May the music never end - Shirley Horn

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 11 January 2007, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

FRIENDS LIKE MUSIC DON'T-WANT END.
WE NEED L-O-V-E SURROUND US.
OUR HEART NEED SING
AND CONTINUE DURING LIFE.
NOW WE LEAVE HERE PLACE, MY FRIENDS,
BUT OUR MUSIC NOT~NEED END.

THIS ROOM FULL L-O-V-E.
ME KNOW MANY PEOPLE HERE.
MANY YEAR UP-TO-NOW
WE LAUGH, WE CRY, TOGETHER.
EVERY MOMENT WE SHARE, ME CHERISH.
FUTURE LOOK-BACK, ME THINK-ABOUT
REMEMBER L-O-V-E WE SHARE.

ME DON'T-WANT OUR MUSIC END.
WE NEED L-O-V-E SURROUND US.
OUR HEART NEED SING
AND CONTINUE DURING LIFE.
NOW WE LEAVE HERE PLACE, MY FRIENDS,
MY FRIENDS,
ME DON'T-WANT OUR MUSIC END.

ME DON'T-WANT OUR MUSIC END.


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

SURROUND - [5], PO down, FO away, circles above NDH [1], PO > DS, FO up.

LOOK-BACK - (2h)[H or V] are brought back over the shoulder, POs down, FOs back.

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

THINK-ABOUT - [1], PO > signer, FO up, circles temple.

Lyrics:

May the music never end
Surround us with a circle of love
Let our hearts keep singing
and this song keep ringing through our lives
As we leave this place my friend
And may the music never end

Familiar hearts
Fill this room with love
Its been so many years
Of laughter and of tears
And I cherish every moment that we share
Memories I'll be thinking of
Are reflections of your love

May the music never end
Surround us with a circle of love
May our hearts keep singing
And this song keep ringing through our lives
As we leave this place my friend
My friend
And may the music never end....

And may the music never end....

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