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Sarah Kay: "A Bird Made of Birds"
Sarah Kay: "Burung dari Burung-burung"
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"Alam telah menuliskan puisi yang hendak kau tulis," kata Sarah Kay, mengutip temannya, seorang penyair Kaveh Akbar. Menampilkan "Burung dari Burung-burung," dia berbagi bagaimana dan di mana dia menemukan puisi. (Kay juga adalah seorang pembawa acara podcast TED "Sincerely, X." Kau dapat mendengarkannya di aplikasi podcast Luminary pada luminary.link/ted.)
Sarah Kay - Poet
A performing poet since she was 14 years old, Sarah Kay is the founder of Project VOICE, an organization that uses spoken word poetry as a literacy and empowerment tool. Full bio
A performing poet since she was 14 years old, Sarah Kay is the founder of Project VOICE, an organization that uses spoken word poetry as a literacy and empowerment tool. Full bio
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00:12
I have a friend named Kaveh Akbar,
who is a fellow poet.
who is a fellow poet.
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Aku memiliki teman bernama Kaveh Akbar,
ia seorang penyair.
ia seorang penyair.
00:18
And Kaveh found this photo online
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Ia menemukan di internet,
00:21
of the anatomical heart of a blue whale
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foto anatomi hati Paus Biru
00:25
that scientists had hung
on a hook from the ceiling,
on a hook from the ceiling,
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yang digantung para ilmuwan
pada sebuah kait di langit-langit
pada sebuah kait di langit-langit
00:29
which is how they were able to observe
that the heart of a blue whale
that the heart of a blue whale
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dan itulah bagaimana mereka bisa meneliti
bahwa hati Paus Biru
bahwa hati Paus Biru
00:32
is big enough that a person
can stand up fully inside of it.
can stand up fully inside of it.
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cukup besar untuk seseorang berdiri
tegak di dalamnya.
tegak di dalamnya.
00:37
And when Kaveh shared this photo online,
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Dan ketika Kaveh menyebarkan foto
itu secara online,
itu secara online,
00:40
he did so with the caption,
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dia menambahkan teks,
00:42
"This is another reminder
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"Ini salah satu pengingat
00:45
that the universe has already written
the poem you were planning on writing."
the poem you were planning on writing."
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bahwa alam telah menulis puisi
yang hendak kau tulis."
yang hendak kau tulis."
00:52
And when I first saw that,
I was horrified.
I was horrified.
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Dan ketika aku melihatnya pertama kali,
aku sangat terkejut.
aku sangat terkejut.
00:55
I was like, "Come on, man!
I'm trying to invent new metaphors!
I'm trying to invent new metaphors!
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Aku seperti, "Oh, ayo lah!...
Aku mencoba membuat metafora baru!
Aku mencoba membuat metafora baru!
00:58
I'm trying to discover beauty
that hasn't been discovered yet.
that hasn't been discovered yet.
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Aku mencoba menemukan keindahan
yang tak pernah ada.
yang tak pernah ada.
01:01
What do you mean, the universe
is always going to get there before me?"
is always going to get there before me?"
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Apa maksudmu bahwa alam selalu
menemukannya sebelum aku?"
menemukannya sebelum aku?"
01:05
And I know this isn't
a uniquely poet problem,
a uniquely poet problem,
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Dan aku tahu bahwa ini bukanlah
masalah keunikan penyair,
masalah keunikan penyair,
01:08
but on days when the world
feels especially big
feels especially big
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tetapi pada hari-hari di mana dunia
terasa sangat luas
terasa sangat luas
01:14
or especially impossible
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atau sangat tak terjangkau
01:16
or especially full of grandeur,
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atau penuh kemegahan,
01:19
those are the days when I feel,
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adalah hari-hari di mana aku merasa,
01:22
"What do I possibly have to contribute
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"Apa yang mungkin aku sumbangkan
01:25
to all of this?"
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untuk semua ini?"
01:28
Not long ago, I saw this video
that some of you may have seen.
that some of you may have seen.
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Belum lama ini ada video
yang mungkin kalian
sudah tahu
sudah tahu
01:31
It makes the internet rounds
every couple of months.
every couple of months.
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Video tersebut membuat internet ramai
dalam beberapa bulan.
dalam beberapa bulan.
01:34
There are these birds
that are called starlings,
that are called starlings,
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Sekelompok burung yang disebut
Burung Jalak,
Burung Jalak,
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and they fly in what's
called a "murmuration,"
called a "murmuration,"
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dan mereka terbang membentuk
'kerumunan Jalak,"
'kerumunan Jalak,"
01:40
which is generally
just a big cloud of birds.
just a big cloud of birds.
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yang tampak seperti awan
besar terdiri dari burung-burung.
besar terdiri dari burung-burung.
01:43
And someone happened to catch
a quick video on their phone
a quick video on their phone
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Dan seseorang berhasil merekam
video singkat pada ponselnya
video singkat pada ponselnya
01:47
of these starlings flying.
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dari kerumunan Jalak yang
terbang tersebut.
terbang tersebut.
01:50
And at first, it's just an amorphous blob,
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Di awal, itu hanya seperti gumpalan
tak berbentuk
tak berbentuk
01:53
and then there's a moment
where the birds shift,
where the birds shift,
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dan ketika burung-burung tersebut
berubah posisi,
berubah posisi,
01:56
and they form the shape of a starling
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mereka membentuk sebuah Jalak
02:00
in the sky!
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di langit!
02:02
(Laughter)
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(Tertawa)
02:03
And as soon as I saw it, I was like,
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Ketika melihatnya,
aku berpikir,
aku berpikir,
02:05
(Gasps) "The universe has already
written the poem
written the poem
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(Terkesiap) "Alam telah
menulis puisi
menulis puisi
02:08
you were planning on writing!"
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yang hendak kau tulis!"
02:09
(Laughter)
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(Tertawa)
02:10
Except, for the first time,
it didn't fill me with despair.
it didn't fill me with despair.
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Kecuali, untuk pertama kalinya,
aku tidak kecewa.
aku tidak kecewa.
02:14
Instead, I thought, "OK.
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Sebaliknya, aku berpikir,
"Ok.
"Ok.
02:17
Maybe it's not my job
to invent something new.
to invent something new.
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Mungkin bukan tugasku untuk
membuat sesuatu yang baru.
membuat sesuatu yang baru.
02:21
Maybe instead it's my job to listen
to what the universe is showing me
to what the universe is showing me
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Mungkin tugasku adalah mendengarkan
apa yang alam tunjukkan padaku
apa yang alam tunjukkan padaku
02:28
and to keep myself open
to what the universe offers,
to what the universe offers,
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dan membuka diri pada apa yang
alam sediakan,
alam sediakan,
02:33
so that when it's my turn,
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dan ketika akhirnya giliranku,
02:35
I can hold something to the light,
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aku dapat menunjukkan sesuatu,
02:38
just for a moment,
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untuk sesaat,
02:40
just for as long as I have.
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untuk selama yang aku bisa.
02:43
The universe has already written the poem
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Alam telah menulis puisi
02:48
that you were planning on writing.
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yang hendak kau tulis.
02:51
And this is why
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Dan inilah alasan
02:53
you can do nothing
but point at the flock of starlings
but point at the flock of starlings
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tak ada yang bisa kau lakukan
selain melihat kerumunan Jalak itu
selain melihat kerumunan Jalak itu
02:59
whose bodies rise and fall
in inherited choreography,
in inherited choreography,
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dengan tubuh yang naik turun dengan
tarian yang mereka warisi,
tarian yang mereka warisi,
03:05
swarming the sky in a sweeping curtain
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mengerumuni langit layaknya
tirai tersibak
tirai tersibak
03:09
that, for one blistering moment,
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yang, di saat terik,
03:12
forms the unmistakeable shape
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membentuk sebuah bentuk
sempurna
sempurna
03:14
of a giant bird
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seekor burung raksasa
03:16
flapping against the sky.
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yang mengepak di langit.
03:19
It is why your mouth forms an "o"
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Inilah alasan mulutmu membentuk
huruf "o"
huruf "o"
03:23
that is not a gasp,
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dan bukan sebuah keterkejutan,
03:24
but rather, the beginning of,
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tetapi lebih pada, sebuah awal dari
03:27
"Oh. Of course."
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"Oh, tentu saja."
03:30
As in, of course the heart of a blue whale
is as large as a house
is as large as a house
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Seperti, oh tentu saja hati Paus Biru
sebesar rumah
sebesar rumah
03:36
with chambers tall enough
to fit a person standing.
to fit a person standing.
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dengan ruangan yang cukup tinggi untuk
seseorang berdiri di dalamnya.
seseorang berdiri di dalamnya.
03:40
Of course a fig becomes possible
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Tentu saja buah ara dapat tercipta
03:44
when a lady wasp lays her eggs
inside a flower,
inside a flower,
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ketika seekor lebah ratu bertelur
dalam bunga,
dalam bunga,
03:49
dies and decomposes,
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mati dan membusuk.
03:52
the fruit, evidence of her transformation.
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Buah itu, hasil dari transformasinya.
03:55
Sometimes, the poem is so bright,
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Terkadang, puisi itu sangat terang
03:59
your silly language will not stick to it.
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bahasa konyolmu takkan mampu melekat.
04:02
Sometimes, the poem is so true,
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Terkadang, puisi itu sangat benar,
04:06
nobody will believe you.
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tak seorang pun akan percaya padamu.
04:08
I am a bird
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Aku adalah burung
04:11
made of birds.
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dari burung-burung.
04:13
This blue heart a house
you can stand up inside of.
you can stand up inside of.
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Hati biru ini adalah rumah yang
kau bisa berdiri di dalamnya
kau bisa berdiri di dalamnya
04:17
I am dying
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Aku sekarat
04:20
here
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di sini
04:21
inside this flower.
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di dalam bunga ini.
04:26
It is OK.
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Tidak apa-apa.
04:27
It is what I was put here to do.
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Ini adalah di mana aku bertugas.
04:30
Take this fruit.
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Ambil buah ini.
04:33
It is what I have to offer.
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Inilah yang harus kusediakan.
04:36
It may not be first,
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Ini mungkin bukan yang pertama,
04:38
or ever best,
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atau yang terbaik,
04:40
but it is the only way to be sure
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tapi inilah satu-satunya jalan untuk
yakin
yakin
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that I lived at all.
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bahwa aku hidup selama ini.
04:46
(Applause)
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(Tepuk tangan)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sarah Kay - PoetA performing poet since she was 14 years old, Sarah Kay is the founder of Project VOICE, an organization that uses spoken word poetry as a literacy and empowerment tool.
Why you should listen
Plenty of 14-year-old girls write poetry. But few hide under the bar of the famous Bowery Poetry Club in Manhattan’s East Village absorbing the talents of New York’s most exciting poets. Not only did Sarah Kay do that -- she also had the guts to take its stage and hold her own against performers at least a decade her senior. Her talent for weaving words into poignant, funny, and powerful performances paid off.
Sarah holds a Masters degree in the art of teaching from Brown University and an honorary doctorate in humane letters from Grinnell College. Her first book, B, was ranked the number one poetry book on Amazon.com. Her second book, No Matter the Wreckage, is available from Write Bloody Publishing.
Sarah also founded Project VOICE, an organization that uses spoken word poetry as a literacy and empowerment tool. Project VOICE runs performances and workshops to encourage people to engage in creative self-expression in schools and communities around the world.
Sarah Kay | Speaker | TED.com