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Robert Gupta: Music is medicine, music is sanity
Robert Gupta: Musik adalah obat, musik adalah kesehatan jiwa.
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Robert Gupta, pemain biola dalam Orkestra LA Philharmonic berbicara tentang pelajaran yang pernah diberikannya kepada musisi hebat penderita skizofrenia -- dan apa yang dia pelajari. Saat kembali ke panggung, Gupta memainkan transkripsi pembuka Cello Suite No. 1 dari Bach ciptaannya sendiri.
Robert Gupta - Violinist
Violinist Robert Gupta joined the LA Philharmonic at the age of 19 -- and maintains a passionate parallel interest in neurobiology and mental health issues. He's a TED Senior Fellow. Full bio
Violinist Robert Gupta joined the LA Philharmonic at the age of 19 -- and maintains a passionate parallel interest in neurobiology and mental health issues. He's a TED Senior Fellow. Full bio
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One day, Los Angeles Times columnist
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Suatu hari seorang kolumnis Los Angeles Times
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Steve Lopez was walking along
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Steve Lopez sedang berjalan
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the streets of downtown Los Angeles
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di pusat kota Los Angeles
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when he heard beautiful music.
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saat dia mendengar musik yang indah.
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And the source was a man,
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Dan sumbernya adalah seorang pria,
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an African-American man,
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pria keturunan Afrika,
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charming, rugged, homeless,
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menawan, compang-camping, tunawisma,
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playing a violin that only had two strings.
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bermain biola yang hanya memiliki dua senar.
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And I'm telling a story that many of you know,
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Dan saya bercerita kisah yang sudah banyak diketahui oleh kalian
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because Steve's columns became the basis
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karena tulisan Steve menjadi basis
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for a book, which was turned into a movie,
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dari sebuah buku, yang kemudian dibuat menjadi film
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with Robert Downey Jr. acting as Steve Lopez,
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di mana Robert Downey Jr berperan sebagai Steve Lopez,
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and Jamie Foxx as Nathaniel Anthony Ayers,
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dan Jamie Foxx sebagai Nathaniel Anthony Ayers,
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the Juilliard-trained double bassist
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pemain kontrabas hasil pelatihan Juilliard
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whose promising career was cut short
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di mana karir menjanjikannya hancur
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by a tragic affliction with paranoid schizophrenia.
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karena musibah tragis bernama paranoid skizofrenia.
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Nathaniel dropped out of Juilliard, he suffered a complete breakdown,
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Nathaniel keluar dari Juilliard, dia benar-benar hancur,
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and 30 years later he was living homeless
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dan 30 tahun kemudian dia hidup menggelandang
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on the streets of Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles.
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di jalanan sekitar Skid Row di pusat kota Los Angeles.
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I encourage all of you to read Steve's book or to watch the movie
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Saya menganjurkan kalian semua untuk membaca buku ini atau menonton filmnya
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to understand not only the beautiful bond
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untuk mengerti bukan hanya ikatan yang indah
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that formed between these two men,
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yang terbentuk di antara kedua pria ini,
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but how music helped shape that bond,
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namun bagaimana musik membantu membentuk ikatan itu,
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and ultimately was instrumental -- if you'll pardon the pun --
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dan pada akhirnya "menjadi alat", maaf dengan permainan kata ini,
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in helping Nathaniel get off the streets.
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untuk menolong Nathaniel keluar dari jalanan.
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I met Mr. Ayers in 2008,
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Saya bertemu Tuan Ayers di tahun 2008,
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two years ago, at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
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dua tahun lalu, di aula konser Walt Disney.
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He had just heard a performance of Beethoven's First and Fourth symphonies,
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Dia baru saja menyaksikan pertunjukkan simfoni pertama dan keempat Beethoven
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and came backstage and introduced himself.
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dan dia datang ke belakang panggung dan mengenalkan diri.
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He was speaking in a very jovial and gregarious way
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Dia berbicara dengan sangat akrab dan gembira
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about Yo-Yo Ma and Hillary Clinton
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tentang Yo-Yo Ma dan Hillary Clinton,
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and how the Dodgers were never going to make the World Series,
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dan bagaimana Dodgers tidak pernah masuk ke dalam kejuaraan dunia,
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all because of the treacherous first violin passage work
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karena permainan dari biola pertama yang tidak meyakinkan
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in the last movement of Beethoven's Fourth Symphony.
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di bagian terakhir dari simfoni keempat Beethoven.
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And we got talking about music, and I got an email from Steve a few days later
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Dan kami berbicara tentang musik. Dan saya mendapat email dari Steve beberapa hari kemudian
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saying that Nathaniel was interested in a violin lesson with me.
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yang berkata bahwa Nathaniel tertarik untuk belajar biola dengan saya.
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Now, I should mention that Nathaniel refuses treatment
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Sekarang, saya harus menyebutkan bahwa Nathaniel menolak pengobatan
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because when he was treated it was with shock therapy
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karena saat dia dirawat dengan terapi kejut
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and Thorazine and handcuffs,
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dan Thorazine dan borgol,
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and that scar has stayed with him for his entire life.
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dan luka itu tetap ada dalam hidupnya.
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But as a result now, he is prone to
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Sebagai hasilnya sekarang, dia rawan terhadap
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these schizophrenic episodes,
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periode skizofrenia ini.
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the worst of which can manifest themselves as
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Hal terburuk dapat menjadi nyata saat
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him exploding
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dia marah
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and then disappearing for days,
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dan menghilang selama berhari-hari
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wandering the streets of Skid Row,
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mengelilingi jalan-jalan Skid Row,
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exposed to its horrors, with the torment of his own mind
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bertemu dengan ketakutan yang menyiksa pada pikirannya sendiri
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unleashed upon him.
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tampak di depannya.
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And Nathaniel was in such a state of agitation
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Dan Nathaniel benar-benar dalam pergolakan ini
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when we started our first lesson at Walt Disney Concert Hall --
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saat dia memulai pelajaran pertama kami di aula konser Walt Disney
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he had a kind of manic glint in his eyes,
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dia seperti dipengaruhi oleh kilatan matanya,
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he was lost.
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dia tersesat.
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And he was talking about
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Dan dia berbicara tentang
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invisible demons and smoke,
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setan dan asap yang tidak terlihat,
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and how someone was poisoning him in his sleep.
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dan bagaimana seseorang meracuninya saat dia tertidur.
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And I was afraid,
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Dan saya takut,
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not for myself, but I was afraid
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bukan takut akan diri saya, tapi saya takut
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that I was going to lose him,
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kehilangan dia,
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that he was going to sink into one of his states,
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takut jika dia akan tenggelam pada salah satu keadaan itu,
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and that I would ruin his relationship with the violin
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dan saya akan menghancurkan hubungannya dengan biola,
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if I started talking about scales
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jika saya mulai membicarakan skala
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and arpeggios and other exciting forms of
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dan arpeggio dan hal-hal menarik lainnya dari
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didactic violin pedagogy.
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pelajaran biola.
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(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
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So, I just started playing.
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Sehingga, saya mulai bermain.
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And I played the first movement of the Beethoven Violin Concerto.
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Saya memainkan bagian pertama dari konser biola Beethoven.
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And as I played,
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Dan saat saya memainkannya
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I understood that there was a profound change
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saya mengerti ada perubahan yang besar
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occurring in Nathaniel's eyes.
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terjadi pada mata Nathaniel.
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It was as if he was in the grip of some invisible pharmaceutical,
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Seolah-olah dia berada dalam pengaruh beberapa obat yang tidak terlihat,
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a chemical reaction, for which my playing the music
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sebuah reaksi kimia, di mana musik yang saya mainkan
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was its catalyst.
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adalah katalisnya.
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And Nathaniel's manic rage
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Dan kegusaran Nathaniel
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was transformed into understanding,
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berubah menjadi pengertian
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a quiet curiosity and grace.
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rasa ingin tahu dan ketenangan.
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And in a miracle, he lifted his own violin
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Dan secara ajaib, dia mengambil biolanya sendiri
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and he started playing, by ear,
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dan dia mulai bermain, dengan telinga,
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certain snippets of violin concertos
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bagian-bagian tertentu dari komposisi biola
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which he then asked me to complete -- Mendelssohn,
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lalu dia meminta saya untuk menyelesaikannya, Mendelssohn,
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Tchaikovsky, Sibelius.
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Tchaikovsky, Sibelius.
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And we started talking about music, from Bach
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Dan kami mulai berbicara tentang musik, dari Bach
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to Beethoven and Brahms,
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sampai Beethoven, and Brahms,
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Bruckner, all the B's,
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Bruckner, semua huruf B,
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from Bartók, all the way up to Esa-Pekka Salonen.
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dari Bartók hingga Esa-Pekka Salonen.
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And I understood that he not only
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Dan saya paham bahwa dia tidak hanya
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had an encyclopedic knowledge of music,
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memiliki pengetahuan yang sangat luas tentang musik
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but he related to this music at a personal level.
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namun dia terkait dengan musik secara pribadi.
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He spoke about it with the kind of passion
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Dia berbicara tentang hal itu dengan gairah
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and understanding that I share with my colleagues
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dan pengertian yang saya bagikan kepada rekan-rekan saya
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in the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
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di orkes simfoni Los Angeles.
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And through playing music and talking about music,
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Dan dengan bermain musik dan berbicara tentang musik
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this man had transformed
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orang ini telah berubah
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from the paranoid, disturbed man
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dari orang yang penuh ketakutan dan terganggu jiwanya
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that had just come from walking the streets
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yang baru saja datang dari jalanan
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of downtown Los Angeles
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di pusat kota Los Angeles
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to the charming, erudite,
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menjadi orang yang menawan, terpelajar,
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brilliant, Juilliard-trained musician.
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brilian, musisi hasil pelatihan Juilliard
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Music is medicine. Music changes us.
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Musik adalah obat. Musik mengubah kita.
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And for Nathaniel, music is sanity.
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Dan bagi Nathaniel, musik adalah kesehatan jiwa.
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Because music allows him to take his thoughts
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Karena musik memungkinkannya untuk mengambil pikiran
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and delusions and shape them
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dan khayalannya, dan membentuk pikiran dan khayalan itu
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through his imagination and his creativity,
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melalui imajinasi dan kreativitasnya
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into reality.
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menjadi kenyataan.
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And that is an escape
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Dan itulah jalan keluar
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from his tormented state.
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dari keadaannya yang tersiksa.
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And I understood that this was the very essence of art.
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Dan saya paham bahwa ini adalah inti dari seni.
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This was the very reason why we made music,
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Inilah alasan utama mengapa kita membuat musik,
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that we take something that exists within all of us
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kita mengambil sesuatu yang sudah ada pada diri kita,
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at our very fundamental core,
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pada bagian paling dalam dari diri kita,
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our emotions,
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emosi kita,
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and through our artistic lens,
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dan melalui lensa artistik kita,
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through our creativity, we're able to shape those emotions into reality.
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melalui kreativitas kita, kita dapat mengubah emosi itu menjadi kenyataan.
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And the reality of that expression
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Dan wujud nyata dari ekspresi itu
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reaches all of us
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mencapai kita semua,
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and moves us, inspires and unites us.
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menggerakkan kita, mengilhami, dan menyatukan kita.
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And for Nathaniel,
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Dan bagi Nathaniel,
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music brought him back into a fold of friends.
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Musik membawa teman-temannya kembali,
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The redemptive power of music brought him back
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kekuatan penebusan dari musik membawanya kembali
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into a family of musicians
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pada keluarga para musisi
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that understood him,
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yang mengerti dirinya,
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that recognized his talents
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yang mengakui bakatnya
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and respected him.
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dan menghormatinya.
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And I will always make music with Nathaniel,
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Dan saya akan selalu bermain musik dengan Nathaniel,
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whether we're at Walt Disney Concert Hall
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saat kami berada di aula konser Walt Disney
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or on Skid Row, because he reminds me
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ataupun di Skid Row, karena dia mengingatkan saya
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why I became a musician.
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mengapa saya menjadi seorang musisi.
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Thank you.
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Terima kasih.
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(Applause)
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(Tepuk tangan)
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Bruno Giussani: Thank you. Thanks.
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Bruno Giussani: Terima kasih.
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Robert Gupta.
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Robert Gupta.
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(Applause)
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(Tepuk tangan)
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Robert Gupta: I'm going to play something that I shamelessly stole from cellists.
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Robert Gupta: Saya akan memainkan sesuatu yang saya curi dari seorang pemain cello.
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So, please forgive me.
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Jadi, maafkan saya.
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(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
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(Music)
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(Musik)
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(Applause)
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(Tepuk tangan)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Robert Gupta - ViolinistViolinist Robert Gupta joined the LA Philharmonic at the age of 19 -- and maintains a passionate parallel interest in neurobiology and mental health issues. He's a TED Senior Fellow.
Why you should listen
Violinist Robert Vijay Gupta joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the age of 19. He made his solo debut, at age 11, with the Israel Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta. He has a Master's in music from Yale. But his undergraduate degree? Pre-med. As an undergrad, Gupta was part of several research projects in neuro- and neurodegenerative biology. He held Research Assistant positions at CUNY Hunter College in New York City, where he worked on spinal cord neuronal regeneration, and at the Harvard Institutes of Medicine Center for Neurologic Diseases, where he studied the biochemical pathology of Parkinson's disease.
Gupta is passionate about education and outreach, both as a musician and as an activist for mental health issues. He has the privilege of working with Nathaniel Ayers, the brilliant, schizophrenic musician featured in "The Soloist," as his violin teacher.
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