "Oh my God!"
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Dhe ai mund te thot, "O zoti im!"
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or "I heart you!"
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ose "te demtova ty!"
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"I'm laughing out loud."
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"Jam duke qeshur me ze."
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"I want to give you a hug."
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"Une dua te te jap ty nje perqafim."
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But he comes up with that, you know.
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Dhe ajo me vjen me ate, e di.
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He tells her, "I'd like to hand-paint your portrait on a coffee mug."
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Ai i tregon asaj, "Deshiroj t'ju bej nje pikture te portretit tuaj me nje kafe ne dore."
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(Laughter)
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(Te qeshura)
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Put a crab inside it.
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Vendos nje gaforre brenda.
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Add some water.
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Shto pak uje.
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Seven different salts.
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Shtate kripera te ndryshme.
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He means he's got this sudden notion to stand on dry land,
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Ai mendon se ai e ka kete nocion per te qendruar ne toke te thate,
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but just panhandle at the ocean.
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por vetem me nje bisht tigani ne oqean.
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He says, "You look like a mermaid, but you walk like a waltz."
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Ai thote, "Ju dukeni si nje sirene, por ju ecni si nje vals."
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And the girl goes, "Wha'?"
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Dhe vajza vazhdon "Cfare?"
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So, the guy replies, "Yeah, I know, I know.
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Keshtu qe djali ia kthen, "Yeah, e di e di.
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I think my heartbeat might be the Morse code for inappropriate.
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Mendoj se rrahja e zemres mund te jete kodi i papranueshum.
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At least, that's how it seems.
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Te pakten, keshtu duket.
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I'm like a junior varsity cheerleader sometimes --
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Nganjehere une jam si nje nxites i vogel --
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for swearing, awkward silences, and very simple rhyme schemes.
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per zhurme, qetesi dhe per skena te rimave.
02:03
Right now, talking to you, I'm not even really a guy.
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Tani, duke folur me ty madje nuk jam as nje djale.
02:08
I'm a monkey --
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Jam nje majmun --
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(Laughter) --
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(Te qeshura) --
02:11
blowing kisses
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duke dhene puthje
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at a butterfly.
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nje flutere.
02:15
But I'm still suggesting you and I should meet.
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Por une jam akoma duke te sugjeruar ty dhe me duhet t'ju takoj.
02:18
First, soon, and then a lot.
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Se pari, shum shpejt, dhe me pas shum,
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I'm thinking the southwest corner of 5th and 42nd at noon tomorrow,
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Jam duke menduar se jug-perendimi i 5 dhe ai i 42-te tek e nesermja,
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but I'll stay until you show up, ponytail or not.
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por une do te qendroj derisa ju te shfaqeni, me bisht ose jo.
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Hell, ponytail alone.
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Dreq, vetem bishtaleci.
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I don't know what else to tell you.
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Nuk e di cfar tjeter tju them.
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I got a pencil you can borrow.
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Kam nje lapes te cilin mund ta huazoni.
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You can put it in your phone."
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Ju mund ta vendosni ne telefonin tuaj.
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But the girl does not budge, does not smile, does not frown.
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Por vajza nuk leviz, nuk qesh, nuk i leviz qepallat
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She just says, "No thank you."
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Ajo vetem thote, Jo faliminderit."
02:52
You know?
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E dini ?
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[ "i don't need 2 write it down." ]
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[ "nuk me duhet ta shkruaj."]
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(Applause)
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(Duartrokitje)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Rives - Performance poet, multimedia artistPerformance 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.
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