Seasons of love - Jonathan Larson

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).

ALL
525,600 MINUTE. 525 THOUSAND THINGS WE CHERISH. 525,600 MINUTE. HOW CAN (2h)YOU MEASURE YOUR YEAR?

(<) SUNRISE, (>) SUNSET, SPECIAL MOMENT WITH COFFEE. (<) INCH, (>) MILE, (<) STRUGGLE, (>) SUCCESS.

DURING 525,600 MINUTE. HOW CAN (2h)YOU MEASURE YOUR YEAR?

(<) WHY NOT WITH LOVE'drag out this sign by folding arms slowly'? (>) WHY NOT WITH LOVE'drag out this sign by folding arms slowly'? (<) WHY NOT WITH LOVE (2h)ILY'shake while separating'? (>) MEASURE WITH LOVE (2h)ILY'shake while separating'.

(<) NOW TIME FOR LOVE'drag out this sign by folding arms slowly, (>) NOW TIME FOR LOVE'drag out this sign by folding arms slowly.

JOANNE
525,600 MINUTE. 525 THOUSAND JOURNEY (2h)YOU PLAN.

525,600 MINUTE. HOW MEASURE LIFE FOR WOMAN #OR MAN?

COLLINS
(<) HOW-MUCH TRUTH LEARN? (>) HOW-MANY TIME CRY? (<) GIVE-UP EASY? (>) REBEL AGAINST DIE?

ALL [This is song freely and you may need to improvise]
TIME NOW ANNOUNCE, UNDERSTAND LIVE FINISH NOT-YET. GO-AHEAD CELEBRATE ONE-MORE YEAR WITH YOUR"all" FRIENDS. (<) REMEMBER LOVE'drag out this sign by folding arms slowly'. (>) REMEMBER LOVE'drag out this sign by folding arms slowly'. (<) REMEMBER LOVE (2h)ILY'shake while separating'? (>) MEASURE WITH LOVE (2h)ILY'shake while separating'.

JOANNE
MEASURE YOUR LIFE WITH LOVE.


Notes: (2h)YOU - Underlined words are honorific indices ("indexes"), using the FT of the upturned palm to indicate who is being honored.

INCH - (2h)[Y], POs away, FOs up, tap thumbs together.

MILE - (2h)[Y], POs away, FOs up, touch thumbs together and separate.

ONE-MORE - (2h)[O^], POs ><, FO s away, hold FTs against each other and the index finger of DH points straight up and then goes back to its oringinal position 2x.

FRIENDS - Interlocked (2h)[X] move in a horizontal circle.

Lyrics:

ALL
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes,
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Moments so dear.
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
How do you measure, measure a year?

In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights,
In cups of coffee.
In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife.

In five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
How do you measure
A year in the life?

How about love?
How about love?
How about love? Measure in love

Seasons of love. Seasons of love

JOANNE
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes!
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Journeys to plan.

Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes:
How do you measure the life
Of a woman or a man?

COLLINS
In truths that she learned,
Or in times that he cried.
In bridges he burned,
Or the way that she died.

ALL
It's time now to sing out,
Tho' the story never ends
Let's celebrate
Remember a year in the life of friends
Remember the love!
Remember the love!
Seasons of love!

JOANNE (with ALL above) Oh you got to got to Remember the love! remember the love, You Measure in love know that love is a gift from up above Seasons of love. Share love, give love spread love Measure measure you life in love.

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear this song performed, go to Seasons of Love - Rent (Music Video).

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