Since my first post, I received refinements, suggestions and even PRACTICED it with musical instruments playing. I took out and added few things that seems to go into harmony with the rhythm of music. I am posting this second revision to receive final refinements before I create (or someone else) the vlog with this lyrics.
This is my attempt to compose an ASL lyrics for deaf music. I'm not proficient with "ASL Music", if you want to compose a video out of my lyrics, go for it! This lyrics is contributed to the Deaf community out of my love.
Instrumental music similar to Neal McCoy "Another Night" with no intro and ending perhaps converted to DJ style will need something different for intro/ending.
Sentence ends with these characters: , ? and !
* 2 words per sentence = 2 beats per word
* 3 words per sentence = 1 beat per word for first 2 words then 2 beats for last word
* 4 words per sentence = 1 beat each word
Must be followed STRICTLY as instructed regardless of how they should be or sounded like in English or poetic sense, we call that "ASL Poetic License"
"Must Have ASL!"
Since Deaf isolate? No way no more!
World oppress Deaf way? no must resist!
Struggle pah won, Deaf equal power!
ASL that access, Deaf our communication!
What ASL for for? That deaf way!
Language that for Deaf, Deaf that understand!
Where our imagination explode, that true express!
Deaf fight struggle, pah ASL here!
* * wait 8 beats * *
Where ASL where, yes that Deaf power!
Forever that Deaf power, their equal demand!
Deaf true their dream, that live free!
ASL forever! ASL oh yeah forever!
Must have ASL! must have ASL!
* * wait 8 beats * *
Hearing can't block us, ASL always our way!
Their ways always fail, We must excel!
Oral not understand overwhealm, SEE fingerspell eyes closed!
Another way not work, enough different ways,
ASL our true express, imagination pah free!
Deaf imagination pah free, together we explode!
sign that union together, deaf can understand!
No more opression enough! slave pah free!
* * wait 8 beats * *
Where ASL where, yes that Deaf power!
Forever that Deaf power, their equal demand!
Deaf true their dream, that live free!
ASL forever! ASL oh yeah forever!
Must have ASL! must have ASL!
* * wait 8 beats * *
Deaf pah take over! Deaf their recognize!
Hearing never understand, what ASL true mean!
That that deaf understand! Deaf can relate!
Hand that express everything, Deaf that understand!
No ASL world collapse! No ASL deaf gone!
Must have ASL! Must have ASL!
Where Deaf communicate where? That ASL way!
We must work together, ASL scatter everywhere!
* * wait 8 beats * *
Where ASL where, yes that Deaf power!
Forever that Deaf power, their equal demand!
Deaf true their dream, that live free!
ASL forever! ASL oh yeah forever!
Must have ASL! must have ASL!
** end of lyrics **
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