The happy song - Martin Smith

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 30 March 2006, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

ME REALLY-WANT TELL-STORY"sta"++
PRAISE YOU-lf,hi, NEVER END.
ME WILLING DANCE ONE-THOUSAND M-I-L-E
CELEBRATE YOU-lf,hi LOVE ME SO-MUCH.

COME-ON DANCE.
(2h)#ALL DANCE.

MY HEART OVERFLOW ANNOUCE
MIRACLE YOU-lf,hi DO,
MY LIFE NOW CHANGE,
MY TEARS YOU-lf,hi WIPE-AWAY

ME REALLY-WANT ANNOUNCE YOUR PRAISE,
EVERY PLACE ME GO.
WHY? NOW ME KNOW
GOD SUPPORT+, NOT AGAINST ME.

ME REALLY-WANT TELL-STORY"sta"++
PRAISE YOU-lf,hi, NEVER END.
ME WILLING DANCE ONE-THOUSAND M-I-L-E
CELEBRATE YOU-lf,hi LOVE ME SO-MUCH.

MY HEART OVERFLOW ANNOUCE
MIRACLE YOU-lf,hi DO,
MY LIFE NOW CHANGE,
MY TEARS YOU-lf,hi WIPE-AWAY ME REALLY-WANT ANNOUNCE YOUR PRAISE,
EVERY PLACE ME GO.
WHY? NOW ME KNOW
GOD SUPPORT+, NOT AGAINST ME.

EVERYONE SING WHY?
WE HAPPY WE.
EVERYONE DANCE WHY?
FREE, CRAZY-FOR.

WE WISH* CAN SEE YOUR FACE SMILE,
LOOK-DOWN-ON SUPERVISE.
ANGEL GROUP FAR-AWAY CELEBRATE.
WHY? INSPIRED SPREAD.

#YES, WE HAPPY HERE.

||: ME REALLY-WANT TELL-STORY"sta"++
PRAISE YOU-lf,hi, NEVER END.
ME WILLING DANCE ONE-THOUSAND M-I-L-E
CELEBRATE YOU-lf,hi LOVE ME SO-MUCH. :||


Notes: ME - Underlined words are honorific indices ("indexes"), using the FT of the upturned palm to indicate who is being honored.

REALLY-WANT - WANT but shaken back and forth to show intensity.

SO-MUCH - (2h)[5:], POs ><, FOs away, separate while "so much" is mouthed.

COME-ON - (2h)[B^] move in circles pivoting at the wrists to beckon someone to do something.

(2h)#ALL - (2h)[A], POs ><, FOs up, are held at shoulder height and move away while opening to (2h)[L].

OVERFLOW - [5], PO down, FO away, covers top of [S], PO > DS, FO away, and FT wiggle as the hand moves away, like a cup overflowing. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - overflow.

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

WIPE-AWAY - First wipe away the tears on your own face to show the action, then wipe them away on a lower level (Earth) for an imaginary person.

CRAZY-FOR - [5:], PO > singer, FO up, is shaken slightly from side to side.

FAR-AWAY - [1], twists while moving away with tongue shuttling from side to side. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Far.

Lyrics:

Well I could sing unending songs
Of how you saved my soul,
& I could dance a thousand miles
Because of your great love.

C'mon everybody dance!
Everybody dance!

My heart is bursting Lord
To tell of all you've done,
Of how've you changed my life
And wiped away the past.

Well, I want to shout it out
From every roof top sing,
For now I know
That God is for me, not against me.

I could sing unending songs
Of how you saved my soul,
& I could dance a thousand miles
Because of your great love.

My heart is bursting Lord
To tell of all you've done,
Of how've you changed my life
And wiped away the past.

Well, I want to shout it out
From every roof top sing,
For now I know
That God is for me, not against me.

Everybody's singin' now,
Cuz we're so happy.
Yeah, everybody's dancin' now,
Cuz we're so happy.

If only I could see your face,
See you smiling over us
And unseen angels celebrate
Hey! The joy is in this place

Yeah, The joy is in this place

Well I could sing unending songs
Of how you saved my soul,
& I could dance a thousand miles
Because of your great love.

Well I could sing unending songs
Of how you saved my soul,
& I could dance a thousand miles
Because of your great love.

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