सुरीली धुनें गाना एक अलग बात है, लेकिन शब्दों को इस तरह प्रस्तुत करना कि लोग उसे समझ सकें, फिर चाहे भाषा कोई भी हो, इसके लिए बहुत मेहनत करनी पड़ती है।
Singing beautiful melodies is one thing, but to deliver the text so that the people understand it, even in a foreign language, has to be worked at very hard.
Singing beautiful melodies is one thing, but to deliver the text so that the people understand it, even in a foreign language, has to be worked at very hard.
मेरे पाँच असाधारण बच्चे हैं, एक बेहतरीन पति हैं और भले ही अब हम अलग हो चुके हैं, लेकिन हम आज भी अच्छे दोस्त हैं।
I have had five phenomenal children, a great husband and, even though we are separated, we are good friends.
I have had five phenomenal children, a great husband and, even though we are separated, we are good friends.
मेरा जन्म मॉन्ट्रियल में हुआ था और मैं एक निम्न-मध्यम वर्गीय परिवार से ताल्लुक रखती हूँ।
I was born in Montreal and came from a lower-middle-class family.
I was born in Montreal and came from a lower-middle-class family.
अगर कोई मुझसे किसी युवा और अच्छे गायक की सिफारिश करने के लिए कहता हूँ, तो मैं हमेशा करती हूँ।
If somebody asks me to recommend a young, good singer, I always do.
If somebody asks me to recommend a young, good singer, I always do.
कला के क्षेत्र में अपनी आजीविका कमाने से, कई अन्य लोगों के लिए भी रोज़गार के अवसर पैदा होते हैं।
Making a living in the arts, though, creates so many jobs for other people.
Making a living in the arts, though, creates so many jobs for other people.
मेरी किताब में मेरे जीवन के कई ऐसे पहलू हैं जिनके बारे में लोग नहीं जानते।
My book has a lot of parts of my life that people don't know about.
My book has a lot of parts of my life that people don't know about.
शायद, मेरे जाने के बाद, लोग मुझे इस बात के लिए याद रखें कि मैंने कई महान और असाधारण संगीतकारों के साथ माहर (Mahler) के संगीत को बहुत गाया है। यह बेहद अद्भुत और आध्यात्मिक संगीत है।
Perhaps, once I am gone, the one thing I might be remembered for is having sung a great deal of Mahler with a great many phenomenal conductors. It is wonderful music, very spiritual.
Perhaps, once I am gone, the one thing I might be remembered for is having sung a great deal of Mahler with a great many phenomenal conductors. It is wonderful music, very spiritual.
मैं सेवा क्लबों से हमेशा यही कहती हूँ: अगर आपको कोई बहुत कम उम्र का और प्रतिभाशाली बच्चा मिले, तो उसका हाथ थामें और उसे पेशेवर मुकाम तक पहुँचाने में उसकी थोड़ी मदद ज़रूर करें।
That is what I always tell service clubs: If you hear of somebody who is very young and talented, pick them up and give them that little assistance to make sure that they get to the professional stage.
That is what I always tell service clubs: If you hear of somebody who is very young and talented, pick them up and give them that little assistance to make sure that they get to the professional stage.
मेरा बचपन बहुत शानदार बीता, लेकिन मैं पहले दिन से ही एक घुमक्कड़ स्वभाव की इंसान थी।
I had a wonderful childhood, but I was a wanderer from year one.
I had a wonderful childhood, but I was a wanderer from year one.
जब मैं चार साल की थी, तो मैं कोने तक चलकर जाती और स्थानीय ट्राम स्टॉप पर इंतज़ार करती, किसी ऐसे व्यक्ति के साथ ट्राम में चढ़ जाती जो मेरी माँ जैसी दिखती और लाइन के आखिरी छोर तक चली जाती।
By the time I was four, I would walk around the corner and wait at a local streetcar stop, get on the streetcar with somebody who looked like they could be my mother and go to the end of the line.
By the time I was four, I would walk around the corner and wait at a local streetcar stop, get on the streetcar with somebody who looked like they could be my mother and go to the end of the line.
मेरी ज़िंदगी में एक और नया मोड़ तब आया जब मैंने कनाडा काउंसिल की ज़िम्मेदारी संभाली।
Another turn in my life happened when I took on the Canada Council.
Another turn in my life happened when I took on the Canada Council.
मेरे तीन पोते-पोताियाँ हैं और मैं चाहती हूँ कि मेरे बीस हों।
I have three grandchildren and am hoping for 20.
I have three grandchildren and am hoping for 20.
मेरी माँ एक बेहद अद्भुत महिला थीं जिनकी आवाज़ बहुत सुरीली थी। उन्हें घर का काम बिल्कुल पसंद नहीं था, खाना बनाना उससे भी ज्यादा नापसंद था, लेकिन वह अपने बच्चों से बहुत प्यार करती थीं। वह हमेशा चर्च के कामों में जुटी रहती थीं, जैसे कोई बाज़ार या मेला आयोजित करना।
My mother was a wonderful, wonderful woman with a lovely voice who hated housework, hated cooking even more and loved her children. She was always arranging church activities such as a bazaar.
My mother was a wonderful, wonderful woman with a lovely voice who hated housework, hated cooking even more and loved her children. She was always arranging church activities such as a bazaar.
मैं पूरी दुनिया घूम चुकी हूँ। मैं कई ऐसे अद्भुत लोगों से मिली हूँ, जिनमें से कई बहुत सीधे-साधे हैं जिनके बारे में कोई नहीं जानता, लेकिन वे सभी मेरे प्रति बेहद दयालु और शानदार रहे हैं।
I have been all over the world. I have met some wonderful people, lots of them very simple, whom nobody will ever hear about, but who have been fabulous to me.
I have been all over the world. I have met some wonderful people, lots of them very simple, whom nobody will ever hear about, but who have been fabulous to me.
ब्रूनो वाल्टर के बाद, मेरा करियर तेज़ी से आगे बढ़ा। मेरा 35 साल का करियर ऐसा रहा है जो वाकई अविश्वसनीय है, और पूरी दुनिया में मेरा समय बेहद शानदार रहा।
After Bruno Walter, my career went in leaps and bounds. I have had 35 years of a career that is just incredible, and a wonderful time all over the world.
After Bruno Walter, my career went in leaps and bounds. I have had 35 years of a career that is just incredible, and a wonderful time all over the world.
मैंने सोचा कि मुझे न्यूयॉर्क जाना चाहिए क्योंकि पढ़ाई के लिए वही सबसे सही जगह थी। मैं वहाँ गई और जुलियार्ड स्कूल का फॉर्म लेने की कोशिश की, लेकिन उन्होंने मुझे फॉर्म देने से भी मना कर दिया क्योंकि मैंने हाई स्कूल पास नहीं किया था।
I thought I should go to New York because it was the place to go to study. I went and tried to get an application from the Juilliard School but they wouldn't even give me one because I didn't have my high school graduation.
I thought I should go to New York because it was the place to go to study. I went and tried to get an application from the Juilliard School but they wouldn't even give me one because I didn't have my high school graduation.
युवा लोग अक्सर बहुत निराश हो जाते हैं और ऐसी समस्याओं की वजह से जिन्हें वे लाइलाज मानते हैं, ड्रग्स या शराब के दलदल में फँस जाते हैं। यह समझना बहुत ज़रूरी है कि एक गलती उनके भविष्य को बर्बाद नहीं कर सकती, लेकिन उन्हें यह भी पता होना चाहिए कि ज़िंदगी हमेशा फूलों की सेज नहीं होती।
Young people can get very discouraged and get hooked on drugs or on alcohol because of problems they perceive as insurmountable. It is important that they realize a mistake need not ruin their future, but they must also know that not everything in life is a bed of roses.
Young people can get very discouraged and get hooked on drugs or on alcohol because of problems they perceive as insurmountable. It is important that they realize a mistake need not ruin their future, but they must also know that not everything in life is a bed of roses.
जब मैंने गाना शुरू किया, तो मेरी माँ मुझे 'विमेंस क्रिश्चियन टेम्पेंसर यूनियन' की राष्ट्रीय या वार्षिक बैठकों में गाने के लिए ले जाती थीं। मुझे यह करना बिल्कुल पसंद नहीं था क्योंकि मैं बेसबॉल खेलना चाहती थी या स्कीइंग के लिए जाना चाहती थी।
When I started to sing, my mother would have me engaged to perform at the Women's Christian Temperance Union national or annual meetings. I would hate doing this because I wanted to play baseball or go off skiing.
When I started to sing, my mother would have me engaged to perform at the Women's Christian Temperance Union national or annual meetings. I would hate doing this because I wanted to play baseball or go off skiing.