TEDxRotterdam 2010
Geert Chatrou: A whistleblower you haven't heard
Un fluierător cum n-aţi mai auzit
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La TEDxRotterdam, campionul mondial la fluierat, Geert Chatrou, execută piesa capricioasă "Eleonora" de A. Honhoff şi bucata personală "Fête de la Belle". Într-o pauză fascinantă, el vorbeşte despre motivele care l-au atras înspre această meserie.
Geert Chatrou - Whistler
It all started as a practical joke: Geert Chatrou's sister-in-law entered him in the International Whistler's Convention in Louisburg, NC. To save face, he went … and won! Full bio
It all started as a practical joke: Geert Chatrou's sister-in-law entered him in the International Whistler's Convention in Louisburg, NC. To save face, he went … and won! Full bio
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(Whistling)
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(Applause)
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(Aplauze)
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Thank you.
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Mulţumesc.
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(Applause)
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(Aplauze)
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Thank you very much.
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Mulţumesc foarte mult.
02:28
That was whistling.
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Ăsta a fost fluierat.
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I'm trying to do this in English.
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Încerc să fac asta în engleză.
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What is a chubby, curly-haired guy from Holland --
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Ce face un tip grăsuţ, cârlionaţat din Olanda --
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why is he whistling?
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de ce fluieră?
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Well actually, I've [been] whistling since the age of four, about four.
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Ei bine, fluier de la vârsta de patru ani -- aproape patru.
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My dad was always whistling around the house,
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Tatăl meu fluiera mereu în casă,
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and I just thought that's part of communication in my family.
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şi am crezut că asta face parte din comunicare în familia mea.
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So I whistled along with him.
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Deci am fluierat împreună cu el.
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And actually, till I was 34,
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Şi de fapt până la vârsta de 34 de ani,
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I always annoyed and irritated people with whistling,
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am enervat şi iritat mereu oamenii cu fluieratul.
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because, to be honest,
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Pentru că, să fiu sincer,
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my whistling is a kind of deviant behavior.
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fluieratul meu e un fel de comportament deviant.
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I whistled alone. I whistled in the classroom.
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Fluieram singur, fluieram în clasă,
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I whistled on [my] bike. I whistled everywhere.
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fluieram pe bicicletă, fluieram peste tot.
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And I also whistled at a Christmas Eve party
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Şi am fluierat şi la o petrecere de Crăciun
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with my family-in-law.
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cu familia soţiei.
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And they had some, in my opinion,
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Şi aveau, după părerea mea,
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terrible Christmas music.
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o muzică de Crăciun îngrozitoare.
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And when I hear music that I don't like,
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Şi când aud muzică care nu-mi place,
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I try to make it better.
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încerc s-o fac mai bună.
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So "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" -- you know it?
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Deci "Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer" -- o ştiţi?
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(Whistling)
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(Fluierat)
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But it can also sound like this.
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Dar poate suna şi aşa.
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(Whistling)
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(Fluierat)
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But during a Christmas party --
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Dar în timpul unei petreceri de Crăciun --
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at dinner actually -- it's very annoying.
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la cină de fapt -- e foarte enervantă.
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So my sister-in-law
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Deci cumnata mea
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asked me a few times, "Please stop whistling."
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m-a rugat de câteva ori, "Te rog opreşte-te din fluierat."
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And I just couldn't.
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Şi pur şi simplu n-am putut.
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And at one point -- and I had some wine, I have to admit that --
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Şi la un moment dat -- şi, trebuie să recunosc, am băut puţin vin --
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at one point I said, "If there was a contest, I would join."
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la un moment dat am spus, "Dacă ar exista un concurs, aş participa."
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And two weeks later
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Şi două săptămâni mai târziu
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I received a text message: "You're going to America."
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am primit un sms: "Te duci în America."
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(Laughter)
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(Râsete)
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So, okay, I'm going to America.
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Deci, bine, mă duc în America.
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I would love to, but why?
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Mi-ar face plăcere, dar de ce?
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So I immediately called her up, of course.
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Deci am sunat-o imediat, desigur.
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She Googled,
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Ea a căutat pe internet
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and she found this World Whistling Championship
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şi a găsit acest campionat mondial de fluierat
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in America, of course.
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în America, desigur.
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She didn't expect me to go there.
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Nu s-a aşteptat să mă duc.
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And I would have lost my face.
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Și mi-aș fi știrbit prestigiul.
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I don't know if that's correct English.
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Nu ştiu dacă asta e corect în engleză.
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But the Dutch people here will understand what I mean.
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Dar olandezii de aici vor înţelege ce vreau să spun.
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(Laughter)
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(Râsete)
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I lost my face.
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Mi-am pierdut reputația.
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(Applause)
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(Aplauze)
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And she thought, "He will never go there."
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Şi ea s-a gândit, "Nu se va duce acolo niciodată."
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But actually I did.
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Dar de fapt m-am dus.
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So I went to Louisburg, North Carolina,
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Deci m-am dus în Louisburg, North Carolina,
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southeast United States,
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în sud-estul Statelor Unite,
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and I entered the world of whistling.
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şi am intrat în lumea fluieratului.
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And I also entered the world championship,
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Şi m-am înscris şi în campionatul mondial,
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and I won there in 2004.
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şi l-am câştigat în 2004.
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(Applause)
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(Aplauze)
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That was
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Asta a fost --
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great fun, of course.
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A fost foarte distractiv, bineînţeles.
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And to defend my title --
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Şi ca să-mi apăr titlul --
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like judokas do and sportsmen --
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aşa cum, ştiţi, fac bărbaţii şi sportivii --
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I thought, well let's go back in 2005,
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m-am gândit, hai să merg înapoi în 2005,
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and I won again.
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şi am câştigat din nou.
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Then I couldn't participate for a few years.
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Apoi n-am mai putut participa câţiva ani.
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And in 2008 I entered again
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Şi în 2008 am participat din nou
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in Japan, Tokyo, and I won again.
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în Japonia, Tokyo, şi am câştigat din nou.
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So what happened now
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Deci ce s-a întâmplat acum
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is I'm standing here in Rotterdam, in the beautiful city, on a big stage,
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e că stau aici în Rotterdam, în acest oraş frumos, pe o scenă mare,
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and I'm talking about whistling.
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şi vorbesc despre fluierat.
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And actually I earn my money whistling at the moment.
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Şi de fapt îmi câştig banii fluierând, în acest moment.
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So I quit my day job as a nurse.
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Deci mi-am dat demisia de la serviciul meu, de asistent medical.
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(Applause)
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(Aplauze)
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And I try to live my dream --
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Şi încerc să-mi trăiesc visul --
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well, actually, it was never my dream, but it sounds so good.
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ei bine, de fapt n-a fost niciodată visul meu, dar sună bine.
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(Laughter)
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(Râsete)
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Okay, I'm not the only one whistling here.
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Bine, nu sunt singurul care fluieră aici.
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You say, "Huh, what do you mean?"
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Întrebaţi, "Hm, ce vrei să spui?"
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Well actually, you are going to whistle along.
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Ei bine, de fapt voi veţi fluiera cu mine.
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And then always the same thing happens:
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Şi apoi mereu se întâmplă acelaşi lucru:
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people are watching each other and think, "Oh, my God.
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oamenii se uită unii la alţii şi se gândesc, "O, doamne.
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Why? Can I go away?"
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De ce? Pot să scap?"
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No, you can't.
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Nu, nu puteţi.
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Actually it's very simple.
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De fapt e foarte uşor.
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The track that I will whistle
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Piesa pe care o voi fluiera
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is called "Fête de la Belle."
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se numeşte "Fête de la Belle."
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It's about 80 minutes long.
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Are cam 80 de minute.
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No, no, no. It's four minutes long.
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Nu, nu, nu. Are patru minute.
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And I want to first rehearse with you your whistling.
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Şi vreau mai întâi să repet cu voi fluieratul vostru.
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So I whistle the tone.
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Deci eu fluier tonul.
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(Whistling)
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(Fluierând)
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(Laughter)
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(Râsete)
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Sorry. I forgot one thing.
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Scuze. Am uitat un lucru.
06:31
You whistle the same tone as me.
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Voi fluieraţi acelaşi ton ca şi mine.
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(Laughter)
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(Râsete)
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I heard a wide variety of tones.
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Am auzit o varietate de tonuri.
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(Whistling)
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This is very promising.
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Asta e foarte promiţător.
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This is very promising.
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E foarte promiţător.
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I'll ask the technicians to start the music.
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Rog tehnicienii să pună muzica.
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And if it's started, I just point where you whistle along,
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Şi dacă a început, vă voi indica unde fluieraţi şi voi,
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and we will see what happens.
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şi vedem ce se întâmplă.
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Oh, hah.
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O, ha.
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I'm so sorry, technicians.
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Îmi pare foarte rău, tehnicieni.
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(Laughter)
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(Râsete)
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I'm so used to that.
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Sunt atât de obişnuit cu asta.
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I start it myself.
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Voi pune eu muzica.
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Okay, here it is.
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Bine, asta e.
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(Laughter)
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(Râsete)
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(Music)
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(Muzică)
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(Whistling)
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Okay.
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Bine.
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(Whistling)
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It's easy, isn't it?
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E uşor, nu-i aşa?
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(Whistling)
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Now comes the solo. I propose I do that myself.
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Acum vine solo-ul. Propun să fac asta de unul singur.
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(Whistling)
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(Applause)
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Max Westerman: Geert Chatrou, the World Champion [of] Whistling.
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Max Westerman: Geert Chatrou, campionul mondial la fluierat.
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Geert Chatrou: Thank you. Thank you.
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Geert Chatrou: Mulţumesc. Mulţumesc.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Geert Chatrou - WhistlerIt all started as a practical joke: Geert Chatrou's sister-in-law entered him in the International Whistler's Convention in Louisburg, NC. To save face, he went … and won!
Why you should listen
Geert Chatrou has been whistling as long as he can remember. He plays the recorder and flute, but prefers whistling -- using only his lips as an instrument. In 2004 he won the whistling World Championships, and returned in 2005 to successfully defend his title. The 2008 World Championships were held in Japan, and Chatrou proved to be the world's best once again.
Chatrou was part of a prizewinning documentary about the 2004 International Whistling Convention, made by Emmy winners Kate Davis and David Heilbroner. This documentary, called "Pucker Up: The Fine Art of Whistling," has been screened in over 40 countries. Together with the Dutch group Ocobar, Chatrou made his debut album, "Chatroubadour" in 2005, with all songs specially written to fit his virtuoso whistling. In 2008, Chatrou released his latest album, "Ornithology," which brings out the "whistlability" of different music styles -- from jazz to klezmer to classic to pop.
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