To our friends

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 30 June 2004, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

THINK-ABOUT GOOD-FRIEND. LOOK-BACK REMEMBER YOU-TWO SHARE ENJOY. THINK-ABOUT GOOD-FRIEND. LOOK-BACK REMEMBER EACH THRILL. THINK-ABOUT GOOD-FRIEND. RELATIONSHIP SPECIAL. SUCCEED TOUGH. LOOK-BACK REMEMBER YOU-TWO BELLY-LAUGH TOGETHER. (<) SOMETIMES INSPIRED, (>) SOMETIMES DEPRESSED. M-O-O-D, UPS-AND-DOWNS. THINK-ABOUT FRIEND, INDEX-LIST. EACH (2h)YOU CHERISH. VISUALIZE INDEX-LIST ASSEMBLE HERE.

#ALL-OF-US NOW COOPERATE. ||: HONOR OUR FRIENDS. :|| (<) SOME SUPPORT US. (>) SOME NOT. INFORM"all" GOOD-FRIEND CONTINUE FOREVER. EACH FRIEND IMPACT-us, OUR LIFE CHANGE*. THINK-ABOUT GOOD-FRIEND. LOOK-BACK REMEMBER YOU-TWO SHARE ENJOY. THINK-ABOUT GOOD-FRIEND. LOOK-BACK REMEMBER EACH THRILL. THINK-ABOUT GOOD-FRIEND. RELATIONSHIP SPECIAL. SUCCEED TOUGH. LOOK-BACK REMEMBER YOU-TWO BELLY-LAUGH TOGETHER. #ALL-OF-US NOW COOPERATE HONOR OUR FRIENDS. HONOR"all".


Notes: GOOD-FRIEND - [R], PO > signer, FO up, moves forward slightly.

LOOK-BACK - (2h)[N], PO > signer, FO up, start in neutral space and move in an outward arc to the DS shoulder.

YOU-TWO - TWO-OF-YOU.

BELLY-LAUGH - (2h)[5:], POs ><, FOs away. DH is held above NDH and moves backwards and forwards,

UPS-AND-DOWNS - (2h)[Bb], POs down, FOs away, are held side-by-side. DH tilts and moves up, then tilts and moves down.

INDEX-LIST - index finger of DH points to thumb, then index finger, then middle finger of NDH [5], PO > signer, FO > DS.

ASSEMBLE - (2h)[S], FO > signer, move > signer while opening to (2h)[5wg].

#ALL-OF-US - [A], PO > NDS, FO up touches DS shoulder then [L^], PO > signer touches NDS shoulder.

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

IMPACT-us - HIT but the NDH is held close to the chest and the DH strikes it while moving > chest.

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