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Cynthia Erivo: "Natural Woman" and "Johnny and Donna"
Cynthia Erivo: "Natural Woman" 與 "Johnny and Donna"
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Cynthia Erivo 說：「我熱愛唱歌，因為那是通往心中的快速通道。」聽著 Erivo 冥想音樂的超能力在 Jason Webb 的鋼琴伴奏下，以美妙又深情的馬里音樂 “Johnny＆Donna” 和 Aretha Franklin 的 “Natural Woman”，將我們連接起來。
Cynthia Erivo - Actor, performer
Best known for her role in the Broadway revival of "The Color Purple," Cynthia Erivo is a Tony-, Grammy- and Emmy-winning performer. Full bioJason Webb - Musical director
Jason Webb is a writer, musical director, arranger, orchestrator, lecturer and a lover of music. Full bio
Best known for her role in the Broadway revival of "The Color Purple," Cynthia Erivo is a Tony-, Grammy- and Emmy-winning performer. Full bioJason Webb - Musical director
Jason Webb is a writer, musical director, arranger, orchestrator, lecturer and a lover of music. Full bio
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00:13
Johnny met Donna,
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莊尼遇上了當娜，
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(Piano)
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(琴聲)
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and they fell in love,
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他們墜入了愛河，
00:23
but had no idea
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但並不知道，
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what love really was.
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愛到底是什麼。
00:32
So they tried their best
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所以他們竭盡所能，
00:36
to make each other smile.
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讓對方微笑，
00:41
But while learning themselves,
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但在學習的同時，
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they would have a child.
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他們有了寶寶。
00:50
But with no time to think
the whole thing through,
the whole thing through,
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但他們沒有時間去想清楚，
00:56
little time to prepare,
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太少的時間去準備，
01:00
it got tough to provide for him
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供養他和愛他，
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and give him love and care.
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都變得艱難。
01:10
How, how, how, how, how do I?
When and where?
When and where?
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怎樣？ 怎樣？怎樣 ？
我該怎樣 ？何時何地？
我該怎樣 ？何時何地？
01:15
Are questions they both often ask God.
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都是他們常問上帝的問題。
01:21
Life is full of twist, twist.
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生命總是充滿曲折，曲折。
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Life is full of twirl,
twirl, t-twirl, twirl.
twirl, t-twirl, twirl.
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生命總是充滿糾纏，
糾纏，糾纏，糾纏。
糾纏，糾纏，糾纏。
01:26
Yeah, it's the weight of the world,
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對，這就是世界的重量。
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it flips you upside down
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它會把你整個反轉
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when you're young, when you're old
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無論年輕年老，
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it just spins out of control,
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它都會失控地轉。
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oh.
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噢。
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Spins out of control,
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失控地轉。
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so ...
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所以......
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hold on
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堅持著，
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because you'll never know.
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因為你永不會知道。
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(Piano)
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(琴聲)
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Johnny and Donna
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莊尼與當娜，
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slowly recognized
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慢慢意識到，
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that for the baby's future,
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為了寶寶的未來，
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they planned two different lives.
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他們計劃了兩種不同的生活。
02:12
Donna wanted a family.
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當娜想要個家，
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She wanted to do it right,
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做該做的事，
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make Johnny's house a home.
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讓莊尼的房子成爲家，
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She wanted to be a wife.
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她想當個妻子；
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Johnny was a dreamer.
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莊尼是個幻想家。
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He had to move around.
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他四海為家。
02:40
Yeah, he'd be there for his child,
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孩子需要他時會出現。
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but wouldn't settle down.
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但卻不會長久停駐。
02:50
How, how, how, how, how do I?
When and where?
When and where?
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怎樣？怎樣？怎樣？
我該怎樣？何時何地？
我該怎樣？何時何地？
02:55
Are questions they both often ask God.
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都是他們常問上帝的問題。
03:00
Life is full of twist, twist.
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生命總是充滿曲折，曲折
03:03
Life is full of twirl,
twirl, t-twirl, twirl.
twirl, t-twirl, twirl.
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生命總是充滿糾纏，糾纏，糾纏，糾纏。
03:06
Yeah, it's the weight of the world.
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對，這就是世界的重量。
03:08
It's whirlwinds and girlfriends,
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旋風式的事物和及不同的女友。
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toys and boyfriend, friends
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玩具，男友，朋友，
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and Frenchmen,
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還有法國人。
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war, peace, impeachment, gentlemen,
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戰爭 ，和平，彈劾，紳士，
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ladies, Sunday, shady mistakes,
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女士，週日，過失，
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and peach rings,
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還有糖果。
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blacks and bleach stains.
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黑色與漂白劑漬，
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Don't forget wasps and bee stings, oh.
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別忘了黃蜂和蜜蜂剌，噢。
03:33
Whether you're Johnny or Donna,
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不管你是莊尼還是當娜，
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or neither of the two,
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或者兩者都不是，
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just try to make the best
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只是想把擁有的事物，
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of what's given to you.
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做到最好。
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Ha, ha, ha, ha.
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哈，哈，哈，哈，
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Ha, ha, ha, ha.
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哈，哈，哈，哈，
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Ha, ha, ha, ha.
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哈，哈，哈，哈，
04:10
(Applause)
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(掌聲)
04:12
Thank you.
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謝謝！
04:13
(Applause)
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(掌聲)
04:24
I don't know if you can tell,
but I love music.
but I love music.
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不知道你看得出嗎，但我愛音樂。
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(Laughter)
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(笑聲)
04:28
I love to sing.
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我愛唱歌，
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And it's because I feel like
it's the fast-track route to the heart.
it's the fast-track route to the heart.
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因我覺得這是通往心裡的快速通道。
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I feel like when I sing,
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我覺得唱歌的時候，
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I get to connect with each one of you.
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就能與你們每一個人連繫。
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And it's not because of the tune,
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不是因為曲調，
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it's not because of the lyrics,
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不是因為歌詞，
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it's not because of the tempo
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不是因為節奏，
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or the pitch.
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或是音調。
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It's because, somehow,
we all understand music.
we all understand music.
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是因為，不知為何我們都明白音樂，
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It's a universal language.
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是種共同語言。
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Imagine: one language
that we can all understand.
that we can all understand.
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試想像：一種所有人都明白的語言，
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We might not all speak it
as fluently as each other,
as fluently as each other,
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也許說得不像其他人般流利，
05:00
but we can definitely understand it.
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但我們肯定能明白的。
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And so, I speak it,
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所以，我說的就是這種語言。
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and my job as the singer
or the storyteller
or the storyteller
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作為歌手或是說故事的人，
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is to fill in the blanks with technicolor.
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我要把空格填得色彩繽紛，
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I get to tell your secrets.
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我得以訴說你的秘密，
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I get to explain
how someone else is feeling
how someone else is feeling
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我得以解釋其他人的感受
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so that whoever else is listening
can finally understand.
can finally understand.
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使別的聆聽者終能明白。
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I think that with music,
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我想有了音樂，
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we have a bit of a superpower.
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我們都有點超能力，
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We get to explain,
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我們有機會解釋，
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we get to express, we get to move,
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有機會表達，有機會感動人，
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we get to ostracize,
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有機會排斥，
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we get to accompany.
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有機會陪伴，
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We get to do all these different things
simply by using a tune.
simply by using a tune.
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單憑一個曲調我們就可以做到這些事情。
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And that's the way
I think we can change things.
I think we can change things.
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就是這樣我認為我們可以改變事物。
05:44
That's the tool I've been given
to help to change things.
to help to change things.
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這就是賜予我可改變的工具。
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And think, if we all understand
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想想，如果我們都明白，
我們心中都有一點曲調，
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that we have a little bit
of tune in our hearts --
of tune in our hearts --
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a little bit of lyrical prowess,
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有一點填詞抒情的造詣，
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shall we say,
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可以說，
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we get to move things forward
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我們可以把事情推進。
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because we can explain using a language
that we can all understand.
that we can all understand.
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因為我們可以用共同語言去解釋，
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It's undeniable.
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這是無可否認的。
06:10
I have another song here.
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我準備了另一首歌，
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And we all know it very, very well.
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大家都非常、非常熟識的。
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And I wonder --
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所以我在想，
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I'm going to test you all.
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測試一下你們，
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Let's see if you can join me.
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看看你們能不能跟我一起唱，
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This is the test to see
if you understand this.
if you understand this.
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就知道你們是否聽懂了。
06:23
(Singing) Lookin' out
on the morning rain --
on the morning rain --
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（歌詞）看著外面的晨雨，
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(Audience sings next note)
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（觀眾接著唱）
06:28
You see?
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看到了？
06:29
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
06:30
We all understand it.
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我們都懂的，
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We all know something.
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我們都了解，
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We all are connected
by a piece of music somewhere.
by a piece of music somewhere.
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某處的音樂把我們都連繫起來，
06:37
We might not all be connected
by the same thing,
by the same thing,
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也許不是因相同的東西而連繫。
06:39
but music is the one thing I believe --
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但我相信音樂，
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storytelling in the music
is something that connects us all.
is something that connects us all.
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音樂訴說的故事連繫所有人。
06:48
Doesn't matter where we're from.
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不管你是來自何方，
06:51
So maybe,
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所以或許，
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maybe it's one of the things
we can use to move us forward
we can use to move us forward
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或許這就是其中一樣，
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into that future of ours.
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可以帶領我們通往未來的東西。
06:58
Just maybe.
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只是或許。
07:01
I hope you enjoy this next one.
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我希望你會喜歡下一首。
07:04
(Pianist plays "Natural Woman")
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（彈奏 "Natural Woman"）
07:07
Lookin' out on the morning rain,
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看著外面的晨雨，
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I used to feel so uninspired.
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從前的我總覺乏味，
07:19
And when I knew I had to face another day,
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當我知道要面對新一天，
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Lord, it made feel so tired.
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神呀，我真的覺得很疲累。
07:32
Before the day I met you,
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遇見你之前，
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life was so unkind,
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生活並不仁慈，
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but you're the reason
for my piece of mind.
for my piece of mind.
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但你是我心中平靜的原因。
07:42
'Cause you make me feel,
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因你讓我感到，
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you make me feel,
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你讓我感到，
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you make me feel like a natural woman.
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你讓我感受到女人的本色。
07:57
When my soul was in the lost and found,
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當我的靈魂被放到失物認領，
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you came along to claim it.
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你到來把它領回，
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I didn't know just what was wrong with me,
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我不知道自己出了什麼問題，
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'til your kiss helped me name it.
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直到你的吻找出答案。
08:22
Now I'm no longer doubtful
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現在我不再疑惑，
08:25
of what I'm living for,
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生存的意義。
08:28
and if I make you happy,
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若我令你快樂，
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I don't need to do more.
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我已不用做更多。
08:33
'Cause you make me feel,
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因你讓我感到，
08:36
you make me feel,
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你讓我感到，
08:39
you make me feel like a natural woman.
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你讓我感受到女人的本色。
08:48
Oh, baby what you done to me --
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噢，寶貝，你對我做的事，
08:55
You make me feel so good inside.
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令我覺得美好。
09:01
And I just wanna be
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而我只想，
09:06
close to you,
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靠近你，
09:08
you make me feel so alive.
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你令我充滿活力。
09:10
'Cause you make me feel,
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因你讓我感到，
09:14
you make me feel,
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你讓我感到，
09:17
you make me feel like a natural woman.
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你讓我感受到女人的本色。
09:23
You make me feel,
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你讓我感到，
09:26
you make me feel,
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你讓我感到，
09:29
you make me feel like a natural woman.
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你讓我感受到女人的本色。
09:37
Oh --
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噢，
09:42
(Applause)
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（掌聲）
09:53
Jason Webb.
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Jason Webb.
09:56
Thank you very much.
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感謝大家！
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Cynthia Erivo - Actor, performerBest known for her role in the Broadway revival of "The Color Purple," Cynthia Erivo is a Tony-, Grammy- and Emmy-winning performer.
Why you should listen
Cynthia Erivo made her Broadway debut as Celie in The Color Purple -- a role that earned her Tony, Grammy and Emmy Awards. Erivo has performed for the annual Kennedy Center Honors and been featured on stage in Sister Act as well as A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Most recently, Erivo teamed up with John Legend at the 2017 Grammy Awards to perform the Beach Boys’ song, “God Only Knows.”
The actress stars with Viola Davis in the upcoming Steve McQueen film Widows, and as Harriet Tubman in the biopic Harriet.
Cynthia Erivo | Speaker | TED.com
Jason Webb - Musical director
Jason Webb is a writer, musical director, arranger, orchestrator, lecturer and a lover of music.
Why you should listen
From conducting orchestras in Broadway pits to writing and arranging music for a presidential inauguration, Jason Michael Webb has dedicated his life to using music to heal, uplift and encourage.
Webb;s early musical training consisted of formal classical study, playing in small churches and listening to pop music. By 21, he had a degree in classical piano, played in the biggest churches in New York City and made his orchestral solo debut with the Queens Symphony Orchestra. He then went on to become Musical Director of the six-time Grammy-winning Brooklyn Tabernacle, for whom he co-wrote and produced four albums for The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, leading to two Stellar Award nominations and a Dove Award win. His arrangement of BTC's "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" was featured at the 2013 inauguration of President Barack Obama and simultaneously heard by over one billion people worldwide.
Webb also recently served as musical director of the Tony- and Grammy-winning 2016 Broadway Revival of Oprah Winfrey's "The Color Purple", directed by John Doyle and based on the timeless novel by Alice Walker. Webb is now currently the US Music Supervisor of the tour, as well as Music Director/Arranger for Cynthia Erivo, who won a 2016 Tony Award as Celie in the Broadway Revival.
Mr. Webb’s writing can also be heard on the TV series "Empire", Netflix’s film Juanita, and numerous recording projects and original musicals, including "The First Noel" (produced annually at the world famous Apollo Theater in Harlem, NYC) and the South African musical "Ilathi," which premiered July 2017 at the New York Musical Festival. Webb has conducted live and recording orchestras from New York to LA, including pianist Lang Lang's 2016 love letter to NYC, "New York Rhapsody", which featured performances by Rufus Wainwright, Regina Spektor and Suzanne Vega.
Jason Webb | Speaker | TED.com