ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Rei - Singer-songwriter
Born in Japan's Hyogo prefecture, Rei spent her childhood years in New York and now sings her unique, self-penned lyrics in both Japanese and English.

Why you should listen
Having started classical guitar at the age of four, Rei became fascinated with blues music at 5. She primarily uses an acoustic guitar in her performances, but simulates electric sounds with effects and audio feedback, allowing her to perform a wide range of music genres.

Rei has also garnered appraise for her performances at major music events such as Japan's FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL, Peter Barakan's Live Magic in Tokyo, Java Jazz Indonesia, and most recently Les Eurockeennes 2017 at Belfort, etc. Stateside, she played at SXSW 2016 and a showcase at San Francisco's iconic Amoeba Music. She has released 5 mini-albums to date, her first of which was produced by Ryosuke Nagaoka from PETROLZ. All releases featured her self-illustrated or designed covers and visuals. Her latest release, "FLY," with four new songs and a music film, was released in February 2018.
More profile about the speaker
Rei | Speaker | TED.com
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Rei: "my mama" / "BLACK BANANA"

凌(Rei): 「我的媽媽」/「黑色的香蕉」

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歌手和歌曲創作人凌(Rei)將她的混合獨立搖滾和藍調帶到了 TED 舞台,演唱了兩首歌曲──「我的媽媽」和「黑色的香蕉」。
- Singer-songwriter
Born in Japan's Hyogo prefecture, Rei spent her childhood years in New York and now sings her unique, self-penned lyrics in both Japanese and English. Full bio

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(Guitar吉他 music音樂 starts啟動)
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(吉他曲開始)
01:32
I've been looking
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我一直在尋找,
01:33
Several一些 days now
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已經好幾天了。
01:35
Where did they go?
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它們到哪裡去了?
01:37
Where did they go?
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它們到哪裡去了?
01:40
My mama媽媽 told me long ago
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很久以前,我媽媽告訴我,
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I've lost丟失 so many許多 precious珍貴 things, I know
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我已經失去了許多珍貴的東西。
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They won't慣於 be back
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它們不會再回來了。
01:51
Where did they go?
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它們到哪裡去了?
01:54
My mama媽媽 told me long ago
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很久以前,我媽媽告訴我,
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Ain't是不是 nobody's沒有人是 ever gonna tell me
to abandon放棄 my old friend朋友
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沒有人會告訴我
要拋棄我的老朋友。
02:03
Happy快樂 days, walking步行 on the shore支撐
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快樂的日子,漫步在海岸上。
02:07
Happy快樂 days, walking步行 on the shore支撐
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快樂的日子,漫步在海岸上。
02:10
Happy快樂 days, walking步行 on the shore支撐
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快樂的日子,漫步在海岸上。
02:15
Ain't是不是 nobody's沒有人是 ever gonna tell me
to abandon放棄 my good memories回憶 at all
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完全沒有人會告訴我
要拋棄我的美好記憶。
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I've seen看到 so many許多 pretty漂亮 things
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我已經見過那麼多美麗的東西。
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They don't mean a thing now
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它們現在都沒有了意義。
02:31
Listen to the song歌曲
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聽聽這首歌,
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My mama媽媽 told me long ago
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很久以前,我媽媽告訴我。
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Ain't是不是 nobody's沒有人是 ever gonna tell me
to doubt懷疑 my good old days
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沒有人會告訴我
要懷疑我過去的好日子。
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Happy快樂 days, walking步行 on the shore支撐
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快樂的日子,漫步在海岸上。
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Happy快樂 days, walking步行 on the shore支撐
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快樂的日子,漫步在海岸上。
03:11
Happy快樂 days, walking步行 on the shore支撐
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快樂的日子,漫步在海岸上。
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Ain't是不是 nobody's沒有人是 ever gonna tell me
to abandon放棄 my good memories回憶 at all
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完全沒有人會告訴我
要拋棄我的美好記憶。
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Abandon放棄 my good memories回憶 at all
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要拋棄我的美好記憶。
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Abandon放棄 my good memories回憶 at all
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要拋棄我的美好記憶。
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(Music音樂 ends結束)
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(音樂結束)
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(Applause掌聲)
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03:51
Thank you.
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謝謝。
03:52
(Applause掌聲)
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(掌聲)
03:58
Thank you for giving me the opportunity機會
to perform演出 tonight今晚 at TEDTED New York紐約.
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謝謝你們給我這個機會,
讓我今晚站在紐約 TED 的舞台上。
04:04
I've been a dedicated專用 TEDTED fan風扇 and viewer觀眾,
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我一直是 TED 的粉絲和觀眾,
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and also, I actually其實 used to live生活
in Manhattan曼哈頓 when I was younger更年輕,
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其實我年輕一點兒的時候
也曾在曼哈頓住過,
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so New York紐約 is like a second第二 home to me,
and it's great to be back.
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所以紐約就像是我的第二個家,
能回來真的很棒。
04:18
The song歌曲 I just performed執行
was called "my mama媽媽,"
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我剛剛演出的歌曲
叫做「我的媽媽」,
04:21
and the next下一個 song歌曲 I'm going to perform演出
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我接下來要演唱的歌曲,
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is another另一個 original原版的 song歌曲 of mine
called "BLACK BANANA香蕉."
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是我的另一首原創歌曲,
叫做「黑色的香蕉」。
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This song歌曲 I wrote about the importance重要性
of being存在 patient患者 with your dreams.
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我寫的這首歌是想表達
我們要對自己的夢想有點耐心。
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Because I think commitment承諾
will always be rewarded獎勵.
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因為我認為努力總會得到回報。
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Just like fruit水果 ripens成熟
when the time is right.
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就像是時節到了
水果就會成熟。
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So it's my interpretation解釋
of building建造 the future未來.
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這是我對於創造未來的詮釋。
04:49
(Guitar吉他 music音樂 starts啟動)
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(吉他音樂開始)
05:07
Clap your hands.
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一起拍手。
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One!
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一!
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Two!
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二!
一、二、一、二、三、四。
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One, two, one, two, three, four.
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Sitting坐在 here, killing謀殺 time,
I've been doing it all day
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坐在這裡,消磨時間,
就這麼度過我的一整天。
06:01
I've been always smart聰明
when it comes to gettin'剛開了 away
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精神游離,我總是很聰明。
06:04
Got a soda蘇打 pop流行的 fizzin'fizzin ' hard
in my empty brain
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放杯嘶嘶汽水,進我空空的腦袋裡。
06:08
When the time is right I'll move移動
alright好的 so don't get too uptight緊張
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時機到來我會立刻行動,
所以太緊張也沒什麼用。
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Silly愚蠢 girls女孩 in bathing洗澡 suits西裝
cleaning清潔的 cars汽車 on Sundays週日
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蠢蠢的女孩們穿著泳衣,
在星期日忙著汽車清洗。
06:15
They're living活的 a lie謊言
don't make as fool傻子 of yourself你自己 too soon不久
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喜歡自己騙自己,
太早出醜只會後悔不已。
06:19
Lining襯 砌 my bananas香蕉
on the window窗口 sill窗台 to ripen成熟
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香蕉放在窗台排成一排,
直到成熟我再拿回來。
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When the time is right I'll move移動
alright好的 so don't get too uptight緊張
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時機到來我會立刻行動,
所以太緊張也沒什麼用。
06:27
BanananananaBananananana sekasanaidesekasanaide
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香⋯⋯蕉⋯⋯別把我上下顛倒(日語)
06:30
Bananananana-riBananananana-ri yuki makasemakase
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香⋯⋯蕉⋯⋯任憑雪繼續下(日語)
06:34
BanananananaBananananana wagamamanawagamamana miMI gaGa jukusujukusu made製作
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香⋯⋯蕉⋯⋯直到從幼稚走向成熟(日語)
06:38
Black黑色 Banana香蕉 Black黑色 Banana香蕉
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黑色的香蕉,黑色的香蕉。
06:39
BananananananaBanananananana
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香⋯⋯蕉⋯⋯(Banananananana)
06:48
Remember記得 last December十二月
when we went to get some pizza比薩
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記得去年十二月,
去吃比薩的那一夜。
06:52
Was a brat小子, was running賽跑 fast快速
to get home by my curfew宵禁
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我還是個小頑童,
為趕宵禁跑路急匆匆。
06:55
Silly愚蠢 me, tripping跳閘 quick,
I was almost幾乎 killed殺害 by a honker鼻子
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蠢蠢的我摔了一跤,
差點就被汽車壓到。
06:58
When the time is right I'll move移動
alright好的 so don't get too uptight緊張
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時機到來我會立刻行動,
所以太緊張也沒什麼用。
07:03
BanananananaBananananana isoganaideisoganaide
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香⋯⋯蕉⋯⋯不要著急(日語)
07:06
Bananananana-riBananananana-ri yuki makasemakase
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香⋯⋯蕉⋯⋯任憑雪繼續下(日語)
07:10
BanananananaBanananananaatoAto
chottochotto dake jukusujukusu made製作
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香⋯⋯蕉⋯⋯直到從幼稚走向成熟(日語)
07:13
Black黑色 Banana香蕉 Black黑色 Banana香蕉
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黑色的香蕉,黑色的香蕉。
07:15
BananananananaBanananananana
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香⋯⋯蕉⋯⋯(Banananananana)
07:38
BanananananaBananananana Don't push me baby寶寶
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香⋯⋯蕉⋯⋯別催促我,寶貝。
07:42
BanananananaBananananana All I want is leeway餘地
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香⋯⋯蕉⋯⋯我只是想要一點自主權。
07:45
BanananananaBananananana You gotta總得 be patient患者
for the fruit水果 to ripen成熟
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香⋯⋯蕉⋯⋯你得耐心等水果成熟。
07:49
Black黑色 Banana香蕉 Black黑色 Banana香蕉
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黑色的香蕉,黑色的香蕉。
07:51
BananananaBanananana
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香⋯⋯蕉⋯⋯(Banananana)
07:52
BanananananaBananananana isoganaideisoganaide
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香⋯⋯蕉⋯⋯不要著急(日語)
07:56
BananananananoBanananananano yoriyori nari納莉
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香⋯⋯蕉⋯⋯ 你要變成什麼樣子(日語)
08:00
BanananananaBananananana wagamamanawagamamana miMI gaGa jukusujukusu made製作
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香⋯⋯蕉⋯⋯離成熟只差一點點啦(日語)
08:03
Black黑色 Banana香蕉 Black黑色 Banana香蕉
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BanananananaBananananana
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黑色的香蕉!黑色的香蕉!
08:06
BanananananaBananananana
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香⋯⋯蕉⋯⋯(Bananananana)
08:07
BananananananaBanananananana
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香⋯⋯蕉⋯⋯(Bananananana)
08:14
(Music音樂 ends結束)
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香⋯⋯蕉⋯⋯蕉⋯⋯(Banananananana)
08:15
Thank you.
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08:17
(Applause掌聲)
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謝謝!
(掌聲)
08:21
(Guitar吉他 music音樂)
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(吉他曲)
08:29
(Music音樂 ends結束)
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(音樂停止)
08:30
(Applause掌聲)
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(掌聲)
Translated by Shupeng Han
Reviewed by Yanyan Hong

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Rei - Singer-songwriter
Born in Japan's Hyogo prefecture, Rei spent her childhood years in New York and now sings her unique, self-penned lyrics in both Japanese and English.

Why you should listen
Having started classical guitar at the age of four, Rei became fascinated with blues music at 5. She primarily uses an acoustic guitar in her performances, but simulates electric sounds with effects and audio feedback, allowing her to perform a wide range of music genres.

Rei has also garnered appraise for her performances at major music events such as Japan's FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL, Peter Barakan's Live Magic in Tokyo, Java Jazz Indonesia, and most recently Les Eurockeennes 2017 at Belfort, etc. Stateside, she played at SXSW 2016 and a showcase at San Francisco's iconic Amoeba Music. She has released 5 mini-albums to date, her first of which was produced by Ryosuke Nagaoka from PETROLZ. All releases featured her self-illustrated or designed covers and visuals. Her latest release, "FLY," with four new songs and a music film, was released in February 2018.
More profile about the speaker
Rei | Speaker | TED.com

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