We shall overcome - Zilphia Horton, Frank
Hamilton, Guy Carawan & Pete Seeger

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 8 March 2007, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

1. ||: (3x) OPPRESSION WE OPPRESSION-OFF :|| SOME-DAY.

Refrain: DEEP INSIDE-SELF HEART ME D-O BELIEVE
OPPRESSION WE OPPRESSION-OFF SOME-DAY.

2. ||: (3x) WE WALK HAND-IN-HAND :|| SOME-DAY. Refrain

3. ||: (3x) WE LIVE HAVE PEACE :|| SOME-DAY. Refrain

4. ||: (3x) WE NOT FEEL AFRAID :|| SOME-DAY. Refrain

5. ||: (3x) WE STAND TOGETHER :|| SOME-DAY. Refrain

6. ||: (3x) TRUTH MAKE US FREE :|| SOME-DAY. Refrain

7. ||: (3x) THE-rt LORD HELP US PATIENT :|| SOME-DAY. Refrain

8. ||: (3x) WE BECOME LIKE HIM-rt :|| SOME-DAY. Refrain

9. ||: (3x) WHOLE WORLD BECOME HOMOGENEOUS. :|| SOME-DAY. Refrain

Notes: The signs between "||:" and ":||" are to be repeated.

OPPRESSION - DH [B], PO down, FO away, pushs down twice on [S], PO > DS, FO away.

OPPRESSION-OFF - Starts like PRESSURE, DH [B], PO down, FO away, push down slightly on [S], PO > DS, FO away, then the DH is brought upwards suddenly and the signer mouths "off".

SOME-DAY - WILL/FUTURE but hands twists slightly at wrist.

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

HAND-IN-HAND - (2h)[Bb] interlink as in WEDDING and swing to and fro.

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

HOMOGENEOUS - (2h)[Y], POs down, FOs away, circle horizontally. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - standard.

Lyrics:

1. We shall overcome
We shall overcome
We shall overcome some day

Refrain: Oh, deep in my heart
I do believe
We shall overcome some day

2. We'll walk hand in hand
We'll walk hand in hand
We'll walk hand in hand some day

3. We shall live in peace
We shall live in peace
We shall live in peace some day

4. We are not afraid
We are not afraid
We are not afraid some day

5. We shall stand together
We shall stand together
We shall stand together some day

6. The truth will make us free
The truth will make us free
The truth will make us free some day

7. The Lord will see us through
The Lord will see us through
The Lord will see us through some day

8. We shall be like him
We shall be like him
We shall be like him some day

9. The whole wide world around
The whole wide world around
The whole wide world around some day

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear the music (without words), go to God's Gospel  Free Gospel MIDI - New MIDIs and scroll down and click on any of the versions of "We shall overcome."

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