ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Caroline Lavelle - Cellist; singer-songwriter
Equally talented on cello and vocals, Caroline Lavelle has created a performance style all her own. Her expansive talents, channeling the best of both classical and contemporary influences, have earned her comparisons to both Kate Bush and Jacqueline du Pré.

Why you should listen

Connecting the best of British chamber folk and folk rock to modern electronic music, Caroline Lavelle is frequently sought out for both her vocals and her cello playing. The genre-bridging cellist has collaborated with the likes of Peter Gabriel, Laurie Anderson, Radiohead, the Cranberries, BT, Massive Attack and William Orbit, among others (she reportedly inspired Madonna to pursue her own successful collaboration with Orbit).

In her TED performance of "Further than the Sun," Lavelle plays the cello like a sorceress casting a spell, occasionally hiding behind her wild mane of blond hair as she sings of pastoral themes. She's produced three solo albums -- A Distant Bell (2004), Brilliant Midnight (2001) and Spirit (1995) -- and is a touring member of the Chieftains.

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TED2005

Caroline Lavelle: Casting a spell on the cello

Caroline Lavelle opčinjava na violončelu

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Caroline Lavelle svira violončelo poput čarobnice koja baca čini, povremeno se krijući iza divlje grive svoje plave kose dok pjeva pastorele. Izvodi "Farther than the Sun" u pratnji Thomasa Dolbyja na klavijaturama.
- Cellist; singer-songwriter
Equally talented on cello and vocals, Caroline Lavelle has created a performance style all her own. Her expansive talents, channeling the best of both classical and contemporary influences, have earned her comparisons to both Kate Bush and Jacqueline du Pré. Full bio

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Thank you very much.
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Puno vam hvala.
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Now, I've got a storypriča for you.
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Imam jednu priču za vas.
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When I arrivedstigao off the planeavion,
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Kada sam sišla sa zrakoplova,
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after a very long journeyputovanje from the WestZapad of EnglandEngleska,
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nakon vrlo dugog puta sa zapada Engleske,
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my computerračunalo, my beloveddragi laptoplaptop,
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moje računalo, moje je ljubljeno prijenosno računalo,
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had goneotišao madlud,
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poludjelo,
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and had -- oh! -- a bitbit like that! --
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i -- oh! -- pomalo kao to! --
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and the displayprikaz on it --
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i njegov je zaslon --
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anywayu svakom slučaju, the wholečitav thing had burstprasak.
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uglavnom, sve se pokvarilo.
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And I wentotišao to the IT guys here
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Otišla sam do informatičara ovdje
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and a gentlemangospodin mendedpopravljen my computerračunalo,
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i jedan mi je gospodin popravio računalo,
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and then he said, "What are you doing here?"
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a zatim je rekao, "Što radite ovdje?"
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and I said "I'm playingigranje the celločelo and I'm doing a bitbit of singingpjevanje,"
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rekla sam "Sviram violončelo i pomalo pjevam,"
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and he said, "Oh, I sortvrsta of playigrati the celločelo as well."
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a on je rekao, "Oh, i ja pomalo sviram violončelo."
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And I said, "Do you really?"
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Rekla sam, "Doista?"
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AnywayU svakom slučaju, so you're in for a treatliječiti,
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Uglavnom, slijedi poslastica,
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because he's fantasticfantastičan, and his name'sime je MarkMark.
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zato što je fantastičan i zove se Mark.
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(ApplausePljesak)
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(Pljesak)
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I am alsotakođer joinedspojen by my partnerpartner in crimekriminal, ThomasThomas DolbyDolby.
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Surađujem i sa svojim partnerom u zločinu, Thomasom Dolbyjem.
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(ApplausePljesak)
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(Pljesak)
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This songpjesma is calledzvao "FartherDalje than the SunSunce."
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Ova se pjesma zove "Farther than the Sun."
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(MusicGlazba)
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StrungNanizane in the windvjetar I calledzvao you ♫
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♫ Strunama sam te vjetra dozivala ♫
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♫ but you did not hearčuti ... ♫
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♫ ali ti nisi čuo ... ♫
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♫ And you're a plantbiljka that needspotrebe poorsiromašan soiltlo
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♫ I ti si biljka koja treba siromašno tlo ♫
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♫ and I have treatedliječi you too well ♫
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♫ a ja sam se predobro brinula za tebe ♫
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♫ to give up flowerscvijeće ... ♫
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♫ da bih se odrekla cvjetova ... ♫
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♫ Oh, I have been too richbogat for you ... ♫
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♫ Oh, bila sam prebogata za tebe ... ♫
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FartherDalje than the sunsunce from me ♫
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♫ Udaljeniji od sunca od mene ♫
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FartherDalje than I'd have you be ♫
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♫ Udaljeniji nego što bih htjela da budeš ♫
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♫ And I go northsjeverno, I get so coldhladno
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♫ I idem na sjever, i bude mi tako hladno ♫
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♫ My heartsrce is lavalava underpod stonekamen
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♫ Moje je srce lava ispod kamena ♫
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♫ You are not worthydostojan
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♫ Nisi vrijedan ♫
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♫ You are not worthydostojan ... ♫
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♫ Nisi vrijedan ... ♫
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♫ With your calculatingizračunavanje eyesoči
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♫ Sa svojim proračunatim očima ♫
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♫ vrtećim oblicima ♫
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♫ you cannotNe možete see me ♫
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♫ ne možeš me vidjeti. ♫
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♫ You cannotNe možete see me ... ♫
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♫ Ne možeš me vidjeti ... ♫
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♫ And if I tell myselfsebe enoughdovoljno
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♫ A ako si to kažem dovoljno puta, ♫
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♫ I'll believe it ♫
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♫ povjerovat ću. ♫
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♫ You are not worthydostojan
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♫ Nisi vrijedan. ♫
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♫ The seamore, it freezessmrznuti over ... ♫
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♫ More, ono se smrzava ... ♫
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♫ to trapzamka the lightsvjetlo
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♫ da zarobi svjetlost ♫
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♫ And I'm in love with beingbiće in love ♫
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♫ I zaljubljena sam u zaljubljenost, ♫
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♫ and you were never quitedosta the one ♫
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♫ a ti nikad nisi bio taj ♫
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♫ In Gerda'sGerda je eyesoči
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♫ u Gerdinim očima ♫
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FragmentsFragmenti of what you've becomepostati
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♫ Komadići onoga što si postao ♫
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♫ And all the mothsmoljaca that flyletjeti at night ♫
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♫ I svi moljci što lete po noći ♫
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♫ believe electricelektrični lightsvjetlo is brightsvijetao
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♫ vjeruju da je električno svjetlo sjajno ♫
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♫ You are not worthydostojan
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♫ Ti nisi vrijedan ♫
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♫ You are not worthydostojan
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♫ Ti nisi vrijedan ♫
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♫ With your calculatingizračunavanje eyesoči
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♫ Sa svojim proračunatim očima ♫
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♫ vrtećim oblicima ♫
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♫ You cannotNe možete see me, no ♫
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♫ Ne možeš me vidjeti, ne ♫
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♫ And if I tell myselfsebe enoughdovoljno
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♫ A ako si to kažem dovoljno puta, ♫
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♫ I'll believe it ♫
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♫ povjerovat ću. ♫
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♫ You are not worthydostojan
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♫ Nisi vrijedan. ♫
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FartherDalje than the sunsunce from me ♫
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♫ Udaljeniji od sunca od mene ♫
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FartherDalje than I'd have you be ♫
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♫ Udaljenije nego što bih htjela da budeš ♫
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♫ And I go northsjeverno, I get so coldhladno
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♫ I idem na sjever, bude mi tako hladno ♫
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♫ My heartsrce is lavalava underpod stonekamen
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♫ Moje je srce lava ispod kamena ♫
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♫ You are not worthydostojan
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♫ Nisi vrijedan ♫
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♫ You are not worthydostojan
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♫ Nisi vrijedan ♫
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♫ With your calculatingizračunavanje eyesoči
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♫ Sa svojim proračunatim očima ♫
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♫ You cannotNe možete see me, no ... ♫
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♫ Ne možeš me vidjeti, ne ... ♫
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♫ And if I tell myselfsebe enoughdovoljno, I'll believe it ♫
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♫ A ako si to kažem dovoljno puta, povjerovat ću. ♫
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(ApplausePljesak)
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(Pljesak)
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Thank you very much.
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Puno vam hvala.
Translated by Senzos Osijek
Reviewed by Tilen Pigac - EFZG

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Caroline Lavelle - Cellist; singer-songwriter
Equally talented on cello and vocals, Caroline Lavelle has created a performance style all her own. Her expansive talents, channeling the best of both classical and contemporary influences, have earned her comparisons to both Kate Bush and Jacqueline du Pré.

Why you should listen

Connecting the best of British chamber folk and folk rock to modern electronic music, Caroline Lavelle is frequently sought out for both her vocals and her cello playing. The genre-bridging cellist has collaborated with the likes of Peter Gabriel, Laurie Anderson, Radiohead, the Cranberries, BT, Massive Attack and William Orbit, among others (she reportedly inspired Madonna to pursue her own successful collaboration with Orbit).

In her TED performance of "Further than the Sun," Lavelle plays the cello like a sorceress casting a spell, occasionally hiding behind her wild mane of blond hair as she sings of pastoral themes. She's produced three solo albums -- A Distant Bell (2004), Brilliant Midnight (2001) and Spirit (1995) -- and is a touring member of the Chieftains.

More profile about the speaker
Caroline Lavelle | Speaker | TED.com