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.  

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Rives: A story of mixed emoticons

رايفس: قصة للتعابير المختلطة

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يروي رايفس-- نجم برافو الخاص "أيقونة أمريكا الساخرة"-- خرافة الطباعة القصيرة والحلوة والمُرة.
- 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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This meansيعني, "I'm smilingباسم."
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هذه تعني اني ابتسم.
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So does that.
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وكذلك تلك.
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This meansيعني "mouseالفأر."
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هذه تعني فأر.
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"Catقط."
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قطة.
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Here we have a storyقصة.
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هنا لدينا قصة.
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The startبداية of the storyقصة, where this meansيعني guy,
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بداية القصة، حيث يعني هذا شخص،
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and that is a ponytailذيل حصان on a passer-byالمارة.
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وهذا ذيل الحصان علي راسه.
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Here'sمن هنا where it happensيحدث.
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هنا حيث حدث.
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These are when.
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وهنا متي تم.
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This is a cassetteكاسيت tapeشريط the girlفتاة putsيضع into her cassette-tapeشريط كاسيت playerلاعب.
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هذا شريط تسجيل والفتاة تضعه علي مشغل التسجيل.
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She wearsيلبس it everyكل day.
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هي تحمله كل يوم.
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It's not consideredاعتبر vintageعتيق --
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تلك لا تُعتبر
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she just likesالإعجابات certainالمؤكد musicموسيقى to soundصوت a certainالمؤكد way.
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إنها تحب فقط أن تصدر موسيقى محددة صوتاً بطريقة محددة.
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Look at her postureوضع; it's remarkableلافت للنظر.
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أنظر إلى موقفها، إنه مميز.
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That's because she dancesالرقصات.
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ذلك لأنها ترقص.
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Now he, the guy, takes all of this in, figuringكشف,
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الآن، هو الرجل، يأخذ كل هذا، يتعرف عليه،
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"Honestlyبكل صراحه, geezالجيز, what are my chancesفرص?"
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"بصراحة، يا إلهي، يا للفرصة؟"
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(Laughterضحك)
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(ضحك)
01:08
And he could say, "Oh my God!"
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وكان بوسعه القول، "اوه يا إلهي!"
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or "I heartقلب you!"
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او "لقد اذيتك!"
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"I'm laughingيضحك out loudبصوت عال."
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انا اضحك بصوت عالي.
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"I want to give you a hugعناق."
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اريد ان احضنك.
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But he comesيأتي up with that, you know.
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لكنه توصل لذلك، كما تعلمون.
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He tellsيروي her, "I'd like to hand-paintومن ناحية الطلاء your portraitصورة on a coffeeقهوة mugقدح."
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هو يخبرها، "أرغب في رسم صورتك على كوب قهوتك."
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(Laughterضحك)
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(ضحك)
01:25
Put a crabسلطعون insideفي داخل it.
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ضع سرطان البحر بداخلها.
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Addإضافة some waterماء.
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و قليل من المياه.
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Sevenسبعة differentمختلف saltsأملاح.
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سبعة اشكال من الملح.
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He meansيعني he's got this suddenمفاجئ notionخيالى to standيفهم on dryجاف landأرض,
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إنه يعني أنه حصل على فكرته الفجائية ليقف على أرض جافة،
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but just panhandleتسول at the oceanمحيط.
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لكنه أنتهى عند المحيط.
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He saysيقول, "You look like a mermaidحورية البحر, but you walkسير like a waltzرقصة الفالس."
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هو يقول، " أنت تبدين كحورية البحر، لكنك تمشين مثل راقص الفالس."
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And the girlفتاة goesيذهب, "Wha'وها '?"
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وتقول الفتاة، " ماذا؟"
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So, the guy repliesردود, "Yeah, I know, I know.
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لذا، يرد عليها الرجل، " نعم، أعرف، أعرف.
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I think my heartbeatنبض القلب mightربما be the Morseمورس codeالشفرة for inappropriateغير مناسب.
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أعتقد أن نبضات قلبي ربما تكون غير مناسبة لشفرة مورس.
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At leastالأقل, that's how it seemsيبدو.
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على الأقل، هكذا تبدو.
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I'm like a juniorنجارة varsityاسكواش cheerleaderالمشجع sometimesبعض الأحيان --
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أنا أحب صغار مشجعي الاسكواتش بعض الأحيان--
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for swearingأداء اليمين الدستورية, awkwardغير ملائم silencesالصمت, and very simpleبسيط rhymeقافية schemesمخططات.
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لأداء اليمين ، إحراج الصمت ، والقوافي المنظمة البسيطة جدا.
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Right now, talkingالحديث to you, I'm not even really a guy.
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حالياً، أتحدث معك، أنا لست رجلاً حقيقي حتى.
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I'm a monkeyقرد --
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أنا قرد،
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(Laughterضحك) --
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(ضحك)
02:11
blowingنفخ kissesالقبلات
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تهب القبلات
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at a butterflyفراشة.
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في فراشة
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But I'm still suggestingمما يدل على you and I should meetيجتمع.
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لكن مازلت أقترح لك أننا يجب أن نلتقي.
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First, soonهكذا, and then a lot.
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أولاً، قريباً، ثم كثيراً.
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I'm thinkingتفكير the southwestجنوب غرب cornerركن of 5thعشر and 42ndالثانية at noonوقت الظهيرة tomorrowغدا,
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أنا أفكر بناصية جنوب قرب يوم الخامس والثاني والأربعين ظهر يوم غد،
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but I'll stayالبقاء untilحتى you showتبين up, ponytailذيل حصان or not.
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لكني سأنتظر حتى تأتين، ذيل الحصان أو لا.
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Hellالجحيم, ponytailذيل حصان aloneوحده.
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الجحيم، ذيل الحصان وحده.
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I don't know what elseآخر to tell you.
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لا أعرف ماذا أيضاً لأخبرك به.
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I got a pencilقلم you can borrowاقتراض.
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لدي قلم رصاص يمكنك إستعارته.
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You can put it in your phoneهاتف."
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يمكنك وضعه على هاتفك."
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But the girlفتاة does not budgeتزحزح, does not smileابتسامة, does not frownعبوس.
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لكن الفتاة لا تتزحزح، لا تبتسم، لا تعبس.
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She just saysيقول, "No thank you."
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تقول فقط، " لا شكراً لك."
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You know?
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تعلمون؟
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[ "i don't need 2 writeاكتب it down." ]
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["لا أحتاج لكتابة ذلك."]
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(Applauseتصفيق)
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(تصفيق)
Translated by Anwar Dafa-Alla
Reviewed by Abdulatif Mahgoub

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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

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