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"Valé" / "River"

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    (Music)
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    Naomi Diaz: You were born under a star
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    (Music)
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    In the sky she lives now
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    Protecting you,
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    night after night.
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    Lisa-Kaindé Díaz: Listen to the lullaby
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    every time life seem to hurt
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    Close your eyes,
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    just close your eyes.
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    Our voices will hug you
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    Music be our arms.
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    The star will shine
    and enlighten your night,
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    you were loved,
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    little girl you are.
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    I bet you'll be stronger
    when the day is back.
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    (Together) Waye waye lo mio,
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    waye kalamefa.
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    Waye waye lo mio,
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    way kalamefa.
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    Waya kalamefa,
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    aremu,
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    waya kalamefao.
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    (ND) If one day you want to cry,
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    look at the star,
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    I know she's proud
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    of who you've been,
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    and who you are.
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    (LKD) Then run
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    into laughing arms
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    and shine as bright as you can.
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    You've been loved --
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    (ND) You still are.
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    (LKD) Our voices will hug you,
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    music be our arms.
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    The star will shine
    and enlighten your night.
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    You were loved, little girl,
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    you are.
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    I bet you'll be stronger
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    when the day is back.
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    (Together) Waye waye lo mio,
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    waye kalamefa.
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    Waye waye lo mio,
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    waye kalamefa.
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    Waye kalamefa,
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    aremu,
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    waye kalamefao.
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    Waye waye lo mio,
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    waye kalamefa.
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    (Acapella) Waye waye lo mio,
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    waye kalamefa.
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    Waye kalamefa,
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    aremu,
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    waye kalamefao.
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    (Applause)
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    LKD: OK, so for the next song,
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    we need you.
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    Do you want to sing?
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    (Audience cheers)
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    LKD: Oh, come on.
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    Do you want to sing?
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    (Audience cheers)
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    (Beatpad)
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    LKD: It's really simple.
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    It's just --
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    if we say, "Come to you river,"
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    you say, "wash my soul."
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    (Together) Come to you river,
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    wash my soul.
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    Come to you river,
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    sing: "wash my soul."
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    Come to you river,
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    Audience (singing) wash my soul.
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    (Ibeyi) When we say,
    "come to you river," you say?
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    Audience (singing) wash my soul --
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    Ibeyi: louder --
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    Come to you river, eh?
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    Audience (singing) wash my soul.
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    Ibeyi: Come to you river --
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    Audience: wash me soul.
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    Ibeyi: Sing it --
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    Come to you river --
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    Audience: wash my soul.
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    (Music)
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    Ibeyi: Go, go, go --
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    Come to you river --
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    Audience: wash my soul.
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    Ibeyi: I will come to your river --
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    Audience: wash my soul.
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    Ibeyi: I will come to your river.
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    Audience and Ibeyi : wash my soul.
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    LKD: Come to you river --
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    Audience: wash my soul.
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    LKD: Come to you river --
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    Audience: wash my soul.
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    LKD: I will come to your river,
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    Audience and LKD: wash my soul.
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    LKD: Carry away my dead leaves
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    Ibeyi: Let me baptize my soul
    with the help of you waters.
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    LKD: Sink my pains and my complains,
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    let the river take them,
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    river drown them.
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    My ego and my blame --
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    Ibeyi: let me baptize my soul
    with the help of your waters.
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    LKD: [Those old me's,]
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    so ashamed,
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    let the river take them,
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    river drown them.
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    Hey --
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    (Music)
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    Ibeyi: Go, go, go go,
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    Come to you river
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    Audience: wash my soul.
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    Ibeyi: I will come to you river,
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    Audience: Wash my soul.
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    Ibeyi: I will come to you river --
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    Audience: wash my soul.
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    Ibeyi: Wash my soul again.
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    Come to you river --
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    Audience: wash my soul
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    Ibeyi: Come to you river --
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    Audience: Wash my soul.
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    IbeyI: Come to you river --
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    Audience: Wash my soul.
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    Ibeyi: I will come to you river,
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    wash my soul again.
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    Go, go, go go --
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    carry away my dead leaves
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    let me baptize my soul
    with the help of your waters.
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    Sink my pains and complains,
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    let the river take them,
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    river drown them.
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    My ego and my blame,
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    let me baptize my soul
    in the help of your waters.
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    [Those old me's] so ashamed,
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    let the river take them,
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    river drown them.
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    Come to you river --
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    Audience: Wash my soul.
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    ND: Hey, louder --
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    IbeyI: Come to you river --
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    sing out.
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    Audience: Wash my soul.
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    Ibeyi: I will come to your river.
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    Audience: Wash my soul.
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    Ibeyi: Wash my soul again.
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    LKD: Go, go, go, go --
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    Ibeyi: Come to you river --
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    Audience: Wash my soul.
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    Ibeyi: I will come to your river --
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    Audience: Wash my soul.
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    Ibeyi: I will come to your river --
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    Audience: Wash my soul --
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    Ibeyi: Wash my soul again.
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    Go, go, go, go --
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    Wemile Oshun,
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    Oshun dede alawede.
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    Wemile oshun,
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    Moolowo beleru yalode moyewede.
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    Wemile Oshun,
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    Oshun dede,
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    Alawede wemile Oshun,
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    Moolowo beleru yalode moyedeo.
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    (Applause)
Title:
"Valé" / "River"
Speaker:
Ibeyi
Description:

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
07:32
Brian Greene edited English subtitles for "Valé" / "River"
Brian Greene edited English subtitles for "Valé" / "River"
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Brian Greene edited English subtitles for "Valé" / "River"
Brian Greene edited English subtitles for "Valé" / "River"
Joanna Pietrulewicz accepted English subtitles for "Valé" / "River"
Joanna Pietrulewicz edited English subtitles for "Valé" / "River"
Joanna Pietrulewicz edited English subtitles for "Valé" / "River"
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