"A Bird Made of Birds" | Sarah Kay

262,598 views ใƒป 2019-07-23

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ไธ‹ใฎ่‹ฑ่ชžๅญ—ๅน•ใ‚’ใƒ€ใƒ–ใƒซใ‚ฏใƒชใƒƒใ‚ฏใ™ใ‚‹ใจๅ‹•็”ปใ‚’ๅ†็”Ÿใงใใพใ™ใ€‚

็ฟป่จณ: Yasushi Aoki ๆ กๆญฃ: Moe Shoji
00:12
I have a friend named Kaveh Akbar, who is a fellow poet.
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็งใฎๅ‹้”ใซใ‚ซใƒดใ‚กใƒปใ‚ขใ‚ฏใƒใƒซใจใ„ใ† ่ฉฉไบบใŒใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใงใ™ใŒ
00:18
And Kaveh found this photo online
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ๅฝผใŒใƒใƒƒใƒˆใง ใ‚ทใƒญใƒŠใ‚ฌใ‚นใ‚ฏใ‚ธใƒฉใฎ ๅฟƒ่‡“ใฎ่งฃๅ‰–ๅ†™็œŸใ‚’่ฆ‹ใคใ‘ใพใ—ใŸ
00:21
of the anatomical heart of a blue whale
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00:25
that scientists had hung on a hook from the ceiling,
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็ง‘ๅญฆ่€…ใŒๅคฉไบ•ใฎใƒ•ใƒƒใ‚ฏใซ ๅŠใ‚Šไธ‹ใ’ใŸใ‚‚ใฎใง
00:29
which is how they were able to observe that the heart of a blue whale
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ใใ†ใ‚„ใฃใฆ ใ‚ทใƒญใƒŠใ‚ฌใ‚นใ‚ฏใ‚ธใƒฉใฎๅฟƒ่‡“ใŒ
00:32
is big enough that a person can stand up fully inside of it.
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ไธญใซๅคงไบบใŒ็ซ‹ใฆใ‚‹ใใ‚‰ใ„ใซ ๅคงใใ„ใ“ใจใ‚’็คบใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸ
00:37
And when Kaveh shared this photo online,
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ใ‚ซใƒดใ‚กใฏใใฎๅ†™็œŸใซ
ใ“ใ‚“ใชใ‚ณใƒกใƒณใƒˆใ‚’ไป˜ใ‘ใฆ ใƒใƒƒใƒˆใงๅ…ฑๆœ‰ใ—ใพใ—ใŸ
00:40
he did so with the caption,
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00:42
"This is another reminder
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ใ€Œใ“ใ‚ŒใŒๆ€ใ„่ตทใ“ใ•ใ›ใ‚‹ใฎใฏ
00:45
that the universe has already written the poem you were planning on writing."
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ใŠๅ‰ใฎๆ›ธใ“ใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹่ฉฉใฏ ๅฎ‡ๅฎ™ใŒๆ—ขใซๆ›ธใ„ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใ ใ€
00:52
And when I first saw that, I was horrified.
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ใใ‚Œใ‚’ๆœ€ๅˆ่ฆ‹ใŸใจใ ๆ„•็„ถใจใ—ใพใ—ใŸ
00:55
I was like, "Come on, man! I'm trying to invent new metaphors!
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ใ€Œๅ†—่ซ‡ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„ใ‚๏ผ ็งใฏๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ๅ–ฉใˆใ‚’ไฝœใ‚ใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹๏ผ
00:58
I'm trying to discover beauty that hasn't been discovered yet.
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ใพใ ็™บ่ฆ‹ใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใชใ„็พŽใ‚’ ่ฆ‹ใคใ‘ใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹๏ผ
01:01
What do you mean, the universe is always going to get there before me?"
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ๅฎ‡ๅฎ™ใŒใ„ใคใ‚‚ๅ…ˆๅ›žใ‚Šใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฃใฆ ใฉใ†ใ„ใ†ใ“ใจ๏ผŸใ€
01:05
And I know this isn't a uniquely poet problem,
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ใ“ใ‚ŒใŒ่ฉฉไบบๅ›บๆœ‰ใฎ ๅ•้กŒใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„ใฎใฏใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‹ใ‘ใฉ
01:08
but on days when the world feels especially big
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ไธ–็•ŒใŒใ“ใจใ•ใ‚‰ๅคงใใ
01:14
or especially impossible
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ใ“ใจใ•ใ‚‰ใ‚ใ‚Šๅพ—ใชใ
01:16
or especially full of grandeur,
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ใ“ใจใ•ใ‚‰ๆทฑ้ ใ•ใซๆบ€ใกใฆใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ ๆ€ใˆใ‚‹ใจใใซใฏ
01:19
those are the days when I feel,
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01:22
"What do I possibly have to contribute
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ใ€Œ่‡ชๅˆ†ใซใฉใ‚“ใช่ฒข็ŒฎใŒ ใงใใ‚‹ใฃใฆใ„ใ†ใ‚“ใ ใ‚ใ†๏ผŸใ€ใจๆ„Ÿใ˜ใพใ™
01:25
to all of this?"
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01:28
Not long ago, I saw this video that some of you may have seen.
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ใ—ใฐใ‚‰ใๅ‰ใซ ็š†ใ•ใ‚“ใ‚‚่ฆ‹ใŸใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„ ใ‚ใ‚‹ๆ˜ ๅƒใซ็›ฎใ‚’ๆญขใ‚ใพใ—ใŸ
01:31
It makes the internet rounds every couple of months.
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๏ผ’ใƒถๆœˆใŠใใใ‚‰ใ„ใซ ใƒใƒƒใƒˆใซๅ‡บๅ›žใ‚Šใพใ™
01:34
There are these birds that are called starlings,
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ใƒ ใ‚ฏใƒ‰ใƒชใจใ„ใ†้ณฅใŒ
01:36
and they fly in what's called a "murmuration,"
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็พค่ˆžใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๅงฟโ€”
01:40
which is generally just a big cloud of birds.
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ๅคงใใช็พคใ‚Œใง ้ฃ›ใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ใง
01:43
And someone happened to catch a quick video on their phone
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่ชฐใ‹ใŒ ใŸใพใŸใพๆบๅธฏใง
ใใฎ้ฃ›ใถใƒ ใ‚ฏใƒ‰ใƒชใฎ็พคใ‚Œใ‚’ ใƒ“ใƒ‡ใ‚ชใซๅŽใ‚ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸ
01:47
of these starlings flying.
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01:50
And at first, it's just an amorphous blob,
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ๆœ€ๅˆใฏ ใฏใฃใใ‚Šใ—ใŸๅฝขใฎใชใ„ ๅกŠใ ใฃใŸใฎใŒ
01:53
and then there's a moment where the birds shift,
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ใ‚ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ใง้ณฅใŸใกใŒ ใ•ใฃใจๅ‹•ใ„ใฆ
01:56
and they form the shape of a starling
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็ฉบใซๅฝขใ‚’ไฝœใ‚‹ใ‚“ใงใ™
้ฃ›ใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ใƒ ใ‚ฏใƒ‰ใƒชใฎๅฝขใ‚’๏ผ
02:00
in the sky!
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02:02
(Laughter)
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(็ฌ‘)
02:03
And as soon as I saw it, I was like,
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ใใ‚Œใ‚’่ฆ‹ใŸ็žฌ้–“ ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใพใ—ใŸ
02:05
(Gasps) "The universe has already written the poem
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ใ€ŒใŠๅ‰ใฎๆ›ธใ“ใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹่ฉฉใฏ ๅฎ‡ๅฎ™ใŒๆ—ขใซๆ›ธใ„ใฆใ„ใ‚‹๏ผใ€ใจ
02:08
you were planning on writing!"
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02:09
(Laughter)
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(็ฌ‘)
02:10
Except, for the first time, it didn't fill me with despair.
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ใงใ‚‚ ใ“ใฎใจใใฏ ็ตถๆœ›ใซใฏ่ฅฒใ‚ใ‚Œใš
02:14
Instead, I thought, "OK.
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ใ“ใ† ๆ€ใฃใŸใ‚“ใงใ™
ใใ† ไฝ•ใ‹ๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’ไฝœใ‚Šๅ‡บใ™ใฎใฏ ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎไป•ไบ‹ใงใฏใชใ„ใฎใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„
02:17
Maybe it's not my job to invent something new.
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02:21
Maybe instead it's my job to listen to what the universe is showing me
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่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎไป•ไบ‹ใฏ ๅฎ‡ๅฎ™ใŒ็คบใ—ใฆใใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใซ ่€ณใ‚’ๆพ„ใพใ›
02:28
and to keep myself open to what the universe offers,
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ๅฎ‡ๅฎ™ใŒไธŽใˆใฆใใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใซ ๅฟƒใ‚’้–‹ใใ“ใจใชใฎใ‹ใ‚‚
02:33
so that when it's my turn,
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่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎ็•ชใซใชใฃใŸใจใ
02:35
I can hold something to the light,
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ไฝ•ใ‹ใ‚’ๅ…‰ใซใ‹ใ–ใ›ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ
02:38
just for a moment,
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ใŸใ ไธ€ๆ™‚ใงใ‚‚
02:40
just for as long as I have.
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็งใซใ‚ใ‚‹้–“ใ ใ‘ใงใ‚‚โ€”
02:43
The universe has already written the poem
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ใŠๅ‰ใฎๆ›ธใ“ใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹่ฉฉใฏ
02:48
that you were planning on writing.
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ๅฎ‡ๅฎ™ใŒๆ—ขใซๆ›ธใ„ใฆใ„ใ‚‹
02:51
And this is why
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ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ ใŠๅ‰ใซใฏไฝ•ใ‚‚ใงใใš ใŸใ ๆŒ‡ใ•ใ™ใ ใ‘
02:53
you can do nothing but point at the flock of starlings
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ใƒ ใ‚ฏใƒ‰ใƒชใŸใกใฎไฝ“ใŒ ่ˆžใ„ไธŠใŒใ‚Š่ˆžใ„้™ใ‚Šใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’
02:59
whose bodies rise and fall in inherited choreography,
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ใใฎ็”Ÿใพใ‚ŒๆŒใฃใŸ ๆŒฏใ‚Šไป˜ใ‘ใซๅพ“ใ„
03:05
swarming the sky in a sweeping curtain
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็พคใ‚Œใ‚’ใชใ—ใฆ็ฉบใ‚’้ฃ›ใถ ใฏใŸใ‚ใใ‚ซใƒผใƒ†ใƒณใซใชใฃใฆ
03:09
that, for one blistering moment,
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๏ผ‘ใคใฎๅผท็ƒˆใช็žฌ้–“ใซ
03:12
forms the unmistakeable shape
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ใพใ”ใ†ใ‹ใŸใชใ ๅฝขใ‚’ไฝœใ‚‹ใฎใ 
03:14
of a giant bird
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็ฉบใซ็พฝใฐใŸใ ๅทจๅคงใช้ณฅใฎๅงฟใ‚’
03:16
flapping against the sky.
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03:19
It is why your mouth forms an "o"
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ใŠๅ‰ใŒๅฃใ‚’ไธธใใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใฏ ใใฎใŸใ‚ใ 
03:23
that is not a gasp,
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้ฉšใใ‹ใ‚‰ใงใฏใชใ„
03:24
but rather, the beginning of,
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็ถšใ„ใฆ ๅฃใ‚’ใคใ่จ€่‘‰ใฏ
03:27
"Oh. Of course."
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ใ€Œใ‚ใ‚ ๅฝ“ใŸใ‚Šๅ‰ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„ใ€
03:30
As in, of course the heart of a blue whale is as large as a house
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ๅฝ“ใŸใ‚Šๅ‰ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„ ใ‚ทใƒญใƒŠใ‚ฌใ‚นใ‚ฏใ‚ธใƒฉใฎ ๅฟƒ่‡“ใฏๅฎถใใ‚‰ใ„ใซๅคงใใ
03:36
with chambers tall enough to fit a person standing.
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ๅคงไบบใŒ็ซ‹ใฆใ‚‹ใปใฉใฎ ้ƒจๅฑ‹ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใฏ
03:40
Of course a fig becomes possible
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ๅฝ“ใŸใ‚Šๅ‰ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„ ใ‚คใƒใ‚ธใ‚ฏใŒใงใใ‚‹ใฎใฏ
03:44
when a lady wasp lays her eggs inside a flower,
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ใƒกใ‚นใƒใƒใŒ่Šฑใฎไธญใซๅตใ‚’็”Ÿใฟ
03:49
dies and decomposes,
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ๆญปใ‚“ใงๅˆ†่งฃใ™ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใฎใฏ
03:52
the fruit, evidence of her transformation.
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ๆžœๅฎŸใฏๅฝผๅฅณใฎๅค‰ๅฎนใฎ ่จผๆ‹ ใชใฎใ 
03:55
Sometimes, the poem is so bright,
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ๆ™‚ใซ่ฉฉใฏใ‚ใพใ‚Šใซใพใถใ—ใ
03:59
your silly language will not stick to it.
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ใŠๅ‰ใฎๆ„šใ‹ใช่จ€่‘‰ใซ ้ฆดๆŸ“ใพใชใ„
04:02
Sometimes, the poem is so true,
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ๆ™‚ใซ่ฉฉใฏใ‚ใพใ‚Šใซ็œŸๅฎŸใง
04:06
nobody will believe you.
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่ชฐใ‚‚ไฟกใ˜ใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใชใ„
04:08
I am a bird
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็งใฏ้ณฅใงใงใใŸ้ณฅ
04:11
made of birds.
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04:13
This blue heart a house you can stand up inside of.
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ใ“ใฎ็™ฝใ„ๅฟƒ่‡“ใฏ ไธญใซไบบใŒๅ…ฅใ‚Œใ‚‹ๅฎถ
04:17
I am dying
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็งใฏใ“ใ“ใงๆญปใฎใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹
04:20
here
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04:21
inside this flower.
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ใ“ใฎ่Šฑใฎไธญใง
04:26
It is OK.
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ใใ‚Œใฏๆง‹ใ‚ใชใ„
04:27
It is what I was put here to do.
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ใใ‚ŒใŒ็งใฎ ใ“ใ“ใซใ„ใ‚‹็†็”ฑใ ใ‹ใ‚‰
04:30
Take this fruit.
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ใ“ใฎๆžœๅฎŸใ‚’ ๅ—ใ‘ๅ–ใฃใฆใปใ—ใ„
04:33
It is what I have to offer.
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ใใ‚ŒใŒ็งใซๅทฎใ—ๅ‡บใ›ใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎ
04:36
It may not be first,
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04:38
or ever best,
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but it is the only way to be sure
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04:43
that I lived at all.
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04:46
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