ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Teitur - Singer-songwriter
Whether they’re sung in in English or his native Faroese, Teitur laces his deceptively innocent songs with often stinging hooks.

Why you should listen

Teitur crafts songs with unexpected lyrical twists portraying everything from awkward love affairs to lost weekends. Although he’s written hits for singers like Seal and Corinne Bailey Rae, the best interpreter for Teitur’s songs is himself: his half-dozen solo albums have won him accolades from the Danish Royal family, the Guardian and fans around the world.

His album Story Music (recorded in a former ice factory) features contributions from legendary Beach Boys arranger Van Dyke Parks and 78 musicians gathered from his native Faroe Islands.

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TED2015

Teitur: Home is a song I've always remembered

Teitur: 家是一首我永遠難忘的歌

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樂手 Teitur 認為歌唱是把自己的一部分貢獻給別人。他説:「如果你只想別人留下好印象,或者最後得到掌聲,那麼你只是要收穫,不肯付出。」現在就聽一聽他在 Ted2015 臺上的演唱,他送給我們兩首關於愛、遠方和家的歌曲。
- Singer-songwriter
Whether they’re sung in in English or his native Faroese, Teitur laces his deceptively innocent songs with often stinging hooks. Full bio

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(Guitar吉他 music音樂)
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(結他音樂)
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I was just thinking思維
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我曾經這樣想
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that I have been missing失踪 you way too long
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思念得妳太久。
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There's something inside this weary厭倦 head
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但這疲憊的心靈有種聲音,
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that wants us to love just instead代替
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卻呼喚我們戀愛。
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But I was just thinking思維,
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我曾經這樣想,
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merely僅僅 thinking思維
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只是在想
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I've got loads負載 of pictures圖片,
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我有無數的相片,
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I've got the one of you
in that dancing跳舞 dress連衣裙
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其中一張有妳穿著舞衣,
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But man I feel silly愚蠢 in that dim暗淡 light
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但我在暗淡的燈光下,
顯得有點儍。
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Just after doing you
by the sight視力 of my Kodak柯達 delights美食,
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我用「柯達」給你拍照後,
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I am sinking下沉,
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我無法自拔,
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merely僅僅 sinking下沉
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只是無法自拔。
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I think about long distance距離 rates利率
instead代替 of kissing接吻 you babe孩兒
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我沒有掛著吻你,
卻擔心長途電話費。
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I'm a singer歌手 without a song歌曲
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我是沒有歌的歌手,
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If I wait for you longer
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越是等你
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my affection感情 is stronger
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我的愛意越濃。
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and I ... I was just thinking思維,
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然後我⋯我只是在想,
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merely僅僅 thinking思維
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只是在想
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that this boat is sinking下沉
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這艘小船正緩緩地下沉。
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I'm tired of postcards明信片,
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我厭倦寫明信片,
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especially特別 the ones那些
with cute可愛 dogs小狗 and cupids丘比特
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特別是有可愛小狗和丘比特的那種。
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I'm tired of calling調用 you and missing失踪 you
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我厭倦去給你電話、去想你、
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and dreaming做夢 I slept with you
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夢想着能和你相擁入睡。
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Don't get me wrong錯誤
I still desperately拼命 love you
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不要誤會,我這顆疲憊的心,
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inside this weary厭倦 head
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仍是瘋狂地愛你。
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I just want us to love just instead代替
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我只想跟妳戀愛而已。
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But I was just thinking思維 and thinking思維,
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但我只是不停在想,
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merely僅僅 thinking思維
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只是在想
03:04
I think about long distance距離 rates利率
instead代替 of kissing接吻 you babe孩兒
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我沒有掛著吻你,
卻擔心長途電話費。
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and time is running賽跑 me still
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時間流逝,我仍沒變。
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If I wait for you longer
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越是等你,
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my affection感情 is stronger
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我的愛意越濃。
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I ... I was just thinking思維
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我⋯我只是在想,
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I ... I was just thinking思維
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我⋯我只是在想,
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that I'm tired of calling調用 you once一旦 a week
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厭倦了每星期給你一次電話。
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thinking思維 of long distance距離 rates利率
instead代替 of kissing接吻 you
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沒有掛著吻你,
卻擔心長途電話費。
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So baby寶寶 I'm sinking下沉,
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甜心,我不能自拔,
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merely僅僅 sinking下沉
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只是不能自拔。
03:59
(Guitar吉他 music音樂 ends結束)
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(結他音樂結束)
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(Applause掌聲)
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(鼓掌聲)
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Thank you.
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多謝
04:12
Singing唱歌 is sharing分享.
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唱歌是要來分享。
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When you sing, you have to know
what you're talking about intimately密切,
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你必須要知道,
唱歌是發自內心,
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and you have to be willing願意
to share分享 this insight眼光
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必須願意讓人分享你的見解,
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and give away a piece of yourself你自己.
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把一部分的你呈現出來。
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I look for this intention意向
to share分享 in everything,
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我每樣事情都尋求分享的目的,
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and I ask: what are the intentions意圖
behind背後 this architecture建築 or this product產品
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然後我會問:設計這座建築風格
或者這件產品,
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or this restaurant餐廳 or this meal膳食?
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又或者這間餐廳,或者做這頓菜,
背後的目的是什麼?
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And if your intentions意圖
are to impress people
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如果你只是想別人留下好印象,
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or to get the big applause掌聲 at the end結束,
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或者最後得到掌聲,
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then you are taking服用, not giving.
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那麼你只想要收穫,不懂付出。
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And this is a song歌曲 that's about --
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接下來這首歌是關於--
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it's the kind of song歌曲 that everyone大家
has their version of.
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每個人聽了,都有自己的
版本的歌。
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This song歌曲 is called "Home,"
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歌名是「家。」
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and it's sort分類 of a "This is where
I'm from, nice不錯 to meet遇到 you all,"
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這首歌類似是:很高興見到大家,
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kind of song歌曲.
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我就是來自這
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
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(Applause掌聲)
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(鼓掌聲)
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(Piano鋼琴 music音樂)
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(鋼琴聲)
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Home is the sound聲音 of birds鳥類
early in the morning早上
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家是清晨小鳥的歌聲,
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Home is a song歌曲 I've always remembered記得
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家是一首我永遠難忘的歌,
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Home is the memory記憶
of my first day in school學校
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家是我第一天上學的回憶,
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Home is the books圖書 that I carry攜帶 around
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家是我攜帶身邊的書本,
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Home is an alley胡同 in a faraway遠處 town
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家是遠處小城的窄巷,
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Home is the places地方 I’ve已經 been
and where I’d like to go
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家是我想回到的老地方。
06:30
Home
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家,
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I'm always gonna feel at home
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我在那裡永遠感到舒適自在。
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No matter where I may可能 roam漫遊
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無論我流浪到那
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I'm always gonna find my way back home
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總會找到歸家的路;
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No matter how far I’m gone走了
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無論我去到多麽遠,
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I’m always gonna feel this longing渴望
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總會覺得牽腸掛肚;
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No matter where I might威力 stay
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無論我住在那方,
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Home is a feather羽毛 twirling捻轉 in the air空氣
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家是羽毛在空中旋轉飛舞,
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Home is flowers花卉 in a windowsill窗台
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家是窗邊生長的小花,
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Home is all the things she said to me
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家是她跟我說的所有說話,
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Home is a photo照片 I never threw away
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家是一幅我永不會丟棄的相片,
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Home is the smile微笑 on my face面對 when I die
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家是我死去時,仍掛着笑臉,
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Home is the taste味道 of an apple蘋果 pie餡餅
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家是蘋果批的味道。
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I met會見 a woman女人, she always lived生活
in the same相同 place地點
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我遇見一個女子,
一直住在那個地方。
07:51
And she said home is where
you’re回覆 born天生 and raised上調
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她説家就是你出生和長大的地方。
08:00
And I met會見 a man, he satSAT
looking out to the sea
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我遇見一個男子,
他坐在海邊看海。
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And he said home is where you want to be
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他說家就是你想回去的地方。
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I met會見 a girl女孩 in some downtown市中心 bar酒吧
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我在城裏的酒吧,遇見一個女孩。
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And she said I'll have
whatever隨你 he's having
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她説:我會跟他同甘共有。
08:32
And I asked her how come
we never met會見 before?
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跟著我問她:為何我們從未見過?
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And she said all my life I’ve已經 been trying
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她説:我這一生人一直尋找
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to get a place地點 of my own擁有
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自己的天地。
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I’m always gonna feel at home
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我在家永遠感到舒適自在。
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No matter where I may可能 roam漫遊
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無論我流浪到那
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Always gonna find my way back home
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總會找到歸家家的路;
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No matter how far I’m gone走了
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無論去到那麼遠,
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I'm always gonna feel this longing渴望
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總會覺得牽腸掛肚;
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No matter where I might威力 stay
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無論我住在那
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(Piano鋼琴 music音樂)
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(鋼琴音樂)
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(Piano鋼琴 music音樂 ends結束)
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(鋼琴音樂結束)
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(Applause掌聲)
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(鼓掌聲)
Translated by Wink Wong
Reviewed by Michael Qiang

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Teitur - Singer-songwriter
Whether they’re sung in in English or his native Faroese, Teitur laces his deceptively innocent songs with often stinging hooks.

Why you should listen

Teitur crafts songs with unexpected lyrical twists portraying everything from awkward love affairs to lost weekends. Although he’s written hits for singers like Seal and Corinne Bailey Rae, the best interpreter for Teitur’s songs is himself: his half-dozen solo albums have won him accolades from the Danish Royal family, the Guardian and fans around the world.

His album Story Music (recorded in a former ice factory) features contributions from legendary Beach Boys arranger Van Dyke Parks and 78 musicians gathered from his native Faroe Islands.

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