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Claron McFadden: Singing the primal mystery
克拉蓉麥克法登：唱出原始的奧秘
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「人類之聲: 奧秘、自發、原始。」女高音克拉蓉麥克法登用這句話邀請我們去探索呼吸和歌唱的奧秘，她現場演唱約翰凱奇所作極富挑戰性的《詠嘆調》。
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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主持人：各位，為您介紹克拉蓉麥克法登
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She is a world-class soprano singer
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她是世界級的女高音
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who studied in Rochester, New York.
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過去就讀於紐約羅切斯特
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Her celebrated operatic roles
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她著名的歌劇角色
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are numerous and varied.
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既多且廣
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In August 2007,
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在2007年8月，
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Claron was awarded the Amsterdam Prize for the Arts,
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克拉蓉榮獲阿姆斯特丹藝術獎，
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winning praise for her brilliance,
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為她傑出的表現
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her amazing and extensively wide repertoire
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驚人和廣泛的曲目
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and her vivid stage personality.
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以及個人舞台風采贏得殊榮。
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Please welcome Claron McFadden.
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讓我們歡迎克拉蓉麥克法登
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Claron McFadden: The human voice:
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克拉蓉麥克法登：人類的聲音：
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mysterious, spontaneous,
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奧秘，自發，
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primal.
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原始。
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For me, the human voice
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對我而言，人類的聲音
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is the vessel on which all emotions travel --
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承載著所有情緒穿梭遨遊－－
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except perhaps jealousy.
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或許除了嫉妒。
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And the breath,
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而呼吸，
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the breath is the captain of that vessel.
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呼吸是船隻的船長。
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A child is born,
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當一個孩子一出生，
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takes its first breath --
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呼吸第一口氣－－
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(Breathing)
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（吸氣 呼氣）
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and we behold the wondrous beauty
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我們見證了聲音演示出
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of vocal expression --
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奇妙的美好
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mysterious, spontaneous
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奧秘，自發
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and primal.
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而原始。
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A few years ago, I did a meditation retreat in Thailand.
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幾年前我在泰國進行靈修
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I wanted a place
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我在找尋一個地方
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that I would have total silence
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讓我可以得到全然的寧靜
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and total solitude.
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和全然的孤獨
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I spent two weeks at this retreat
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我在那裡待了二個禮拜
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in my own little hut --
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在我自己的小茅屋裡－－
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no music, no nothing, sounds of nature --
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沒有音樂，沒有任何東西，曠野的聲音－－
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trying to find the essence
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我試著尋找
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of concentration,
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專注於當下
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being in the moment.
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的本質
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On my last day,
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在最後一天，
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the woman who looked after the place,
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負責那個場地的一位女士，
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she came and we spoke for a minute,
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過來和我聊了一下，
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and then she said to me,
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她對我說，
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"Would you sing something for me?"
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「你能為我唱首歌嗎？」
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And I thought, but this is a place of total quiet and silence.
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那時我想著，可是這是一個那麼安靜的地方；
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I can't make noise.
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我不可以製造噪音。
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She said, "Please, sing for me."
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她說，「拜託，請為我唱首歌。」
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So I closed my eyes,
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於是我閉上雙眼，
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I took breath
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吸了一口氣
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and the first thing that came up and out
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那時湧上心頭的曲目
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was "Summertime," Porgy and Bess.
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就是《波吉和貝絲》音樂劇中的歌曲《夏日》
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♫ Summertime and the living is easy ♫
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♫夏日時光，生活悠閒♫
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♫ Fish are jumping and the cotton is high ♫
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♫魚兒跳躍而棉花長得很高♫
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♫ Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma is good-looking ♫
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♫哦，你的爸爸有錢而你的媽媽很漂亮♫
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♫ So hush little baby ♫
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♫所以乖小寶貝♫
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♫ Don't you cry ♫
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♫不哭不哭♫
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And I opened my eyes,
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然後我睜開雙眼，
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and I saw that she had her eyes closed.
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我看到她閉上雙眼。
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And after a moment, she opened her eyes
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過了一會兒她張開了眼睛
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and she looked at me and she said,
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她看著我對我說，
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"It's like meditation."
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「這就像是冥想。」
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And in that moment I understood
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就在那一刻我瞭解了
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that everything I had gone to Thailand to look for,
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所有我去泰國找尋的東西，
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to search for,
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尋尋覓覓
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I had it already in my singing --
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已然存在於我的歌唱中－－
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the calm, but alertness,
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靜默，但是清醒，
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the focus, but awareness,
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專注，卻明明覺覺，
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and being totally in the moment.
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而且完全沈浸在當下。
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When you're totally in the moment,
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當你完全沈浸在當下，
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when I'm totally in the moment,
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當我專注於當下，
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the vessel of expression is open.
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表達的管道就暢通了。
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The emotions can flow
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所以情緒可以流動
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from me to you
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往返於
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and back.
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你我之間
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Extremely profound experience.
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這是一種極盡深遠的經驗。
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There's a piece by a composer,
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有一首曲目
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an American composer called John Cage.
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作曲家是美國的約翰卡吉
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It's called "Aria."
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叫作《詠嘆調》
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It was written for an amazing singer
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這首曲子是專門為一位了不起的歌手量身訂作
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called Cathy Berberian.
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這位歌手就是凱西伯貝里安
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And the thing about this piece that's so special --
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而這首曲子之所以如此特別－－
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if you see it behind me --
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你們可以從我身後看到這曲子
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it's not notated in any way.
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它不是用我們熟知的任何一種形式譜寫
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No notes, no flats, no sharps.
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沒有音符，沒有升降記號
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But it's a kind of structure,
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但它的確自成一格
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and the singer within this structure
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把歌手融入其中的結構
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has total freedom
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完全的自由
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to be creative, spontaneous.
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有創意的，自發的
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For example,
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舉個例子，
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there are different colors
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這裡頭有三種不同顏色
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and each color gets a different type of singing --
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每種顏色代表一種不同的曲風－－
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pop, country and western, opera, jazz --
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流行樂，鄉村音樂，西方音樂，歌劇，爵士－－
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and you just have to be consistent with that color.
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而你只需依顏色保持曲風一致
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You see there are different lines:
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你再看看那些不同的線條
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you choose in your own tempo in your own way
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你可以選擇適合自己的節奏
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to follow the line,
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順著這個線條節奏
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but you must respect it, more or less.
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恰如其分，不多也不少地遵循
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And these little dots,
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再看看這些小點
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these represent
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這些代表
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a sort of sound
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一種聲音
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that's not a vocal, not a lyrical way
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它不是演唱的，也不是歌唱式的
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of expressing the voice.
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就是一種聲音的表達
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Using the body -- it could be sneezing, it could be coughing,
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身體會發出的聲音－－像是打噴嚏或咳嗽
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it could be animals -- (cough) exactly --
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也可能是動物的－－（咳嗽）沒錯，就像這樣－－
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clapping, whatever.
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拍手或其它種類
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And there's different text.
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另外還有不同的語文
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There's Armenian, Russian,
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這裡有亞美尼亞，俄羅斯，
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French, English, Italian.
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法文，英文，義大利文。
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So within this structure one is free.
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所以在這樣的架構下你可以很自由
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To me, this piece is an ode to the voice
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對我而言，這首曲子就是對聲音的頌讚
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because it's mysterious -- as we can see --
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因為它是如此奧秘－－正如我們所見－－
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it's quite spontaneous,
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它是這麼樣的自發，
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and it's primal.
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而且它是原始的。
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So I would like to share this piece with you.
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現在我想和大家分享這首曲子。
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It's "Aria" of John Cage.
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約翰卡吉的《詠嘆調》
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(Singing)
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（演唱）
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♫ No other way ♫
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♫沒有其他方法♫
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♫ Dans l'espace, so help ♫
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♫ Dans l'espace，所以幫忙♫
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(Singing)
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（演唱）
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♫ To have the fruits ♫
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♫來擁有這些果實♫
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(Singing)
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（演唱）
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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.
Claron McFadden | Speaker | TED.com