TEDxRotterdam 2010
Geert Chatrou: A whistleblower you haven't heard
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Di TEDxRotterdam, juara dunia bersiul Geert Chatrou membawakan lagu "Eleonora" dari A. Honhoff yang riang, dan "Fête de la Belle." karyanya sendiri. Dalam selingan yang memikat, dia berbicara tentang apa yang membawanya masuk ke dunia ini.
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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Terima kasih.
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(Applause)
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Thank you very much.
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Terima kasih banyak.
02:28
That was whistling.
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Itu adalah suara siulan.
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I'm trying to do this in English.
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Saya mencoba berbicara dalam Bahasa Inggris.
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What is a chubby, curly-haired guy from Holland --
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Ada ini, pria gemuk berambut keriting dari Belanda --
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why is he whistling?
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mengapa dia bersiul?
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Well actually, I've [been] whistling since the age of four, about four.
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Sebenarnya, saya bersiul sejak usia empat tahun -- sekitar empat tahun.
02:44
My dad was always whistling around the house,
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Ayah saya selalu bersiul di sekitar rumah,
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and I just thought that's part of communication in my family.
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dan saya berpikir itu bagian dari komunikasi dalam keluarga saya.
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So I whistled along with him.
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Jadi saya bersiul bersama ayah saya.
02:51
And actually, till I was 34,
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Sebenarnya sampai usia 34 tahun,
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I always annoyed and irritated people with whistling,
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saya selalu mengganggu dan membuat orang jengkel dengan siulan.
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because, to be honest,
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Karena sejujurnya,
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my whistling is a kind of deviant behavior.
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siulan saya seperti perilaku yang menyimpang.
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I whistled alone. I whistled in the classroom.
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Saya bersiul sendiri, saya bersiul di dalam kelas,
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I whistled on [my] bike. I whistled everywhere.
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saya bersiul saat bersepeda, saya bersiul di mana saja.
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And I also whistled at a Christmas Eve party
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Saya juga bersiul di pesta malam Natal
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with my family-in-law.
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dengan keluarga istri saya.
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And they had some, in my opinion,
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Menurut saya, mereka memiliki
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terrible Christmas music.
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selera musik Natal yang buruk.
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And when I hear music that I don't like,
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Saat saya mendengar musik yang tidak saya suka,
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I try to make it better.
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saya mencoba memperbaikinya.
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So "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" -- you know it?
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Lagu "Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer" -- Anda tahu?
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(Whistling)
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(Bersiul)
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But it can also sound like this.
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Namun dapat juga seperti ini.
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(Whistling)
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(Bersiul)
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But during a Christmas party --
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Namun selama pesta Natal --
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at dinner actually -- it's very annoying.
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saat makan malam -- sangat menjengkelkan.
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So my sister-in-law
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Sehingga saudara ipar saya
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asked me a few times, "Please stop whistling."
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meminta saya beberapa kali, "Berhentilah bersiul."
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And I just couldn't.
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Namun saya tidak bisa.
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And at one point -- and I had some wine, I have to admit that --
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Suatu saat -- saya baru saja minum, saya akui --
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at one point I said, "If there was a contest, I would join."
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suatu saat saya berkata, "Jika ada lomba bersiul, saya akan ikut."
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And two weeks later
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Dan dua minggu kemudian
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I received a text message: "You're going to America."
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saya menerima pesan: "Kamu akan pergi ke Amerika."
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(Laughter)
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(Suara tawa)
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So, okay, I'm going to America.
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Jadi, saya pergi ke Amerika.
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I would love to, but why?
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Saya senang, tapi kenapa?
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So I immediately called her up, of course.
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Jadi saya segera meneleponnya, tentu saja.
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She Googled,
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Dia mencari di Google
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and she found this World Whistling Championship
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dan menemukan kejuaraan bersiul dunia
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in America, of course.
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di Amerika, sudah pasti.
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She didn't expect me to go there.
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Dia tidak mengira saya akan pergi ke sana.
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And I would have lost my face.
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Saya akan kehilangan muka.
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I don't know if that's correct English.
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Saya tidak tahu apa istilah ini benar dalam Bahasa Inggris.
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But the Dutch people here will understand what I mean.
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Namun orang-orang Belanda akan mengerti maksud saya.
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(Laughter)
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(Suara tawa)
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I lost my face.
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Saya kehilangan muka.
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(Applause)
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And she thought, "He will never go there."
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Dan dia berpikir, "Dia tidak akan pernah pergi ke sana."
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But actually I did.
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Namun saya pergi.
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So I went to Louisburg, North Carolina,
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Saya pergi ke Louisburg, Carolina Utara,
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southeast United States,
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sebelah tenggara Amerika Serikat,
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and I entered the world of whistling.
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dan saya masuk ke dunia bersiul.
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And I also entered the world championship,
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Saya juga mengikuti kejuaraan dunia,
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and I won there in 2004.
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dan saya menang pada tahun 2004.
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(Applause)
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That was
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Itu --
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great fun, of course.
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Itu sangat menyenangkan, sudah pasti.
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And to defend my title --
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Dan untuk mempertahankan gelar --
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like judokas do and sportsmen --
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seperti pejudo atau olahragawan --
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I thought, well let's go back in 2005,
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saya berpikir, ayo kembali ikut di tahun 2005,
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and I won again.
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dan saya menang lagi.
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Then I couldn't participate for a few years.
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Lalu saya tidak dapat ikut selama beberapa tahun.
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And in 2008 I entered again
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Dan di tahun 2008 saya ikut kembali
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in Japan, Tokyo, and I won again.
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di Tokyo, Jepang, dan saya menang lagi.
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So what happened now
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Sehingga yang terjadi saat ini
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is I'm standing here in Rotterdam, in the beautiful city, on a big stage,
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saya berdiri di Rotterdam, kota yang indah ini, di panggung yang besar ini
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and I'm talking about whistling.
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dan saya berbicara tentang bersiul.
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And actually I earn my money whistling at the moment.
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Dan sebenarnya saya mencari uang dengan bersiul saat ini.
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So I quit my day job as a nurse.
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Saya keluar dari pekerjaan saya sebagai perawat.
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(Applause)
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And I try to live my dream --
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Dan saya mencoba mewujudkan mimpi saya --
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well, actually, it was never my dream, but it sounds so good.
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sebenarnya, saya tidak pernah bermimpi tentang ini, namun kedengarannya bagus.
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(Laughter)
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(Suara tawa)
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Okay, I'm not the only one whistling here.
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Baik, bukan hanya saya saja yang bersiul di sini.
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You say, "Huh, what do you mean?"
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Anda mungkin bertanya, "Hah, apa maksudmu?"
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Well actually, you are going to whistle along.
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Sebenarnya, Anda akan bersiul bersama dengan saya.
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And then always the same thing happens:
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Lalu selalu terjadi hal yang sama:
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people are watching each other and think, "Oh, my God.
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Orang-orang saling memandang dan berpikir, "Ya Tuhan.
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Why? Can I go away?"
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Mengapa? Bolehkah saya pergi saja?"
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No, you can't.
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Tidak boleh.
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Actually it's very simple.
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Sebenarnya ini sangat sederhana.
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The track that I will whistle
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Saya akan menyiulkan sebuah lagu
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is called "Fête de la Belle."
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berjudul "Fête de la Belle."
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It's about 80 minutes long.
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Panjangnya sekitar 80 menit.
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No, no, no. It's four minutes long.
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Tidak. Hanya empat menit.
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And I want to first rehearse with you your whistling.
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Dan saya ingin berlatih dengan siulan Anda terlebih dahulu.
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So I whistle the tone.
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Saya akan menyiulkan nadanya.
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(Whistling)
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(Bersiul)
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(Laughter)
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(Suara tawa)
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Sorry. I forgot one thing.
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Maaf, saya lupa sesuatu.
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You whistle the same tone as me.
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Anda harus menyiulkan nada yang sama dengan saya.
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(Laughter)
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I heard a wide variety of tones.
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Saya mendengar nada yang bervariasi.
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(Whistling)
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This is very promising.
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Sangat menjanjikan.
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This is very promising.
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Sangat menjanjikan.
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I'll ask the technicians to start the music.
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Saya akan meminta teknisi untuk memulai musiknya.
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And if it's started, I just point where you whistle along,
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Dan setelah dimulai, saya akan menunjukkan di mana Anda harus mulai,
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and we will see what happens.
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dan kita lihat apa yang terjadi.
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Oh, hah.
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Oh, hah.
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I'm so sorry, technicians.
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Maaf, teknisi.
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(Laughter)
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I'm so used to that.
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Saya sudah sangat terbiasa.
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I start it myself.
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Saya harus memulainya sendiri.
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Okay, here it is.
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Baiklah, ini dia.
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(Laughter)
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(Suara tawa)
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(Music)
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(Musik)
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(Whistling)
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(Bersiul)
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Okay.
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Baiklah.
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(Whistling)
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(Bersiul)
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It's easy, isn't it?
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Mudah, bukan?
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(Whistling)
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(Bersiul)
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Now comes the solo. I propose I do that myself.
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Sekarang bagian solo, sebaiknya saya melakukannya sendiri.
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(Whistling)
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(Bersiul)
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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, sang juara dunia bersiul.
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Geert Chatrou: Thank you. Thank you.
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Geert Chatrou: Terima kasih. Terima kasih.
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