Hymn to the Theotokos (Epi si Heri)

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 7 April 2006, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

ABOUT YOU-ctr LADY, TOP* GRACE YOURS, EVERYTHING LIVE CELEBRATE. MEAN ANGEL EVERY LEVEL, PEOPLE EVERY GENERATION. YOU-ctr HOLY TEMPLE, SPIRIT LIKE HEAVEN, NO VIRGIN HAVE GLORY LIKE YOU-ctr. YOU-ctr GIVE-BIRTH GOD BECOME HUMAN, BORN LIKE BABY. HE-lf,hi GOD ALL-ALONG MAKE YOUR BODY HIS-lf,hi THRONE. YOUR INSIDE-SELF BECOME BIGGER THAN HEAVEN. INSIDE YOU-ctr LADY, TOP* GRACE YOURS, EVERYTHING LIVE CELEBRATE. GLORY YOURS-ctr.


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

GRACE - [O^] or [S], held high and PO > Heaven, supinates and opens to [5] while being brought towards head. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Grace.

VIRGIN - V-GIRL.

GLORY - (2h)[5], POs><, FOs away from signer, DH which is on top wiggles fingers while ascending. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Glory.

GIVE-BIRTH - S-BORN.

ALL-ALONG - (2h)[1], POs down, FOs away, fingers run up the chest somewhat slowly on DS until POs are > signer, and FOs are up. Also the tongue - shuttled from side to side.

THRONE - SIT + (2h)[B:], POs down, FOs away, behave as if they were on the arms of a throne.

INSIDE-SELF - The FT of [C] are held against the chest and stuff the FT of [O^] into the [C] twice.

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