EXPLANATION OF THE GLOSSING SYSTEM
(to understand how I describe the signs in this translation).
EACH (2h)YOU HAVE ANGEL. (<) PROTECT+, (>) TAKE-CARE-OF+. (<) PROTECT+, (>) TAKE-CARE-OF+. ANGEL SCADS-OF (2h)Bflutter-CL@rt, (2h)Bflutter-CL@lf, (2h)Bflutter-CL@ctr.
LITTLE GIRL, ANGEL CARRY-in arcs to rt, CARRY-in arcs to lf. TRAVEL-spiral rt THEREABOUTS@rt. TRAVEL-spiral lf THEREABOUTS @lf. THEY-hi LIVE WHERE? HEAVEN. COME-DOWN VISIT~SEE-SIGHTS EARTH.
WORRY NONE, WHY? THEY-hi (<) PROTECT+, (>) TAKE-CARE-OF+. (<) PROTECT+, (>) TAKE-CARE-OF+. (<) CAN'T FALL, (>) CAN'T HURT. (<) CAN'T FALL, (>) CAN'T HURT.
THEY-hi LIVE WHERE? HEAVEN. COME-DOWN VISIT~SEE-SIGHTS. (Angel, angel, guard us) ANGEL, PLEASE PROTECT US WHILE YOU-hi (2h)Bflutter-CL@rt, (2h)Bflutter-CL@lf, (2h)Bflutter-CL@ctr.
EACH (2h)YOU HAVE ANGEL. (<) PROTECT+, (>) TAKE-CARE-OF+. (<) PROTECT+, (>) TAKE-CARE-OF+. ANGEL SCADS-OF (2h)Bflutter-CL@rt, (2h)Bflutter-CL@lf, (2h)Bflutter-CL@ctr. ZOOM, GOODBYE, WHISKED-AWAY.
Notes: (2h)YOU - Underlined words are honorific indices ("indexes"), using the FT of the upturned palm to indicate who is being honored.
SCADS-OF - (2h)[5:], POs down, FOs away, move forward to show many beings.
(2h)Bflutter-CL@rt (@lf, @ctr) - Hands are held in the final position of the sign for ANGEL to show the wings and the fingers flutter together to show wing motion. There's a "whole lot of flutterin' goin' on" and other redundancies because there is a lot of fluff in the lyrics. Sorry I didn't keep a copy of the English.
THEREABOUTS - [5], PO down, FO away, circles parllel to the floor. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - approximately.
SEE-SIGHTS - (2h)[V], POs down, FOs away, hands move from NDS to DS while hands nod at the wrists.
(Angel, angel, guard us) - This is to help you see where you are in the English lyrics.
ZOOM - As in TRAIN ZOOM SORRY: [G], PO away, FO up, rests thumb on [H], PO down, FO away, and DH travels along the tracks while closing to a [bO^].
GOODBYE - GOOD + [B], Po away, FO up, flutters fingers up and down as in a goodbye gesture.
WHISKED-AWAY - (2h)[open 8], POs ><, FOs away, DH is above NDH, hands alt.circle horizontally then separate whie closing to (2h)[O^] with a hup.
Lyrics:
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