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.

More profile about the speaker
Raul Midon | Speaker | TED.com
TED2007

Raul Midon: "Peace on Earth"

Raul Midon menyanyikan "Everybody" dan "Peace on Earth"

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Gitaris dan penyanyi Raul Midon menyanyikan "Everybody" dan "Peace on Earth" dalam penampilannya di TED 2007.
- 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. Full bio

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PictureGambar yourselfdirimu sendiri in a worlddunia where there's no one elselain, ♫
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♫ Bayangkan dirimu berada di dunia sendirian ♫
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nobodytak seorangpun anywheredimana saja. ♫
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♫ tak ada siapa-siapa ♫
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♫ A momentsaat agolalu, there were voicessuara-suara and faceswajah to look uponatas, ♫
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♫ Baru saja ada suara dan wajah untuk dilihat ♫
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♫ you can't see them anywheredimana saja. ♫
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♫ kau tak bisa melihatnya di manapun ♫
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♫ Nothing more to say ♫
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♫ Tidak ada kata-kata tersisa ♫
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♫ and no one left to say it to, anywaybagaimanapun. ♫
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♫ tidak ada yang bisa diajak bicara ♫
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♫ Oh, listen to what I say. ♫
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♫ Oh, dengarlah perkataanku ♫
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EverybodySemua orang can be somebodyseseorang
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♫ Semua bisa menjadi seseorang ♫
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♫ and everybodysemua orang is freebebas to make a differenceperbedaan. ♫
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♫ dan semua bebas membuat perubahan ♫
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EverybodySemua orang can be somebodyseseorang. ♫
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♫ Semua bisa menjadi seseorang ♫
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EverybodySemua orang is freebebas to make a differenceperbedaan in this worlddunia. ♫
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♫ Semua bebas membuat perubahan di dunia ini ♫
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♫ Now picturegambar a worlddunia where the people all feel theirmereka worthbernilai. ♫
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♫ Kini bayangkan dunia dipenuhi orang yang tahu akan nilai mereka ♫
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ChildrenAnak-anak are everywheredimana mana. ♫
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♫ Anak-anak di mana-mana ♫
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♫ Now there is a reasonalasan for everyone'ssemua orang time on EarthBumi. ♫
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♫ Ada alasan seseorang dihadirkan di Bumi ♫
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WonderingBertanya-tanya why you should carepeduli, yeah. ♫
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♫ Lalu mengapa kau harus peduli, ya ♫
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♫ Nothing more to say ♫
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♫ Tidak ada kata-kata tersisa ♫
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♫ and only love can see us throughmelalui, anywaybagaimanapun. ♫
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♫ Dan hanya cinta yang bisa menembus kita ♫
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♫ Oh, listen what I say, yeah. ♫
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♫ Oh, dengarlah perkataanku ♫
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EverybodySemua orang can be somebodyseseorang
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♫ Semua bisa menjadi seseorang ♫
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♫ and everybodysemua orang is freebebas to make a differenceperbedaan. ♫
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♫ Semua bebas membuat perubahan ♫
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EverybodySemua orang can be somebodyseseorang. ♫
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♫ Semua bisa menjadi seseorang ♫
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EverybodySemua orang is freebebas to make a differenceperbedaan. ♫
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♫ Semua bebas membuat perubahan ♫
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♫ You don't have to be a bigbesar celebrityselebriti
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♫ Tidak perlu menjadi orang terkenal ♫
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♫ to feel the powerkekuasaan, the powerkekuasaan in your souljiwa, no. ♫
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♫ Untuk merasakan kekuatan dalam jiwamu ♫
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♫ You don't have to be a bigbesar starbintang on MTVMTV
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♫ Tidak perlu menjadi bintang besar MTV ♫
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♫ to realizemenyadari that in your eyesmata is a viewmelihat that only you can see. ♫
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♫ Untuk menyadari hanya kau yang bisa melihat melalui matamu ♫
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EverybodySemua orang can be somebodyseseorang. ♫
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♫ Semua bisa menjadi seseorang ♫
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EverybodySemua orang is freebebas to make a differenceperbedaan in this worlddunia. ♫
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♫ Semua bebas membuat perubahan di dunia ini ♫
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♫ You can make a little differenceperbedaan in this worlddunia. ♫
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♫ kau bisa membuat perubahan kecil di dunia ini ♫
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♫ I can make a little differenceperbedaan in this worlddunia. ♫
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♫ Aku bisa membuat perubahan kecil di dunia ini ♫
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♫ She can make a little differenceperbedaan in this worlddunia. ♫
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♫ Dia bisa membuat perubahan kecil di dunia ini ♫
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♫ He can make a little differenceperbedaan in this worlddunia. ♫
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♫ Dia bisa membuat perubahan kecil di dunia ini ♫
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♫ You can, I can, she can, he can, ♫
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♫ Kau bisa, aku bisa, dia bisa ♫
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♫ we can make a little bitsedikit of differenceperbedaan in this worlddunia. ♫
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♫ Kita bisa membuat perubahan kecil di dunia ini ♫
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EverybodySemua orang gonna make a little ♫
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♫ Semua orang akan membuat perubahan ♫
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♫ little differenceperbedaan, yeah. ♫
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♫ Perubahan kecil, ooo... ♫
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TalkingBerbicara 'bout' bout everybodysemua orang gonna make a little differenceperbedaan. ♫
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♫ Bicara tentang semua orang akan membuat perubahan kecil ♫
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EverybodySemua orang gonna make a little differenceperbedaan in this worlddunia, ♫
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♫ Semua orang akan membuat perubahan kecil di dunia ini ♫
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♫ oh yeah. ♫
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♫ Oh ya ♫
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Thank you so much.
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Terima kasih banyak.
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This is a songlagu that camedatang about
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Ini adalah lagu yang hadir
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because I think it's difficultsulit to be in the worlddunia
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karena saya pikir sulit untuk berada di dunia
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and not be awaresadar of what's going on,
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dan tidak sadar akan apa yang sedang terjadi,
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and the warsperang and so forthsebagainya.
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perang dan sebagainya.
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This songlagu kindjenis of camedatang out of all of that.
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Lagu ini hadir karena semua hal itu.
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And I wrotemenulis a lot of happysenang songslagu on my first recordmerekam,
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Saya menulis banyak lagu bahagia dalam rekaman pertama saya,
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whichyang I still standberdiri by,
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yang masih saya yakini,
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but this has got something elselain in it.
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namun ada sesuatu yang lain di dalamnya.
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It's calledbernama "PeacePerdamaian on EarthBumi."
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Inilah "Peace on Earth."
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♫ There is no hopeberharap. ♫
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♫ Tidak ada harapan ♫
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♫ There is no futuremasa depan. ♫
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♫ Tidak ada masa depan ♫
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♫ No faithiman in God to savemenyimpan the day. ♫
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♫ Tanpa keyakinan Tuhan akan menyelamatkan ♫
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♫ There is no reasonalasan, no understandingpengertian
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♫ Tidak ada alasan, tidak ada pengertian ♫
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♫ no sacredsuci placetempat to hidemenyembunyikan away. ♫
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♫ Tanpa tempat suci untuk bersembunyi ♫
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♫ There is no earnestsungguh-sungguh conversationpercakapan. ♫
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♫ Tidak ada percakapan tulus ♫
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♫ No wordskata-kata of wisdomkebijaksanaan from the wisebijaksana. ♫
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♫ Tidak ada kata dari orang bijak ♫
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♫ There is no reconciliationrekonsiliasi
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♫ Tidak ada perdamaian ♫
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♫ and no collectivekolektif compromisekompromi. ♫
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♫ Dan tidak ada kompromi bersama ♫
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PeacePerdamaian on EarthBumi, ♫
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♫ Damai di Bumi ♫
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♫ that's what we want. ♫
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♫ Itulah yang kita mau ♫
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PeacePerdamaian on EarthBumi, ♫
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♫ Damai di Bumi ♫
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♫ that's what we all say. ♫
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♫ Itulah yang kita semua ucapkan ♫
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PeacePerdamaian on EarthBumi. ♫
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♫ Damai di Bumi ♫
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YetNamun, there in the hallwaylorong
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♫ Namun di lorong itu ♫
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lurksmengintai the ghosthantu of warperang. ♫
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♫ hantu perang mengintai ♫
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♫ He wants more, and more, and more, and more, ♫
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♫ Dia mau lebih dan lebih dan lebih dan lebih ♫
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♫ and more, and more, and more, and more. ♫
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♫ dan lebih dan lebih dan lebih dan lebih ♫
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♫ There is no darknesskegelapan, no sunshinesinar matahari. ♫
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♫ Tidak ada kegelapan, tidak ada matahari ♫
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♫ There is no great societymasyarakat. ♫
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♫ Tanpa masyarakat besar ♫
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♫ There is no freedomkebebasan withouttanpa convictionkeyakinan. ♫
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♫ Tanpa kebebasan dari hukuman ♫
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♫ There is no freedomkebebasan to be freebebas. ♫
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♫ Tanpa kebebasan untuk merdeka ♫
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♫ There is no heavensurga, no fireapi and brimstonebelerang. ♫
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♫ Tanpa surga, tanpa hujan belerang berapi ♫
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♫ There is no brotherhoodpersaudaraan of man. ♫
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♫ Tanpa persaudaraan ♫
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♫ There is no countrynegara, no one religionagama. ♫
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♫ Tanpa negara, tanpa agama ♫
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♫ There is no universaluniversal planrencana. ♫
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♫ Tanpa rencana universal ♫
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PeacePerdamaian on EarthBumi, ♫
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♫ Damai di Bumi ♫
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♫ that's what we want. ♫
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♫ Itulah yang kita mau ♫
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PeacePerdamaian on EarthBumi, ♫
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♫ Damai di Bumi ♫
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♫ that's what we all say. ♫
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♫ Itulah yang kita semua ucapkan ♫
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PeacePerdamaian on EarthBumi. ♫
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♫ Damai di Bumi ♫
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YetNamun, there in the hallwaylorong
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♫ Namun di lorong itu ♫
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lurksmengintai the ghosthantu of warperang. ♫
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♫ hantu perang mengintai ♫
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♫ He wants more, and more, and more, and more, ♫
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♫ Dia mau lebih dan lebih dan lebih dan lebih ♫
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♫ and more, and more, and more, and more, and more. ♫
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♫ dan lebih dan lebih dan lebih dan lebih ♫
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♫ The answermenjawab is ♫
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♫ Jawabannya ♫
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mutual-assuredReksa terjamin destructionpenghancuran, ♫
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♫ Kehancuran bersama ♫
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♫ a balancekeseimbangan of powerkekuasaan, ♫
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♫ Kekuatan seimbang ♫
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♫ a weaponsenjata for everyonesemua orang. ♫
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♫ Senjata untuk semua ♫
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Mutual-assuredReksa terjamin destructionpenghancuran
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♫ Kehancuran bersama ♫
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bringingmembawa peaceperdamaian to everyonesemua orang. ♫
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♫ membawa damai untuk semua ♫
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(TrumpetSangkakala soundsterdengar)
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(Suara terompet)
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(TrumpetSangkakala soundsterdengar)
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PeacePerdamaian on EarthBumi, ♫
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♫ Damai di Bumi ♫
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♫ that's what we want. ♫
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♫ Itulah yang kita mau ♫
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PeacePerdamaian on EarthBumi, ♫
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♫ Damai di Bumi ♫
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♫ that's what we all say. ♫
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♫ Itulah yang kita semua ucapkan ♫
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PeacePerdamaian on EarthBumi. ♫
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♫ Damai di Bumi ♫
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♫ There in the hallwaylorong, ♫
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♫ Ada di lorong itu ♫
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peaceperdamaian on EarthBumi. ♫
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♫ Damai di Bumi ♫
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PeacePerdamaian on EarthBumi. ♫
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♫ Damai di Bumi ♫
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PeacePerdamaian on EarthBumi. ♫
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♫ Damai di Bumi ♫
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(ApplauseTepuk tangan)
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(Tepuk tangan)
Translated by Antonius Yudi Sendjaja
Reviewed by Ade Indarta

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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.

More profile about the speaker
Raul Midon | Speaker | TED.com