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Boy Girl Banjo: "Dead Romance"
Boy Girl Banjo: "Mapenzi Yaliyokufa"
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Wanamuziki wawili Anielle Reid na Matthew Brookshire (wakicheza pamoja kama Boy Girl Banjo) wamechukua jukwaa la TED kuimba wimbo wao waliotunga "Dead Romance" yaani "Mapenzi Yaliyokufa", wakisuka pamoja sauti za muziki wa asili ya Kimarekana na muziki wa kisasa wa pop.
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(Banjo plays)
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(Banjo inalia)
00:25
(Banjo and guitar play)
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(Banjo na gitaa vinalia)
00:33
(Sings) Is this what it's like
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(Anaimba) Je hivi ndivyo inavyokuwa
00:37
to be alive?
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kuwa hai?
00:39
I reached the point of no return
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Nimefikia mahali siwezi rudi
00:42
and I don't know if I've been burned
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na sijui kama nimeungua
00:44
from the burned bridges in my life,
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kutoka kwa madaraja yaliyoteketea
katika maisha yangu,
katika maisha yangu,
00:47
thinkin' you were wrong
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nikidhani hukuwa sahihi
00:48
and I was right.
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na nilikuwa sahihi,
00:49
Maybe I messed up,
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Labda nilifanya makosa,
00:52
either way it's too late for us.
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kwa namna yoyote tumeshachelewa sana
00:54
'Cause baby I'm old with regret,
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sababu mpenzi nimezeeka na majuto,
00:57
wishin' I could hold you and just forget.
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nikitamani ningekushikilia na kusahau tu.
01:00
Since I can't I'll just be
home but homesick,
home but homesick,
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Ila siwezi nitakuwa tu nyumbani
huku nikitamani nyumbani,
huku nikitamani nyumbani,
01:02
wishin' you were mine
and I didn't hurt you like I did.
and I didn't hurt you like I did.
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nikitamani ungekuwa wangu
na sikukuumiza kama nilivyofanya.
na sikukuumiza kama nilivyofanya.
01:06
Can't go back to when we had a chance,
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Hatuwezi kurudi pale ambapo
tulikuwa na nafasi,
tulikuwa na nafasi,
01:08
wishin' I could have a shot
at real romance.
at real romance.
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Nikitamani ningejaribu mapenzi ya kweli.
01:10
Now I realize all the things
I could have had were in your cold hands.
I could have had were in your cold hands.
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Sasa nagundua vitu vyote ningewezapata
vilikuwa kwenye mikono yako baridi.
vilikuwa kwenye mikono yako baridi.
01:15
I'm a fool for a dead romance.
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Mi mpumbavu kwa mapenzi yaliyokufa.
01:17
Gone, gone, gone.
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Yamekwenda, yamekwenda, yamekwenda.
01:25
I'm a fool for a dead romance.
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Mi mpumbavu kwa mapenzi yaliyokufa.
01:28
Gone, gone, gone.
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Yamekwenda, yamekwenda, yamekwenda.
01:36
I'm a fool for a dead romance.
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Mi mpumbavu kwa mapenzi yaliyokufa.
01:38
Is this what it's like to fantasize
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Je hivi ndivyo inavyokuwa kuwaza
01:43
about a love that never was alive
outside my mind or distance?
outside my mind or distance?
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juu ya penzi ambalo halikuwahi kuwa hai
nje ya akili zangu au umbali?
nje ya akili zangu au umbali?
01:49
With time I clearly lost my sight,
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Kadiri ya muda, hakika nilipoteza upeo,
01:51
thinkin' I was wrong
to ever leave your side.
to ever leave your side.
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nikidhani nilikosea
kuondoka pembeni yako.
kuondoka pembeni yako.
01:54
But time's the harshest judge,
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Lakini muda ni hakimu katili,
01:56
makes us think we were in love.
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hutufanya tudhani tulikuwa kwenye penzi.
01:59
And now
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Na sasa
02:00
I'm old with regret,
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Nimezeeka na majuto
02:01
wishin' I could hold you and just forget.
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nikitamani ningekushikilia na kusahau tu.
02:04
Since I can't I'll just be
home but homesick,
home but homesick,
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Ila siwezi nitakuwa tu nyumbani
huku nikitamani nyumbani,
huku nikitamani nyumbani,
02:07
wishin' you were mine
and I didn't hurt you like I did.
and I didn't hurt you like I did.
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nikitamani ungekuwa wangu
na sikukuumiza kama nilivyofanya.
na sikukuumiza kama nilivyofanya.
02:10
Can't go back to when we had a chance,
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Hatuwezi kurudi pale ambapo
tulikuwa na nafasi,
tulikuwa na nafasi,
02:12
wishin' I could have a shot
at real romance.
at real romance.
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Nikitamani ningejaribu mapenzi ya kweli.
02:15
Now I realize all the things
I could have had were in your cold hands.
I could have had were in your cold hands.
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Sasa nagundua vitu vyote ningewezapata
vilikuwa kwenye mikono yako baridi.
vilikuwa kwenye mikono yako baridi.
02:19
I'm a fool for a dead romance.
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Mi mpumbavu kwa mapenzi yaliyokufa.
02:22
Gone, gone, gone.
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Yamekwenda, yamekwenda, yamekwenda.
02:29
I'm a fool for a dead romance.
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Mi mpumbavu kwa mapenzi yaliyokufa.
02:32
(Banjo and guitar play)
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(Banjo na gitaa vinalia)
02:52
And baby I'm old with regret,
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Na mpenzi nimezeeka na majuto
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wishin' I could hold you and just forget.
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nikitamani ningekushikilia na kusahau tu.
02:57
Since I can't I'll just be
home but homesick,
home but homesick,
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Ila siwezi nitakuwa tu nyumbani
huku nikitamani nyumbani,
huku nikitamani nyumbani,
03:00
wishin' you were mine
and I didn't hurt you like I did.
and I didn't hurt you like I did.
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nikitamani ungekuwa wangu
na sikukuumiza kama nilivyofanya.
na sikukuumiza kama nilivyofanya.
03:03
Can't go back to when we had a chance,
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Hatuwezi kurudi pale ambapo
tulikuwa na nafasi,
tulikuwa na nafasi,
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wishin' I could have a shot
at real romance.
at real romance.
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Nikitamani ningejaribu mapenzi ya kweli.
03:08
Now I realize all the things
I could have had were in your cold hands.
I could have had were in your cold hands.
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Sasa nagundua vitu vyote ningewezapata
vilikuwa kwenye mikono yako baridi.
vilikuwa kwenye mikono yako baridi.
03:12
I'm a fool for a dead romance.
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Mi mpumbavu kwa mapenzi yaliyokufa.
03:15
Gone, gone, gone.
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Yamekwenda, yamekwenda, yamekwenda.
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I'm a fool for a dead romance.
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Mi mpumbavu kwa mapenzi yaliyokufa.
03:25
Gone, gone, gone.
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Yamekwenda, yamekwenda, yamekwenda.
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I'm a fool for a dead romance.
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Mi mpumbavu kwa mapenzi yaliyokufa.
03:35
Is this what it's like?
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Je, hivi ndivyo inavyokuwa?
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Anielle Reid - Singer-songwriter, banjoistAnielle Reid is an American singer-songwriter and banjoist.
Why you should listen
Music from Anielle Reid's album releases, Ain't Like 'Em and Free, have been featured in various shorts and film festivals including NYC's Katra. Performances include WNYC’s Greene Space, the American Folk Art Museum, City Winery and in other voice projects. Reid's voice and writing are not limited to songs, as she is also the creator of the Magick and Mediums Oracle and podcast of the same name.
Anielle Reid | Speaker | TED.com
Matthew Brookshire - Songwriter, performer
Matthew Brookshire is a songwriter and performer originally from North Carolina.
Why you should listen
Matthew Brookshire's collaborations with choreographer Keely Garfield include Wow and the Bessie Award nominated Twin Pines. With composer Curtis Moore, Brookshire wrote original songs for the film Palindromes (directed by Todd Solondz), pop songs for drag icon Kevin Aviance, and created a musical about a woman's obsession with Lifetime Movies. Brookshire’s albums include 8 Songs and Best Friend, and he is featured on Kelli Rae Powell’s Live at Jalopy and on a compilation from the American Folk Art Museum. He is currently working on an album for Boy Girl Banjo, his duo project with singer Anielle Reid.
Matthew Brookshire | Speaker | TED.com