Space Doggity ASL

Jonathan Coulton's "Space Doggity" in American Sign Language. I'd say this is in celebration of the moon landing anniversary... but it's about the Russians. A Russian dog, to be precise - the first living being in space. I know I've been on a long hiatus, but I promise I have glossed more songs and have much more time now. Lyrics below as always...

The cage is very small
THIS ROOM SMALL
A tiny silver ball
BALL (small morpheme) SILVER
That makes you a hero
YOU ENTER-IT,
The moment you step inside
BECOME FAMOUS
The world is watching you
WORLD WATCH-YOU
What youre about to do
FUTURE YOU DO
Will live on forever
CONTINUE+++
Even though youll be dead
EXCEPT FUTURE YOU DIE
And gone
LOST
Buckle up
BUCKLE (pantomime)
Were about to turn the engines on.
SOON WE START ROCKET-

Boyoyoing
-ROCKET (launching upward)

Hello from Sputnik 2
HI FROM {SPUTNIK 2]
I am receiving you
I CAN HEAR YOU
Thanks for the dog food
THANK-YOU FOR DOG FOOD
Im somewhere above you now
I ABOVE-YOU
Guess what Malashenkov?
RUSSIAN GUY TELL-HIM
I took the collar off
COLLAR I REMOVE-IT
Im holding my own leash
I INDEPENDENT
And walking myself outside
GO OUTSIDE
This door
OPEN DOOR
I dont think
I DONT-THINK
I want to be a good dog anymore.
I WANT OBEY-YOU CONTINUE

Now Im floating free
NOW I FLOAT
And the moons with me
MOON RIGHT-THERE
And its bright enough
IT BRIGHT
To light the dark
DARK MELT-AWAY

And its so high up here
I (emphasis) HIGH-UP
And the stars so clear
STARS SEE-THEM (emphasis)
Are they close enough?
THEY CLOSE ENOUGH?
Will they hear me bark from here?
I BARK, THEY HEAR-ME

Moscow to Sputnik 2
[SPUTNIK 2] HELLO
I think were losing you
WE CANT HEAR YOU
Your life signs are fading
YOU DETERIORATE
We cant really say that were
WE CANT SAY WE
Surprised
SUPRISE
Its a shame
THIS SAD
There is always something
ALWAYS SOMETHING
That gets compromised
EXCHANGE++

[chorus]

Category:

Music

Tags:

• jonathan coulton
• asl
• american sign language
• space
• moon
• dogs
• russia

[bubblemum]

Do you use two signs for "dog" when you sign "thanks for the dog food?" I see both the leg pat (ok it is mostly off camera) as well as the finger tap signs, that is why I was wondering. That reminds me, I need to return those "beginning signs for children" books I borrowed and learned those from before I go camping for a week...

[CaptainValor]

That's one sign, and it's what we learned in class. I guess you could shorten it to either one for convenience.

[CulturalCareSD]

You should definitely be on the big screen! You got that look!

[Catwalksymphony]

That's the wonderful thing about sign, it's kind of a language of convenience in that so long as it's understood, it's correct.

[dharmakat3]

Wow! You are incredibly talented. Thanks for the GLOSS - excellent job with that too :)

[cadetlouthan1]

this guy needs to sign some more songs

its been far too long

is bf taking that much time hahah

[MexicanGnomes]

RUSSIAN GUY TELL-HIM. I'm going to find some reason to sign that in history class...

[Aresftfun]

@CulturalCareSD "that look" most likely entails facial expressions.

[onehundredeleven111]

@ProfessorClad From what I can gather (I've yet to start classes,) the main goal of ASL is just to get your message through. Conjunctions aren't needed, as it has it's own "grammar," and I think for plurals you have to sign a number than the singular item.

[ProfessorClad]

So, in ASL are the conjunctions and plurals and articles and what not just assumed or what? Also i LOVE these videos, and ASL, and your facial expressions as you sign, and everything about this!