TEDxRotterdam 2010
Geert Chatrou: A whistleblower you haven't heard
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Na TEDxRotterdamu, svjetski prvak u zviždanju Geert Chatrou izvodi ćudljivu "Eleonoru" od A. Honhoffa, i svoju vlastitu "Fete de la Belle." U fascinantnoj međuigri, on priča o tome što ga je dovelo do te vještine.
Geert Chatrou - Whistler
It all started as a practical joke: Geert Chatrou's sister-in-law entered him in the International Whistler's Convention in Louisburg, NC. To save face, he went … and won! Full bio
It all started as a practical joke: Geert Chatrou's sister-in-law entered him in the International Whistler's Convention in Louisburg, NC. To save face, he went … and won! Full bio
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(Whistling)
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(Applause)
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Thank you.
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Hvala Vam.
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(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
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Thank you very much.
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Puno Vam hvala.
02:28
That was whistling.
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To je bilo zviždanje.
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I'm trying to do this in English.
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Pokušavam to raditi na engleskom.
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What is a chubby, curly-haired guy from Holland --
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Što je debeljuškast, momak kovrčave kose iz Nizozemske --
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why is he whistling?
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zašto zviždi?
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Well actually, I've [been] whistling since the age of four, about four.
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Pa zapravo, zviždim od svoje četvrte godine -- oko četvrte godine.
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My dad was always whistling around the house,
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Moj otac je uvijek zviždao po kući,
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and I just thought that's part of communication in my family.
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a ja sam mislio kako je to dio komunikacije u mojoj obitelji.
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So I whistled along with him.
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Stoga sam zviždao s njim.
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And actually, till I was 34,
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I sve do svoje 34. godine,
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I always annoyed and irritated people with whistling,
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uvijek sam smetao i iritirao ljude svojim zviždanjem.
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because, to be honest,
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Jer, da budem iskren,
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my whistling is a kind of deviant behavior.
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moje zviždanje je vrsta izopaćenog ponašanja.
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I whistled alone. I whistled in the classroom.
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Zviždao sam sam, zviždao sam u učionici,
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I whistled on [my] bike. I whistled everywhere.
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zviždao sam na svom biciklu, zviždao sam svuda.
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And I also whistled at a Christmas Eve party
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I zviždao sam na Božićnoj proslavi
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with my family-in-law.
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sa svojom rodbinom.
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And they had some, in my opinion,
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A oni su imali, po mom mišljenju,
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terrible Christmas music.
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groznu Božićnu glazbu.
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And when I hear music that I don't like,
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A kada čujem glazbu koja mi se ne sviđa,
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I try to make it better.
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pokušavam je poboljšati.
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So "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" -- you know it?
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Dakle "Rudolph sob crvenog nosa" -- znate je?
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(Whistling)
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(Zviždanje)
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But it can also sound like this.
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Ali isto tako može zvučati ovako.
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(Whistling)
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(Zviždanje)
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But during a Christmas party --
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Ali tijekom Božićne proslave --
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at dinner actually -- it's very annoying.
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zapravo tijekom večere -- bilo je veoma iritirajuće.
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So my sister-in-law
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Stoga me moja šurjakinja
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asked me a few times, "Please stop whistling."
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zamolila nekoliko puta, "Molim te, prestani zviždati."
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And I just couldn't.
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I jednostavno nisam mogao.
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And at one point -- and I had some wine, I have to admit that --
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I u jednom trenutku -- popio sam nešto vina, moram priznati --
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at one point I said, "If there was a contest, I would join."
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u jednom trenutku sam rekao, "Kada bi postojalo natjecanje, prijavio bih se."
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And two weeks later
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I dva tjedna kasnije
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I received a text message: "You're going to America."
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primio sam tekstualnu poruku: "Ideš u Ameriku."
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
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So, okay, I'm going to America.
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Dakle, u redu, idem u Ameriku.
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I would love to, but why?
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Volio bih, ali zašto?
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So I immediately called her up, of course.
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Stoga sam je odmah nazvao, naravno.
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She Googled,
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Ona je pretraživala Google
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and she found this World Whistling Championship
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i našla je to svjetsko natjecanje u zviždanju
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in America, of course.
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u Americi, naravno.
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She didn't expect me to go there.
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Nije očekivala da ću otići tamo.
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And I would have lost my face.
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A ja bih izgubio svoj obraz.
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I don't know if that's correct English.
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Ne znam je li to pravilan engleski.
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But the Dutch people here will understand what I mean.
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Ali Nizozemci ovdje će shvatiti što mislim.
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
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I lost my face.
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Izgubio sam obraz.
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(Applause)
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And she thought, "He will never go there."
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I ona je pomislila, "Nikada neće otići tamo."
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But actually I did.
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Ali zapravo jesam.
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So I went to Louisburg, North Carolina,
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Dakle, otišao sam u Louisburg, Sjeverna Karolina,
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southeast United States,
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jugoistok Sjedinjenih Država,
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and I entered the world of whistling.
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i zakoračio sam u svijet zviždanja.
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And I also entered the world championship,
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I ujedno sam ušao u svjetsko prvenstvo,
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and I won there in 2004.
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i pobijedio sam tamo 2004. godine.
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(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
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That was
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To je bilo --
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great fun, of course.
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To je bilo jako zabavno, naravno.
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And to defend my title --
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A da bih obranio svoju titulu --
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like judokas do and sportsmen --
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kao, znate, momci to rade i sportaši --
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I thought, well let's go back in 2005,
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pomislio sam, hajde da se vratim i 2005. godine,
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and I won again.
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i ponovno sam pobijedio.
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Then I couldn't participate for a few years.
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Zatim nisam mogao sudjelovati nekoliko godina.
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And in 2008 I entered again
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I 2008. godine ponovno sam ušao
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in Japan, Tokyo, and I won again.
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u Japanu, Tokyo, i ponovno sam pobijedio.
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So what happened now
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Ono što se događa sada
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is I'm standing here in Rotterdam, in the beautiful city, on a big stage,
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jest da stojim ovdje u Rotterdamu, u prekrasnom gradu, na velikoj pozornici,
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and I'm talking about whistling.
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i pričam o zviždanju.
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And actually I earn my money whistling at the moment.
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I zapravo , trenutno, zarađujem zviždeći.
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So I quit my day job as a nurse.
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Ostavio sam svoj dnevni posao kao sestra.
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(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
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And I try to live my dream --
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I pokušavam živjeti svoj san --
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well, actually, it was never my dream, but it sounds so good.
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zapravo, to nikad nije bio moj san, ali zvuči tako dobro.
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
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Okay, I'm not the only one whistling here.
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U redu, nisam ovdje jedini koji zviždi.
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You say, "Huh, what do you mean?"
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Vi ćete reći, "Ha, kako to misliš?"
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Well actually, you are going to whistle along.
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Pa zapravo, Vi ćete zviždati sa mnom.
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And then always the same thing happens:
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I tada se uvijek dogodi ista stvar:
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people are watching each other and think, "Oh, my God.
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ljudi gledaju jedni druge i misle, "O, moj Bože.
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Why? Can I go away?"
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Zašto? Mogu li otići?
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No, you can't.
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Ne, ne možete.
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Actually it's very simple.
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Zapravo je vrlo jednostavno.
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The track that I will whistle
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Skladba koju ću zviždati
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is called "Fête de la Belle."
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se zove "Fete de la Belle."
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It's about 80 minutes long.
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Traje otprilike 80 minuta.
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No, no, no. It's four minutes long.
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Ne, ne, ne. Traje četiri minute.
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And I want to first rehearse with you your whistling.
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I želim prvo s vama vježbati vaše zviždanje.
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So I whistle the tone.
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Dakle, ja zazviždim jedan ton.
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(Whistling)
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(Zviždanje)
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
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Sorry. I forgot one thing.
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Oprostite. Zaboravio sam jednu stvar.
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You whistle the same tone as me.
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Vi zazviždite isti ton kao i ja.
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
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I heard a wide variety of tones.
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Čuo sam široku paletu tonova.
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(Whistling)
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This is very promising.
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Ovo je jako obećavajuće.
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This is very promising.
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Ovo je jako obećavajuće.
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I'll ask the technicians to start the music.
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Zamolit ću tehničare da puste glazbu.
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And if it's started, I just point where you whistle along,
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I kada počne, ja samo pokažem gdje da zviždite sa mnom,
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and we will see what happens.
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i vidjet ćemo što će se dogoditi.
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Oh, hah.
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O, hah.
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I'm so sorry, technicians.
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Ispričavam se, tehničari.
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
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I'm so used to that.
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Toliko sam se naviknuo na to.
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I start it myself.
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Ja ću je pustiti.
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Okay, here it is.
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U redu, evo je.
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
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(Music)
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(Glazba)
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(Whistling)
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Okay.
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U redu.
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(Whistling)
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It's easy, isn't it?
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Lagano je, zar ne?
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(Whistling)
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Now comes the solo. I propose I do that myself.
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Sada dolazi solo. Predlažem da ja to izvedem.
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(Whistling)
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(Applause)
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Max Westerman: Geert Chatrou, the World Champion [of] Whistling.
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Max Westerman: Geert Chatrou, svjetski prvak u zviždanju.
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Geert Chatrou: Thank you. Thank you.
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Geert Chatrou: Hvala vam. Hvala vam.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Geert Chatrou - WhistlerIt all started as a practical joke: Geert Chatrou's sister-in-law entered him in the International Whistler's Convention in Louisburg, NC. To save face, he went … and won!
Why you should listen
Geert Chatrou has been whistling as long as he can remember. He plays the recorder and flute, but prefers whistling -- using only his lips as an instrument. In 2004 he won the whistling World Championships, and returned in 2005 to successfully defend his title. The 2008 World Championships were held in Japan, and Chatrou proved to be the world's best once again.
Chatrou was part of a prizewinning documentary about the 2004 International Whistling Convention, made by Emmy winners Kate Davis and David Heilbroner. This documentary, called "Pucker Up: The Fine Art of Whistling," has been screened in over 40 countries. Together with the Dutch group Ocobar, Chatrou made his debut album, "Chatroubadour" in 2005, with all songs specially written to fit his virtuoso whistling. In 2008, Chatrou released his latest album, "Ornithology," which brings out the "whistlability" of different music styles -- from jazz to klezmer to classic to pop.
Geert Chatrou | Speaker | TED.com