ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Tito Deler - Blues musician, graphic designer
Tito Deler is a soulful musician with a story to tell.

Why you should listen

Born and raised in uptown Manhattan, Tito Deler is the son of immigrants from the Dominican Republic. With a natural gift for music, Deler started playing piano at an early age and picked up the guitar by age eight. But it wasn’t until he was 38 that Tito found his true instrument: a steel body resonator guitar. He started writing music of his own, combining sounds from his New York upbringing with the style of pre-war Mississippi Delta blues. He releases his first record, The Original Harlem Slim, which was named one of the top 15 albums by Other Music in 2012.

Deler leads the men's, women's and children's graphic design teams for Tommy Hilfiger in New York City.

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Tito Deler: "My Fine Reward"

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O músico de blues Tito Deler combina os sons de sua criação em Nova York com o estilo do blues do Mississippi Delta antes da guerra. Ele sobe ao palco cantando e arranhando uma interpretação emocionante de sua música, "My Fine Reward" ("Minha Bela Recompensa).
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(Música de violão)
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Sun shining up above
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♪ O sol brilhando lá em cima ♪
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down here it's 10 below
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♪ E aqui embaixo, 10 graus negativos ♪
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I'm moving on to a place now
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♪ Estou indo pra um lugar agora ♪
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where the streets are paved with gold
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♪ Onde as estradas
são cobertas com ouro ♪
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There'll be two trains running --
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♪ Haverá dois trens correndo ♪
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running side by side
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♪ Correndo lado a lado ♪
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Some trains are going out
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♪ Alguns trens estão partindo ♪
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Two trains running --
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♪ Dois trens correndo ♪
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running side by side
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♪ Correndo lado a lado ♪
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I'm going to catch that fast express train
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♪ Vou pegar o trem expresso ♪
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to my reward in the sky
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♪ Para a minha recompensa no Paraíso ♪
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Many rooms in my father's house now --
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♪ Muitos cômodos na casa
de meu pai agora ♪
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Oh Lord there's one for you and me
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♪ Oh, Senhor, há um pra você e pra mim ♪
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Many rooms in my father's house now --
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♪ Muitos cômodos na casa
de meu pai agora ♪
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Oh there's one for you and me
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♪ Oh, há um pra você e pra mim ♪
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No blues and no trouble
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♪ Nada de tristeza nem problemas ♪
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Oh my Lord sweet Jesus victory
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♪ Oh, meu Senhor, doce Jesus, vitória ♪
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There's one glory from the moon --
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♪ Há uma glória vindo da lua ♪
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Lord another, oh another from the sun
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♪ Senhor outra, oh outra vindo do sol ♪
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Oh one glory from the moon
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♪ Oh uma glória vindo da lua ♪
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and another from the sun
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♪ E outra vindo do sol ♪
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Behind I'll leave this earthly body
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♪ Deixarei esse corpo terrestre pra trás ♪
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when my Lord king Jesus comes
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♪ Quando meu Senhor, o rei Jesus, vier ♪
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Thank you very much.
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Muito obrigado.
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(Applause)
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(Aplausos) (Vivas)
Translated by Maricene Crus
Reviewed by Sarah Tambur

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Tito Deler - Blues musician, graphic designer
Tito Deler is a soulful musician with a story to tell.

Why you should listen

Born and raised in uptown Manhattan, Tito Deler is the son of immigrants from the Dominican Republic. With a natural gift for music, Deler started playing piano at an early age and picked up the guitar by age eight. But it wasn’t until he was 38 that Tito found his true instrument: a steel body resonator guitar. He started writing music of his own, combining sounds from his New York upbringing with the style of pre-war Mississippi Delta blues. He releases his first record, The Original Harlem Slim, which was named one of the top 15 albums by Other Music in 2012.

Deler leads the men's, women's and children's graphic design teams for Tommy Hilfiger in New York City.

More profile about the speaker
Tito Deler | Speaker | TED.com