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Claron McFadden: Singing the primal mystery
克莱伦·麦克法登：唱出原始的神秘
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女高音歌唱家克莱伦·麦克法登在表演了约翰·凯奇所作的极富挑战性的<<咏叹调>>时，邀请我们一起探索呼吸和歌唱的奥妙，指出 "人类之声：神秘， 天籁，本真。“
Claron McFadden - Soprano
Amsterdam-based singer Claron McFadden sings many of the major oratorio works, but is perhaps best known for her readings of modern and contemporary music. Full bio
Amsterdam-based singer Claron McFadden sings many of the major oratorio works, but is perhaps best known for her readings of modern and contemporary music. Full bio
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Host: Folks, you've just met Claron McFadden.
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主持人：各位，你们才认识了克莱伦·麦克法登
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She is a world-class soprano singer
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她是一位世界级的女高音歌唱家
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who studied in Rochester, New York.
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她曾就读于纽约的罗切斯特
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Her celebrated operatic roles
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她担当过很多不同
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are numerous and varied.
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的歌剧角色
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In August 2007,
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2007年八月
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Claron was awarded the Amsterdam Prize for the Arts,
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克莱伦获得了阿姆斯特丹艺术奖
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winning praise for her brilliance,
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她的精湛的表演
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her amazing and extensively wide repertoire
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她的异乎寻常和广泛剧目
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and her vivid stage personality.
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她鲜明的舞台个性赢得了赞扬
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Please welcome Claron McFadden.
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请欢迎克莱伦麦克法登
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Claron McFadden: The human voice:
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克莱伦·麦克法登：人类的声音
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mysterious, spontaneous,
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神秘，天籁
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primal.
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本真
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For me, the human voice
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对我来说， 人类的声音
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is the vessel on which all emotions travel --
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几乎是所有感情之旅的航船
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except perhaps jealousy.
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也许妒忌除外
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And the breath,
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而呼吸
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the breath is the captain of that vessel.
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呼吸是这这艘航船的船长
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A child is born,
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当一个孩子出身
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takes its first breath --
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第一次呼吸
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(Breathing)
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（呼吸）
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and we behold the wondrous beauty
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我们拥有神奇美妙的
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of vocal expression --
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声音的表达
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mysterious, spontaneous
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神秘， 天籁
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and primal.
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本真
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A few years ago, I did a meditation retreat in Thailand.
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几年前， 我到泰国去冥想
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I wanted a place
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我想找一个地方
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that I would have total silence
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一个完全静谧
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and total solitude.
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孤寂的地方
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I spent two weeks at this retreat
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我在那里呆了两个星期
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in my own little hut --
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关在自己的小茅屋里
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no music, no nothing, sounds of nature --
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没有音乐， 没有其他东西， 只有自然的声响
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trying to find the essence
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我试图找到专注的
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of concentration,
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真髓
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being in the moment.
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融人瞬间
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On my last day,
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在最后一天
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the woman who looked after the place,
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管那个地方的一个女人
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she came and we spoke for a minute,
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过来跟我聊天
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and then she said to me,
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她说：
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"Would you sing something for me?"
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“你能给我
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And I thought, but this is a place of total quiet and silence.
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那是我想， 这里那么安静
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I can't make noise.
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我不能制造噪音。
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She said, "Please, sing for me."
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她说：”拜托，请为我唱一个吧。”
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So I closed my eyes,
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于是我闭上双眼
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I took breath
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吸了一口气
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and the first thing that came up and out
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那时心里想到的
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was "Summertime," Porgy and Bess.
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就是<<波吉和贝丝>>音乐剧中德歌曲<<夏日>>
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♫ Summertime and the living is easy ♫
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♫夏季里,生活容易过得好♫
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♫ Fish are jumping and the cotton is high ♫
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♫鱼儿跳,棉花长得高 ♫
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♫ Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma is good-looking ♫
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♫你爸爸有钱,你妈妈漂亮♫
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♫ So hush little baby ♫
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♫别吵,小宝宝♫
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♫ Don't you cry ♫
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♫,你别哭闹♫
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And I opened my eyes,
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我睁开眼睛
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and I saw that she had her eyes closed.
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我看见她闭着眼睛
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And after a moment, she opened her eyes
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片刻以后，又睁开了眼睛
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and she looked at me and she said,
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她看着我，她说
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"It's like meditation."
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”这就跟冥思一样“
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And in that moment I understood
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那一刻我突然明白
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that everything I had gone to Thailand to look for,
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我到泰国来寻找的一切
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to search for,
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我所寻觅的
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I had it already in my singing --
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其实已经在我的歌唱中了
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the calm, but alertness,
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平静而又机敏
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the focus, but awareness,
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专注而又敏感
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and being totally in the moment.
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融入瞬间
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When you're totally in the moment,
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当你融入瞬间时
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when I'm totally in the moment,
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我完全融入瞬间时
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the vessel of expression is open.
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表达感情的航船是打开的
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The emotions can flow
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感情可以流动
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from me to you
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从我到你
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and back.
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轮回
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Extremely profound experience.
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特别深厚的体验
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There's a piece by a composer,
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下面这段是一个作曲家
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an American composer called John Cage.
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一个美国作曲家叫约翰凯奇
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It's called "Aria."
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叫作《咏叹调》
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It was written for an amazing singer
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这首曲子是专门为一位了不起的歌手量身订作
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called Cathy Berberian.
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这位歌手是凯西伯贝里安
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And the thing about this piece that's so special --
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而这首曲子之所以如此特别
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if you see it behind me --
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你们从我身后可以看见这个曲子
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it's not notated in any way.
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它不是用我们熟知的乐曲形式谱写的
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No notes, no flats, no sharps.
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没有用音符， 也没有升降记号
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But it's a kind of structure,
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它自成一体
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and the singer within this structure
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歌手在这种结构的曲子里
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has total freedom
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拥有完全的自由
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to be creative, spontaneous.
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也可以充分自发地发挥创意
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For example,
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比如
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there are different colors
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这里有不同的颜色
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and each color gets a different type of singing --
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每种颜色代表不同的唱法
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pop, country and western, opera, jazz --
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流行乐，乡村音乐，西方音乐，歌剧，爵士-
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and you just have to be consistent with that color.
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你只需依颜色保持曲风一致就行
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You see there are different lines:
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你再看看那些不同的线条
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you choose in your own tempo in your own way
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你可以选择适合自己的节奏
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to follow the line,
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顺着这个线条描绘的节奏
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but you must respect it, more or less.
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恰如其分，不多也不少地遵循
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And these little dots,
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再看看这些小点
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these represent
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这些代表
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a sort of sound
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一种声音
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that's not a vocal, not a lyrical way
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它不是演唱，不用歌曲的形式来唱
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of expressing the voice.
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只是一种声音的表达
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Using the body -- it could be sneezing, it could be coughing,
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人们身体发出的声音：比如大喷嚏，咳嗽
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it could be animals -- (cough) exactly --
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也可能是动物的 -- （咳嗽）没错，就是这样--
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clapping, whatever.
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拍手和其他诸如此类的声音
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And there's different text.
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另外还用不同的语言
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There's Armenian, Russian,
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这里有亚美尼亚文，俄罗斯
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French, English, Italian.
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法文，英文，意大利文
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So within this structure one is free.
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所以在这样的形式中你可以自由发挥
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To me, this piece is an ode to the voice
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对我而言， 这个曲子就是对声音的颂扬
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because it's mysterious -- as we can see --
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因为它是如此奥妙， 正如大家所见
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it's quite spontaneous,
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它是这样自发的
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and it's primal.
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原始的
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So I would like to share this piece with you.
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现在我想和大家分享这首曲子
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It's "Aria" of John Cage.
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约翰卡吉的<<咏叹调>>
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（演唱）
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♫ No other way ♫
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♫没有其他方法♫
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♫ Dans l'espace, so help ♫
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♫ Dans l'espace，所以♫
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(Singing)
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（演唱）
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♫ To have the fruits ♫
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♫来拥有这些水果♫
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(Singing)
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（演唱）
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Claron McFadden - SopranoAmsterdam-based singer Claron McFadden sings many of the major oratorio works, but is perhaps best known for her readings of modern and contemporary music.
Why you should listen
Claron McFadden is a soprano who studied voice at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. Her celebrated operatic roles are numerous and varied. She sings many of the major oratorio works, but is also in demand for her interpretation of modern and contemporary music.
Her many recordings include Birtwistle's Paul Cèlan Songs, Haydn's Orfeo and Handel's Alexander Balus with the King’s Consort. In August 2007 McFadden was awarded the Amsterdam Prize of the Arts, winning praise for her brilliant coloratura, her wide repertoire ranging from Monteverdi to Bernstein and contemporary composers, and her vivid stage personality.
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