Fwd: A song in South African sign??

[Kimberley Shaw]

Hello all:
 sure thing! I will transcribe both Zulu and English lyrics for you later today.
 Best,
 Kim from Boston



 On 3/7/08, DAC <dac at signwriting.org> wrote:
 > SignWriting List
 > March 7, 2008
 >
 > On Mar 6, 2008, at 12:12 AM, Sebolelo Nhlapo wrote:
 > > Thank you for your messages.I am Sebolelo Nhlapo,a Deaf woman.Sorry
 > > I did not use Zulu sign languages.Some Deaf use own different signs
 > > but okay, you can do it for South African Sign Language.
 > > I just ask who are you?Please explain me
 > > Regards
 > > Sebo
 >
 >
 >
 > Hello Sebolelo!
 > Thank you for answering our messages about South African Sign Language!
 >
 > Kim is from Boston, Massachusetts in the US. I pasted her message
 > below...
 >
 > If you read her message below, you can see she has a song that she
 > would like to write in South African Sign Language.
 >
 > Would you like to try to write it in SignWriting?
 >
 > We could try to write it here on the SignWriting List...
 >
 > Kim - can you post the section of the song you want written in South
 > African Sign Language?
 >
 > If not, that is ok too....it is just an idea for a fun project...
 >
 > Val ;-)
 >
 > -------------
 >
 >
 >
 > Message from Kim:
 >
 > > On Mar 3, 2008, at 2:26 PM, Kimberley Shaw wrote:
 > >> Hello Signwriters:
 > >> It has been a long while since I've posted to the list! My ASL
 > >> studies
 > >> continue, although not within a formal interpreter-training program,
 > >> alas. But all the same, I am developing an ASL version of my chorus'
 > >> five standing-repertory songs, with plenty of advice from fluent
 > >> ASL-speaking Deafies in my area. (My hard-of-hearing ears wanna
 > >> vacation from singing!)
 > >> So, here is my query.
 > >> One of these songs, "Singabahambayo", has its first verse sung
 > >> entirely in Zulu before we go into English translation of its first
 > >> and second verses. Are any of you Signwriters able and/or willing to
 > >> transcribe a version of this song's first verse in South African
 > >> Sign?? Does it already have an established Sign form? I have no idea
 > >> how many deaf folk got involved with the South African freedom
 > >> movement ...
 > >> Best,
 > >> Kim from Boston
 > skifoot at gmail.com
 >



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