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Boy Girl Banjo: "Dead Romance"
Boy Girl Banjo: "Romance muerto"
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El dúo acústico formado por Anielle Reid y Matthew Brookshire (tocando juntos como "Boy Girl Banjo") toman el escenario de TED para interpretar su canción original "Romance muerto", tejiendo juntos sonidos de la música folk estadounidense y del pop moderno.
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(Banjo plays)
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(Banjo)
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(Banjo and guitar play)
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(Banjo y guitarra)
00:33
(Sings) Is this what it's like
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(Canto) ¿De esto se trata
00:37
to be alive?
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estar vivo?
00:39
I reached the point of no return
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Alcancé el punto de no retorno
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and I don't know if I've been burned
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y no sé si he estado ardiendo
00:44
from the burned bridges in my life,
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por los puentes quemados de mi vida,
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thinkin' you were wrong
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pensando que te equivocabas
00:48
and I was right.
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y yo tenía razón.
00:49
Maybe I messed up,
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Quizás lo eché a perder,
00:52
either way it's too late for us.
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es demasiado tarde para nosotros.
00:54
'Cause baby I'm old with regret,
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Porque, querido,
estoy vieja y arrepentida,
estoy vieja y arrepentida,
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wishin' I could hold you and just forget.
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deseando poder abrazarte y solo olvidar.
01:00
Since I can't I'll just be
home but homesick,
home but homesick,
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Como no puedo, estaré
en casa, con nostalgia,
en casa, con nostalgia,
01:02
wishin' you were mine
and I didn't hurt you like I did.
and I didn't hurt you like I did.
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deseando que fueras mío
y no haberte herido como lo hice.
y no haberte herido como lo hice.
01:06
Can't go back to when we had a chance,
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No puedo volver a cuando tuvimos
una oportunidad
una oportunidad
01:08
wishin' I could have a shot
at real romance.
at real romance.
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deseando que tuviéramos un momento
de romance real.
de romance real.
Me doy cuenta de que todas las cosas
que pudimos tener están en tus manos frías
que pudimos tener están en tus manos frías
01:10
Now I realize all the things
I could have had were in your cold hands.
I could have had were in your cold hands.
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01:15
I'm a fool for a dead romance.
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Fui engañada por un romance muerto.
01:17
Gone, gone, gone.
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Muerto, muerto, muerto.
01:25
I'm a fool for a dead romance.
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Fui engañada por un romance muerto.
01:28
Gone, gone, gone.
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Muerto, muerto, muerto.
01:36
I'm a fool for a dead romance.
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Fui engañada por un romance muerto.
01:38
Is this what it's like to fantasize
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¿Esto es fantasear
01:43
about a love that never was alive
outside my mind or distance?
outside my mind or distance?
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con un amor que nunca estuvo vivo
más allá de mi mente y la distancia?
más allá de mi mente y la distancia?
01:49
With time I clearly lost my sight,
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Con el tiempo perdí el norte,
01:51
thinkin' I was wrong
to ever leave your side.
to ever leave your side.
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pensando que estaba equivocada
por dejarte.
por dejarte.
01:54
But time's the harshest judge,
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Pero el tiempo es el juez más severo,
01:56
makes us think we were in love.
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nos hace creer que estábamos enamorados.
01:59
And now
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Y ahora,
02:00
I'm old with regret,
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vieja y arrepentida,
02:01
wishin' I could hold you and just forget.
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deseo poder abrazarte y solo olvidar.
02:04
Since I can't I'll just be
home but homesick,
home but homesick,
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Como no puedo, estaré
en casa, con nostalgia,
en casa, con nostalgia,
02:07
wishin' you were mine
and I didn't hurt you like I did.
and I didn't hurt you like I did.
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deseando que fueras mío
y no haberte herido como lo hice.
y no haberte herido como lo hice.
02:10
Can't go back to when we had a chance,
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No puedo volver a cuando tuvimos
una oportunidad
una oportunidad
02:12
wishin' I could have a shot
at real romance.
at real romance.
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deseando que tuviéramos un momento
de romance real.
de romance real.
02:15
Now I realize all the things
I could have had were in your cold hands.
I could have had were in your cold hands.
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Noto que todo lo que pude haber tenido
estaba en tus manos frías.
estaba en tus manos frías.
02:19
I'm a fool for a dead romance.
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Fui engañada por un romance muerto.
02:22
Gone, gone, gone.
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Muerto, muerto, muerto.
02:29
I'm a fool for a dead romance.
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Fui engañada por un romance muerto.
02:32
(Banjo and guitar play)
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(Banjo y guitarra)
02:52
And baby I'm old with regret,
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Y cielo, estoy vieja y arrepentida,
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wishin' I could hold you and just forget.
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quiero poder abrazarte y solo olvidar.
02:57
Since I can't I'll just be
home but homesick,
home but homesick,
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Como no puedo, estaré
en casa, con nostalgia,
en casa, con nostalgia,
03:00
wishin' you were mine
and I didn't hurt you like I did.
and I didn't hurt you like I did.
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deseando que fueras mío
y no haberte herido como lo hice.
y no haberte herido como lo hice.
03:03
Can't go back to when we had a chance,
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No puedo volver a cuando tuvimos
una oportunidad
una oportunidad
deseando que tuviéramos
un momento de romance real.
un momento de romance real.
03:05
wishin' I could have a shot
at real romance.
at real romance.
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03:08
Now I realize all the things
I could have had were in your cold hands.
I could have had were in your cold hands.
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Noto que todo lo que pude haber tenido
estaba en tus manos frías.
estaba en tus manos frías.
03:12
I'm a fool for a dead romance.
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Fui engañada por un romance muerto.
03:15
Gone, gone, gone.
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Muerto, muerto, muerto.
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I'm a fool for a dead romance.
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Fui engañada por un romance muerto.
03:25
Gone, gone, gone.
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Muerto, muerto, muerto.
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I'm a fool for a dead romance.
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Fui engañada por un romance muerto.
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Is this what it's like?
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¿Es así?
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Anielle Reid - Singer-songwriter, banjoistAnielle Reid is an American singer-songwriter and banjoist.
Why you should listen
Music from Anielle Reid's album releases, Ain't Like 'Em and Free, have been featured in various shorts and film festivals including NYC's Katra. Performances include WNYC’s Greene Space, the American Folk Art Museum, City Winery and in other voice projects. Reid's voice and writing are not limited to songs, as she is also the creator of the Magick and Mediums Oracle and podcast of the same name.
Anielle Reid | Speaker | TED.com
Matthew Brookshire - Songwriter, performer
Matthew Brookshire is a songwriter and performer originally from North Carolina.
Why you should listen
Matthew Brookshire's collaborations with choreographer Keely Garfield include Wow and the Bessie Award nominated Twin Pines. With composer Curtis Moore, Brookshire wrote original songs for the film Palindromes (directed by Todd Solondz), pop songs for drag icon Kevin Aviance, and created a musical about a woman's obsession with Lifetime Movies. Brookshire’s albums include 8 Songs and Best Friend, and he is featured on Kelli Rae Powell’s Live at Jalopy and on a compilation from the American Folk Art Museum. He is currently working on an album for Boy Girl Banjo, his duo project with singer Anielle Reid.
Matthew Brookshire | Speaker | TED.com