Andrew Bird's one-man orchestra of the imagination

翻译人员: Felix Chen 校对人员: Angelia King

Well, there's lots to talk about,

嗯，我有许多话想要说，

but I think I'm just going to play to start off.

但我想我还是先从演奏开始吧。

(Music)

（音乐）

♫ When I wake up ♫

♫当我早上♫

♫ in the morning ♫

♫醒来♫

♫ I pour the coffee ♫

♫倒杯咖啡♫

♫ I read the paper ♫

♫读读报纸♫

♫ And then I slowly ♫

♫然后我慢慢地♫

♫ and so softly ♫

♫轻轻地♫

♫ do the dishes ♫

♫开始做菜♫

♫ So feed the fishes ♫

♫喂喂鱼儿♫

♫ You sing me happy birthday ♫

♫你对我唱着生日快乐♫

♫ Like it's gonna be ♫

♫仿佛这是♫

♫ your last day ♫

♫你在世上的♫

♫ here on Earth ♫

♫最后一天♫

(Applause)

（掌声）

All right.

好了。

So, I wanted to do something special today.

那么，我今天想做点特别的事。

I want to debut a new song that I've been working on

我想演唱一首新歌，这首歌是

in the last five or six months.

在过去五个或六个月内创作的。

And there's few things more thrilling

没有什么比在观众

than playing a song

面前第一次演唱一首歌

for the first time in front of an audience,

更让人激动的了，

especially when it's half-finished.

尤其是这首歌是半成品。

(Laughter)

（笑声）

I'm kind of hoping some conversations here

我希望在这儿能产生些交流

might help me finish it.

也许能帮我完成它。

Because it gets into all sorts

因为它进入了一种

of crazy realms.

疯狂的境界。

And so this is basically a song

基本上，这是首关于

about loops,

循环的歌，

but not the kind of loops that I make up here.

但不是我在这儿做的这种循环。

They're feedback loops.

它是反馈循环。

And in the audio world

在音频的世界里，

that's when the microphone gets too close

当麦克风离它的

to its sound source,

音源太近时，

and then it gets in this self-destructive loop

它会产生自我消音的循环，

that creates a very unpleasant sound.

这会产生让人非常不舒服的声音。

And I'm going to demonstrate for you.

我将向你们展示一下。

(Laughter)

（笑声）

I'm not going to hurt you. Don't worry.

我不会伤害你们。别担心。

♫ This is a loop, feedback loop ♫

♫这是个循环，反馈循环♫

♫ This is a loop, feedback loop ♫

♫这是个循环，反馈循环♫

♫ This is a loop, feedback loop ♫

♫这是个循环，反馈循环♫

♫ This is a loop, feedback loop ♫

♫这是个循环，反馈循环♫

♫ This is a loop, feedback loop ♫

♫这是个循环，反馈循环♫

♫ This is a loop, feedback loop ♫

♫这是个循环，反馈循环♫

♫ This is a -- (Feedback)

♫这是个--（反馈）

All right. I don't know if that was necessary to demonstrate --

好了。我不知道是不是还需要演示下去了

(Laughter)

（笑声）

-- but my point is it's the sound of self-destruction.

--但我想说的是声音的自我消音。

And I've been thinking about

我曾经想过

how that applies across a whole spectrum of realms,

怎样跨越整个频域，

from, say, the ecological, okay.

从，呃，生态的，好吧。

There seems to be a rule in nature

自然中似乎有个规则：

that if you get too close to where you came from,

如果你距离你所来的地方太近，

it gets ugly.

就会变得丑陋。

So like, you can't feed cows their own brains

就像，你不能用牛的大脑来喂牛，

or you get mad cow disease,

不然就会出现疯牛病，

and inbreeding and incest

还有近亲结婚和乱伦，

and, let's see,

让我们看看，

what's the other one?

还有什么？

Biological -- there's autoimmune diseases,

生物学上 -- 自身免疫的疾病，

where the body attacks itself

就是由于身体自我攻击

a little too overzealously

有点过于激烈，

and destroys the host,

把宿主或是人

or the person.

给摧毁了。

And then -- okay, this is where we get to the song --

接下来 -- 好了，再演奏首歌曲 --

kind of bridges the gap to the emotional.

有点像情感空白间的联系。

Because although I've used scientific terms

因为尽管我在歌中使用了

in songs,

科学名词，

it's very difficult sometimes to make them lyrical.

有时还是很难让它表现得很抒情。

And there's some things

而有些东西

you just don't need to have in songs.

不需要放在歌中。

So I'm trying to bridge this gap

因此，我试着在这个想法和这首曲子

between this idea and this melody.

之间建个联系。

And so, I don't know if you've ever had this,

虽然我不知道你们是否有过这种感觉，

but when I close my eyes sometimes

但有时当我闭上双眼

and try to sleep,

试着睡着时，

I can't stop thinking about my own eyes.

我情不自禁的想到我的双眼。

And it's like your eyes

就像你的眼睛

start straining to see themselves.

开始练习看着自己。

That's what it feels like to me.

这就是我所感觉到的。

It's not pleasant.

不是很愉快的感觉。

I'm sorry if I put that idea in your head.

如果我让你有这种感觉的话，我很抱歉。

(Laughter)

（笑声）

It's impossible, of course, for your eyes to see themselves,

当然，让眼睛看自己是不可能的。

but they seem to be trying.

但它们似乎在做这种尝试。

So that's getting a little more closer to a personal experience.

这是种个人的体验。

Or ears being able to hear themselves --

或许耳朵也能够聆听它们自己--

it's just impossible.

这也是不可能的；

That's the thing.

就是这样。

So, I've been working on this song

那么，我创作的这首歌中

that mentions these things

提到了这些事情

and then also imagines

还有想象，

a person who's been so successful

想像一个人成功地

at defending themselves from heartbreak

抵御了他们留给自己的

that they're left to do the deed themselves,

难以忍耐的悲伤，

if that's possible.

如果可能的话。

And that's what the song is asking.

这就是这首歌所追问的。

All right.

好了。

It doesn't have a name yet.

它还没有名字呢。

(Music)

（音乐）

♫ Go ahead and congratulate yourself ♫

♫前进吧，祝贺自己吧♫

♫ Give yourself a hand, the hand is your hand ♫

♫帮自己一把，用自己的手♫

♫ And the eye that eyes itself is your eye ♫

♫眼睛，用自己的眼睛♫

♫ And the ear that hears itself is near ♫

♫耳朵听到它自己就在附近♫

♫ 'Cause it's your ear, oh oh ♫

♫因为它是你的耳朵，哦 哦♫

♫ You've done the impossible now ♫

♫你现在做到了本不可能的事♫

♫ Took yourself apart ♫

♫把自己拆开♫

♫ You made yourself invulnerable ♫

♫你让自己不再受伤害♫

♫ No one can break your heart ♫

♫没人能让你伤心♫

♫ So you wear it out ♫

♫你把它耗尽♫

♫ And you wring it out ♫

♫你把它扭干♫

♫ And you wear it out ♫

♫你把它耗尽♫

♫ And you break it yourself ♫

♫你自己把它击碎♫

♫ Breaking your own, break it yourself ♫

♫突破自己，自己击碎它♫

♫ Breaking your own, break it yourself ♫

♫突破自己，自己击碎它♫

♫ Breaking your own ♫

♫突破自己♫

(Applause)

（掌声）

Thanks.

谢谢。

(Applause)

（掌声）

All right.

好了。

It's kind of cool. Songwriters can sort of get away with murder.

有点酷。歌曲作者可以逃脱谋杀。

You can throw out crazy theories

你能抛开这些疯狂的理论，

and not have to back it up with data

不用数据

or graphs or research.

图表、或研究来支撑它。

But, you know, I think reckless curiosity

但，你知道，我想鲁莽的好奇心

would be what the world needs now,

是这个世界现在所需要的，

just a little bit.

只要一点点。

(Applause)

（掌声）

I'm going to finish up with a song of mine

我想以我的一首歌作为结束，

called "Weather Systems."

歌名是“天气系统”。

(Music)

（音乐）

♫ Quiet ♫

♫安静♫

♫ Quiet down, she said ♫

♫安静下来，她说♫

♫ Speak into the back of his head ♫

♫她对着他脑后说♫

♫ On the edge of the bed, I can see your blood flow ♫

♫在床的边缘，我能看到你在流血♫

♫ I can see your ♫

♫我能看到你的♫

♫ cells grow ♫

♫细胞生长♫

♫ Hold still awhile ♫

♫坚持一会儿♫

♫ Don't spill the wine ♫

♫别把酒洒了♫

♫ I can see it all from here ♫

♫我从这儿能看到一切♫

♫ I can see ♫

♫我能看到♫

♫ oh, I ♫

♫哦，我♫

♫ I can see ♫

♫我能看到♫

♫ weather systems ♫

♫世界的♫

♫ of the world ♫

♫天气系统♫

♫ Weather systems ♫

♫世界的♫

♫ of the world ♫

♫天气系统♫

♫ Some things you say ♫

♫你说有些东西♫

♫ are not for sale ♫

♫是无价的♫

♫ I would hold it where ♫

♫我会保留它♫

♫ our free agents of some substance are ♫

♫我们的一些事物的自由代理人♫

♫ scared ♫

♫感到了恐惧♫

♫ Hold still a while ♫

♫再坚持一会儿♫

♫ Don't spill the wine ♫

♫别把酒洒了♫

♫ I can see it all from here ♫

♫我从这儿能看到一切♫

♫ I can see ♫

♫我能看到♫

♫ oh, I ♫

♫哦，我♫

♫ I can see ♫

♫我能看到♫

♫ weather systems of the world ♫

♫世界的天气系统♫

♫ Weather systems ♫

♫世界的♫

♫ of the world ♫

♫天气系统♫

Thanks.

谢谢。

(Applause)

（掌声）