Jonathan Coulton - I'm Your Moon - ASL Song

[drumslanga352]

using this for my asl class

[EmeraldSky33]

I don't even know ASL, but this is so beautiful I just can't stop watching it! Thank you!

[nameistakenable]

I'm addicted to your videos! :) Keep it up! !

[Crazygnomerz]

Just to let you know I am in ASL 1 and you have convinced me to further my ASL studies into college.

[deafornot8]

I just start to learn ASL recently, am hard of hearing. I can sign some simple words now. I joined a great deaf daing site, ----Deafornot dot c om----, and met some good deaf/HOH friends over there. They help me to learn ASL.

[NaturesChanFtw]

Excellent vid, must say though, I always preferred his acoustic version of this song. Its a wonderful rendition...

[suzlioness]

Jonathan! Finally, someone who sings in sign, instead of signing a song! Thank you!!

[metacrisis47]

Facial hair = AMAZING!

[2111jade]

What arrow? Plus when I click on "cc" for captions, there are none. What happened?

[2111jade]

@2111jade Never mind



[animedragoness]

stephen...are you looking into my soul? o.O

[Aresftfun]

@animedragoness Short answer? Yes.

[Kannon12]

Stephen, you should try "Hasa diga eebowai". I wanna see that in ASL!

[runwittagun]

the force is strong with you xD

[lintchex]

your soooo hott :|

[wrongjargon]

i've watched your jonathan coulton vids so many times i actually associate his voice with you instead of him now

[MvuaNdege]

You're so expressive while signing, it really adds another dimension to the video. It's educational and beautiful to watch; good job!

[gssantospequeno]

so, the lyrics below the normal ones are the what we should do if we wanted to do gestual languange?! i thought it was transalted to zombie when i hear Re: Your Brains

guess i was wrong

[p0rtalFox]

This Makes me think of CarolineXCave.

[SubbyP]

This is so damn sweet. I'm getting teary-eyed. This is like a dance and a serenade in one.

[mildredwhite]

One of the sweetest songs I have heard in a long time. I can see this as song being a big hit at weddings. Love it.

[Dumbducktv]

i would love to be able to learn sign language

[alantphornton]

If you turn on closed captioning, the bottom result seems to be a more literal translation of what the ASL is saying. Very helpful.

[kayne32]

CAPTIN VALOR!!!... a new super chewie truly amazing cerial

[connercope]

This might sound weird but u make ASL really sexy for some reson lol. but once agin nice job ^^

[kayne32]

pluto is nearly as small as its moon charon, thus they both orbit each other at the same speed at the same time and allways have the same side facing each other

[kayne32]

the person who disliked this is one of the scientists who decided pluto is not a planet!

[kayne32]

poor pluto he's so sad

[kayne32]

to everyone who ceeps pointing out the obvious... yes we know its plutos moon charon singing to pluto and if you didn't youre fucking sstupid!

[moonshadow112358]

Ugh this song makes me cry! how lame is that?!

[kayne32]

i love stephen's vidieos... his expressions add life to the TRANSLATIONS, however some of the viewers are beggining to annoy me; number one he does not sing thease songs it's a man named jonathan coulton it clearly  isnt stephen as his mouth IS NOT MOVING, number two he is'nt doing it so deaf people can understand the song as im sure deaf people can read so thats just dumb to think otherwise and lastly no he is not deaf otherwise he could not hear the song to interporate it would he?

[hanyodossta]

@kayne32 Could you please explain which comments are annoying you? I've done a search on all of the comments for this video and not one person compliments Stephen on his voice or singing ability. I know that the words "sign" and "sing" are very similar, but please make an effort to distinguish between the two of them before accusing other CaptainValor fans of idiocy.

[kayne32]

@hanyodossta i can read ou know... the comments i was refairing to are on other captinvalor vid's but is still a common misconseption

[CyrusRellim]

Watched this video today. Very big fan of Johnathan Coulton. I seen your version of Re: Your Brains and thought it was ingenious blend of harmony and comedy. Love this song too, but seeing you act it out gave me a deeper understanding of it. Mad props! Keep up the good work!

[LunaticShapeshifter]

I really love this. You're nice to look at, your signing is fluid and beautiful to watch, and your expressions are just adorable. I'm not used to seeing men do ASL to music, so I always kind saw it as feminine, but your signing definitely isn't feminine. It is beautiful though :) This is also one of my favs from JoCo <3

[kayne32]

still BRILLIANT though

[MischievousPuppy]

Just out of curiosity, why did you choose to translate 'remember who you are' as 'remember the two of us together'?

[FGEmusic]

I must confess i don't understand asl, but what I can appreciate is the way you move with the song.

It looks like you're singing with your hands. It's really fantastic.

Keep doing videos! :)

[glychn]

Who's the jerk that dislikes sign language videos?

[Maghiere]

I love this song but I think i rather prefer the literal asl translation of it..

[Hernthemunter]

Just lovely! It's almost like dance. I've wanted to learn to sign for ages. I might get off my backside and do something about it now.

[neltaro81]

I love the flow of your signing! I am just beginning to learn, and your videos are wonderful!

[Schmittysniper]

truly beautiful signing i'm a junior in high school learning asl and this is beautiful your eyes portray the feeling of this song perfectly

[ilovemyhappydays]

Oh my goodness, this is absolutely beautiful. I don't know how to sign or anything but just watching you do this was amazing. Thank you so much!

[piperice]

I happened upon your videos, because I'm about to begin learning ASL, and they're great! I was more excited than should be normal when I realized you've done Jonathon Coulton songs. ;)

P.S. I also agree, I like the flow of your signing to the lyrics. It's like dancing with your hands. (Phrase stolen from a book series I enjoy, before I get a random person stating that.)

[hanyodossta]

What I really love about your signing is its sense of rhythm and flow. It is especially apparent here through the first chorus and second verse; how your hands move fluidly from one sign to the next in "From out here / It's the rest of the world that looks so small" is really beautiful. This takes song-signing from the embarrassingly stiff and wooden "Sesame St." era to a whole new level.

Thanks for sharing this, and please keep it up!

[CaptainValor]

@hanyodossta Thank you so much for noticing! This practice of expressing the rhythm and musicality of a song in physical movements is exactly what I aim for every time. It means a lot to me when someone sees that and appreciates it. :)

[kayne32]

@hanyodossta you know that thats not him singing right?

[hanyodossta]

@kayne32 Of course. It was Jonathan Coulton's music which brought me to CaptainValor's videos in the first place. If you double-check my original comment, however, you will see that I was talking about Stephen's *signing*, not his *singing*.

[izzyamar]

Watching you do this makes me think that this song was meant to be accompanied by ASL all along. I've always thought sign language was beautiful and poetic, and coupled with this song, I get the chills every time I watch it. :-)

[stupidsmartperson]

Jonathan Coulton + ASL is maybe the best combination ever. thank you so much for this

[CanOfSpinach]

Wow, I've loved this song for a long time now but just learned here that it was Chiron singing to Pluto. Goosebumps and wet eyes!

I'm a hearing songwriter who fell in love with ASL when playing a concert at Gallaudet decades ago. I wish all bands had a signer to let their lyrics dance! You are a true artist, Stephen, keep it up! Subscribed!

[catchick09]

adorable...i love your signing :)

[CronopiaKodama]

You're HANDSOME!!!!

When I'll go to USA, I'll seeking You!! *w*

[Sapphirilla]

This is beautiful! I love that it's from Charon to Pluto! <3 So cute!

[Sapphirilla]

DUDE! THIS SONG IS ABOUT PLUTO!

[FanGirlYell]

Beautiful.

[ChanWolfy]

~claps~ You have done really well on like all your videos! I say like all cuz i have not seen them all yet. But make more O: there awesome ^^ How long did it take for u to make these O:?

[NeptuneSea5]

I just noticed your shirt....Fromage!!

[sbrulez88]

i love that i can listen to good music while learning :D and be thoroughly entertained the whole time b/c you are amazing at this

[oceanhatesyou]

Marry me.

[Aresftfun]

@oceanhatesyou He's got a lot of suitors.

[Kitrukia]

I have to admit, you are really handsome! I love ASL, but it is so much better to watch with you signing! LOL I know, I am crazy!

[Mola104]

You are SO ADORABLE. <3 First of all, I love this song. But you just made it so much better.

[FrancesFarmer86]

the gloss PFFFT :)

lovin it.

[urkrod]

Of all your videos that I've seen so far, this was the best to date. The sign language was done so well, it was almost as if the song was originally designed for how well the hand motions flowed together

[surrahmunsterr]

I have a mad crush on you =] <333

[michaeljacksonfan02]

does anyone know that this song is about Pluto not being a planet any more

[paladinsjt]

@michaeljacksonfan02 And all this time I thought it was about Cruithne not being a moon of Earth anymore. *eye roll*

[HeizenXD]

this is a really beautiful YAY FOR NERDOM

[tehgrunge]

As a language geek, ASL + JoCo = EPIC WIN.

[supernerd47]

That is so brilliant! Signing, and the song itself. Amazing. As usual.

[partialeclipse13]

not liking the beard so much xD lol, your a great signer

[selphietrabia]

Hi, I was wondering if there's a place where I can look up the individual signs for what you've put up? I'm finding Sign Language pretty interesting.

[michaeljacksonfan02]

@selphietrabia a web site called aslpro.com

[hitshermark]

Hot.

[boyofdestiny1123]

Great signing!

I'm not sure if it's possible to express in words how AMAZING and beautiful and wonderful and meaningful this song is.

Thank goodness we have you.

[CleansWithRag]

I'm Your Moon. A serious song by JoCo. Not like him to do something serious, but, why not.

Very well done.

[Archer5219]

When I saw Pluto/Charon, I was thinking of the Greek myth characters. Finally figured out it was the (ex)-planet/moon. D'oh!

By the way, you are really cute too! Thanks for these videos!

[SanityIsForTheWeak0]

I'm not deaf, but I want to thank you for making these videos, so deaf people can feel the beauty of music too :) The world is a better place thanks to people like you. Thank you!

[ne0nsparkle0]

hey there. first i want to say that im deaf, and uh i was looking on youtube for songs in ASL, so i could sign for the class im teaching. I think you did a real good job on the videos, you have excellent facial expression. I tell my students that the most important thing. I was wondering how you got into asl?

[noodnic]

how many signs are real?

[SourExplosion]

They all are.

[jousting999]

@noodnic Idiot.

[moelza]

I'm in love with you. Haha you're so adorable when signing. It would be nice to see more hearing people sign songs like that.

[suggestions8]

@moelza it would be nice if you heard more people signing songs?uh...you mean singing? so similar, those worse are...

[misspoisonedapple]

@suggestions8 ....No. Or did you not get what this whole video is about?

[suggestions8]

@misspoisonedapple you said it would be nice if you heard more people signing songs.

You can't HEAR someone SIGNING songs

[anitsu89]

@suggestions8 they said it'd be nice to "see more hearing people sign" meaning see more people who can hear sign songs.

[solidleader7]

@moelza be careful of wha ya say.. it s really our language, but it passed down to hearing people so they could help us out but taking up to be pro asl signer cos of own pleasure and advantage, ya wanna see hearing ppl sign cos tha who ya are, but language of asl belong to who? ya got voices to prologue english , now takin up asl, whoaa chill, under right reason not the wrong reason cool?

[arntrich]

The first time I heard this song, it made me cry. When I watched your version, I cried again.

Thank you.

[Doorknobless]

I approve. Please do "I Feel Fantastic." : )

[rikkila13]

Beautiful! This is one of my favorite Songs to sign although you do it quite differently! :) I live that you did the moons going around during the lyrical lulls. Well done!

[dragonmekill]

Lol beautiful song, i was working today and someone came in that was deaf, and I could actually help em out :p

[musthavemoxie]

Awesome video. Oh, and FROMAGE!

[MartianSpore]

Even though I'm not deaf, if I turn of the music, I can feel how the signs translate the song. A very true translation.

[domoarigato7]

You sign smoothly and I think you're facial expression is really good. You're translation is wonderful overall. Did you sign "that"?

[HaShomeret]

you put so much work into writeing the translation. thanks so much for that. this is great. and the performance is great too, but alot of people do preformances but almost now one writes out the translations in the side bar. thanks!

[PatronRick]

wow, jc's songs are so imaginative and unique

[ArmchairPuppet]

Wow. This is absolutely beautiful. I love the way you're signing to the song.

[BEXamillion]

I love your interpretation of the lyrics. Very beautiful.

[excelforward]

Please tell me that's the Cheese Omelet shirt!

[excelforward]

Well, Fromage shirt. ^_^; I always end up thinking of Omelet du Fromage.

[iliketurtles6667]

I found this unbelievably charming. You're so cute, I love this video! ^.^

[shegoddess]

That was wonderful!!! Again!

[Pixiegirl12]

This was so great! It's awesome to see how you establish the tempo with the different songs.

Could you maybe do a fellow signer a favor and do "Someone is Crazy" or "I'd Like to Go Out Drinking With You"? I would love to see your interpretation of those two!

[Agaettis]

Woohoo my fav. Coulton song in ASL at last! Kudos you're awesome!

Also...freakishly adorable!!

[weirdojace]

These videos are great. Whatever you do, don't stop.

[bubblemum]

First reaction on seeing a new video- Oh Boy! Oh Boy! Oh Boy! Then on watching it-YES! And though I love your faster more frenetic videos too, the best thing about this one is that the signs are slow enough to catch easily and learn. Please put up translations of the signs on all your other videos too! <3 you and your hard work for us!

[silenthearinmusician]

i freakin love your facial expressions!!!! lol they are awesome and at the same time entertaining and funny!!!! plz make some more!!!

[Brouhaha78]

its really neat, the facial expressions are part of ASL. so hes not just doing them to do them, they're part of the language =) did u see his "your brains" vid.?

[cranberrytriangle]

The facial expressions establish what tone of voice the person would be using if they were speaking, correct? I'm just guessing. :p

[Brouhaha78]

yeah, im just starting to learn myself but basically the eyebrows furrowed asks a question (like "whats your name?" would be : furrowed brows + YOUR + NAME) then raised brows are more for yes/ no questions. but its not just the eyebrows. its crazy, there is just as much to the language in the face as in the hands. =) im rambling

[jacie87]

CUTE! Pluto's my favorite and will always be the BEST PLANET ever! Haha!

You so make me wanna get back into signing! :)

[theclinger]

Dwarf Planet. Lol... ;P

[84jocofan]

You've done it again! Thank you thank you thank you. More please :)

[Spintown7]

You rock as usual, and you can't go wrong with doing a Jonathan Coulton song.

[Redvelvetdragon]

Beautiful job! You make the poetry of the song even more touching.

[Banerika]

One of the coolest things you do is include the lyrics *and* your ASL gloss. I don't know anyone else who does that! It sure is awesome.

YOUR VIDEOS? (pause) AWESOME.

[evilaelf]

:D Glad that I am able to hear this JC's music through you. Had never heard his songs before, but I am really enjoying them!

Good job!

[CousinoMusic]

This is one of the prettiest JoCo songs.

I have the same "fromage" t-shirt. :-)

[zulahni]

Aww thx, my favorite joco song <3