Do you hear what I hear? - Noel Regney & Gloria Shayne

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 16 December 2004, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

NIGHT WIND TELL-rt SMALL LAMB.
(role play to lamb) CAN YOU-rt SEE WHAT ME SEE-ctr?
FAR-AWAY SKY, LITTLE LAMB.
CAN YOU-rt SEE WHAT ME SEE-ctr?
STAR THERE-ctr star-DANCE ALL-NIGHT.
||: STAR TAIL LOOK LIKE KITE. :|| (end role play)

SMALL LAMB TELL-lf SHEPHERD BOY.
(role play to boy) CAN YOU-lf HEAR WHAT ME HEAR?
SOUND~SPREAD-THROUGH SKY?
CAN YOU-lf HEAR WHAT ME HEAR?
SONG+ PASS TREES THEREABOUTS-'ctr, high'
||: SOUND STRONG LIKE OCEAN HIT-CLIFF'slow'. :|| (end role play)

SHEPHERD TELL-rt KING SUPREME.
(role play to King) D-O YOU-rt KNOW WHAT ME KNOW?
IN YOUR-rt CASTLE WARM KING SUPREME?
D-O YOU-rt KNOW WHAT ME KNOW?
BABY SMALL TEETH-CHATTER COLD*.
||: WE SHOULD BRING HIM-lf SILVER AND GOLD. :|| (end role play)

KING SUPREME ANNOUNCE PEOPLE (2h)#ALL:
EYES-ON-me PAY-ATTENTION WHAT me-TELL"all".
PRAY PEACE PEOPLE EVERY PLACE.
EYES-ON-me PAY-ATTENTION WHAT me-TELL"all".
BABY SMALL SLEEP IN MANGER,
||: HE-lf BRING-us GOOD CHARACTER AND LIGHT. :||


Notes: FAR-AWAY - [1], twists while moving away with tongue shuttling from side to side. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Far.

SKY - using the FT of the upturned palm, point > sky and sweep the hand > DS. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - sky.

THERE-ctr - FT of [B^], PO > signer, point to center and move down slightly/.

STAR-DANCE - [F], PO > NDS, FO up, sweeps left and right in downward arc.

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

TAIL - NDH [F], PO > DS, FO up, is the star and DH [S] holds the back of its hand against the thumb and index finger, then move > DS while opening to a [5] and wg.

KITE - FT of NDH [1] is held against the palm near the wrist of DH [B], PO > signer, FO up, and both hands ascend in a wavy manner.

SOUND - Touch ear with index finger then (2h)[S], PO down, FO away, move antisymmetrically from side to side. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - sound.

~SPREAD-THROUGH - At the end of the previous sign (SOUND) the (2h)[Swg] move forward in a wavy path.

PAST* - (2h)[A], POs ><, FOs away, DH comes from "behind" NDH and rapidly passes it.

HIT-CLIFF'slow' - NDH [B], PO > DS, FO up, is held like the side of a cliff, and DH [S] approaches it, opens to [5wg], strikes cliff, travels up it, travels down it and returns to it previous place and handshape.

SUPREME - (2h)[A], FOs away, DH starts below NDH and arcs around it until it is on top.

CASTLE - (2h)[V:], POs away, FOs up, hands separate and descend a number of times to show the castle walls. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Castle.

TEETH-CHATTER - (2h)[V:], FOs away, DH is held above NDH, and the hands move antisymmetrically from side to side as if one's teeth were chattering.

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

SILVER - [1] touches earlobe and descends in a wavy pattern similar to GOLD. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Silver.

(2h)#ALL - (2h)[A], POs ><, FOs up, move away while opening to (2h)[L].

EYES-ON-me - (2h)[4], POs down, FOs away, suddenly turn and point to the signer's face.

MANGER - (2h)[5], FOs down interlace fingers and then separate while ascending in outward arcs.

Lyrics:

Said the night wind to the little lamb,
Do you see what I see?
Way up in the sky, little lamb,
Do you see what I see:
A star, a star, dancing in the night
With a tail as big as a kite.

Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy,
Do you hear what I hear
Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy?
Do you hear what I hear:
A song, a song, high above the trees
With a voice as big as the sea.

Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king,
Do you know what I know
In your palace warm, mighty king?
Do you know what I know:
A Child, a Child shivers in the cold.
Let us bring Him silver and gold.

Said the king to the people everywhere,
Listen to what I say!
Pray for peace, people everywhere!
Listen to what I say!
The Child, the Child, sleeping in the night:
He will bring us goodness and light.

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear a performance of this song, go to Do You Hear What I Hear? - Carrie Underwood.

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