"The candy man" from Willie Wonka and
the chocolate factory
- Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 17 November 2005, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

EXPLANATION OF THE GLOSSING SYSTEM
(to understand how I describe the signs in this translation).

ME CAN'T STOP alt.EAT SWEET! SO-MUCH WONDERFUL W-KING'Wonka' CANDY. OTHER KIND SWEET, ME+ IGNORE. WHY? ME FREQUENT WONKA, THAT'S-ALL. ANY KIND CANDY, WONKA BEAT (2h)#ALL. WHO TAKE SUNRISE, WATER~(2h)5wg-CL'dew' SPRINKLE. CHOCOLATE POUR-OVER. MIRACLE ADD-TO Q-M? CANDY MAN HON-IX.-rt'hold til other hand done' CANDY MAN HON-IX.-rt. CANDY MAN CAN'hold (1h) til other hand done' CANDY MAN (1h)CAN. CANDY MAN CAN. HOW? MIX WITH LOVE AND MAKE WORLD TASTE (2h)THUMBS-UP.

WHO TAKE RAINBOW, WRAP-UP-rainbow alt.EAT INSPIRED. SUNSHINE LEAVE-ctr"over time" HAPPEN? STAWBERRY LEMON PIE. CANDY MAN HON-IX.-rt'hold til other hand done' CANDY MAN HON-IX.-rt. CANDY MAN CAN'hold (1h) til other hand done' CANDY MAN (1h)CAN. CANDY MAN CAN. HOW? MIX WITH LOVE AND MAKE WORLD TASTE (2h)THUMBS-UP.

||: CANDY MAN MAKE EVERYTHING HE-rt BAKE, SATISFIED DELICIOUS. REMEMBER CHILDHOOD alt.DREAM? (2h)YOU CAN EAT DISH"each" (2h)bC-CL'bite into dish'. WHO TAKE TOMORROW'hold end of sign', C,A-CL'dip tomorrow in can, NDH hold til end of "grab from can"' DREAM. (1h)SAD SETTLE-IN-CAN GRAB-FROM-CAN CREAM. CANDY MAN HON-IX.-rt'hold til other hand done' CANDY MAN HON-IX.-rt. CANDY MAN CAN'hold (1h) til other hand done' CANDY MAN (1h)CAN. CANDY MAN CAN. HOW? MIX WITH LOVE AND MAKE WORLD TASTE (2h)THUMBS-UP. :|| WORLD TASTE (2h)THUMBS-UP. WORLD TASTE (2h)THUMBS-UP. WHY? CANDY MAN THINK THAT RIGHT*.


Notes: SO-MUCH - (2h)[5:], POs ><, FOs away, hands are held close and separate.

W-KING'Wonka' - I use this name sign for WIllie Wonka.

FREQUENT - [Bb], PO > NDS, FO diagonally up, repeatedly changes FO away and taps [1], PO > DS, FO up.

THAT'S-ALL - FINISH with the mouthing "that's all".

TAKE - (2h)[5:], POs away, FOs up, move down quickly and close to (2h)[S], POs down, FOs away, as if grabbing hold of something, then hands ascend.

WATER~(2h)5wg-CL'dew' - Sign WATER and then (2h)[5], POs down, FOs away, are held high and descend with wg to show "dew".

SPRINKLE - [A dot], PO away, FO > NDS, moves as if sprinkle water from a bottle.

POUR-OVER - [A dot], PO away, FO > NDS, moves in circle as if pouring syrup.

MIRACLE - WONDERFUL(1x) WORK. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Miracle.

Q-M - Index finger traces question mark with the finger curling and uncurling.

HON-IX.-rt'hold til other hand done' CANDY MAN HON-IX.-rt - [B], PO up, FO > the thing to be honored. This hand is held in place at the end of the sign and the NDH signs what is indicated in italics. After this, the hands return to their normal signing modes.

CAN'hold (1h) til other hand done' CANDY MAN HON-IX.-rt CAN. - same idea as above.

RAINBOW, WRAP-UP-rainbow alt.EAT INSPIRED - DH [4], PO > signer, touches FTs to palm of [B], PO up, FO away. DH moves >

CHILDHOOD - GROW-UP, that is [B], PO down, FO away, hand rises.

DISH"each" - (2h)[bC], POs ><, FOs away, hand bounces from NDS to DS to show dishes.

TOMORROW'hold end of sign', C,A-CL'dip tomorrow in can, NDH hold til end of "grab from can"' DREAM. (1h)SAD SETTLE-IN-CAN GRAB-FROM-CAN. - Hold the end of the sign TOMORROW, hold out NDH [C], PO > DS, FO away, as if it were a can containing dreams and dip the DH in it. While holding the [C] from can in place, sign SAD with the DH only and then put [5], PO down, FO away in the can and wg while descending to shoe the sadness settling out and then grab it out of the can with the DH.

Lyrics:

I can't stop eating sweets! All those wonderful Willy Wonka treats. You can keep the others, 'cause me, I'm a Wonkerer. When it comes to candy, Willy's the conqueror. Who can take a sunrise, sprinkle it with dew, cover it in chocolate and a miracle or two? The candy man, (The candy man,) the candy man can. (the candy man can.) The candy man can 'cause he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good. Who can take a rainbow, wrap it in a sigh, soak in the sun and make a strawb'ry lemon pie? The candy man, (The candy man,) the candy man can. (the candy man can.) The candy man can 'cause he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good. The candy man makes everything he bakes satisfying and delicious. Talk about your childhood wishes! You can even eat the dishes! Who can take tomorrow, dip it in a dream, separate the sorrow and collect up all the cream? The candy man, (The candy man,) the candy man can. (the candy man can.) The candy man can 'cause he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good. And the world tastes good 'cause the candy man thinks it should.

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