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Claron McFadden: Singing the primal mystery
Claron McFadden: Menyanyikan misteri mendasar
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"Suara manusia: misterius, spontan, mendasar." Dengan tiga kata ini, penyanyi sopran Claron McFadden mengundang kita untuk menjelajahi pernafasan dan nyanyian yang misterius saat dia menyanyikan "Aria," dari John Cage.
Claron McFadden - Soprano
Amsterdam-based singer Claron McFadden sings many of the major oratorio works, but is perhaps best known for her readings of modern and contemporary music. Full bio
Amsterdam-based singer Claron McFadden sings many of the major oratorio works, but is perhaps best known for her readings of modern and contemporary music. Full bio
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Host: Folks, you've just met Claron McFadden.
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Pembawa acara: Para hadirin, Anda baru saja bertemu Claron McFadden.
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She is a world-class soprano singer
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Seorang penyanyi sopran kelas dunia
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who studied in Rochester, New York.
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yang belajar di Rochester, New York.
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Her celebrated operatic roles
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Peran operanya yang terkenal
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are numerous and varied.
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sangat banyak dan beragam.
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In August 2007,
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Di bulan Agustus 1997
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Claron was awarded the Amsterdam Prize for the Arts,
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Claron dianugerahi Amsterdam Prize untuk seni
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winning praise for her brilliance,
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mendapat pujian akan kecemerlangannya,
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her amazing and extensively wide repertoire
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akan repertoarnya yang luar biasa
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and her vivid stage personality.
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dan kepribadiannya di atas panggung yang jelas.
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Please welcome Claron McFadden.
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Sambutlah Claron McFadden.
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Claron McFadden: The human voice:
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Claron McFadden: Suara manusia
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mysterious, spontaneous,
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misterius, spontan,
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primal.
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mendasar.
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For me, the human voice
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Bagi saya, suara manusia
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is the vessel on which all emotions travel --
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adalah kendaraan bagi semua perjalanan emosi --
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except perhaps jealousy.
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mungkin kecuali kecemburuan.
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And the breath,
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dan nafas,
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the breath is the captain of that vessel.
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nafas adalah kapten dari kendaraan itu.
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A child is born,
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Seorang anak lahir
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takes its first breath --
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menghirup nafas pertamanya --
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(Breathing)
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(Bernafas)
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and we behold the wondrous beauty
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dan kita melihat keindahan mengagumkan
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of vocal expression --
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dari ekspresi vokal --
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mysterious, spontaneous
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misterius, spontan,
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and primal.
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dan mendasar.
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A few years ago, I did a meditation retreat in Thailand.
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Beberapa tahun lalu, saya mengikuti retret meditasi di Thailand.
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I wanted a place
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Saya ingin tempat
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that I would have total silence
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agar saya mendapat kesunyian
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and total solitude.
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dan kesendirian total.
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I spent two weeks at this retreat
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Saya menghabiskan dua minggu retret ini
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in my own little hut --
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dalam pondok kecil saya --
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no music, no nothing, sounds of nature --
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tanpa musik, tidak ada apapun, hanya suara alam --
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trying to find the essence
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mencoba mencari inti
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of concentration,
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dari konsentrasi,
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being in the moment.
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berada pada saat penting itu.
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On my last day,
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Pada hari terakhir saya,
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the woman who looked after the place,
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wanita yang menjaga tempat itu
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she came and we spoke for a minute,
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datang dan kami berbicara sebentar,
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and then she said to me,
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lalu dia berkata,
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"Would you sing something for me?"
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"Apa kau mau bernyanyi untukku?"
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And I thought, but this is a place of total quiet and silence.
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Dan saya berpikir, namun tempat ini harus sunyi;
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I can't make noise.
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saya tidak boleh berisik.
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She said, "Please, sing for me."
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Dia berkata, "Bernyanyilah, saya mohon."
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So I closed my eyes,
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Jadi saya memejamkan mata,
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I took breath
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mengambil nafas
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and the first thing that came up and out
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dan nyanyian pertama yang keluar
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was "Summertime," Porgy and Bess.
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adalah "Summertime," dari Porgy dan Bess.
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♫ Summertime and the living is easy ♫
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♫ Kala musim panas hidup itu mudah ♫
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♫ Fish are jumping and the cotton is high ♫
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♫ Ikan berlompatan dan cuaca cerah ♫
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♫ Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma is good-looking ♫
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♫ Oh, ayahmu sangat kaya dan ibumu sangat cantik ♫
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♫ So hush little baby ♫
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♫ Jadi diamlah bayi kecil ♫
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♫ Don't you cry ♫
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♫ Jangan menangis ♫
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And I opened my eyes,
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Dan saya membuka mata
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and I saw that she had her eyes closed.
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dan saya melihat dia sedang memejamkan mata.
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And after a moment, she opened her eyes
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Dan setelah beberapa saat, dia membuka matanya
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and she looked at me and she said,
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dia menatap saya dan berkata,
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"It's like meditation."
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"Ini seperti meditasi."
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And in that moment I understood
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Dan pada saat itu saya mengerti
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that everything I had gone to Thailand to look for,
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bahwa apa yang saya cari hingga bepergian
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to search for,
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ke Thailand,
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I had it already in my singing --
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sudah saya miliki dalam nyanyian saya --
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the calm, but alertness,
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ketenangan dengan kewaspadaan,
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the focus, but awareness,
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fokus dengan kesadaran
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and being totally in the moment.
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dan benar-benar berada pada saat penting itu.
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When you're totally in the moment,
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Saat Anda berada pada saat penting itu,
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when I'm totally in the moment,
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saat saya berada pada saat penting itu
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the vessel of expression is open.
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wadah ekspresi itu terbuka.
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The emotions can flow
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Emosi dapat mengalir
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from me to you
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dari saya menuju kepada Anda
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and back.
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dan kembali lagi.
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Extremely profound experience.
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Benar-benar pengalaman yang mendalam.
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There's a piece by a composer,
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Ini adalah nyanyian dari seorang penggubah,
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an American composer called John Cage.
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seorang penggubah Amerika bernama John Cage.
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It's called "Aria."
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Berjudul "Aria."
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It was written for an amazing singer
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Lagu ini ditulis untuk seorang penyanyi hebat
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called Cathy Berberian.
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bernama Cathy Berberian.
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And the thing about this piece that's so special --
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Dan hal yang sangat spesial dari lagu ini --
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if you see it behind me --
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jika Anda melihat di belakang saya --
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it's not notated in any way.
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lagu ini tidak dinotasikan.
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No notes, no flats, no sharps.
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Tanpa not, tanpa nada datar atau nada tajam.
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But it's a kind of structure,
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Namun ini seperti struktur
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and the singer within this structure
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dan penyanyi dalam struktur ini
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has total freedom
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memiliki kebebasan penuh
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to be creative, spontaneous.
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untuk menjadi kreatif dan spontan.
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For example,
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Sebagai contoh,
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there are different colors
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ada berbagai warna
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and each color gets a different type of singing --
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dan setiap warna memiliki gaya bernyanyi yang berbeda --
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pop, country and western, opera, jazz --
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pop, country dan barat, opera, jazz --
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and you just have to be consistent with that color.
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Anda hanya perlu konsisten dengan warna itu.
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You see there are different lines:
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Di sini ada baris yang berbeda:
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you choose in your own tempo in your own way
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Anda memilih tempo sendiri dengan cara sendiri
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to follow the line,
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untuk menyanyikan baris ini,
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but you must respect it, more or less.
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namun Anda harus menghormatinya.
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And these little dots,
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Dan titik-titik kecil ini
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these represent
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mewakili
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a sort of sound
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semacam suara
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that's not a vocal, not a lyrical way
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yang bukan vokal, bukan lirik
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of expressing the voice.
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untuk mengekspresikan suara.
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Using the body -- it could be sneezing, it could be coughing,
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Menggunakan tubuh -- mungkin suara bersin, suara batuk,
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it could be animals -- (cough) exactly --
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suara binatang -- (batuk) tepat --
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clapping, whatever.
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tepuk tangan, apapun.
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And there's different text.
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Dan ada teks yang berbeda.
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There's Armenian, Russian,
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Di situlah Bahasa Armenia, Rusia,
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French, English, Italian.
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Perancis, Inggris, Italia.
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So within this structure one is free.
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Jadi dalam struktur ini orang menjadi bebas.
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To me, this piece is an ode to the voice
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Bagi saya, lagu ini adalah syair pujian untuk suara
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because it's mysterious -- as we can see --
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karena lagu ini misterius -- seperti yang Anda dapat lihat --
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it's quite spontaneous,
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cukup spontan
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and it's primal.
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dan mendasar.
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So I would like to share this piece with you.
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Jadi saya ingin menyanyikan lagu ini untuk Anda.
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It's "Aria" of John Cage.
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Inilah "Aria" dari John Cage.
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(Bernyanyi)
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♫ No other way ♫
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♫ Tidak ada cara lain ♫
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♫ Dans l'espace, so help ♫
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♫ Dans l'espace, tolonglah ♫
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(Singing)
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(Bernyanyi)
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♫ To have the fruits ♫
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♫ Agar berbuah ♫
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(Singing)
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(Bernyanyi)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Claron McFadden - SopranoAmsterdam-based singer Claron McFadden sings many of the major oratorio works, but is perhaps best known for her readings of modern and contemporary music.
Why you should listen
Claron McFadden is a soprano who studied voice at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. Her celebrated operatic roles are numerous and varied. She sings many of the major oratorio works, but is also in demand for her interpretation of modern and contemporary music.
Her many recordings include Birtwistle's Paul Cèlan Songs, Haydn's Orfeo and Handel's Alexander Balus with the King’s Consort. In August 2007 McFadden was awarded the Amsterdam Prize of the Arts, winning praise for her brilliant coloratura, her wide repertoire ranging from Monteverdi to Bernstein and contemporary composers, and her vivid stage personality.
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