True colors - Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 5 June 2005, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

YOUR EYES SHOW-me YOU SAD.
DON'T FEEL DISAPPOINTED. YES, ME REALIZE
WORLD HAVE PEOPLE SCADS-OF.
GO-AHEAD BRAVE TOUGH.
YOUR PERSPECTIVE THROWN-OFF.
FEEL INADEQUATE"step by step". INSIDE-SELF DARK"step by step".

BUT ME SEE YOUR TRUE COLOR COLOR
(<) SHINY, (>) SHINY.
ME SEE YOUR TRUE COLOR COLOR.
THAT WHY ME LOVE YOU.
DON'T AFRAID SHOW"all".
||: YOUR TRUE COLOR COLOR. :||
BEAUTIFUL (2h)"WOW". IDEA~LIKE RAINBOW CRAZY-FOR.

COME-ON SHOW-me SMILE.
NOT HAPPY, NOT-THAT.
CAN'T REMEMBER LAST TIME YOU LAUGH.
HAPPEN (2h)THIS WORLD CAUSE THROWN-OFF.
HAD-IT THAT'S-ALL, #DO-DO?
CALL-me ME. SUPPORT+ WILL.

WANT TRUE COLOR COLOR
(<) SHINY, (>) SHINY.
ME SEE YOUR TRUE COLOR COLOR.
THAT WHY ME LOVE YOU.
DON'T AFRAID SHOW"all".
||: YOUR TRUE COLOR COLOR :||
BEAUTIFUL (2h)"WOW". IDEA~LIKE RAINBOW CRAZY-FOR.


Notes: SCADS-OF - (2h)[5:], POs down, FOs away, move forward to show many beings.

GO-AHEAD - (2h)[B^ dot], POs ><, FOs away, move forward in a jerk.

THROWN-OFF - (2h)[C], POs, ><, is held above NDH, then POs reverse and are thrown to side.

INADEQUATE"step by step" - Thumb of [C], PO > NDS, rests on backhand of [B], PO down, FO > DS, and DH flattens bit by bit.

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

DARK"step by step" - (2h)[B], POs > back, FOs up, hands cross bit by bit.

COLOR - use NDH.

(<) SHINY, (>) SHINY - The basic sign is (2h)[open 8], POs down, FOs away, twist rapidly at wrists while rising. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Shine. Here, one shifts to the one side and then the other, changing dominance.

DON'T - (2h)[B], POs down, cross at wrists, then uncross moving horizontally and emphatically. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - don't.

(2h)"WOW" - (2h)[5] shake out hands, swiveling at elbows.

CRAZY-FOR - [5:], PO > singer, FO up, - shaken slightly from side to side.

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

NOT-THAT - (2h)[5], POs away, FOs up, wave from side to side symmetrically.

(2h)THIS - (2h)[1^], POs down, FOs away, hands descend.

CAUSE - (2h)[S] are held at the chest as if holding a rope and move forward while opening to (2h)[5]. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - cause.

HAD-IT - [5], PO down, FO > NDS, moves under chin > DS while closing to an [S].

THAT'S-ALL - FINISH with the mouthing "that's all".

Lyrics:

You with the sad eyes.
Don't be discouraged.
Oh I realize,
it's hard to take courage
in a world full of people.
You can lose sight of it all.
And the darkness inside you,
can make you feel so small

But I see your true colors
shining through.
I see your true colors,
and that's why I love you.
So don't be afraid to let them show
your true colors.
True colors are beautiful,
like a rainbow.

Show me a smile then.
Don't be unhappy. Can't remember
when I last saw you laughing.
If this world makes you crazy,
and you've taken all you can bear,
you call me up,
Because you know I'll be there,

And I'll see your true colors
shining through.
I see your true colors,
And that's why I love you.
So don't be afraid to let them show
your true colors.
True colors are beautiful,
like a rainbow.

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear the music (without words), go to Midi page - carine: True colors.

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