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Cynthia Erivo: "Natural Woman" and "Johnny and Donna"
Cynthia Erivo: "Natural Woman" y "Johnny and Donna"
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“Amo cantar”, dice Cynthia Erivo, “porque es el camino directo al corazón”. Erivo medita sobre el poder que tiene la música para conectarnos los unos a los otros y nos deleita con sus interpretaciones sublimes y conmovedoras de “Johnny and Donna”, de Mali Music, y “Natural Woman”, de Aretha Franklin. Jason Webb la acompaña al piano.
Cynthia Erivo - Actor, performer
Best known for her role in the Broadway revival of "The Color Purple," Cynthia Erivo is a Tony-, Grammy- and Emmy-winning performer. Full bioJason Webb - Musical director
Jason Webb is a writer, musical director, arranger, orchestrator, lecturer and a lover of music. Full bio
Best known for her role in the Broadway revival of "The Color Purple," Cynthia Erivo is a Tony-, Grammy- and Emmy-winning performer. Full bioJason Webb - Musical director
Jason Webb is a writer, musical director, arranger, orchestrator, lecturer and a lover of music. Full bio
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Johnny met Donna,
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Johnny conoció a Donna
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(Piano)
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y se enamoraron,
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and they fell in love,
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(Piano)
pero no tenían idea
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but had no idea
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de lo que es realmente el amor.
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what love really was.
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Se dieron lo mejor de sí
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So they tried their best
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para hacerse sonreir mutuamente,
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to make each other smile.
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pero mientras aprendían
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But while learning themselves,
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tuvieron un bebé.
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they would have a child.
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Sin suficiente tiempo
para pensar bien las cosas,
para pensar bien las cosas,
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But with no time to think
the whole thing through,
the whole thing through,
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little time to prepare,
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con poco tiempo para prepararse,
se volvió difícil para él mantener
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it got tough to provide for him
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and give him love and care.
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y darle amor y cuidarlo.
"¿Cómo, cómo, cómo, cómo lo hago?
¿Cuándo y dónde?",
¿Cuándo y dónde?",
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How, how, how, how, how do I?
When and where?
When and where?
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son preguntas que los dos
le hacían a Dios con frecuencia.
le hacían a Dios con frecuencia.
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Are questions they both often ask God.
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La vida da muchas vueltas, vueltas.
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Life is full of twist, twist.
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La vida está llena de vueltas,
vueltas, v-vueltas.
vueltas, v-vueltas.
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Life is full of twirl,
twirl, t-twirl, twirl.
twirl, t-twirl, twirl.
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Yeah, it's the weight of the world,
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Sí, es como funciona el mundo,
te pone de cabeza
te pone de cabeza
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it flips you upside down
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cuando eres joven, cuando
eres anciano y se pierde el control.
eres anciano y se pierde el control.
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when you're young, when you're old
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it just spins out of control,
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Oh.
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oh.
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Se pierde el control.
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Spins out of control,
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Así que aguanta
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so ...
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hold on
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porque nunca sabes.
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because you'll never know.
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(Piano)
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(Piano)
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Johnny y Donna
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Johnny and Donna
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se dieron cuenta lentamente
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slowly recognized
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de que para el futuro del bebé
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that for the baby's future,
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habían planeado dos vidas distintas.
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they planned two different lives.
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Donna quería una familia,
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Donna wanted a family.
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She wanted to do it right,
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quería hacer bien las cosas.
Hacer de la casa de Johhny un hogar,
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make Johnny's house a home.
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quería ser una esposa.
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She wanted to be a wife.
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Johnny era un soñador,
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Johnny was a dreamer.
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tenía que moverse.
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He had to move around.
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Sí, estaría presente para su hijo,
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Yeah, he'd be there for his child,
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pero no iba a sentar cabeza.
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but wouldn't settle down.
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"¿Cómo, cómo, cómo, cómo lo hago?
¿Cuándo y dónde?",
¿Cuándo y dónde?",
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How, how, how, how, how do I?
When and where?
When and where?
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Are questions they both often ask God.
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son preguntas que los dos
le hacían a Dios con frecuencia.
le hacían a Dios con frecuencia.
La vida da muchas vueltas y vueltas.
03:00
Life is full of twist, twist.
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La vida está llena de vueltas,
vueltas, v-vueltas.
vueltas, v-vueltas.
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Life is full of twirl,
twirl, t-twirl, twirl.
twirl, t-twirl, twirl.
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03:06
Yeah, it's the weight of the world.
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Sí, es como funciona el mundo,
sus huracanes y novias,
sus huracanes y novias,
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It's whirlwinds and girlfriends,
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juguetes y novios, amigos
y los franceses, guerra, paz,
y los franceses, guerra, paz,
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toys and boyfriend, friends
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and Frenchmen,
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war, peace, impeachment, gentlemen,
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impugnación, caballeros, damas,
domingo, errores turbios y caramelos,
domingo, errores turbios y caramelos,
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ladies, Sunday, shady mistakes,
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and peach rings,
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negros y manchas de blanqueador.
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blacks and bleach stains.
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No te olvides de las avispas
y de las picaduras de abeja.
y de las picaduras de abeja.
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Don't forget wasps and bee stings, oh.
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Ya seas Johnny o Donna
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Whether you're Johnny or Donna,
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o ninguno de los dos
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or neither of the two,
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simplemente trata de aprovechar
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just try to make the best
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lo que te ha sido dado.
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of what's given to you.
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03:51
Ha, ha, ha, ha.
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Ha, ha, ha, ha.
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04:02
Ha, ha, ha, ha.
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(Aplausos)
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(Applause)
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Gracias.
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Thank you.
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(Aplausos)
04:13
(Applause)
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No sé si pueden darse cuenta,
pero amo la música.
pero amo la música.
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I don't know if you can tell,
but I love music.
but I love music.
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(Risas)
Amo cantar.
Amo cantar.
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(Laughter)
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I love to sing.
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Y es porque siento que es
el camino directo al corazón.
el camino directo al corazón.
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And it's because I feel like
it's the fast-track route to the heart.
it's the fast-track route to the heart.
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Siento que cuando canto
me conecto con cada uno de Uds.
me conecto con cada uno de Uds.
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I feel like when I sing,
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I get to connect with each one of you.
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Y no es por la melodía,
la letra, el tempo o el tono,
la letra, el tempo o el tono,
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And it's not because of the tune,
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it's not because of the lyrics,
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it's not because of the tempo
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or the pitch.
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es porque, de alguna manera,
todos entendemos la música.
todos entendemos la música.
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It's because, somehow,
we all understand music.
we all understand music.
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Es una lengua universal.
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It's a universal language.
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Imaginen: una lengua
que todos entendemos.
que todos entendemos.
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Imagine: one language
that we can all understand.
that we can all understand.
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Puede que no todos la hablemos
con la misma fluidez,
con la misma fluidez,
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We might not all speak it
as fluently as each other,
as fluently as each other,
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pero todos la entendemos.
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but we can definitely understand it.
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Y por eso la hablo.
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And so, I speak it,
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Y mi trabajo como cantante
y narradora de historias
y narradora de historias
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and my job as the singer
or the storyteller
or the storyteller
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es el de llenar con tecnicolor
los espacios en blanco.
los espacios en blanco.
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is to fill in the blanks with technicolor.
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Puedo contar sus secretos,
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I get to tell your secrets.
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05:15
I get to explain
how someone else is feeling
how someone else is feeling
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puedo explicar cómo se siente alguien más
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so that whoever else is listening
can finally understand.
can finally understand.
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para que todos los que escuchan
lo entiendan al fin.
lo entiendan al fin.
Creo que con la música
tenemos un superpoder.
tenemos un superpoder.
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I think that with music,
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we have a bit of a superpower.
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Podemos explicar, expresar,
podemos movernos,
podemos movernos,
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We get to explain,
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we get to express, we get to move,
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we get to ostracize,
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podemos aislar, podemos acompañar.
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we get to accompany.
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05:34
We get to do all these different things
simply by using a tune.
simply by using a tune.
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Podemos hacer todas estas cosas
tan solo usando una melodía.
tan solo usando una melodía.
Y creo que esa es la manera
con la que podemos cambiar las cosas.
con la que podemos cambiar las cosas.
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And that's the way
I think we can change things.
I think we can change things.
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Es la herramienta que se me dio
para ayudar a cambiar las cosas.
para ayudar a cambiar las cosas.
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That's the tool I've been given
to help to change things.
to help to change things.
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Y piensen, si todos entendemos
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And think, if we all understand
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que tenemos un poquito de melodía
en nuestros corazones,
en nuestros corazones,
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that we have a little bit
of tune in our hearts --
of tune in our hearts --
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un poquito de, digamos, poder lírico,
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a little bit of lyrical prowess,
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shall we say,
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podemos hacer progresar las cosas
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we get to move things forward
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porque podemos explicarlas
usando una lengua común.
usando una lengua común.
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because we can explain using a language
that we can all understand.
that we can all understand.
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No se puede negar.
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It's undeniable.
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Tengo otra canción aquí
y todos la conocemos muy bien.
y todos la conocemos muy bien.
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I have another song here.
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06:12
And we all know it very, very well.
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06:14
And I wonder --
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Y me pregunto...
los voy a poner a prueba.
los voy a poner a prueba.
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I'm going to test you all.
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Veamos si pueden unirse.
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Let's see if you can join me.
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Esta es la prueba para ver si entienden.
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This is the test to see
if you understand this.
if you understand this.
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Al mirar
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(Singing) Lookin' out
on the morning rain --
on the morning rain --
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la lluvia de la mañana...
(La audiencia canta)
(La audiencia canta)
06:26
(Audience sings next note)
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¿Ven?
06:28
You see?
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(Risas)
Todos lo entendemos.
Todos lo entendemos.
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(Laughter)
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06:30
We all understand it.
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Todos sabemos algo, a todos
nos conecta una pieza de música.
nos conecta una pieza de música.
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We all know something.
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06:32
We all are connected
by a piece of music somewhere.
by a piece of music somewhere.
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Puede que no todos
estemos conectados a lo mismo,
estemos conectados a lo mismo,
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We might not all be connected
by the same thing,
by the same thing,
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06:39
but music is the one thing I believe --
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pero creo que la música es...
las historias de la música,
creo que nos conectan a todos.
creo que nos conectan a todos.
06:43
storytelling in the music
is something that connects us all.
is something that connects us all.
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No importa de dónde vengamos.
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Doesn't matter where we're from.
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Así que, tal vez, es una de las cosas
que podemos usar para ir hacia adelante,
que podemos usar para ir hacia adelante,
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So maybe,
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maybe it's one of the things
we can use to move us forward
we can use to move us forward
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hacia ese futuro nuestro.
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into that future of ours.
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Tal vez.
06:58
Just maybe.
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Espero que disfruten la próxima.
07:01
I hope you enjoy this next one.
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(El pianista toca "Natural Woman")
07:04
(Pianist plays "Natural Woman")
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Al mirar la lluvia de la mañana
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Lookin' out on the morning rain,
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me solía sentir tan poco inspirada.
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I used to feel so uninspired.
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Y saber que tenía que encarar otro día,
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And when I knew I had to face another day,
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Dios, me hacía sentir tan cansada.
07:25
Lord, it made feel so tired.
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Antes de conocerte
la vida era tan poco amable.
la vida era tan poco amable.
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Before the day I met you,
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07:35
life was so unkind,
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Pero gracias a ti ahora tengo paz.
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but you're the reason
for my piece of mind.
for my piece of mind.
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Porque me haces sentir,
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'Cause you make me feel,
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me haces sentir,
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you make me feel,
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me haces sentir como una mujer natural.
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you make me feel like a natural woman.
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Cuando mi alma
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When my soul was in the lost and found,
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estaba en "Objetos perdidos"
tú viniste y la reclamaste.
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you came along to claim it.
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No sabía qué estaba mal conmigo
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I didn't know just what was wrong with me,
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hasta que me besaste
y me ayudaste a identificarlo.
y me ayudaste a identificarlo.
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'til your kiss helped me name it.
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Ahora ya no tengo dudas
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Now I'm no longer doubtful
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de para qué vivo
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of what I'm living for,
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08:28
and if I make you happy,
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y si te hago feliz,
ya no necesito hacer más.
ya no necesito hacer más.
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I don't need to do more.
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Porque me haces sentir,
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'Cause you make me feel,
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me haces sentir,
08:36
you make me feel,
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me haces sentir como una mujer natural.
08:39
you make me feel like a natural woman.
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Oh, amor, lo que me has hecho...
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Oh, baby what you done to me --
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Me haces sentir tan bien por dentro.
08:55
You make me feel so good inside.
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Y solo quiero estar
09:01
And I just wanna be
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cerca de ti, me siento muy viva contigo.
09:06
close to you,
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09:08
you make me feel so alive.
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09:10
'Cause you make me feel,
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Porque me haces sentir, me haces sentir,
09:14
you make me feel,
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me haces sentir
09:17
you make me feel like a natural woman.
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como una mujer natural.
09:23
You make me feel,
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Me haces sentir, me haces sentir,
09:26
you make me feel,
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me haces sentir como una mujer natural.
09:29
you make me feel like a natural woman.
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Oh.
09:37
Oh --
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09:42
(Applause)
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(Aplausos)
(Silbidos)
09:53
Jason Webb.
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Jason Webb.
09:56
Thank you very much.
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Muchísimas gracias.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Cynthia Erivo - Actor, performerBest known for her role in the Broadway revival of "The Color Purple," Cynthia Erivo is a Tony-, Grammy- and Emmy-winning performer.
Why you should listen
Cynthia Erivo made her Broadway debut as Celie in The Color Purple -- a role that earned her Tony, Grammy and Emmy Awards. Erivo has performed for the annual Kennedy Center Honors and been featured on stage in Sister Act as well as A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Most recently, Erivo teamed up with John Legend at the 2017 Grammy Awards to perform the Beach Boys’ song, “God Only Knows.”
The actress stars with Viola Davis in the upcoming Steve McQueen film Widows, and as Harriet Tubman in the biopic Harriet.
Cynthia Erivo | Speaker | TED.com
Jason Webb - Musical director
Jason Webb is a writer, musical director, arranger, orchestrator, lecturer and a lover of music.
Why you should listen
From conducting orchestras in Broadway pits to writing and arranging music for a presidential inauguration, Jason Michael Webb has dedicated his life to using music to heal, uplift and encourage.
Webb;s early musical training consisted of formal classical study, playing in small churches and listening to pop music. By 21, he had a degree in classical piano, played in the biggest churches in New York City and made his orchestral solo debut with the Queens Symphony Orchestra. He then went on to become Musical Director of the six-time Grammy-winning Brooklyn Tabernacle, for whom he co-wrote and produced four albums for The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, leading to two Stellar Award nominations and a Dove Award win. His arrangement of BTC's "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" was featured at the 2013 inauguration of President Barack Obama and simultaneously heard by over one billion people worldwide.
Webb also recently served as musical director of the Tony- and Grammy-winning 2016 Broadway Revival of Oprah Winfrey's "The Color Purple", directed by John Doyle and based on the timeless novel by Alice Walker. Webb is now currently the US Music Supervisor of the tour, as well as Music Director/Arranger for Cynthia Erivo, who won a 2016 Tony Award as Celie in the Broadway Revival.
Mr. Webb’s writing can also be heard on the TV series "Empire", Netflix’s film Juanita, and numerous recording projects and original musicals, including "The First Noel" (produced annually at the world famous Apollo Theater in Harlem, NYC) and the South African musical "Ilathi," which premiered July 2017 at the New York Musical Festival. Webb has conducted live and recording orchestras from New York to LA, including pianist Lang Lang's 2016 love letter to NYC, "New York Rhapsody", which featured performances by Rufus Wainwright, Regina Spektor and Suzanne Vega.
Jason Webb | Speaker | TED.com