ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Raul Midon - Guitarist
Guitarist and singer Raul Midon blends flamenco, jazz and R&B to create a category-defying sound. His life story is as inspiring as his musical vision.

Why you should listen

Raul Midon is into beating the odds, shattering stereotypes, and making category-defying music. "I was told as a child, 'You're blind; you can't do this,'" Midon told an interviewer in 2005. "I was told when I moved to New York, 'You can't do that, you're not going to make it.'" At 40, however, Midon has clearly made it.

After singing backup vocals for stars like Shakira, Julio Iglesias, Jennifer Lopez and Christina Aguilera, Midon released his major-label solo debut, State of Mind, with help from guest artist Jason Mraz. Midon's innovative songwriting incorporates his lyrics, guitar handiwork (jazz, classical, flamenco, R&B) and "vocal trumpet" improvisation. Though he draws comparisons to Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway and Richie Havens, Midon is the rare original in an industry of few.

His latest album is A World Within a World.

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Raul Midon: "Tembererana"

劳尔·米顿演奏“所有的答案”和“弹拨若然娜”

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歌手、吉他演奏家劳尔·米顿在TED2007首次世界公演上演唱“所有的答案”,以及活泼的“弹拨若然娜”
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Guitarist and singer Raul Midon blends flamenco, jazz and R&B to create a category-defying sound. His life story is as inspiring as his musical vision. Full bio

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It's really quite相当 an honor荣誉 to be here tonight今晚,
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今夜能在这里演唱真是荣幸,
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and I'm really glad高兴 that I stayed here and listened听了
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我很高兴自己待在这里聆听,
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because I've really been inspired启发.
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因为我真的受到了不小的启迪。
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And I'm going to play some songs歌曲 for you tonight今晚
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今夜我将为你们演奏一些曲子,
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that are, literally按照字面, world世界 premieres首映式.
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这真的是我的首次世界公演。
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I've been working加工 on my new record记录
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我一直在为我的新唱片付出努力
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and I've never played发挥 these songs歌曲 for anybody任何人
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还没有为任何人演唱过这些歌曲
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except the microphone麦克风.
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除了我的麦克风。
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This is a song歌曲 that I wrote
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我写的这首歌
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about the meaning含义 of technology技术,
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是关于科技的意义,
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which哪一个 goes perfectly完美 with this gathering搜集.
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这和我们这次集会的目的暗合。
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I started开始 thinking思维 about -- when I was in college学院,
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我开始想起我在大学的时光,
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especially特别 as a blind person,
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尤其是作为一个盲人学生,
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doing a research研究 paper was a major重大的 undertaking承诺.
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做一份学术论文是一个重要的任务。
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You had to go to the library图书馆,
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你得去图书馆,
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see if you could get them to find the books图书 for you,
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看看你能不能麻烦别人帮你找到你要的书籍,
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you know, footnotes脚注 and all that.
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你知道的,还要做脚注等等。
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Now you can just go on Google谷歌. Just look it up.
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现在你只需要谷歌一下。只要在那上面查一下。
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I wish希望 I had that when I was in college学院.
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我希望我在大学时就有这个网。
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Anyway无论如何, this is a song歌曲 about:
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不论怎样,这首歌是关于--
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we have all this, but what are we going to do with it?
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我们都能接触到这些科技,但我们该怎样应对它们?
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It's called "All the Answers答案."
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歌名是“所有的答案”。
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♫ What is the weather天气 in Cincinnati辛辛那提? ♫
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辛辛那提是怎样的天?
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♫ What is the time in Tokyo东京? ♫
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东京现在到了几点?
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♫ Who is this little child's孩子的 daddy? ♫
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这个小娃娃的爹爹是谁?
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♫ And who the hell地狱 needs需求 to know? ♫
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谁又需要得到指点?
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♫ Why do memories回忆 of you linger萦绕
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为什么对你仍有缠绵记忆
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♫ when I'm trying to reach达到 my goal目标? ♫
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当我正尝试达到目的?
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♫ And why must必须 I move移动 my fingers手指
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为什么我还需要移动我的手指
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♫ to the music音乐 in my soul灵魂? ♫
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当我已与音乐融为一体?
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♫ I don't know. ♫
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我不懂
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♫ I don't have to know. ♫
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我不需要懂
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'Cause'原因 here I go ... ♫
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因为在这里
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♫ and I got all the answers答案
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我拥有所有的答案
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♫ right here in my hand. ♫
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尽在我身畔
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♫ And I got all the answers答案
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我有了所有的答案
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♫ and I don't have to understand理解
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我不需要再让心思乱转
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'cause'原因 I got all the answers答案. ♫
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因为我有了所有答案
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♫ Think I'll rummage临检 through通过 the century世纪
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我想我会搜遍整个国度
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♫ while I listen to the sea. ♫
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当我听着海滨之音在沙滩上漫步
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♫ Oh, it's good to be so free自由, ♫
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哦,自由是那样美好
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♫ so free自由. ♫
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我是那样地自由
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♫ Who was mayor市长 of Chicago芝加哥
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谁是芝加哥市长
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♫ back in 1964? ♫
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在1964那个年度?
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♫ And why did Shakespeare莎士比亚 create创建 Iago伊阿古
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为什么莎士比亚创造了埃古
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♫ to tear眼泪 apart距离 a love so pure? ♫
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将如此纯洁的爱情变成一场事故?
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♫ How can my dreams be so vivid生动
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我们的梦怎么会这样栩栩如生
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♫ in a psychosonicpsychosonic way? ♫
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仿佛心里充满美妙的音乐?
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♫ Why must必须 I become成为 so livid铁青
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我为什么一定要变得那样栩栩如生
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♫ about the news新闻 I hear today今天? ♫
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关于我今天发生的新的故事?
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♫ I don't know. ♫
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我不懂
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♫ I don't have to know. ♫
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我不想懂
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♫ And here I go ... ♫
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我会这样开始...
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'cause'原因 I got all the answers答案
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因为我有所有的答案
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♫ right here in my hand. ♫
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尽在我的身畔
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♫ And I got all the answers答案. ♫
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我有所有的答案
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♫ See, I don't have to understand理解
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看,我不需要懂
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'cause'原因 I got all the answers答案. ♫
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因为我有所有的答案
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♫ I think I'll browse浏览 on through通过
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我会去浏览
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♫ the tabloid小报 news新闻
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小报上的新闻
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♫ while I sip my tea. ♫
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当我品着好茶
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Mm毫米, it's good to be so free自由. ♫
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嗯,这样的自由真好
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(Trumpet喇叭 sounds声音)
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♫ I never ever have to be alone单独. ♫
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我从不会被迫孤独
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♫ I can do it all right here in my home. ♫
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我可以在我的房间里做一切的事
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♫ Yeah, mm-hmm毫米-HMM ... ♫
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耶,嗯哼...
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♫ Everything that's ever been known已知, ♫
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所有的已知的事
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♫ I can punch冲床 it up right here on my phone电话. ♫
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我都可以把它敲进我的手机
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Freedom自由 train培养, coming未来 soon不久
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自由的火车,它就要驶来
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♫ right here in my living活的 room房间
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驶向我的起居室
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♫ from Baton指挥棒 Rouge胭脂 to Saskatoon萨斯卡通
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从巴吞鲁日到萨斯卡通
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♫ and all points in between之间. ♫
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以及中间所有的连接点
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'Cause'原因 I got all the answers答案
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因为我有所有的答案
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♫ right here on my screen屏幕. ♫
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就在我的屏幕之上
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♫ And I got all the answers答案, yeah. ♫
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因为我有所有的答案,耶
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♫ I got every一切 book and magazine杂志. ♫
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我有每一本书和杂志
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♫ I got all, I got all, I got all ... ♫
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我有所有的,我有所有的,我有所有的...
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♫ I got all the answers答案, ♫
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我有所有的答案
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♫ all the answers答案, oh yeah. ♫
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所有的答案,哦耶
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Uh-huh ... ♫
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啊哈...
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♫ But I tell you what I'm going to do: ♫
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但让我告诉你我将要做什么
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♫ I'm going to find the capitol国会大厦 of Peru秘鲁
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我要去寻找秘鲁的首都
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♫ or the latitude纬度 of Kathmandu加德满都. ♫
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或者加德满都的维度
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♫ I'm gonna Google谷歌 it ♫
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我要谷歌一下
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'cause'原因 everybody's每个人的 doing it. ♫
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因为每个人都爱谷歌一下
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♫ And then I'll rummage临检 through通过 the century世纪. ♫
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然后我要搜遍整个国度
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♫ I got all, I got all, I got all ... ♫
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我有所有的,我有所有的,我有所有的...
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♫ I got all the answers答案. ♫
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我有所有的答案
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♫ Yeah, yeah ♫
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耶,耶
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♫ I got all the answers答案. ♫
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我有所有的答案
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Thank you.
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谢谢
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Whew! It's a miracle奇迹 I didn't make any mistakes错误 on that song歌曲.
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呼!这首歌我一点错都没犯,真是个奇迹。
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That's the first time I've ever played发挥 it.
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这是我第一次演奏它。
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It's a "feel the fear恐惧 and do it anyway无论如何" kind of thing.
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这是种“感到恐惧但是还是迎头而上”的事。
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This next下一个 song歌曲 is a song歌曲
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下面这首歌
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that started开始 out as a dream梦想 -- a childhood童年 dream梦想.
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来自一个梦境--一个儿时的梦。
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It was one of the titles标题
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它的歌名
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that I was sort分类 of thinking思维 about calling调用 my record记录,
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是我设想里的专辑名之一
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except there's a couple一对 of problems问题.
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除了有几个问题
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One thing is, it's unpronounceable不能发音.
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一个是它很难发音。
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And it's a made-up捏造 word.
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并且它是个造出来的词。
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It's called "TembereranaTembererana."
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它叫“弹拨若然娜”。
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And the song歌曲 is based基于 on
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这首歌的基础
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what I think was my first
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我觉得是我的第一次
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childhood童年 attempts尝试
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儿时的尝试
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to think about invisible无形 forces军队.
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去思索看不见的力量。
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So "tembereranatembererana" was these dreams,
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所以“弹拨若然娜”就是这些梦境
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in which哪一个 I would be running赛跑 away
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在梦中,我想从
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from bad feelings情怀 -- is the only way I can put it.
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坏情绪中逃走--我只能这样去表达它。
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So this is called "TembereranaTembererana."
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所以这就是我的“弹拨若然娜”。
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It's based基于 on an Argentinian阿根廷人 rhythm韵律
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它以一个阿根廷韵调为基础
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called "carnivalitocarnivalito."
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一个小型嘉年华的韵调。
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♫ A dream梦想 within a dream梦想, ♫
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梦境里的梦境
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♫ a world世界 within a world世界, ♫
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世界中的世界
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♫ the sound声音 of a primal原始 scream惊叫
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原始的尖叫呻吟
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travels旅行 out across横过 the land土地. ♫
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跨越整片大地
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Images图片 flickering闪烁, ♫
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闪烁摇曳的像影
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♫ the sound声音 of the war战争 machine, ♫
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战争机器发出的声音
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♫ a procession游行 of limousines豪华轿车
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豪华轿车不停前行
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travels旅行 slowly慢慢地 across横过 the land土地. ♫
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缓缓游遍整片大地
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Another另一个 child儿童 could use a hand. ♫
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另一个孩童用手可以
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Reaching到达 out from within
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丛里向外触摸过去
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tembereranatembererana, hey, tembereranatembererana ... ♫
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弹拨若然娜,嘿,弹拨若然娜...
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Annihilation歼灭 moves移动. ♫
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歼灭正在上映
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♫ The earth地球 is an open打开 tomb. ♫
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大开的坟墓就是大地
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♫ The sound声音 of the final最后 boom繁荣
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最后的隆隆声音
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rumbles隆隆声 fiercely激烈 across横过 the land土地. ♫
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隆隆声猛烈地游遍整片大地
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Fear恐惧, you're the enemy敌人. ♫
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恐惧,你是我们的仇敌
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Obliterating擦掉 all but thee. ♫
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毁灭一切,除了自己
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♫ You see what you want to see. ♫
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你看见想要看见的东西
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♫ Before I'm blinded失明, I will toast烤面包
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在我失明前我将举杯欢庆
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♫ the shade阴凉处 of power功率 that I love most, ♫
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向我最爱的权力的阴影
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♫ the power功率 of creation创建. ♫
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创造的权力
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TembereranaTembererana, hey, tembereranatembererana ... ♫
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弹拨若然娜,嘿,弹拨若然娜...
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Da, daDA, daDA, daDA
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哒,哒,哒,哒
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Da, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA
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哒,哒,哒,哒,哒,哒,哒
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♫ As a child儿童, alone单独 and afraid害怕, ♫
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当我是个孩子时,我孤独又恐惧
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escaping逃逸 the impressions印象 every一切 feeling感觉 made制作, ♫
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对一切感情的印象只想逃离
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♫ I would run, run away ♫
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我会逃离,逃离
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♫ into a world世界 where the good was the aim目标 of the game游戏
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逃向一个世界,那里的良善就是游戏的意义
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♫ and the sum of invisible无形 power功率
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看不见的权力加在一起
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♫ had a name名称. ♫
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有一个名字
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♫ It's the same相同 name名称. ♫
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还是这个名字...
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TembereranaTembererana, hey, tembereranatembererana ... ♫
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弹拨若然娜,嘿,弹拨若然娜...
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Da, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA
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哒,哒,哒,哒,哒,哒,哒
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TembereTembere, temberetembere, temberetembere, tembereranatembererana
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弹拨,弹拨,弹拨,弹拨若然娜
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TembereTembere, temberetembere, temberetembere, tembereranatembererana, hey ♫
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弹拨,弹拨,弹拨,弹拨若然娜,嘿
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TembereranaTembererana, hey ♫
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弹拨若然娜,嘿
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TembereranaTembererana ... ♫
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弹拨若然娜......
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Translated by Zhu Jie
Reviewed by Zachary Lin Zhao

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Raul Midon - Guitarist
Guitarist and singer Raul Midon blends flamenco, jazz and R&B to create a category-defying sound. His life story is as inspiring as his musical vision.

Why you should listen

Raul Midon is into beating the odds, shattering stereotypes, and making category-defying music. "I was told as a child, 'You're blind; you can't do this,'" Midon told an interviewer in 2005. "I was told when I moved to New York, 'You can't do that, you're not going to make it.'" At 40, however, Midon has clearly made it.

After singing backup vocals for stars like Shakira, Julio Iglesias, Jennifer Lopez and Christina Aguilera, Midon released his major-label solo debut, State of Mind, with help from guest artist Jason Mraz. Midon's innovative songwriting incorporates his lyrics, guitar handiwork (jazz, classical, flamenco, R&B) and "vocal trumpet" improvisation. Though he draws comparisons to Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway and Richie Havens, Midon is the rare original in an industry of few.

His latest album is A World Within a World.

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