"I want it now" from Willie Wonka and
the chocolate factory
- Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 29 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).

Spoken: G-O-O-S-E, G-E-E-S-E. I WANT MY G-O-O-S-E LAY-EGG GOLD FOR EASTER. EVERDAY ONE-HUNDRED. MAYBE MORE. LET-YOU-KNOW...

Sung: ME WANT FEAST, JELLY BEAN FEAST. CREAM CHEESE AND DOUGHNUT. FRUIT CAKE WITH (2h)#NO NUTS, THAT MAKE ME #GO NUTS. ME WANT FANCY DANCE. ME WANT PARTY. COCONUT COOKIE, ONE-MILLION BALLOON. MONKEY PERFORM, GIVE-TO-me WHEN? (pause) NOW*! EVERYTHING THIS WORLD. ME WANT WHOLE WORLD. ME WANT COLLECT"each". SHOVE-IN-POCKETS POCKETS-BULGE. LIKE CHOCOLATE BAR. GIVE-TO-me WHEN? (pause) NOW*! NOW++ (repeat with the musical beat) ME WANT TODAY. AND ME WANT TOMORROW. ME WANT WEAR LIKE BRAIDS IN MY HAIR. BUT ME DON'T-WANT SHARE. (2h)SAY-#NO!

ME WANT PARTY. (2h)#ALL IN ROOM LAUGH, ROLL-ON-FLOOR. TEN THOUSAND POUND ICE-CREAM MOUND. SUPPOSE ME NOT GET, THING ME REQUEST. #DO-DO? (pause) ME... WILL... TRUE-BIZ... SCREAM'drag out'. ME WANT A-TO-Z. INCLUDE EVERYTHING. alt.GIFT-TO-lf, GIVE-AWARD"each". SWEET THINGS SURPRISE. EVERY SHAPE, EVERY SIZE. PLUS NOW*. NOW++ (repeat with the musical beat.) ||: (2h)ME... (2h)DON'T-CARE... HOW... ME WANT NOW*. :||


Notes: LAY-EGG -(2h)[H], POs ><, cross at midfingers, then separate while POs twist to down.

EASTER - (2h)[E], POs away, FOs up, separate in upward arcs. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Easter.

LET-YOU-KNOW - (1h)INFORM.

FEAST - (2h)alt.EAT. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Feast.

JELLY BEAN - Draw a "J" on the ND palm + [G] grabs end of index finger and pulls away, closing to [bO^].

DOUGHNUT - (2h)[R], FOs up, touch respective cheeks and FT meet after tracing a horizontal semicircle from cheeks to space in front of mouth.

(2h)#NO - Both hands sign NO at waist level with the meaning of NONE. This is done as a sign play with #GO.

#GO - [G], PO > NDS, FO away, moves > DS while closing to a [bO^].

COCONUT - A coconut is shaken by the side of the head as if listening to the sound of the milky liquid inside the shell. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - coconut.

BALLOON - (2h)[S] are held at mouth with DH closer to head, and hands open to (2h)[5:] while separating.

SHOVE-IN-POCKETS POCKETS-BULGE - Mime shoving hands into pockets, then (2h)[S], POs > signer are held at pockets and hands move away while open to (2h)[5:] as if pockets were bulging.

BAR - (2h)[G], POs ><, touch FTs and move away while closing to indicate a chocolate bar.

BRAIDS - (2h)[R] touch temples, then move downwards.

(2h)SAY-#NO - Both hands sign NO at head with a single emphatic movement.

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

ROLL-ON-FLOOR - [V:], PO up, FO away, is held in ND palm and moves in a circle while FT wg.

MOUND - [5], PO down, FO away, outlines a mound of ice cream.

TRUE-BIZ - TRUE + (2h)[S], POs down, FOs away, DH brushes from side to side across NDH wrist.

A-TO-Z - [5], PO > signer, FO up, DH [A] - held at the thumb of the NDH and then moves > DS while tracing a [Z] at the little finger.

GIFT-TO - (2h)[X], POs ><, FOs up, nod downwards at wrist to show that something is given as a gift.

Lyrics:

Gooses, geeses, I want to lay gold eggs for Easter! At least a hundred a day! And by the way... I want a feast. I want a bean-feast. Cream buns and doughnuts and fruit cake with no nuts, so good you could go nuts. I want a ball. I want a party. Pink macaroons and a million balloons and performing baboons and give it to me now! I want the world. I want the whole world. I want to lock it all up in my pocket. It's my bar of choc'late. Give it to me now. I want today, I want tomorrow, I want to wear 'em like braids in my hair and I don't want to share 'em! I want a party with roomfuls of laughter. Ten thousand tons of ice cream. And if I don't get the things I am after, I'm going to scream. I want the works! I want the whole works. Presents and prizes and sweets and surprises of all shapes and sizes and now. Don't care how, I want it now. Don't care how, I want it now!

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