We are brothers, we are sisters

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 1 July 2004, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

SOMETIMES ME THINK, WHY WE GROUP"each", SEPARATE"each? EACH ARGUE EACH-OTHER. BUT BASICALLY #ALL-OF-US GO-TOWARDS-GOAL HOMOGENEOUS. STRANGE, OTHER TRY JOIN-lf, GROUP@lf lf-PUT-UP-BARRIER.

Chorus: WE IDEA~LIKE (<) BROTHER+, (>) SISTER+, COME-ON SUPPORT EACH-OTHER. WE CAN IMPROVE++ HEAL. IF WE SUPPORT EACH-OTHER, NO ENEMY BEAT-us US CAN. IF WE LOVE++ EACH-OTHER, WE WIN CAN.

FEEL (1 of 4) GAY, (2) B-I, (3) LESBIAN, (4) STRAIGHT. RESPECT LIST-OF-4-SAME MUST. TOP-PRIORITY "WHAT"? (2h)YOU SUPPORT LOVE. WE WORK"over time" CHANGE WORLD BECOME JUST-RIGHT. WHO CAN HELP? (2h)YOU. Chorus

FUTURE (2h)#ALL BECOME JUST-ONE. WE WILL CELEBRATE LOVE TAKE-OFF PAH. EVERY PERSON LIVE EARTH. ANY* COUNTRY. WORLD GENERAL UNDERSTAND MUST. UNDERSTAND "WHAT"? Chorus


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

GO-TOWARDS-GOAL - Like the sign GOAL but the DH moves in a vertical circle while going towards the goal to show a constant process.

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

lf-PUT-UP-BARRIER - (2h)[B], cross at wrists and are held up as a barrier.

IDEA~LIKE - A blending where IDEA has a [Y] instead of an [I] in anticipation of LIKE which is signed smoothly right afterwards.

COME-ON - (2h)[B] move in circles pivoting at the wrists to beckon someone to do something.

BEAT-us - (2h)[S], POs down, NDH FO away, but DH PO > signer, are held with DH on top of NDH and DH bends back fist and strikes NDH at wrist while fist continues to move down.

(1 of 4) and the following numbers in parentheses are NDH [4], PO > signer, FO > DS, and DH [1] touches the appropriate NDH FT depending on which number is shown.

LIST-OF-4-SAME - NDH [4], PO > signer, FO up, and DH [Y] moves side to side above the FT of NDH.

TOP-PRIORITY - Palm of DH [5] strikes index finger of [5], PO > signer, FO > DS.

JUST-RIGHT - (2h)[F], POs away, FOs up, move forward slightly and abruptly.

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

JUST-ONE - [1], PO away, FO up, twists down and around until it is PO > signer, FO up.

TAKE-OFF - Like DEVELOP but moves quicklt and abruptly with a "po".

PAH - LIKE SUCCEED but "pah" is mouthed and has the meaning of "at long last". For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - finally.

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