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Caroline Lavelle: Casting a spell on the cello
Le violoncelle ensorcelant de Caroline Lavelle
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Caroline Lavelle joue du violoncelle comme une enchanteresse jetant un sort, se cachant parfois derrière la crinière blonde de ses cheveux quand elle chante des thèmes bucoliques. Elle interprète "Plus loin que le Soleil", accompagnée par Thomas Dolby aux claviers.
Caroline Lavelle - Cellist; singer-songwriter
Equally talented on cello and vocals, Caroline Lavelle has created a performance style all her own. Her expansive talents, channeling the best of both classical and contemporary influences, have earned her comparisons to both Kate Bush and Jacqueline du Pré. Full bio
Equally talented on cello and vocals, Caroline Lavelle has created a performance style all her own. Her expansive talents, channeling the best of both classical and contemporary influences, have earned her comparisons to both Kate Bush and Jacqueline du Pré. Full bio
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Thank you very much.
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Merci beaucoup.
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Now, I've got a story for you.
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Voilà, j'aimerais vous raconter une histoire.
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When I arrived off the plane,
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Lorsque j'ai débarqué de l'avion,
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after a very long journey from the West of England,
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après un long voyage depuis l'ouest de l'Angleterre,
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my computer, my beloved laptop,
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mon ordinateur, mon bien-aimé ordinateur portable,
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had gone mad,
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était devenu incontrôlable,
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and had -- oh! -- a bit like that! --
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et il avait -- oh! -- un peu comme cela! --
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and the display on it --
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et l'affichage --
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anyway, the whole thing had burst.
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bref, il était complètement planté.
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And I went to the IT guys here
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Et je suis allé voir les informaticiens d'ici
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and a gentleman mended my computer,
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et un type sympa a réparé mon ordinateur,
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and then he said, "What are you doing here?"
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et puis il m'a demandé, "Que faites-vous ici?"
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and I said "I'm playing the cello and I'm doing a bit of singing,"
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et je lui ai répondu "Je joue du violoncelle et je chante aussi un peu,"
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and he said, "Oh, I sort of play the cello as well."
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et il m'a dit "Oh! Il m'arrive aussi de jouer du violoncelle."
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And I said, "Do you really?"
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Et je lui ai dit, "Ah oui, vraiment?"
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Anyway, so you're in for a treat,
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Quoi qu'il en soit, vous allez vous régaler,
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because he's fantastic, and his name's Mark.
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parce qu'il est fantastique, et il se nomme Mark.
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(Applause)
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(Applaudissements)
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I am also joined by my partner in crime, Thomas Dolby.
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Je suis aussi accompagnée par mon complice, Thomas Dolby.
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(Applause)
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(Applaudissements)
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This song is called "Farther than the Sun."
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Cette chanson s'appelle "Plus loin que le Soleil."
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(Music)
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(Musique)
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♫ Strung in the wind I called you ♫
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♫ Piégée par le vent je t'appelais ♫
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♫ but you did not hear ... ♫
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♫ mais tu n'entendais pas ... ♫
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♫ And you're a plant that needs poor soil ♫
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♫ Et tu es une plante qui se contente d'une terre pauvre ♫
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♫ and I have treated you too well ♫
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♫ et je t'ai traité trop bien ♫
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♫ to give up flowers ... ♫
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♫ pour renoncer aux fleurs ... ♫
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♫ Oh, I have been too rich for you ... ♫
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♫ Oh, j'ai été trop généreuse avec toi ... ♫
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♫ Farther than the sun from me ♫
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♫ Plus loin de moi que le soleil ♫
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♫ Farther than I'd have you be ♫
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♫ Plus loin que je ne le voudrais ♫
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♫ And I go north, I get so cold ♫
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♫ Lorsque je vais au nord j'ai si froid ♫
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♫ My heart is lava under stone ♫
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♫ Mon cœur est de la lave sous la pierre ♫
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♫ You are not worthy ♫
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♫ Tu ne le mérites pas ♫
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♫ You are not worthy ... ♫
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♫ Tu ne le mérites pas ... ♫
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♫ With your calculating eyes ♫
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♫ Dans tes yeux calculateurs ♫
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♫ spinning figures ♫
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♫ Les chiffres défilent ♫
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♫ you cannot see me ♫
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♫ tu ne peux pas me voir. ♫
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♫ You cannot see me ... ♫
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♫ tu ne peux pas me voir... ♫
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♫ And if I tell myself enough ♫
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♫ Et si je me le répète assez ♫
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♫ I'll believe it ♫
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♫ Je finirais par le croire. ♫
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♫ You are not worthy ♫
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♫ Tu ne le mérites pas. ♫
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♫ The sea, it freezes over ... ♫
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♫ La mer, elle se couvre de glace ... ♫
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♫ to trap the light ♫
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♫ pour piéger la lumière ♫
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♫ And I'm in love with being in love ♫
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♫ Et j'aime être amoureuse ♫
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♫ and you were never quite the one ♫
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♫ et tu n'as jamais vraiment été l'élu ♫
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♫ In Gerda's eyes ♫
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♫ aux yeux de Gerda ♫
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♫ Fragments of what you've become ♫
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♫ Des éclats de ce que tu es devenu ♫
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♫ And all the moths that fly at night ♫
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♫ Et tous les papillons de nuit ♫
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♫ believe electric light is bright ♫
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♫ se laissent éblouir par la lumière électrique ♫
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♫ You are not worthy ♫
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♫ Tu ne le mérites pas ♫
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♫ You are not worthy ♫
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♫ Tu ne le mérites pas ♫
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♫ With your calculating eyes ♫
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♫ Dans tes yeux calculateurs ♫
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♫ Spinning figures ♫
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♫ Les chiffres défilent ♫
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♫ You cannot see me, no ♫
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♫ Tu ne peux pas me voir, non ♫
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♫ And if I tell myself enough ♫
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♫ Et si je me le répète assez ♫
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♫ I'll believe it ♫
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♫ Je finirais par le croire. ♫
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♫ You are not worthy ♫
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♫ Tu ne le mérites pas. ♫
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♫ Farther than the sun from me ♫
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♫ Plus loin de moi que le soleil ♫
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♫ Farther than I'd have you be ♫
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♫ Plus loin que je ne le voudrais ♫
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♫ And I go north, I get so cold ♫
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♫ Lorsque je vais au nord j'ai si froid ♫
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♫ My heart is lava under stone ♫
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♫ Mon cœur est de la lave sous la pierre ♫
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♫ You are not worthy ♫
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♫ Tu ne le mérites pas. ♫
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♫ You are not worthy ♫
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♫ Tu ne le mérites pas. ♫
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♫ With your calculating eyes ♫
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♫ Dans tes yeux calculateurs ♫
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♫ Spinning figures ♫
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♫ Les chiffres défilent ♫
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♫ You cannot see me, no ... ♫
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♫ tu ne peux pas me voir, non ... ♫
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♫ And if I tell myself enough, I'll believe it ♫
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♫ Et si je me le répète assez, je finirais par le croire. ♫
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(Applause)
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(Applaudissements)
07:43
Thank you very much.
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Merci beaucoup.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Caroline Lavelle - Cellist; singer-songwriterEqually talented on cello and vocals, Caroline Lavelle has created a performance style all her own. Her expansive talents, channeling the best of both classical and contemporary influences, have earned her comparisons to both Kate Bush and Jacqueline du Pré.
Why you should listen
Connecting the best of British chamber folk and folk rock to modern electronic music, Caroline Lavelle is frequently sought out for both her vocals and her cello playing. The genre-bridging cellist has collaborated with the likes of Peter Gabriel, Laurie Anderson, Radiohead, the Cranberries, BT, Massive Attack and William Orbit, among others (she reportedly inspired Madonna to pursue her own successful collaboration with Orbit).
In her TED performance of "Further than the Sun," Lavelle plays the cello like a sorceress casting a spell, occasionally hiding behind her wild mane of blond hair as she sings of pastoral themes. She's produced three solo albums -- A Distant Bell (2004), Brilliant Midnight (2001) and Spirit (1995) -- and is a touring member of the Chieftains.
Caroline Lavelle | Speaker | TED.com